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Writers know, attending 'realtime' workshops offer a value not found online-that's why we go to conferences & seminars. Listen & learn from MarketingtheMuse's Marla Miller and her workshop attendees about query letter writing-what must be on ONE page to hook readers! Whether you are pitching to an agent or an editor of a blog you hope to join, you MUST know how to write a HOOKABLE letter of introduction aka 'The Query Letter'.

FOR SALE! THREE QUERY LETTER WORKSHOPS-COMMERICAL FICTION, LITERARY FICTION & NARRATIVE NON FICTION/MEMOIR

ALSO...

FOR SALE! EBOOK WORKSHOP  - Want to publish an ebook but don't know the 'ins & outs' of this exciting & growing Indie publishing option? Purchase this MtheM ONE HOUR panel workshop and learn from 3 ebook authors who talk 'turkey' about the process and answer LOTS of questions from workshop attendees!

MarketingtheMuse is pleased to announce a new association with the Algonkian Writers Conference!

May 15-17, 2012: MarketingtheMuse will teach workshops centered on marketing in our 21st century publishing world at the Algonkian Writer's Conference

"Write To Market' (WTM) Conference held in San Francisco.

From 120 in 2008 to almost 70,000 authors/books in 2011, Smashwords CEO's rejection letters sent by conventional publishing seeded the e publishing house that everyone's talking about. Great interview by Creative Convergence founder, Philippa Burgess. Markeitng the Muse did a 'phone in' & had several questions answered!

Worth filing this one.

Very helpful. 

Thanks to Philippa Burgess @ www.creative-convergence.com

UPDATE, 8/2011

THE WORKSHOP IS POSTPONED-WE HOPE TO OFFER IT IN OCT/NOVEMBER 2011-STAY TUNED.  

MarketingtheMuse Workshop Presents: update, 8/2011

Catherine Ryan Hyde is a prolific novelist (Pay It Forward  plus 16 more!) She is also a dynamic writing workshop leader. Marketing the Muse is delighted to welcome her as our first Author in Residence. She will present an intensive week-end long fiction writing workshop in Montecito Ca. from 9/9/11 – 9/11/11. Included in the week-end workshop, MarketingtheMuse segments focused on marketing strategies aimed at authors on the road to publication.

COST: $300.00, Early Bird rate, $275.00, until 8/25/11

ADMISSION: Group limited to 8. All perspective attendees are required to submit the first 10 pages of a novel/memoir-in-progress. 

DEADLINE for Submission: August 20, 2011.  Submissions will not be critiqued. They will be reviewed for suitability into the workshop.

Payment in full is due when writer is accepted into the workshop. Full refund if notified by September 1. ½ refund if notified later than 9/1/11. We welcome out of towners. Please Google hotels in Santa Barbara area for low post Labor Day rates. All attendees will provide their food & lodging. Saturday evening dinner/social included in the workshop fee.

Interested writers, please email Marketingthemuse@gmail.com

Testimonials/ Catherine Ryan Hyde:

 Teaching is an art, a gift, and a practice. We all remember our favorite teacher because they touched, moved, and inspired us in some way. It may have been in the third grade, or high school, or a college professor that mixed art, science, and passion that shifted our world. That’s Catherine. She adds a special listening to her mix of talents that allows writers to become writers, no matter how  long or how short their experience is with the written word. She does all of that and mixes in a sense of humor that keeps her classes fun, powerful, and transformative.

Ned B.

"I started taking Catherine Ryan Hyde's fiction workshops ten years ago. Her writing workshops are never the same. I appreciate the fun and innovation she brings to her classes. She introduces different approaches and offers something for every type of person, turning a student into a writer. Catherine doesn't hold back in her writing or her teaching. I always learn something new and look forward to her next workshop."

M. Palacio

(con't from Museletter)

.....But let’s face it. We’re talking about the publishing business—a beast all of its own entity. I know. It could be so blasted confusing. Every author and their uncle have a blog about writing killer query letters. But, like one of my characters, Blanche Bankhead would say, “What a lot of them don’t tell you, darling, is that there’s more than one way to make a heart skip a beat.” In this case, we’re discussing how to get a literary agent excited.

When you don’t really know for sure which blog to follow, who do you trust?

We will pass around a sign-up list and quick critique as many query letters as possible! By the way, if you live in So Cal. & you're not a GLAWS member, think about joining this well run group of authors on the road to publication!

This will inspire you to believe in your work. However, even with her success, listen to her words though even as her NOOK sales climbed....

"I kept waiting for it to turn into a failure"

This lack of confidence is endemic to the writing life and what our industry has depended on since our industry began--a writer's low self esteem. Sound familiar? I bet it does.....

Amazing story of a blogger who became an author as a result of following her passion for Romance novel reading!

Pour a cup of coffee and click on to MarketingOurMuse: Every Writer's Challenge @ 9:30 every Saturday morning to hear the short/sweet version of how published authors market theirs!

As long as it's writer-ly, we will post in our Links & Resources 

WHEN: When a group forms—no more than 4

WHERE: Montecito near Westmont U.

WHO Should Attend: Authors with 1st drafts of fiction/non-fiction (memoirs & book proposals)

MtheM: The Road to Publication & Platform Building Workshop

WHAT we will accomplish is answered in these questions:

Does the beginning, middle & end of the project hold up?

Is the platform built to launch this project comprehensive?

Are you speaking to your markets?  

Does the query letter reflect the work and the author's expertise?

Critical elements of getting published will be covered. In addition to critiquing the beginning, middle & endings of each author’s novel/non fiction book, authors will have one Marketing My Muse folder filled with pertinent information collected from mandatory assignments due each session. Each assignment is designed to build/strengthen individual platforms.

All sessions videotaped. Workshop fee is adjusted to 'below market' to show appreciation for writers' willingness to be videotaped. 

OWN AGING: Aging Well In Our Anti-Aging Culture.

I produced this 3 minute video for Oprah Winfrey Network's TV talent search. So far, Ms. O has not called but lots of folks have responded favorably. Evidently, I've hit a nerve. The truth is, we all are aging. Let's not make it a dirty word.