Monday, May 23, 2011

NYC, BEA, Comedy, Making Indie Movies, eBooks, Promotion & More


Hi Everyone,

Hope you had a great weekend!

I just arrived in NYC on Saturday night.  For those who don't know us yet, both myselfand my colleague Brad Kushner were originally from the NYC area before moving to Los Angeles, so it's nice to be home.     I'm here this week for Book Expo America (BEA).  I am also catching up with family, and quite a few friends and colleagues while I'm in town.  I'll send a BEA conference round-up at the end of the week.

You can learn more about what's happening at www.bookexpoamerica.com.
Follow on Twitter @bookexpoamerica or with hash tags #BEA

In this post, I've got a couple of items to share:

UPCOMING MEDIA BRAND WORKSHOP GUEST INTERVIEWS
(There is no cost to attend these teleseminars or listen to Mp3s)

Comedy Guru, Steve Kaplan on Hidden Tools of Comedy
Tues 5/24 at 5:30PM PT / 8:30PM ET
Register at: www.kaplancomedy.com/call.html

Screenwriters Making Indie Movies with Writer, Kim Kaplan
Weds 5/25 at 5:30PM PT / 8:30PM ET
Dial In: 712-432-3100
Bridge: 801264
Details in Blog Post at: www.mediabrandworkshop.com

All About Ebooks, Self-Publishing & Promotion with Dan Poynter, Book Futurist
Tues 6/7 at 5:30PM PT / 8:30PM ET
Details in Blog Post at: www.mediabrandworkshop.com

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You can now find 12 of our Media Brand Guest Interviews from the past year at: http://mediabrandworkshop.wordpress.com/guest-interviews/

Our recent calls (now Mp3s):

Transmedia (& Graphic Novels) with Joe LeFavi, Quixotic Transmedia

All About Webseries with Michael Ajakwe Jr., Emmy-Winning Writer and Founder of Los Angeles Web Series Festival

Life Story to Lifetime Movie with Libba Phillips "Bringing Ashley Home" (Media Brand Workshop alum)

Kickstarter & Crowdfunding with Lawrence Stern, Writer/Producer of "Corrupted"

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We'll also be launching our June Media Brand Workshop Session soon.
Our preview/welcome call is Monday 6/6 at 5:30PM PT.

Alumni Success Stories:
*Gain Representation
*Create Webseries & Apps
*Sell TV Movies
*Produce Films & Shorts
*Publish Books & Ebooks
*Local & National Publicity
*Enhance Public Profile
*Garner Attention of Studios & Networks
*Win Awards
*Monetize Content 

1 Month Program is $150.  The program is ongoing and we're welcoming new participants each month for a 1 month stand-alone or option of continuing for 3 or 6 months.

1 month program includes:
Material Review (website, blogs, articles, books, audio, video, scripts & manuscripts), Private Consults (approx 1 hr), Teleseminar Lectures & Discussions, Mp3s, Materials, Guest Interviews & Online Community

We're about informing, inspiring & challenging content creators to work successfully in:
-Film
-TV
-Traditional Publishing
-Self-Publishing
-Traditional Media
-New Media
-Social Media

We cover:
-Brand Identity
-Entrepreneurship
-Storytelling
-Tech/Technology
-PR/Communications

Learn more at: http://mediabrandworkshop.wordpress.com
Visit our blog at: www.mediabrandworkshop.com

Find us in LinkedIn Group:
Media Brand Workshop
On Twitter @yourmediabrand

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This week's recommendations:

COMEDY WRITING & PERFORMANCE
Steve Kaplan's Comedy Intensive
In Los Angeles, June 4-5
Register at:
www.kaplancomedy.com

WRITING, PRODUCING & SELLING TV
NATPE's PitchCon
in Los Angeles, June 9-10
www.pitchcon.org

FILM & TV PRODUCING
Producers Guild of America
Produced by Conference
In Los Angeles, June 2-5
www.producedbyconference.com

PITCHING FILM / CABLE MOVIE
Great American Pitchfest
In Los Angeles, June 4-5
www.pitchfest.com

WRITING CLASS
Write Brain Workshops
in Los Angeles led by Anne Norda
www.WriteBrainWorkshop.com

EBOOK AWARD
Dan Poynter's Global Ebook Awards
www.awardsforebooks.com

PUBLIC RELATIONS/MEDIA COACH
Susan Harrow
www.prsecrets.com

WRITERS CONFERENCES
San Francisco Writers Conference
February 2012
www.sfwriters.org

WRITERS CONFERENCES
Santa Barbara Writers Conference
June 18-23
http://www.sbwriters.com/conference/

WRITER RESOURCES
San Francisco Writers University
Lots of great podcasts for free or just $10 each
www.sdwritersu.com

TWITTER APPS
I just discovered and really like this App.
Clean up your account & remove inactive following/followers
www.twerpscan.com

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To your success,

Philippa

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www.creativecvg.wordpress.com
www.mediabrandworkshop.com
@creativecvg
@yourmediabrand

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Monday, May 2, 2011

May's Media Brand Workshop, Mp3s & Upcoming Events

Hi Everyone,

It's time for May flowers.
We also hope that the creative
seeds you've been planting
are starting to bloom.

In this email:
* Invite to join us for tonight's
5/2 Media Brand Workshop call
at 5:30PM PT / 8:30PM ET.
* Meet us at upcoming events
including Book Expo, NATPE's PitchCon
& SBWC
* Mp3 files of recent Media Brand
Workshop guest interviews on
Life Rights, Crowdfunding
& Transmedia.
* Success stories from the
Media Brand Workshop.
* Opportunities & resources
we like for content creators

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* Invite to join us for tonight's
5/2 Media Brand Workshop call
at 5:30PM PT / 8:30PM ET.

We're three months into the happy
experiment that is the 2011
Media Brand Workshop!

This is a program that is all about
developing & marketing
content across media platforms.  

Dial In: 712-432-3100
Bridge: 801264

Here is the handout for our 5/2 call:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/MediaBrandWorkshop/Media+Brand+Workshop-5-2-11.pdf

Learn more about what we're doing in
the workshop at our blog:
http://mediabrandworkshop.wordpress.com
and in our LinkedIn Group
"Media Brand Workshop"

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* Meet us at upcoming events
including Book Expo, NATPE's PitchCon
& SBWC

We'll be participating at the
following events.  Please let
us know if you are going to
be there.

Book Expo America (BEA) in NYC
May 23 - 26
www.bookexpoamerica.com

Steve Kaplan's Comedy Intensive
June 4 - 5
www.kaplancomedy.com
$50 discount - reference
Creative Convergence &
Paypal skcomedy@aol.com
regularly $365, your price $315

NATPE's PitchCon in Los Angeles
(formerly LATVFest)
June 9 - 10
www.natpe.org
Use promo code: PCSELLTV for $70 off
Regularly $345 - your price $275

Santa Barbara Writers Conference (SBWC)
June 18 - 23
I'll be speaking on the New Media panel
www.sbwriters.com

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* Mp3 files of recent Media Brand
Workshop guest interviews on
Life Rights, Crowdfunding
& Transmedia.

Find the MP3 Files at our
Media Brand Workshop blog.

Transmedia with Joe LeFavi of
Quixotic Transmedia.  If you are
interested in graphic novels this
is jam packed with great insights.
http://mediabrandworkshop.wordpress.com/2011/04/16/guest-interview-joe-lefavi-at-quixotic-transmedia/

Life Story to Lifetime Television
Movie with Libba Phillips
http://mediabrandworkshop.wordpress.com/2011/04/07/guest-interview-life-story-to-lifetime-movie-libba-phillips/

Kickstarter & Crowdfunding with
Lawrence Stern
http://mediabrandworkshop.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/guest-interview-kickstarter-com-crowdfunding-lawrence-stern/

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* Just a few of our success stories
from the Media Brand Workshop we're
excited to share:

* Alexis Niki won multiple awards at the LAWebFest
and will be heading to the Marseilles Web Fest
this October with her web series, My Bitchy
Witchy Paris Vacation
(www.bitchywitchythefilm.com)

* Thomas Matt published his ebook "Great Fitness"
(http://www.facebook.com/l/0602b/bit.ly/ieV0Tk),
appeared on the cover of Healthy & Fit Magazine
(http://www.healthyandfitmagazine.com/)
and is now hosting his own radio show on Fitness Radio
at http://ftns.co

* Niya Sisk published her e-book
"Bragging Bantering Brawling Stories"
available at: http://linkd.in/msm8hg

* Libba Phillips' life story aired on
Lifetime Movie Network
http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/bringing-ashley-home

* Lee Geiger secured literary representation
for his manuscript "Pearls of Asia"

* Garden Urthark published his e-book
Other World available at:
http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/GardenUrthark

* Charlene Costanza published her book
"The Thirteenth Gift" with Featherfew
available at:
http://www.amazon.com/Thirteenth-Gift-Charlene-Costanzo/dp/1891836137


* Here are a few more opportunities
& resources for content creators
we like:

Autocrit - Editing Wizard
www.autocrit.com

Smashwords - www.smashwords.com

Lulu's Title Scorer
Want to know if you've got a title
that could be a best-seller?
Check out:
http://www.lulu.com/titlescorer/index.php

Script-a-thon
www.thescriptathon.com

Susan Harrow's PR Secrets
www.prsecrets.com

Steve Kaplan's Comedy Intensive
www.kaplancomedy.com

Dan Poynter's Global Ebook Awards
http://awardsforebooks.com/

ScriptShark Blog & Coverage Services
www.scriptshark.com

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Find us on LinkedIn, Facebook & Twitter
Creative Convergence
pb@creativecvg.com
"Media Brand Workshop"
@yourmediabrand
@creativecvg

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To your success,

Philippa