Posts Tagged ‘Winifred McCaffrey’
Writing Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan celebrates California Writers Club colleagues
February 20, 2016 Redwood City, CA
Teresa LeYung-Ryan (Past-President of California Writers Club – SF Peninsula Branch) will be attending the branch’s 50th anniversary party to celebrate her colleagues and the memories of her mentors. http://www.cwc-peninsula.org
“Thank you, President Carole Bumpus, officers, board members, Elise Miller, Darlene Frank, and all committee members! And, I’ll get to see other past-presidents, Winifred McCaffrey, Margaret Davis and Ray Davis too!”
Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan / February, March, and April 2016 Events for Writers in California
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Teresa LeYung-Ryan and Margie Yee Webb
March 21, 2016, 6:00-8:30pm
California Writers Club - North State Branch
Butte County Library, 1108 Sherman Ave., Chico, CA
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Teresa LeYung-Ryan and Margie Yee Webb
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“ATTRACT YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE”
By Building Your Name
- an interactive workshop for writers, artists, and entrepreneurs -
*REFRAME your notions about who your fans are
*CREATE or refresh your platform by identifying the themes synonymous with your name
*”TRAIN” your fans to promote you before and after publication or launching your business
Sincerely,
Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan
Margie Yee Webb’s facebook page https://www.facebook.com/
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April 10, 2016 9:30am – 3:30pm
California Writers Club – Marin Branch (at Book Passage, Corte Madera, CA)
presents
THE WRITER’S LIFE WORKSHOP
http://cwcmarin.com/writerslife/
Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan will conduct her interactive presentation for the Marketing / Promotion segment of the workshop
“Thank you, President Joan Steidinger and board members, for inviting me to speak!”
Sincerely,
Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan
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Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan teaches writers how to identity & focus on their themes – to make editing their manuscripts and building their platforms & fanbases joyful tasks. Watch her television interview and read her blog http://WritingCoachTeresa.com
- Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW (workbook in print and Kindle editions)
- Love Made of Heart (mother-daughter novel used in Women’s Studies)
Author & Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan says: “Reach out, not stress out. Enjoy your writer’s journey.”
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http://LoveMadeOfHeart.com/BLOG/
Teresa LeYung-Ryan says: “As the author of Love Made of Heart and a community spirit, I advocate speaking up for the folks who cannot speak for themselves. YES to speaking openly about the stigmas associated with mental illness. YES to speaking out to END family violence and child abuse.”
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Dear Writers & Readers,
Please tell friends about San Mateo County Fair in California. One more day of events for writers and readers on Saturday June 13, 2015, 1:00-6:00pm.
Go to the Expo Hall at the San Mateo County Fair, then head for Fine Arts Galleria (“4″ on map), then Literary Stage (stage is inspired by Bardi Rosman Koodrin, built by Boris Koodrin).
June 13, 2015 Authors Day; programs for Writers & Readers at San Mateo County Fair, California
1:00-2:00 readings by:
Laurel Anne Hill, Marjorie Johnson, Sam Kauffman, Diane Lee Mooney, Teresa LeYung-Ryan, Emerian Rich, Sumiko Saulson, Margie Yee Webb
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2:00-4:00 Authors selling and signing books:
Getty Ambau, Prudence Brietrose, Mary F. Burns, Jo Carpignano, Valerie Estelle Frankel, Yvetta “Doll” Franklin, Stanley David Gedzelman, Jeannine Gerkman, Dorsetta Hale, Laurel Anne Hill, Marjorie Bicknell Johnson, Sam Kauffman, Chris Lamela, Winifred McCaffrey, Richard McCallum, Claire Mack, Diane Moomey, Jill Pipkin, Emerian Rich, Teresa LeYung-Ryan, Sumiko Saulson, Judith Shernock, Shulamit Sofia, Margie Yee Webb, Wendell H. Williams, Gisela Zebroski
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4:00-6:00 “Writers Helping Writers” Panel including:
Jeannine Gerkman, Teresa LeYung-Ryan, Marjorie B. Johnson, Emerian Rich, Margie Yee Webb, Mary F. Burns, Sam Kauffman, Richard McCallum, moderator Laurel Ann Hill
http://sanmateocountyfair.com/entertainment/entertainment/performance-schedules and click on “Literary Arts on Fine Arts Stage” tab
Sincerely,
Teresa LeYung-Ryan aka Writing Coach Teresa who teaches writers how to transform their email signature-blocks, photos, videos, social media, website/blog descriptions into platform statements . . . to attract target audience/readers/fans . . . before and after publication. http://WritingCoachTeresa.com and https://www.youtube.com/user/teresaleyung
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She is the creator of:
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- *For Theme’s Sake: Edit Your Own Manuscript Before Pitching to Agents or Self-Publishing
- *Heroes, Tricksters, and Villains – What Do These Archetypes Want in Your Story World?
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- Immigrant Experience Writing Contest
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- interactive presentations, including:
- *Help Your Fans Find YOU
- *Build & Retrofit Your Writer’s Platform
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the author of:
- Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW (workbook);
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- Love Made of Heart: a Daughter, a Mother, a Journey Through Mental Illness (novel used in college classes and archived at the San Francisco History Center);
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- “Talking to My Dead Mom Monologues” (the first monologue received an award from Redwood 10-Minute Play Contest and was staged at the 6th Street Playhouse in Santa Rosa, CA);
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- her blog (which attracts tens of thousands of writers) at http://WritingCoachTeresa.com helps writers build their platforms before and after publication
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and a proud member of:
- California Writers Club (3 branches! And a past president of the San Francisco Peninsula Branch); and a recipient of the Jack London Award for outstanding service to California Writers Club;
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- Women’s National Book Association-San Francisco Chapter (a past board member).
Author & Platform/Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa Jade LeYung (formerly Teresa LeYung-Ryan) celebrates New Year 2015 with dear colleagues
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https://lynnscott.wordpress.com
https://feministteaching.wordpress.com
https://www.facebook.com/
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author Luisa Adams http://www.rp-author.com/Adams/
author Teresa Jade LeYung (formerly Teresa LeYung-Ryan) https://lovemadeofheart.com/blog http://writingcoachTeresa.com
author Martha Alderson https://marthaalderson.com/
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https://lovemadeofheart.com/blog
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https://www.facebook.com/diane.warner.948?fref=ts
Carmen Lee of Stamp Out Stigma http://www.stampoutstigma.net/ I look forward to seeing you soon!
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http://lovemadeofheart.com/Love-Made-of-Heart-Online-Store-&-Gift-Shop.html
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Yolande Barial Knight is:
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Elisa Sasa Southard (Certified Tour Director) is creator of Big City Travel Skills http://elisaonassignment.com/
https://www.facebook.com/elisa.southard?fref=ts
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Theme consultant, author, photographer Teresa Jade LeYung http://writingcoachTeresa.com https://lovemadeofheart.com/blog
Professor Sheryl Fairchild https://feministteaching.wordpress.com
Author and photographer Margie Yee Webb https://www.facebook.com/
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I met with filmmaker / artist Chandra Garsson and had a lively discussion about a new book cover for Love Made of Heart, commenting on facebook to support our colleagues, and movie recommendations.
https://www.facebook.com/chandra.garsson?fref=ts
http://flyingpaintproductions.blogspot.com
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Dear Vicki Weiland, I wish to see you soon!
https://vickiweiland.wordpress.com
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Theme consultant and author Teresa Jade LeYung wishes everyone excellent mental health!
Teresa Jade LeYung (formerly Teresa LeYung-Ryan) is “Platform & Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa” and Manuscript and Theme Consultant and . . .
author of:
Love Made of Heart: a Mother’s Mental Illness Forges Forgiveness in Daughter Ruby (novel used by college professors)
Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW (workbook)
Coach Teresa’s Blog at https://lovemadeofheart.com/blog
Greetings from Coach Teresa Jade LeYung (formerly Teresa LeYung-Ryan) . . . I started writing my new memoir at the beginning of the year and by mid-year I have been avoiding crowds and parties. When I’m not presenting at writers’ conferences and writers’ organizations or helping clients build their fanbases, I meet up with colleagues to write and conduct research for my own books.
Coach Teresa Jade LeYung Encourages Hardworking Writers to Have Fun with Colleagues
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Founder of THE UNLEASHED HOMEMAKER(tm) and “Your Writing Mentor” Mary E. Knippel just called! She and I calendared 2 work days at her home. Yahoo!
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On Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, 7:00pm
I shall be reunited with award-winning author Carol Sheldon when I interview her at her book launch for her third book A Sleuth in Sausalito. This will be the one time that I look forward to a packed house, because I am happy for Carol – she is a brilliant author and a delightful person. Cheers to Carol Sheldon and Left Coast Writers!
at Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera, CA 94925
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And, I’ll get to see artist, filmmaker, blogger Chandra Garsson soon! http://flyingpaintproductions.blogspot.com/
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For fabulous organizations, check out Women’s National Book Association, California Writers Club, and San Francisco Writers Conference.
http://www.lovemadeofheart.com/Writers-Resources.html
Sincerely,
http://writingcoachTeresa.com
- author of Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW. Click here for print edition. Click here for Kindle edition.
- author of Love Made of Heart: a Mother’s Mental Illness Forges Forgiveness in Daughter Ruby
- author of “Talking to My Dead Mom” monologue series
- proud member and past officer of Women’s National Book Association-SF Chapter
- proud member (SF Peninsula, Redwood, Sacramento branches) and past president (San Francisco Peninsula Branch) of California Writers Club
Author and 22-Day Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan on “My Writing Process” Blog Tour
Thank you, writer and poet Michelle Wing, for inviting me to the “My Writing Process” blog tour. Hearty congratulations to you and your collection of poetry, Body on the Wall, debuted just yesterday on May 15, 2014! Everyone, please check out Michelle’s blog www.thepoemwhisperer.com (about finding the words!), and http://michellewing.com/ . And, here’s her post http://thepoemwhisperer.com/my-writing-process-blog-tour/
I am delighted to be on this blog tour. My turn to answer the 4 questions about my writing process.
1) “What are you working on?”
Teresa LeYung-Ryan: I’m smiling as I answer this question. I am working on two projects. A prescriptive nonfiction project – Build Your Writing Life In 22 Days (the second workbook in my 22-Day series); and a narrative nonfiction project – I’m actually writing my first memoir. No more hiding behind the protagonist in my first novel Love Made of Heart: a Mother’s Mental Illness Forges Forgiveness in Daughter Ruby. By the way . . . the working title of my memoir is Moon Crone Driving Without a Steering Wheel: How this Writer Journeyed Through Early Menopause, Depression, and Love.
Looking at my own blog posts, I see that the muse for my memoir first appeared in October 2012:
2) How does your work differ from others of its genre?
Teresa LeYung-Ryan: There must be other authors who have written/are writing about being a writer, surviving menopause, and living with depression. Probably my work carries a distinctive voice because I am a female Chinese-American immigrant from Hong Kong with these experiences – lived with a beautiful mother who suffered mental illness and the cruel stigmas; escaped from violence when I was a young woman; worked in a government agency, a public agency, as well as in the private sector; blessed with a caring community of extended family members, colleagues and friends; use all my literary works (fiction and nonfiction) to inspire adult-children of mentally-ill parents to speak openly about the stigmas and find resources for their loved ones AND to speak out against injustice and violent behavior.
3) Why do you write the subject matters you write about?
Teresa LeYung-Ryan: How can I not write about mental illness, stigmas, rejection, joys and sorrows, the immigrant experience, poverty, and saying NO to everyday meanness, injustice, and violence? The act of writing is the way I express my memories, observations and intentions. An artist might employ paint, canvas, wood, and metal to do her/his work. I am a writer; therefore I employ words (choice and placement of words) to do mine.
4) What is your writing process?
Teresa LeYung-Ryan: As I tell my friends . . . I am pregnant with a memoir. I write every day. At bus stops, on public transportation, in waiting rooms (including jury assembly room). I journal to track authentic details, sometimes at the beginning of the day, sometimes at the end. With the help of Martha Alderson and her Blockbuster Plots and Plot Whisperer books, I am replotting my story. I’ve begun writing scenes and rereading memoirs (including Woven of Water by Luisa Adams) [ A note to self and all memoirists: when writing nonfiction, we cannot change the sequence of events for dramatic effect; we cannot embellish or diminish the details; if we do not follow these rules, then we cannot label our work nonfiction. ]
Also, I write editorial memos for manuscript clients and coaching notes for my fanbase-building clients. I blog as the 22-Day Writing and Platform and Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa. http://lovemadeofheart.com/blog/ I love the act of composing/rewriting/restructuring/more rewriting – these practices help me to really “reach out, not stress out.” http://writingcoachTeresa.com
And, I rewrite/update my presentations. For example, on June 10, 2014, 4:00-5:00om I’ll be in California at the San Mateo County Fair’s Literary Arts Stage as a feature guest on “3 Short Plays with 3 Playwrights hosted by Darlene Frank” with the other two feature guests Ollie Mae Trost Welch and David Hirzel. I’ll be performing “What Am I Going to Do Now?” which is a new monologue for my “Talking to My Dead Mom” series.
Then on Saturday, June 21, 2014 I morph into Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan when I present “Build/Fortify Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase” at California Writers Club – Tri-Valley Branch in Pleasanton, California.
Soon, I shall be working on presentations for the San Francisco Writers Conference!
Please click here for more info about my events. Please click here for resources for writers – including links to California Writers Club and Women’s National Book Association.
My darling friends/colleagues give me writing retreats – I get so much done when I’m with dear hearts, especially the past two years with Elisa Sasa Southard, Margie Yee Webb, Vicki Weiland, Mary E. Knippel, and Lynn Scott. Thank you writing-sisters!
Also, in June, I’ll be with California Writers’ Club colleagues/mentors including Winifred McCaffrey, Margaret Davis, Diane Warner, Darlene Frank, Bardi Rosman Koodrin, Laurel Anne Hill, Christopher Wachlin (president of SF Peninsula Branch), Mary E. Knippel, and thirty other talented writers. Click here for schedule of literary events with CWC members at the San Mateo County Fair.
Click here for a list of my appearances/workshops (including June 10, 2014 at San Mateo County Fair’s Literary Arts Stage; June 21, 2014 at California Writers’ Club Tri-Valley Branch in Pleasanton, CA)
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Now I pass the torch to two fabulous colleagues – Mary E. Knippel and Yolande Barial – who will be on the “My Writing Process” blog tour, so, please visit them at their blogs on and after Friday, May 23, 2014.
Yolande Barial is the proud mother of three remarkable children. She is known as the sensually spiritual poet/writer/blogger and columnist, and, has performed spoken word in venues (including Starbucks) throughout the SF-Oakland Bay Area from 2003 to present. Yolande is a contributing author in 3 anthologies – If Women Ruled the World; Oakland’s Neighborhoods; More of Life’s Spices: Seasoned Sistahs Keepin’ It Real. Also, she is playwright and director of “Images of the King: A Child’s Dream” (a children’s play), a Red Room author, and contributor to the “Stockton Motherhood” column for Examiner.com. Yolande’s column “Mothers Corner” appears monthly in the Tracy Press newspaper. Visit Yolande Barial’s blog http://just-a-mom.us/
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Mary E. Knippel, author, speaker and writing mentor, is fiercely committed to guiding aspiring authors and entrepreneurs to polish their words so that they sparkle and shine; her clients come to her to get help when they feel paralyzed about where to begin, what to say, and how to make sense of the life-changing messages. A journal writer since the age of eleven, Mary knows the enormous power of the written word. As a two-time breast cancer survivor, she herself relied on writing in her own recovery. Her upcoming book, The Secret Artist: Give Yourself Permission to Let Your Creativity Shine, chronicles the healing results. Check out her online writing classes, writing tips, workshops, upcoming book, and blog http://yourwritingmentor.com
Sincerely,
Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan is the author of Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW. Click here for print edition. Click here for Kindle edition. “Reach out, not stress out.”
Teresa’s novel Love Made of Heart: a Mother’s Mental Illness Forges Forgiveness in Daughter Ruby is used in college courses and archived at the San Francisco History Center.
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Michele Caprario leads to Winifred McCaffrey leads to Mary Jo McConahay’s GlobeWatch
Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan here. My being a writing and platform-building coach is a dream job. One email or one conversation (resource) flows into another resource and into another resource. Helpful experts lead us to other helpful experts. I just received an email from Michele Caprario, colleague through Women’s National Book Association.
RE:IMAGE Film Festival 3 Delivers Inspiring Stories in Splash Magazine
by M. D. Caprario
The 3rd Annual RE:IMAGE Film Festival took place at the historic Algonquin Arts Theatre in Manasquan, New Jersey this year. The event featured some 20 original film shorts vying for titles in three experience levels, and included film maker panels, guest speakers, and a special presentation of the inspiring Emilio Estevez / Martin Sheen collaboration “The Way.” The mission of RE:IMAGE is to support and encourage the next generation of visual storytellers to explore the glory of God and His creation, to persevere for justice and truth, and to uphold and defend the dignity of the human person. Read more . . .
M. D. Caprario is a journalist, editor, and author, covering for the media books, film, television and the stage- and good people and things that make our World a better place. Reach her at aol.com Her User I.D. is APen2Paper
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Receiving the email from Michele Caprario and reading her article about RE:IMAGE‘s mission [ to uphold and defend the dignity of the human person] made me think of Winifred McCaffrey, author of Gule Wamkulu-The Big Dance.
The Title, Gule Wamkulu is taken from the name of a traditional dance–as a way of gaining favor with the spirit world–of the Chewa Tribe, located in Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
Critics comments…
An intoxicating insight into the minds of the gifted and the culture of the Zambian people, Gule Wamkulu-The Big Dance is an influential piece of creative non-fiction written in a fresh, alluring style.
The author explores Zambia with Zambians…wanders Lusaka to feel and tell their story and that of their host Country with warmth and sensitivity.
A romantic, creative memoir, it reads like a novel.
Gule Wamkulu-The Big Dance is available through Author House.com, Amazon.com or by e-mailing your request to the author. Reach her at aol.com Her User I.D. is oonawin
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Thinking about Winifred, reading her blog and the mission [to persevere for justice and truth] got me thinking about the remarkable story I’m reading.
Maya Roads: One Woman’s Journey Among the People of the Rainforest by Mary Jo McConahay
Mary Jo McConahay’s GlobeWatch
http://mcconahayglobewatch.blogspot.com
My being a writing and platform-building coach is a dream job. One email or one conversation (resource) flows into another resource and into another resource. Helpful experts lead us to other helpful experts.
This week we lost a generous and helpful expert. She helped folks in the literary world connect with each other and have fun at the same time — that’s what Kathi Kamen Goldmark did. This post is dedicated to her.
Sincerely,
Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan
Editor, Story Consultant, Platform-Building Coach
Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan has helped over 1,000 writers.
“Reach out, not stress out, to materialize your dearest dreams.”