Posts Tagged ‘acquisition editor’
Friday November 29, 2013
Author and 22-Day Writing Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan thanks Stacey Glick, John Scognamiglio and the Folks associated with Kensington Publishing Corp.
I thank powerhouse agent Stacey Glick
who found insightful acquisition editor John Scognamiglio
at Kensington Publishing Corp. 
who guided my mother-daughter novel Love Made of Heart to the Sales Team, good-energy publisher Laurie Perkin, president Steven Zacharius, Debbie Tobias was Sales Director, Lou Malcangi was art director, by the way . . . booksellers do judge a book by its cover, Libba Bray, who is now a New York Times bestselling author of young adult books, for book jacket copy, Jacquie Edwards for copy editing, marketing team, production team, Jessica in Sales, Michelle who was Webmaster,and EVERYONE at Kensington and their associates, especially Nancy Suib & Anne Shulenberger, and Kensington Publishing Corp.’s superstars Lydia Kwa, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, Mary B. Morrison, Mary Monroe, Carl Weber . . .
If not for these people, I would not have had the opportunity to experience the publishing industry from the author’s perspective . . . which then gave me the credentials to talk about “who” really is the most qualified person to build the author’s platform and fanbase.
I thank you all!
Love Made of Heart is:
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a 2002 nominee of the Asian American Literary Award
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recommended by the California School Library Association and the California Reading Association
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used in college composition, women’s studies, and advanced composition English-as-a-Second-Language classes
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read by students at Stanford University, U.C. Berkeley, San Francisco State University, City College of San Francisco, City College of Sacramento, Lowell High School, and many other wonderful institutions
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archived at the San Francisco History Center
Teresa LeYung Ryan uses her novel Love Made of Heart to:
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celebrate the immigrant experience
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inspire adult children of mentally ill parents to speak openly about the stigmas and find resources for their loved ones
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help survivors of family violence find their own voices

author & 22-Day Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan cheers for dear friend/colleague Margie Yee Webb (producer of FEMME: Women Healing the World) at the movie screening in Sacramento, CA
Reach out, not stress out.
Sincerely,
Author & 22-Day Writing & Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan
- author of Love Made of Heart
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author of the “Talking to My Dead Mom” monologues
- author of http://LoveMadeofHeart.com/blog
Coach Teresa, How Is Building My Writer’s Platform Similar to Landing a Job?
Last weekend I (Teresa LeYung-Ryan) introduced Margie Yee Webb (author of Cat Mulan’s Mindful Musings: Insight and Inspiration for a Wonderful Life) to Luan Stauss at Laurel Bookstore. I bought a copy of Margie’s book and a copy of The Job-Hunter’s Survival Guide: How to Find Hope and Rewarding Work, Even When “There Are No Jobs” by Richard N. Bolles (author of What Color Is Your Parachute?).
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I have started a list of books I recommend. Building one’s writing career requires the same perseverance as finding and landing work that brings you joy.
The parallels in Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days with Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan and The Job-Hunter’s Survival Guide with Richard N. Bolles include:
You have a great query letter or book proposal, but, will the right agent or acquisition editor or publisher see it? / You have a well-written resume, but, who gets to really see it?
Books get published every day / There are always jobs out there
Saying that you write about all kinds of subject matters doesn’t make you an expert in a field / “Staying loose” about what you’re looking for is job-hunting suicide.
Reach out not stress out to help yourself and colleagues / In facing any problem, look for three alternatives
Do the exercises “Who Am I?” / Do a thorough self-inventory
Also I recommend Elisa Southard’s book Break Through the Noise: 9 Tools to Propel Your Marketing Message
Consider reading: Coach Teresa, did you write an article about plotting a writer’s platform for Plot Teacher Martha Alderson?
Richard N. Bolles recommends Dave Ramsey’s The Total Money Makeover and Suze Orman’s 2009 Action Plan: Keeping Your Money Safe and Sound.

Amazon.com reveals pages 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 You can see the exercises for Day I in the workbook Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW
Sincerely,
Author, Manuscript Consultant, Writing Career Coach
What are your 2010 resolutions for your writing life?
Click on the title of this post. Then scroll down and fill in the boxes.
I’m cheering for you!
Sincerely,
Writing Career Coach Teresa
Build Your Name, Beat the Game: Be Happily Published
March 23, 2010
Dear Anne M. Baxter,
Thank you for taking photos for me at California Writers Club. And for following up by submitting your comments to my blog.
For your children’s books, I recommend the talented agents at Andrea Brown Literary Agency http://andreabrownlit.com/agents.php
I saw Laura Rennert at the San Francisco Writers Conference in February when she and Robert San Souci http://www.rsansouci.com/ were on the same panel. I’m a big fan of Robert’s children’s books; and, if I were writing children’s books, I would be honored to be represented by Laura Rennert (she is agent and author) http://www.laurajoyrennert.com/
To identify prospective agents or acquisition editors for your historical novels for adults, read acknowledgment pages of your favorite historical novels (authors usually thank these folks); also go to: Association of Authors’ Representatives “AAR” to find agents for specific genres http://aaronline.org/Find
Use search engines to find authors’ interviews; after you find names of agents or acquisition editors, use search engines again to find their websites; then study their submission guidelines.
Go to: http://WritingCoachTeresa.com Click on “Teresa LeYung Ryan’s Events”
I’ll be glad to answer questions at any of my events. I’m also available for private coaching or group-coaching if you round up 2 or 3 colleagues.
Cheering for you and your books!
Writing Career Coach Teresa
“When you make your name synonymous with the themes/subject matters/issues in your writing, you are building your name/career/platform. You too can be happily published.”
http://WritingCoachTeresa.com has resources for writers