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"The 2007 Writer's Tele-Summit is

two shots of espresso for the writer's soul!"

--Diane Saarinen (Brooklyn, New York)

"I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed the Tele-Summit.

The Tele-summit was incredibly convenient and informative.

It was an intimate experience and I felt as though I could ask questions and got immediate feedback. Wow! I'd do it again!"

--Tamara Gold (Beauty Journalist and Author)

"Awesome! Informative! Very useful information. Thanks!"

--Karen Reddick (Virtual Assistant & Editorial Services)

Our Writer's Tele-Summit includes:

Track One

WRITING

Legal Matters That Matter Most To Writers

with Tonya Evans

You will learn:

- How copyright is created and protected

- All about fair use and public domain

- How to write about real people and events

Why the poor man's copyright is a myth!

- Key contracts for self-published authors

Bonus Handout:

9 Things Every Writer Should Know

Making Your Writing Irresistible Reading: Defying Blocks to Brilliant Writing

with Jill Badonsky

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You will learn:

- Three easy ways to access juicy writing

- Four tools that foil procrastination, overwhelm, and perfectionism when it comes to writing

- An exercise to cultivate your writing “chops” on a daily basis

Bonus Handout:

Muse Questions for Writing

Track Two

PUBLISHING

Self-Publishing

The Well-Fed Book Promoter: How To Get Your Book on the Map & in the Money!

with Peter Bowerman

You will learn:

- Create a book that turns heads and grabs eyeballs

- Find tons of reviewers anxious to publicize your book

- Get into the big bookstore chains and stay there!

- Parlay one book into multiple income streams

- Separate the "Print-on-Demand" hype from reality

Bonus Handout:

The Self-Publisher's Time Line

Traditional Publishing

Pros and cons of Traditional Publishing and Book Proposal

Do's & Dont's

with Sheri McConnell

You will learn:

- Six pros and cons of traditional publishing

- Nine questions you should ask yourself before pursuing the traditional publishing route

- What is a Ghostwriter and should you use one

- Nine Do's and Don'ts when preparing your book proposal

Bonus Handout:

Getting Published Primer

Track Three

MARKETING

What You Need to Attract Publicity & Publishers – The Inside Scoop

with Suzanne Falter-Barns

You will learn:

- What all branded websites must have

- The key to creating a successful brand for yourself

- What media and publishers expect to see on your site

- A free Web tool that gives you major inside information

- Why blogs matter to the media

- How to get started building platform right now

Magnetic Marketing

(How to write sales letters, ads and brochures that get results)

with Adam Urbanski

Marketing Mentor Adam Urbanski

You will learn:

- Four basic components of developing a winning
direct response ad

- 12-step process to writing a red-hot sales letter

- One simple strategy you can implement immediately to boost the response to all your marketing letters

BONUS Sessions

BEFORE the Tele-Summit

Get Out of Overwhelm

with Melanie Benson Strick

AFTER the Tele-Summit

Graphic Coaching: Integrate What You Have Learned So You Are Ready To Take Action

with Christina Merkley

Bonus Handouts:

Christina will be introducing two of her

Merkley Maps in this session:

"Take Action" & "Future Self"

"These two tools (with user manuals)

are worth more than the price of the entire

tele-summit all by themselves!"

--Sheri McConnell (NAWW President)

All three tracks and bonus sessions included!

About the Speakers

Melanie Benson Strick (www.successconnections.com)

Melanie Benson Strick is known as The Entrepreneur's Success Coach because she knows first-hand how to build a successful, thriving company with her secret weapon -- LEVERAGE. With over 12 years in corporate project management, Melanie works exclusively with entrepreneurs who want proven strategies to double and triple their revenue, eliminate unnecessary costs, and stay sane as they grow their business. She is co-author of Visionary Women Inspiring the World: 12 Paths to Personal Power and contributing author to Entrepreneurial Spirits. She is past-president of the International Coach Federation Los Angeles chapter

and past founding director of the Shared Vision Network

Los Angeles chapter, a global networking organization.

Suzanne Falter-Barns (www.getknownnow.com)

Suzanne Falter-Barns is a best-selling self-help author, and former New York copywriter, marketing consultant and freelance writer. Her articles and essays have appeared in More, Fitness, Self, The New York Times, Prevention and Writer’s Digest. She has been featured in Woman’s Day, New Woman, SELF, The Christian Science Monitor,

i-village, and msn.com, as well as more than 100 TV and radio programs. Earlier this year, SELF Magazine named her most recent self-help book, Living Your Joy, one of 9 ‘best of the best’ self-help books. Her consulting clients have included Hearst, Conde Nast, and The New York Times Company. She is also the author of How Much Joy Can You Stand?, a One Spirit Book Club Main Selection. Suzanne’s website, getknownnow.com, teaches anyone how to build platform effectively and establish themselves as a recognized expert in their field.

Tonya M. Evans-Walls (www. legalwritepublications.com)

Tonya M. Evans-Walls, Esq., author of Copyright Companion for Writers and Literary Law Guide for Authors, is the managing attorney of a Philadelphia-based law firm that concentrates in the areas of entertainment law (literary, music and film), intellectual property (copyright and trademark), estate planning, and municipal finance. She is the co-chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Sports, Entertainment and Art Law Committee, and an adjunct professor at York College of Pennsylvania. She is also a nationally recognized speaker who presents to various audiences regularly on publishing and intellectual property law and estate planning issues.

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Jill Badonsky (www.themuseisin.com)

Creativity Coaching Pioneer, Jill Badonsky is an internationally recognized keynote speaker, workshop leader, inspirational humorist, columnist, playwright and author of The Nine Modern Day Muses (and a Bodyguard): 10 Guides to Creative Inspiration for Artists, Poets, lovers and Other Mortals Wanting to Live a Dazzling Existence and the upcoming book, The Awe-manac, A Daily Guide for Creative Brilliance, Child-like Wonder and Soul-fillment. Jill designed and delivers Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaching.

Sheri McConnell (www.sherimcconnell.net)

Sheri McConnell is the President and Founder of the National Association of Women Writers. She helps women writers and entrepreneurs discover, create, and profit from their intellectual knowledge! Sheri lives in San Antonio, Texas

with her husband Seth and their four children.

Peter Bowerman (www.wellfedsp.com)

Peter Bowerman is the author of The Well-Fed Writer and TWFW: Back For Seconds, how-to “standards” in the lucrative field of commercial freelancing – writing for businesses, large and small, and for hourly rates of $50-125+. In 2006, he released The Well-Fed Self-Publisher: How to Turn One Book into a Full-Time Living. This eagerly anticipated how-to guide to making your book a commercial success – minus the big publisher or hefty marketing budget – chronicles his own successful self-publishing path, where he indeed created a full-time living for more than five years (and counting).

Marketing Mentor Adam Urbanski

Adam Urbanski (www.themarketingmentors.com)

Marketing Mentor, Adam Urbanski, works exclusively with Independent Service Professionals who want to grow their business, attract more clients, and increase sales and profits. Visit his website for more free tutorial articles and how-to tips to creating a winning

Marketing Action Plan.

Christina Merkley (www.shift-it-coach.com)

Christina Merkley, M.A. is a Graphic Facilitator and Coach specializing in Strategic Planning and Visioning. Having worked for such notable companies as BBC, Readers Digest Funds, eBay and Stanford University, she uses interactive, visual thinking processes to literally draw the best thinking out of organizations, groups and individuals. Creator of the SHIFT-IT Graphic Coaching Process, after years in San Francisco, she is now based in charming Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

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