Teresa LeYung Ryan's Events-LoveMadeOfHeart

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Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan's 2012 Events

Thursday, February 2, 2012 6:15-7:30pm Women's National Book Association--SF Chapter members and prospective members welcomed to "Authors Exchange Solutions" discussions with Birgit Soyka or Teresa LeYung-Ryan or Mary E. Knippel at San Francisco Main Library, Latino/Hispanic Room A (food allowed) Feb. 2, 2012 Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan will teach members and prospective members “What is a Platform and How to Build Yours” promptly at 6:15pm. Must RSVP 24 hours before meeting by emailing writingcoachteresa (use @ sign) gmail.com

Teresa LeYung-Ryan will be presenting with Mary E. Knippel at San Francisco Writers Conference

Mary E. Knippel, founder of Your Writing Mentor, teaches her clients to embrace their writing potential and tell their stories. Mary’s book The Secret Artist – Give Yourself Permission to Let Your Creativity Shine! (Simple Abundance Press 2012) demonstrates how life-changing experiences spark the creative power we all possess to determine our own destinies. Mary is also SFWC’s Independent Editor Coordinator. Visit Mary’s blog http://yourwritingmentor.com for writing tips and insights.

Teresa LeYung-Ryan has helped over 1,000 writers. As editor/story consultant, Teresa identifies themes and archetypes in her clients' manuscripts. Her novel Love Made of Heart is used in college composition classes. As author of Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW, she coaches writers on making their names synonymous with the themes/subject matters/issues they write about. http://writingcoachteresa.com Read Coach Teresa’s blog.

Also, Mary E. Knippel and Teresa LeYung-Ryan are scheduled to give one-on-one 10-minute consultations at San Francisco Writers Conference!

Teresa LeYung-Ryan will be presenting with Elisa Southard at San Francisco Writers Conference

Attend this session if you want to:
• hook agents, acquisition editors, readers, media attention
• make your name synonymous with the themes you write about
• have fun building your writer’s platform & fanbase

· As author of Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW, she coaches authors before and after publication

· As editor/story consultant, she helps writers polish their manuscripts by identifying their themes and archetypes. Her novel Love Made of Heart is used in college composition classes. http://writingcoachteresa.com Read Coach Teresa’s blog.

· As author of Break Through the Noise, 9 Tools to Propel Your Marketing Message, she helps writers turn personal skills into marketing talent http://BreakThroughTheNoise.com

· As creator of Big City Travel Skills Project, Sasa helps young travelers turn into smart and savvy adventurers http://elisaonassignment.com

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Coach Teresa recommends:

March 1, 2012 6:15-7:30pm Women's National Book Association SF Chapter members and prospective members welcomed to "Authors Exchange Solutions" discussions at San Francisco Main Library. March 1 -- Stong Conference Room (no food allowed) Mentor Mary E. Knippel will focus on “Ready Your Pitch for WNBA-SF Meet The Agents Event.”

March 24 (Saturday) 2012 Women's National Book Association--San Francisco Chapter presents “Meet the Agents & Acquisition Editors/Speed Dating” Lynn Henriksen chairs; Teresa LeYung-Ryan, Mary E. Knippel and Tanya Egan Gibson will coach registrants on how to pitch. Program details http://wnba-sfchapter.org/

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PAST EVENTS

Sunday, January 8, 2012 Redwood Writers Meeting at the Flamingo Conference Resort & Spa, 2777 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95405 • Phone: (707) 545-8530 CWC Redwood Branch asks for $5 from members and $8 from non-members to cover costs. http://redwoodwriters.org/

Coach Teresa will choose 3 writers from the audience—representing the 3 umbrella genres (fiction, narrative non-fiction, and prescriptive non-fiction a.k.a. how-to books)—and guide them in this interactive session. Everyone will receive Coach Teresa’s “Writing-Career-Make-Over” template. Q&A to please all.

Coach Teresa LēYung-Ryan wears 3 hats and has helped over 1,000 writers take steps to further their careers.

http://www.WritingCoachTeresa.com attracts thousands of readers each month, so, please promote yourselves by going to her website, click on “Teresa’s Blog” and submit comments on blog posts that interest you. [To submit a comment: click on the blue title bar of the blog post you’re interested in, scroll down to get the boxes, fill in boxes and click on “submit comment” button so that Teresa’s fans will see your names and URLs.] Coach Teresa’s motto: “Reach out, not stress out, when pursuing your dreams.”

Free Roundtable Discussion on the Internet

Must sign up to get call-in number--click here: http://www.namw.org/animation/build-your-writers-platform-in-2012

We have declared 2012 The Year of the Memoir, and in our first event of the year, we’re going to plant seeds to help you envision yourself as a successful published author and take steps to build your audience—your platform—as it’s called by agents and publishers.

Our Roundtable Discussion leader this month is Teresa LeYung Ryan, author of Love Made of Heart and Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days. Teresa will talk with us about ways to create success in your writing life—especially the specifics of creating that foundation of potential audience that will help you get published and sell your book. Be prepared to tell us what your book is about and think about who your audience will be.

Whether you’re pitching your memoir to agents or you want to be your own publisher, the thing that gives you the competitive edge is a platform that attracts fans before and after publication.
Coach Teresa’s definition of platform: “Making your name stand for something—so you attract targeted consumers who are likely to buy what you have to sell.”

Step 1 “What are you selling?” Your literary products—articles, columns, stories, poems, essays, speeches, scripts, books. Your memoir and anything connected to it like a blog, article, poem or essay are your products which deliver ideas, stories, and themes. Being published means that we plan to share these ideas, we are putting them out into the world so others can find out about them, and so our ideas can enrich their lives.

Step 2 “Making your name stand for something”–the “something” is the subject matter, the issues and themes in your writing. You will become identified and known for what you write about, what you stand for, and the topics and ideas your work represents. Publishers, agents, and consumers look for continuity in your name and the “brand” that you are building.

Step 3 “Targeted consumers?” They are the readers who want to know about your subject matter and themes, and are invested with reasons to read what you write—to learn, to enjoy, and to be inspired. They need your work, there is something you have to offer that will change their lives.

Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan will lead our discussions to help you link steps 1, 2, and 3.

Teresa LeYung-Ryan has helped over 1,000 writers take steps to further their careers.

October 18, 2011 Writing Career Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan hosted The Plot Whisperer Martha Alderson's appearance on Blog Tour. This is what happened: http://lovemadeofheart.com/blog/coach-teresa-what-happened-when-you-hosted-blog-tour-for-plot-whisperer-martha-alderson/

Please visit us at our booth #34 and at the Redwood Reading Stage (stage times: 1:45-2:00pm Teresa LeYung-Ryan & Margie Yee Webb; 2:00-2:45pm Kate Farrell).

Please look for the 3 of us at Booth #34 - on 4th Street near Mary's Pizza Shack

Kate Farrell editor of Wisdom Has a Voice anthology

Writing Career Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan helps fiction and nonfiction writers & authors attract agents, editors, publishers, readers and media attention before and after publication

Margie Yee Webb, author-photographer of Cat Mulan's Mindful Musings

Kate Farrell is looking forward to the Sonoma County Book Festival and to sharing a booth with two wonderful colleagues, Teresa LeYung Ryan and Margie Yee Webb, from CWC & WNBA.

Kate will be showcasing a new anthology she’s edited, Wisdom Has a Voice: Every Daughter’s Memories of Mother. With this anthology Kate conveys the wisdom of our mothers and the meaning daughters bring to this unique and deeply bonded relationship—through memoir. She is very excited that some of the local authors in the anthology will be reading on the Readers Circle stage in the Redwood Village, sponsored by the Redwood Branch of CWC.

Visit www.wisdomhasavoice.com for more stories, blog posts, and other resources.

Teresa LeYung-Ryan says: "Special thanks to Kate Farrell, Ana Manwaring, Linda Loveland Reid and everyone at Redwood Writers! I'm so happy to return to the Sonoma County Book Festival this year, sharing a booth with Kate Farrell & Margie Yee Webb (two of my favorite colleagues from Women's National Book Association and California Writers Club) and showcasing my new workbook Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days.

Maxine Hong Kingston, the author who had inspired me to write my novel, will be there too! I use my novel Love Made of Heart to inspire adult children of mentally ill parents to speak openly about the stigmas and find resources for their families. Maxine plays a huge role in my workbook as well. Can't wait to see her and be with all fellow literacy advocates.

I love helping fiction & nonfiction authors attract agents, acquisition editors, publishers, readers, and media attention before and after publication. Please visit my blog http://writingcoachteresa.com for more resources. My motto: Reach out, not stress out, when pursuing your dreams."

Margie Yee Webb is honored to be at the Sonoma County Book Festival with colleagues Kate Farrell and Teresa LeYung Ryan, fellow members of CWC & WNBA. Margie is author/photographer of Cat Mulan’s Mindful Musings: Insight and Inspiration for a Wonderful Life, a gift book for cat lovers and their finicky friends!

“Through my book, I promote pet awareness and encourage people to make a difference in the lives of cats and other companion animals.” says Margie. She adds, “With the photographs of my cat Mulan complemented with words of wisdom, I bring people joy, smiles, and laughter. As a member of organizations that supports writers and books, I encourage everyone to write their stories.” http://www.catmulan.com

Margie is a generous cheerleader for colleagues at California Writers Club, Northern California Publishers & Authors organization, and Women's National Book Association. This year she will be receiving the Jack London Award for her outstanding service to California Writers Club.

Please look for the 3 of us at Booth #34 - on 4th Street near Mary's Pizza Shack

Teresa LeYung-Ryan looks forward to meeting Sheryl Fairchild's students (First-Year Composition course in the English Dept. at SF State University, San Francisco, CA). Thank you for reading Love Made of Heart.

First Thursday of the month 6:00-7:30pm at San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch, Stong Conference Room, first floor (no food allowed in this room).

Near BART Civic Center Station. 2 entrances for the library: 100 Larkin St. (and 30 Grove St.), S.F., CA 94102

BookShop West Portal, 80 West Portal Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94127 415-564-8080

Women’s National Book Association (WNBA) members celebrate June’s “Rebuild Your Life Month” featuring books by members Birgit Soyka and Teresa LeYung-Ryan. Join us for a fun evening— reception; authors’ presentations; meet the new board and members of the San Francisco Chapter. Please RSVP by emailing BookShopRSVP@wnba-sfchapter.org

Birgit Soyka (author of To Drink the Wild Air: One Woman’s Quest to Touch the Horizon)

Teresa LeYung-Ryan (author of Love Made of Heart and Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days)

Teresa LeYung-Ryan uses Love Made of Heart to inspire adult-children of mentally-ill parents to speak openly about the stigmas and gain resources for their families. As Writing Career Coach Teresa, she helps fiction and nonfiction authors gain a competitive edge before and after publication with her workbook Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days.

The Women’s National Book Association (WNBA) is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization that fosters professional development and exposure of our members (women & men) through a variety of book-related programs, workshops, and hands-on opportunities to make valuable contacts and connections that are beneficial at any stage of one’s career. WNBA-San Francisco Chapter (founded by Effie Lee Morris) is part of a National network promoting the value of books and reading throughout ten chapters stretching from coast to coast. Annual Membership is $45 http://wnba-sfchapter.org

What does protagonist Ruby Lin want for her mother?

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Did you miss Coach Teresa's workshop "Use What You Know to Build Fame" on Friday June 17, 2011 Literary Arts Stage at the San Mateo County Fair? See Coach Teresa's blog post: http://lovemadeofheart.com/blog/coach-teresa-how-do-i-build-fame-as-a-writer/

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Did you miss the Asian Heritage Street Celebration?

http://lovemadeofheart.com/blog/coach-teresa-what-happened-at-asian-heritage-street-celebration/

http://lovemadeofheart.com/blog/coach-teresa-how-do-i-continue-promoting-myself-after-an-event-or-a-book-signing-or-a-reading/

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Did you miss the March 26, 2011 WNBA event in San Francisco ?

“MEET THE AGENTS!”

http://lovemadeofheart.com/blog/how-to-pitch-a-novel-memoir-narrative-nonfiction-or-how-to-book-to-agents-and-acquisition-editors/

Writing Career Coach Teresa LeYung Ryan, Mary E. Knippel and Tanya Egan Gibson coached writers before they pitched to agents and acquisition editors at this event.

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Did you miss the San Francisco Writers Conference?

Read Coach Teresa's blog post http://lovemadeofheart.com/blog/what-is-a-talking-tagline-for-writers-of-fiction-and-nonfiction/

and order the recordings of the sessions

San Francisco Writers Conference February 18-20, 2011

Writing Career Coach Teresa LeYung Ryan & Talking Tagline Coach Elisa Southard will be presenting "Get a Grip: Be Your Own Best Promoter”at this exciting conference.

Also, Teresa will be offering one-on-one consultation as a manuscript consultant.

Teresa LeYung Ryan uses her workbook BUILD YOUR WRITER’S PLATFORM & FANBASE IN 22 DAYS: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW to help writers gain a competitive edge. She uses her novel LOVE MADE OF HEART to inspire adult-children of mentally-ill parents to speak openly about the stigmas. Also, Teresa is a manuscript consultant; she likes quirky and feisty protagonists. Resources at her website & blog http://writingcoachteresa.com

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Want to be happily published?

Start with this tool:

Build Your Writer's Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days

available through Amazon

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I conduct “Major League Tryouts with Coach Teresa to Build Your Writer’s Name” at writers’ clubs and conferences. Whether you're writing fiction or non-fiction, build your name/platform/fame/brand and have fun doing it!

To E-mail me, I'm at Gmail.com and my I.D. is WritingCoachTeresa

In the subject line--show your full name and purpose of your e-mail. Tell me who referred you.

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Form a study-group, split the cost and hire me, Coach Teresa, to help you achieve success. I can help you:

·          identify your mission statement, the scope of your project, and the perfect book title

·          in name-building to attract the right agent or publisher or more fans or media attention

·          design and grow your blog (to showcase your expertise and experiences)

·          with computer-navigating shortcuts and show you how to easily “find stuff” on the World Wide Web

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You can listen to the archive at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onword/2010/05/18/writers-sanctuary-with-kim-mcmillon

May 18, 2010 Martha Alderson & Teresa LeYung Ryan on Kim McMillon's "Writers' Sanctuary" Blog Talk Radio Show http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onword First hour, Martha Alderson will help you plot by employing cause-and-effect; then next 45 minutes, Teresa LeYung Ryan will help you identify the core issues in your story and link your name to mission statements.

Tues. March 16, 2010 Noon-1:30pm Luisa Adams, Teresa LeYung Ryan, Martha Alderson, and Mary Cox Garner will be on Kim McMillon's "Writers' Sanctuary" blog radio show http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onword. Where: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onword/2010/03/16/writers-sanctuary-with-kim-mcmillon

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You can listen to Writing Career CoachTeresa LeYung Ryan on Linda Joy Myers's teleseminar for members-only of The National Association of Memoir Writers (NAMW) from June 18, 2010

Writing Career Coach Teresa LeYung Ryan Helps Memoir Writers Use What They Know to Build Fame! Fun & Simple Steps for Memoir Writers to Thrive

Not already a member of NAMW? Visit http://www.namw.org now!

How do writers thrive in the fiercely competitive industry? Find out for yourself in this delightful session with Coach Teresa who created

Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW

She will help you:

understand the need to build one’s name/fame in today’s publishing arena.
identify advocates, endorsers and fans.
gain recognition through your words and your community.

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You can listen to author and writing career coachTeresa LeYung Ryan and her colleagues

http://www.learnoutloud.com/Podcast-Directory/Politics/Contemporary-Issues/Commonwealth-Club-Radio-Program-Podcast/18764#

"Self-Publishing: Tutorials from the Trenches" programs from the Commonwealth Club were distributed as Podcasts and audio streaming. You’ll have to search down the page to April 22, 2010 when they were first sent out. They’re in reverse order on the page.

Panel: Self-Publishing (Program 3) - Book Sales and Marketing

This program was recorded in front of a live audience in San Francisco at the Commonwealth Club of California on April 19, 2010.

Scott James, Columnist, The New York Times; Author (aka Kemble Scott), SoMa; The Sower
Elizabeth Block, Author, A Gesture Through Time; Recipient, the Christopher Isherwood Foundation Fiction Fellowship
Teresa LeYung Ryan, Author; Writing Career Coach. Love Made of Heart; Build Your Name, Beat the Game: Be Happily Published
Paula Hendricks, Founder and Book Designer, Cinnabar Bridge Communications; Author, September in Corrales

Book publishing is undergoing a sea change. Come and participate in our dynamic and interactive three-part series covering all aspects of self-publishing, taught by front-line experts who have done it themselves and succeeded. Bookstores are closing; newspaper book reviews are almost gone; and online options can be overwhelming. What’s an author or publisher to do?

Thank you, producers of the series: Paula Hendricks of Cinnabar Bridge Communications and Kevin O’Malley, Chairman of the Business and Leadership Forum at the Commonwealth Club!

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Artist Chandra Garsson produced and edited (ever so cleverly) a short art film featuring Teresa LeYung Ryan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvxDNegmFqk

Thank you, Chandra !