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