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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