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Welcome our Sponsor... ADRdomainsPlus.com for Your Domain Names and Internet Products GREAT rates and EXCELLENT service.  You are the Box Office Smash: The Personal Screenplay by Gordy Hoffman Right this very second, in the heart of every struggling, undiscovered screenwriter, in the dark, hidden corner deep within, there is a voice, a clear whisper, saying one thing: You're never gonna figure this out. And this is not referring to the story with its gaping hole, the finale missing a payoff, the hit and miss humor, the flat title. I'm talking about freedom. The freedom to work as a screenwriter. Compensation for a home for family and a life. The resources to wake up and ply your craft and pay the freight, without obstacle. The chance to see your writing made into pictures, to work with the industry's best, to fulfill this goal of professional screenwriter. Hollywood success. Behind this voice is the idea that somehow, some way, you'll find the hero, or the hook, logline or pitch that will punch your golden ticket. If you could only figure out what the studio wants, if you can only get a solid bead to this game, you know you can write and execute. What is the script I should write to get an agent? What is the one that will sell? It's not that I don't know how to write, I know how to write screenplays, I just need to know what they want, even though I think I know what they want, but I don't think I have the idea that they want. Yeah. I'm not gonna figure this out, whispers the voice. Why this uneasiness? Does it originate within ourselves? I don't think so. But where does it come from? The daily obsession with box office grosses? The news of the seven figure deals to newbies? The endless procession of boneheadedly conceived franchises-in-waiting arriving in the theatres every Friday? People winning Academy Awards for movies you would not be caught dead writing? Recognizing an idea you came up with years ago on your couch, produced with a $130 million budget drowning in CGI? All these things are but a few of the possible reasons why this seeds unhealthy doubt and confusion in the modern screenwriter. Tracking these forces outside us and beyond our control in an effort to trudge the path to a successful screenwriting career will prove to most to be unproductive and corrosive. Basically, trying to figure out what Hollywood wants will land us in a resentment that makes "giving up" a sane response to the very challenge which used to inspire us. In short, we cannot chase a perceived trend and remember our dreams. You cannot look at the marketplace and find your voice. You can find ideas, trends, and inspiration there, perhaps, but you can find these things driving in traffic as well. But listening to your voice is the key to creating original, compelling stories. Your life is your own story. You have a completely unique thread of experience. By allowing yourself to express these emotional experiences, your screenplay, your story, will be different from any other and powerful, as original as your fingerprint. Why is it powerful? When we have the courage to be specific about what we know about living, we create an authentic world an audience recognizes as the life they are living on planet Earth. This connects your audience to your story. This connection is the foundation of the phenomena of story. Why does story mean so much to us? We recognize the triumphs and tragedies of our lives, with all the hilarity and tears. By seeing it, we are validated and it underscores meaning and purpose to living. If we don't use what we've collected in life in our hearts and spirits, then our story loses its authenticity and the connection the audience should make fails. They do not see themselves, and when they leave the theater, they do not call their friends. When people do not call their friends after seeing a movie, the movie bombs. When a writer opens their person to their work, when they allow themselves to be vulnerable, to risk exposure of the secrets of their life story, they take a huge step towards creating a screenplay of substantial value, a screenplay with a greater potential of a large number of tickets sold. This is precisely why art and commerce have remained bedfellows for thousands of years. To look at the relationship between art and commerce as adversarial or incompatible is just plain foolish. Art happens when people invest their spirits in their work without fear, and story is artful when the writing is truthful and the writer is authentic. And what do we have to be honest about? We can only lie about what we know, and we can only tell the truth about what we know. And that is what has happened to us, our life story. This is what we share. This is not a pitch to write "what you know." This is not about writing stories about where you work or where you live. This is about writing about what you felt. You can imagine characters and worlds and actions and speech you've never personally experienced, but if you remember to infuse your choices with your emotional and spiritual struggles and victories as a human being, your screenplay will be different in the very best sense of the word. The question you have to answer is not what does Hollywood want today. The question is how honest of a writer do you want to be. I guarantee you can write a blockbuster, you can write a box office hit. This will happen when you find an audience. And the correct path to this crowd of people is listening to yourself. If you practice, you will develop an inner ear for who you are and what you know and you will become masterful in loading your work with your fingerprints. Writing is personal work. You are the guitar. You are the box of paint. Give of that and your audience will remember why life is good and they will talk of you. About the Author Winner of the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival for LOVE LIZA, Gordy Hoffman has written and directed three digital shorts for Fox Searchlight. He made his feature directorial debut with his script, A COAT OF SNOW, which world premiered at the 2005 Locarno Intl Film Festival. A COAT OF SNOW made its North American Premiere at the Arclight in Hollywood, going on to screen at the Milan Film Festival and the historic George Eastman House. Recently, the movie won the 2006 Domani Vision Award at VisionFest, held at the Tribeca Cinemas in NY. A professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Gordy is the founder and judge of BlueCat Screenplay Competition. Dedicated to develop and celebrate the undiscovered screenwriter, BlueCat provides written script analysis on every script entered. In addition, Gordy acts as a script consultant for screenwriters, offering personalized feedback on their scripts through his consultation service, www.screenplaynotes.com. For more articles by Gordy on screenwriting, visit http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com. A new radio show devoted to book marketing made its debut on Tuesday, March 21, 2006 on Achieve Radio, noon to 1 p.m., MST. Host Francine Silverman will talk with authors, publishers and publicists, providing listeners with a unique perspective on book promotion. To access Book Marketing with Fran, go to http://www.achieveradio.com and click “Click to Listen” at top of page. Should you miss the show, click “Shows & Hosts” on the left and scroll down to Fran’s show and click, “More-Click Here” for the archives. Patricia Fry, president of SPAWN (Small Publishers, Artists, and Writers Network) and author of 24 books, will be Fran’s first guest. Patricia’s latest book is The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book (Matilija Press 2006), a comprehensive guide for hopeful and struggling authors. Fran is author of Book Marketing from A-Z and editor publisher of Book Promotion Newsletter, http://www.bookpromotionnewsletter.com Issue 141: July 16, 2008 ISSN 1545-5599 BOOK PROMOTION NEWSLETTER Issue 141: July 16, 2008 EDITOR: FRANCINE SILVERMAN http://www.bookpromotionnewsletter.com http://www.nystatetravel.com Issued every other Wednesday since 2003 In This Issue: (1) Feature Article (2) Grist for Your Mill (3) Wonderful Websites (4) Subscriber Seminars (5) Progress Report (6) Kudos Display your book at one of the most popular Western apparel and gift shows in the US - the Denver-WESA Marketplace. Five Star Publications is offering a co-op program with prices starting as low as $149. Please email info@fivestarpublications for more details. (1) FEATURE ARTICLE Your 'Just Do It' Appointment By Andrea Campbell Researching markets, ugh. Checking statistics, ugh. Finding agents, ugh. Noting preferences, ugh. Writing queries, ugh. Not selling, argh. These are the steps that so many writers hope to escape, skip over or avoid. But if you are dodging these tasks, then you're not selling. You may be bitching to anyone who will listen but you're not selling. “It's a bad market,” you say; “I missed the window,” you whine, or, “I can't find an agent who understands my book” and so on, ad nauseum. Apathy reigns I've been teaching e-courses online for a long time and there is one thing that writers fail at consistently, and that is marketing. They will spend years slogging through how-to-write books, taking great pains designing characters or nonfiction topics, laboring over craft, attending conferences, but when it comes to selling, their brains stop. These are often very talented individuals who claim they love writing but they cannot wrap their minds around the fact that they have to do a market study and write to find their message. It's like they get amnesia and can no longer remember what it is they're supposed to do after the book or the article. And you know why? Because it's a pain in the ass. (And they could save themselves a lot of heartache by knowing what to do before writing too, but that's a subject of a different stripe and begins with my other e-class.) Marketing is hard For many decades, people have gotten the impression that writing is creative. It needs a muse, deep thought, unusual ideas. Writers like to hear the words: nurture, talent, inspiration, and passion. What they don't want to hear is that they didn't do the right marketing, that their synopsis says nothing, that their agent query missed the mark. They don't want to separate themselves from this sleek little phraseology that: writers 'don't need no stinking' marketing. They want to believe that sales happen as if some divine influence will fly down from editor heaven and discover their work, simply because they like to talk about it. But are they saying the right words? The right words People are getting published. And some of the books that are on the market are not earthshaking, stunning, or breathless prose. They're just stories, or just how-tos, or just semi-interesting topics. So what's wrong with you and your writing? Like anything else, you're not doing your complete homework. And until you start asking yourself: “What are the right words? What is the best approach? Did I do a market test? Is my audience definable and do I recognize their needs? Do I know who publishes my type of book? Am I understanding what this agent wants? Can I explain my book the way it needs to be told? Have I really analyzed the competition? Have I approached this as a business? Local schmoozing I spoke to a local writers group in my community this past September, (it's ironic too, because I founded the group in 1990). My topic was something they requested I speak on-and that was: how to get an agent. So, in preparation for the luncheon, I asked some basic questions: what are we having for lunch? No, ah, sorry, I asked if they could each e-mail me a query that they were currently working on or sending out. Thrilled at the prospect, I got quite a few samples. The results Two of the samples were not written as business letters. One person could not describe their book at all. Two other folks used generic examples instead of specifics. One was too scant, the other too long. One person did not have credentials. Most all of them had a case of “wills'-“my book will….” Several of them did not reiterate their product name. And the writing was either poor or boring on most of them. Worst part of it, I had to tell these people my results! (I did cushion the blows with tricks of my own; I'm not heartless for heaven's sake.) But the point here is that you might not be different from these other writers, who may be very good in their own right (sorry for the pun). Read carefully If you pay attention to this article and read through it with a highlighter, you will be much further along toward solving the marketing puzzle. And for some, it will always be a puzzle because they don't want to sit down and match up the colors, find the right shapes, or look for the pieces that make up the frame; their puzzle will always be unfinished, languishing. So you know what you must do: look for the clues and just do it. Make an appointment to just do it. -------------- Andrea Campbell is the author of ten traditionally published nonfiction books on a variety of topics. She is a new publisher, an editor, and a teacher. She teaches two e-courses for Absolute Write: Publish That Book, which alternates with The Gatekeepers: All About Agents and Editors-Getting them, working with them, and growing as a career author. http://www.absoluteclasses.com/Campbell/gatekeepers.htm (2) GRIST FOR YOUR MILL Sound Authors, hosted by Dr. Kent Gustavson on World Talk Radio Network, http://www.soundauthors.com, is launching a new show as a "spin off of sorts" called the Sound Authors independent show, where brand new authors who are new to the industry will be featured. It is a paid service that includes several features to help them promote their book and get started in getting radio gigs. Any up and coming authors who are interested may contact Amber Bean at amber@offsitebusinesssolutions.com Arlene Uslander contributed the following: A few more stories are needed for the sequel to the very popular book, The Simple Touch of Fate. Stories must be true and talk about how being at the right place at the right time, or not being at the wrong place at the wrong time, had a profound effect on your life, or the life of someone you know. The word limit is 2,000 and the deadline is August 1. We cannot use any more stories about death or how you met your mate. Please send stories to Brenda Warneka at brendawarneka@yahoo.com Wendy Nan Rees, host of Wendy's Animal Talk, has a new guestbook and would like you to sign it. http://www.wendynanrees.com/Guestbook.php Do you want to be a volunteer expert? I did - an expert at talk radio. Go to http://www.allexperts.com and choose a topic - let's say "TV/radio." Then under "Radio" click "radio." Again click "Radio" at the top and on that page click "Volunteer to be an Expert in This Category." There are lots of topics available such as Jobs/Career, People/Relationships and Animals/Pets. It doesn't matter if there are many experts in the same category. Yvonne Perry devised a fabulous video to advertise her business - Writers in the Sky Creative Writing Services. It's worth a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKuuaYGhf5g Yvonne is author of More Than Meets the Eye (Write on! Publishing, first printing, Booksurge.com, second printing, 2005), true stories from people across the country who have communicated with loved ones on the Other Side or have died and returned to tell about it, and Email Episodes: A Hilarious Look at Life (2004), and five children's books. Her newest book is RIGHT TO RECOVER Winning the Political and Religious Wars over Stem Cell Research in America (Nightengale Press 2007). http://www.yvonneperry.net From Margaret L. Carter - Authors who live in central Maryland may be interested in the Annapolis Book Festival, held every spring at the Key School, a private school in Annapolis. Information on applying to participate is here: http://www.keyschool.org/key_community/festival_info_authors.asp Margaret's latest books, all from Amber Quill Press and published in 2003, are Crimson Dreams, Sealed in Blood, From the Dark Places. www.margaretlcarter.com (3) WONDERFUL WEBSITES I recently joined two social networking sites, one on book promotion and the other for radio hosts: http://pumpupyourbookpromotion.ning.com "We offer virtual book tours and other promotional opportunities which includes a question and answer spot it our new section, Author Day. If you would like to have your book featured at Author Day which includes a full page including book cover, website link, buying link, author bio and book synopsis, plus a full day of interacting with our visitors in a question and answer format, click here to find out our rates." If you would like to announce your book or send promo about your book, it's absolutely free. All you have to do is register, sign in and post. Blatant self-promotion is encouraged. There were less than six radio hosts when I started sending invitations to radio hosts July 4th weekend and 85 have already joined. http://radiohosts.ning.com It's clear these groups give added exposure but it's hard to know if they help further our careers. If anyone has experience with social networking, I'd love to hear about it. (4) SUBSCRIBER SEMINARS Judith Sherven, PhD and Jim Sniechowski, PhD now produce “Bridging Heart and Marketing” - the only Internet marketing conference dedicated to the specific needs of the care-giving, soft sell community. "Bridging Heart and Marketing II" takes place September 12-14 at The Ayres Hotel in Manhattan Beach, CA - just minutes from the Los Angeles airport. Supported by the theme that "Selling Is Spiritual Service," you'll build your conscious, inspired, and profitable marketing platform with 3 days of training from world class Internet marketers. And you'll enjoy priceless business networking with like-minded colleagues - plus several special events. Attract perfect customers - who are looking for you - when you develop your ability to bridge heart with marketing! For More Information and to Register, go to: http://www.bridgingheartandmarketing.com (5) PROGRESS REPORT These are the spots I found for my clients: Tina Howe will be the guest of Lesa Trapp, host of The Odd Mind on Blog Talk Radio, on July 25, 2008. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/AngelLesa Tina is author of Alysa of the Fields - Book One in the Tellings of Xunar-kun (Booklocker.com 2006) and "The TrailFolk of Xunar-kun - Book Two in the Tellings of Xunar-kun" out in the fall of 2008 http://www.tinafieldhowe.com/Alysa Judith Columbo and G. Lloyd Helm will be the guests of Yolanda Renee, host of Renee's Book Talk on Blog Talk Radio, Judith on August 14, 2008 at 9 pm (ET) and Lloyd on August 21, 2008. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/yolandarenee http://www.yolandarenee.com Judith is author of the The Fablesinger (The Crossing Press 1989), a fantasy set among the myth and magic of the Caribbean, and republished as an Authors Guild Backinprint.Com Edition in June 2001 and Night Crimes, a mystery/suspense tale (AmErica House Book Publishers 2001). http://odin.prohosting.com/night01 See G. Lloyd Helm's information under Kudos. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/yolandarenee Stacey Kannenberg will be the guest of Patricia Garza, host of MamasTimeOut© on Blog Talk Radio http://mamastimeout.com for its Back To School segment on August 17th at 2:30pm MST/5:30 pm EST. Stacey is author of Let’s Get Ready For Kindergarten! & Let’s Get Ready For First Grade! and the founder/CEO of two publishing companies: Cedar Valley Publishing and Stacey Kannenberg Unlimited http://www.cedarvalleypublishing.com (6) KUDOS Beshert - It Was Meant to Be: Part One Chapter II: At the Mercy of Our Luck (Warsaw, Poland, April 1917 - November, 1939) was edited by Cora T. Schwartz, author of Gypsy Tears: a story about loving a Holocaust survivor, and The Forgotten Few: a photo journal of the remaining Holocaust survivors in Mogelov, Ukraine. http://www.coraschwartz.com On April 14, 2008, the original manuscript of "Beshert - It Was Meant To Be" was added to the permanent archival collection of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D C. http://www.theverylongview.com/WATH/mothers/beshert2.html G. Lloyd Helm was the guest of Paul McNeese, host of The Author Show on http://www.wnbnetworkwest.com/WnbAuthorsShow.html Gary's two novels are Other Doors (MousePrints Publishers 1997), an anti-war fantasy, and Design (PublishAmerica 2006), a blend of science fiction and philosophy, tracing the rise of religion in parallel with the rise and fall of an empire. Francine Silverman, P.O. Box 1333, Riverdale, New York 10471, is author of: BOOK MARKETING FROM A-Z (Infinity Publishing 2005) written by 325 paid subscribers to Book Promotion Newsletter. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/102-0106967-2029708?initialSearch=1&url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Book+Marketing+from+A-Z&x=22&y=24 TALK RADIO FOR AUTHORS - Getting Interviews Across the U.S. and Canada (Infinity Publishing 2007) an intimate look into 230 talk radio shows that welcome guests. Both books are available at Amazon.com and at http://www.buybooksontheweb.com (Category: Marketing). http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/102-0106967-2029708?initialSearch=1&url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Talk+Radio+for+Authors&x=0&y=0http://www.amazon.com Subscribers are entitled to a 20% discount on either book. Contact Fran at franalive@optonline.net for code. The publisher's toll free number does not work outside the continental US and orders cannot be processed from its website for shipping outside the US. Subscribers in foreign countries who wish to purchase the books with the discount may email Michelle at michelle@infinitypublishing.com or fax an order (610/941-9959). She will provide confirmation that your order has been received and will be processed promptly. When using these options subscribers should put everything to Michelle's attention and reference the Promotional Code (contact Fran for code). If emailing Michelle, DO NOT put your credit card number in any email correspondence as this is not secure. Issue 140: July 2, 2008 ISSN 1545-5599 BOOK PROMOTION NEWSLETTER Issue 140: July 2, 2008 EDITOR: FRANCINE SILVERMAN http://www.bookpromotionnewsletter.com http://www.nystatetravel.com Issued every other Wednesday since 2003 Make $2,500 A Day As A Public Speaker Want to get paid to share your message with a lot more people? To discover how to get started in the lucrative field of public speaking and propel yourself to a whole new level of influence and income, join us for a free 90-minute teleseminar on Thursday, July 10th. Go here now to register: http://www.freeauthortips.com/call126 INTRODUCTION My publisher, McFarland & Co., selected a title based on my suggestions and I emailed all the contributors with the good news. Many of the hosts felt they wanted to reciprocate for putting them in the book and invited me on their shows - On June 16, 2008 I was a guest on a sports show with Mike Davis, aka Coach Mike, host of Kidz "n" Sports on 1680 AM KDSV, Whittier, CA http://www.AdrenalineRadio.com. To listen, go to http://www.adrenalineradio.com/podcast and scroll down to show's name and click. My interview starts five minutes after Mike's introduction; on June 26, 2008 a spiritual show, Going Global with Eileen Ireland on BBS Radio, http://www.bbsradio.com, and on June 30, 2008, a business show, Where Wall Street Meets Main Street, with Jack Wartkenthian on KTEK in Houston and KJSA in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX http://www.bizradio.com. On July 18, 2008, at 3 p.m., (ET) I will be the guest of Dot Blum on Bright Spot, a show focusing on the positive, on AM 1620, Sandy Springs, Ga., http://www.radiosandysprings.com. It's hard to place her show so I put it under "Multiple and Miscellaneous" in my book. The book title is Talk Radio Wants You - An Intimate Guide to 700 Shows and How to Get Invited The kindness of these hosts had me thinking of the adage - Do Unto Others - and if we promoted our books that way - offering something to others - we might get back more than we bargained for. It helps to have connections, of course. As subscriber and Atlanta resident Peter Bowerman, writes in his book, The Well-Fed Writer: Back For Seconds (Fanove Publishing 2005), "I had a connection with the local Advertising Federation Club and helped them out with some freebie stuff. I was happily surprised when they paid for me to attend the District Conference and I'll be the Program Chair on the Ad Fed Board starting in several months. We only have about seven ad agencies in town, but they're all part of the club and I've been able to make good connections at each." Display your book at one of the most popular Western apparel and gift shows in the US – the Denver-WESA Marketplace. Five Star Publications is offering a co-op program with prices starting as low as $149. Please email info@fivestarpublications for more details. In This Issue: (1) Feature Article (2) Grist for Your Mill (3) Subscriber Seminars (4) Progress Report (5) Kudos (1) FEATURE ARTICLE Consider the Anthology By Cindy La Ferle I often remind my writing workshop students that anthologies are excellent (and often overlooked) markets for writers of short fiction, poetry, and short personal essays. Specializing in inspirational essays on home and family topics, I've had my pieces published in a wide variety of anthologies, including Chicken Soup for the Soul, Guideposts publications, Literary Mama, and more. While payment is rarely much higher than $200 per piece, anthologies are impressive additions to a writer's resume. Better yet, they introduce your writing to a new readership with a special interest in your topic or area of specialty. A few essays from my own collection, Writing Home, have been included in anthologies -- another boost for my book sales. Anthologies typically include each contributor's biographical information, publishing credits, and website, making it easy for readers -- or editors -- to contact you or buy your books. For example, I was contacted by a national radio host who read one of my pieces in a popular anthology. That led to an interview, and more books sales for Writing Home. Editors of forthcoming anthologies often list calls for submissions in writers' magazines and online. Try Googling "anthologies" and you'll be surprised at how many leads you'll find. Sites such as AnthologiesOnline.com list a variety of anthology opportunities. And seek out anthologies at bookstores and libraries, always with an eye on a good match for your work. Your local librarian is a good resource for the latest titles. Visit Cindy La Ferle's Home Office: http://www.laferle.com http://www.FiveStarPublications.com - Your partner in publishing since 1985 http://www.AuthorsandExperts.com - Your economical path to publicity and more. http://www.SchoolBookings.com - Connecting authors and illustrators to schools. http://www.KidsCanPublish.com - Where the writers & illustrators of tomorrow get published today. Call Five Star Publications for a free consultation. 480-940-8182 (2) GRIST FOR YOUR MILL Stacey Kannenberg discovered this site for children's book authors: http://www.jacketflap.com Stacey is co-author of the award winning and state approved, Let's Get Ready series with Let's Get Ready For Kindergarten! and Let's Get Ready For First Grade! Heather Resnick contributed the following (condensed for this newsletter): Only 3% of all women-owned businesses have revenues of $1 million or more compared with 6% of men-owned firms; 46% of women-owned businesses have revenues of less than 10,000 annually, compared with 30% of men-owned businesses. WomenPartner International is trying to "improve the dismal economic stats" with cross marketing, which "is nothing more than joining forces with compatible companies so that everyone involved can more effectively capitalize on each others' existing client base." If you join forces with women around the globe to declare your independence from expensive and fruitless marketing strategies by taking part in the $1 Million Cross Marketing Challenge, you will receive a directory of businesswomen interested in cross marketing, ideas and tips on how to cross market, virtual networking opportunities on a private network, inclusion in live tele-networking events, tools to cross market, information on programs offered by WomenPartner International, and your profile included on the WomenPartner.com blog. There is no cost to participate. Contact Jerrilynn B. Thomas at jerrilynnbthomas@ivwcc.org for a registration form and instructions on how to invite other women. Visit http://www.ivwcc.org http://www.womencandoanything.com/list/lt.php?id=eUtQAVYEVVdSRFdSGVIGAVM%3D to acquaint yourself with WomenPartner International. The remaining summer networking schedule follows. You will be able to attend as many events as you please: Thursday, July 10 Noon - 1 PM Eastern Tuesday, July 15 7 PM - 8 PM Eastern Tuesday, July 15 7 PM - 8 PM Pacific Thursday, July 24 Noon - 1 PM Pacific Thursday, Aug. 14 Noon - 1 PM Eastern Tuesday, Aug. 19 7 PM - 8 PM Pacific Tuesday, Aug. 19 7 PM - 8 PM Eastern Thursday, Aug. 28 Noon - 1 PM Pacific Thursday, Sept. 11 Noon - 1 PM Eastern Heather is author of Women Reworked Empowering Women in Employment Transition http://www.womenreworked.com (3) SUBSCRIBER SEMINARS Michele Avanti has scheduled a Weekend Seminar for October 3, 4, & 5th in Cave Creek, AZ (15 minutes north of Phoenix) at a bird sanctuary. She'll be teaching, using a variety of metaphysics techniques and EFT, (emotional freedom techniques), Release Your Unconscious Beliefs & Create Everything You Want. The weekend seminar schedule is: Friday 6 - 8 pm, Saturday: 10 am - 1 pm, 2 - 5 pm, 6 - 9 pm, & Sunday 10 am - Noon. Costs for the seminar with accommodations, two breakfasts, one lunch & one dinner are $599. Without accommodations, the seminar plus lunch & dinner is $399. Seminar is exclusive to 20 people. Onsite accommodations are limited to 5 people, and one other Bed & Breakfast venue within 3 miles has 4 bedrooms available. If any members would like more information, they can either email: astrologyandmore@gmail.com or call Michele at: 541-863-6631 Elizabeth Larsen, Larsen/Elizabeth Pomada Literary Agents, submitted the following: The San Francisco Writing for Change Conference, first of its kind, will be held August l6 & l7 at the Hotel Kabuki. Devoted to nonfiction writing about change, from the personal to the planetary, speakers will talk about change in politics, culture, technology, spirituality, social issues, health & nutrition, food, the criminal justice system and the environment. Gay Hendricks, author of YOU GOTTA READ THIS BOOK! will be a keynoter. Other speakers: Scoop Nisker, Susan Griffin, Jacob Needleman, Allan Hamilton and editors and agents from NYC & the Bay Area. Writers will get feedback on their work. Registration, $395, includes meals. Visit http://www.sfwritingforchange.org or call 415 673-0939. For submission instructions for fiction, mail first 10 pages and two-page synopsis with SASE & phone number. For info on the fifth annual San Francisco Writers Conference, visit http://www.sfwriters.org (4) PROGRESS REPORT These are spots I've found for my clients: Charles Jacobs was interviewed on A Touch of Grey with Carole Marks on June 17, 2008. http://www.atouchofgrey.com. The one-hour show is heard on more than 50 stations across America including New York City’s WABC 77 Charles is author of The Writer Within You (Caros Books 2007). http://www.retirement-writing.com Michele Avanti had a repeat interview with Stephan Hawley Martin, host of The Truth About Life on http://www.webtalkradio.net and on August 14, 2008 will be the guest of Elaine Ireland on Going Glogal for Spirit on BBS Radio, http://www.elaineirelandpsychic.com, discussing her first non-fiction book, Archetypes - How to Win in Life & Create Successful Relationships due out next year. Judith Sherven and Jim Sniechowski, Heather Resnick, Lillian Bjorseth, Melissa Zollo, and I will be guests of Paul Bruno, host of Career Czar on http://www.alltalkradio.netcareerczar. Judith and Jim will be taped on July 25, 2008 for airing August 1, 2008. Yours truly to be taped on August 29, 2008, 3 pm (ET), and aired on the following Friday. Heather will be taped on September 19, 2008 and aired on September 26, 2008. Melissa will tape Oct. 24 for airing on Oct. 31, 2008, and Lillian will tape on Nov. 21, 2008. The shows are taped on Fridays 1:00 PM (PT) and are generally available for downloading that night. Then the show is aired on alltalkradio.net from 10-11:00 am (PT) on the following Friday. Judith and Jim's latest book is The Smart Couple's Guide to The Wedding of Your Dreams: Planning Together for Less Stress and More Joy (New World Library 2005) http://www.judithandjim.com http://www.smartweddingcouples.com Heather's latest book is Women Reworked (Creative Bound Inc. 2006). http://www.womenreworked.com Lillian is author of Breakthrough Networking: Building Relationships That Last (Duoforce Enterprises 2003); 52 Ways To Break The Ice & Target Your Market, an interactive learning system; and the Nothing Happens Until We Communicate CD/workbook series. http://www.duoforce.com Melissa is author of two audio programs: Discover the Power of Imagination and How to Unleash the Power Within and Attract Money http://www.presentmemory.com Barbara Techel will be a guest on Wendy's Animal Talk with host Wendy Nan Rees on August 5, 2008, 1-2pm (PT) on http://www.healthylife.net. http://www.wendynanrees.com Barb is author of a children's book, FRANKIE, THE WALK 'N ROLL DOG (Joyful Paw Prints 2008) httpU://www.joyfulpaws.com Larry Buttram will be the guest of Pete Klein, host of Adirondack Book House on Blog Talk Radio on Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 6:30 pm (ET). http://www.blogtalkradio.com/The-Dancing-Valkyrie Larry is author of three books in the False Witness series, all published by New Virginia Publications: False Witness (2004), Honor Thy Sister (2005) and The Third Generation (2007). http://www.larrybuttram.com Walter Brasch will be the guest of Troy Goldman, host of The Sound of Ludicrousness on Blog Talk Radio on July 9, 2008 at 8 pm (ET). http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ditdir Walter's newest book is Sinking the Ship of State: The Presidency of George W. Bush (BookSurge Publishing 2007). http://www.walterbrasch.com (5) KUDOS The Guide to Learning Disabilities on About.com did an analysis of how Max Anderson's books for boys are written. http://learningdisabilities.about.com/od/readingstrategies/qt/maxanderson1.htm http://maxbooks.9k.com Judith Norman of the Virtue Radio Network has featured Stacey Kannenberg in her interview column, Businesswoman of the Week. http://www.virtueradionetwork.com Stacey is co-author of the award winning and state approved, Let's Get Ready series with Let's Get Ready For Kindergarten! and Let's Get Ready For First Grade! Angel Gibson, publicist at Mandeville Press, is delighted to announce that one of its books, The Rest of Your Life (2007) by John-Roger, D.S.S. with Paul Kaye, D.S.S. has just received three book awards from the book community. These are: WINNER - National Indie Excellence Awards 2008 in the Spirituality category FINALIST - Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Award 2008 in the Body, Mind and Spirit category FINALIST - 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Awards in the Self Help category The Rest of Your Life can be ordered through Barnes and Noble, Borders, Amazon.com and bn.com. http://www.mandevillepress.org, angel@mandevillepress.org Francine Silverman, P.O. Box 1333, Riverdale, New York 10471, is author of: BOOK MARKETING FROM A-Z (Infinity Publishing 2005) written by 325 paid subscribers to Book Promotion Newsletter. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/102-0106967-2029708?initialSearch=1&url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Book+Marketing+from+A-Z&x=22&y=24 TALK RADIO FOR AUTHORS - Getting Interviews Across the U.S. and Canada (Infinity Publishing 2007) an intimate look into 230 talk radio shows that welcome guests. Both books are available at Amazon.com and at http://www.buybooksontheweb.com (Category: Marketing). http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/102-0106967- 2029708?initialSearch=1&url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Talk+Radio+for+Authors&x=0&y=0http://www.amazon.com Subscribers are entitled to a 20% discount on either book. Contact Fran at franalive@optonline.net for code. The publisher's toll free number does not work outside the continental US and orders cannot be processed from its website for shipping outside the US. Subscribers in foreign countries who wish to purchase the books with the discount may email Michelle at michelle@infinitypublishing.com or fax an order (610/941-9959). She will provide confirmation that your order has been received and will be processed promptly. When using these options subscribers should put everything to Michelle's attention and reference the Promotional Code (contact Fran for code). 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