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Arielle Ford Shares Everything She Knows About Making Your Book a Bestseller

Not only has Arielle Ford been called America's No. 1 book publicist, but she's spent the last 15 years specializing in representing spiritual and self-help authors. Her clients have included:

Deepak Chopra

Don Miguel Ruiz

Jack Canfield

Mark Victor Hansen

Wayne Dyer

Marianne Williamson

Louise Hay

Neale Donald Walsch

...and other bestselling authors.

Everything You Should Know includes:

• The foolproof ways to get published… She’ll show you exactly what publishers want, and how you can deliver it.

• The insider secrets to promoting your book… these are the same strategies she’s used to help sell more than 15 million books.

• How to launch yourself in the media… this is how she gets authors on shows like “Oprah”, “Good Morning America” and “Larry King Live”.

• The truth behind building a platform… She'll show you how famous authors really make their money - and it's not from book royalties.

• A war chest of tools… including letters, press material and contacts that have taken her 15 years to build.

And much, much more…

Arielle holds a special place in my heart, because she published two of my stories in her anthology, Magical Souvenirs, allowing me, for the first time, to hold a book in my hands that had my writing and byline in it.

Arielle also holds a special place in the book industry, because of her talent, ability, and success at promoting the books of spiritual and self-help authors, including 11 who made it to No. 1 on the New York Times  Bestseller list.

Let her help you to do the same.

Arielle Ford's Everything You Should Know

International Creative Writing & Yoga Retreats

February 16-23, 2008
Patricia Lee Lewis & Charles MacInerney
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

July 12-19, 2008
Patricia Lee Lewis & Jacqueline Sheehan
Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland

Join Patricia Lee Lewis for 8 days of creative writing, yoga and meditation at these two picturesque and inspiring locations. Patricia has led writing retreats internationally for ten years. She celebrates our relationship to the earth as sacred, to writing as a way of finding what is deepest within us, and to teaching writing as a participatory, supportive endeavor.

www.WritingRetreats.org
International Creative Writing & Yoga Retreats

Poetry Chaikhana

Poetry Chaikhana: Sacred Poetry from Around the World

At the Poetry Chaikhana you'll find sacred poetry from many different cultures, religions, and spiritual traditions. It's a great site with lots of spiritual poetry, especially from the mystic traditions. You can search for poetry by Author, Spiritual Tradition, Century, and Theme. It also has 13 fabulous pages of spirituality and poetry links.

Poetry Chaikhana

Journalution

Journalution: Journaling to Awaken Your Inner Voice, Heal Your Life and Manifest Your Dreams by Sandy Grason.

Studies confirm what avid journalers have always known: that writing about difficult experiences helps the writer move forward. Many self-help books recommend journaling as a way to express emotions and explore past hurts - as well as to simply get organized, make plans, and set goals - yet few of the books show how to do it. In Journalution, Sandy Grason combines the writing guidance of Julia Cameron with the emotional nurturing of Shakti Gawain. With chapters including "Completing Your Incompletions," "Masterminding Your Destiny," and "Communicating with a Higher Power," the book balances basic instruction in the art of journaling with intimate entries from the author and her workshop participants. Activities, such as timed and stream-of-consciousness writing exercises and keeping a dream log, follow each chapter. Throughout, Grason offers guidelines and prompts, encouraging readers to pick up the pen and journal their way to greater self-awareness.

Journalution

American Christian Fiction Writers Conference

September 18-21, 2008
Minneapolis, MN

The American Christian Fiction Writers annual conference is the premier event for Christian Fiction writers. It will be four days of intense learning and exceptional networking with authors, agents, editors, and friends from all areas of the industry. Join them in Minneapolis as a notable faculty of authors, agents and editors, including keynote speaker Angela Hunt (author of over 100 books, including the bestsellers The Tale of Three Trees, The Debt, The Note, and The Nativity Story), share their knowledge, experience and expertise during a full schedule of workshops, continuing education sessions, and the popular late-night-chats. In addition, attendees can sign up for individual appointments and paid critiques with editors, agents and authors.

American Christian Fiction Writers Conference

2008 Maui Writers Retreat

August 23-28, 2008
Maui, HI

The Maui Writers Retreat is six intense, inspiring days learning the art and craft of writing. In these intimate, hands-on groups, the emphasis will be on how to shape and present a saleable manuscript or screenplay. To that end, you will write and revise, have your manuscript critiqued, and revise some more. You'll learn in a variety of settings from workshops to free-wheeling mentoring sessions to seminars. This is an unprecedented opportunity to transform your writing.

Choose from the following tracks:

• Fiction Retreat
• Nonfiction Retreat
• Scriptwriting Retreat

2008 Maui Writers Retreat

2008 Maui Writers Conference

August 29-September 1, 2008
Maui, HI

The Maui Writers Conference is four full days of speakers, workshops, and professional consultations starting on Friday, August 29st  through Monday, September 1st. The conference includes:

• Workshops with Authors, Agents, and Editors:  Authors for the 2007 Conference included Scott Turow, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Dan Millman, and Karen Joy Fowler.

• Agents Day: Attendees will spend the morning questioning a panel of agents and editors, then spend the afternoon in one-on-one consultations. Agents Day is included in the conference registration fee.

• Prose Writing Competition:  This contest is for attendees only and has a $50 entry fee.  The first place winner will receive The Rupert Hughes Writing Award, plus a $2,500 cash prize. The second place winner will receive $1,000 and the third place winner will receive $500.

• Professional Consultations:  There will be opportunities to sit down one-on-one with publishing professionals. The consultations will be assigned by lottery and will cost $40 for each 10 minute session.

2008 Maui Writers Conference