Tony Todaro Extends SharingwithWriters Readers Invitation to Success

This is the only conference quite like this so I thought I'd pass the invitation along my SharingwithWriters subscribers and visitors.  It's not too late to register and it's supremely affordable. (Read that frugal! )  And yes, I'll be there on Friday with an indepth hour on improving dialogue and avoiding humiliation by making errors with punctuation--the kind that keep you from getting past the gatekeepers who have the power to say "yay" or "nay" to your manuscript.

By the way, they partner with LA's famous Sportsmen's Lodge for special rates on accommodations. And our weather is gorgeous! (-:  

 

New Story Conference

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This is your invitation straight from Tony Todaro, Director of Big Story Writers Conference in Los Angeles.

“Please join  fellow writers at the Big Story Writers  Conference , an event  uniquely focused to help define the elements of  virtually any story concept or plot you  envision and develop it a truly BIG STORY  with the potential to become a best-seller or  hit movie.

“During three days of  workshops, you will learn how to fine-tune and  master your skill sets to produce the best  structure for a work of fiction, non-fiction,  screenplay, short story, or poetry, as well as  how to write a solid book proposal, draft a  great query letter to agents, develop a synopsis  or story bible that reflects your voice as an  author, and more.

“This  educational and inspirational conference will  include dozens of guest speakers, veteran  educators, industry experts, publishing  professionals, noted writers and best-selling  authors on four simultaneous tracks focused on  the craft of writing the BIG  STORY.Writers of all levels and  genres will benefit from this  event.

MEET AGENTS  AND PUBLISHERS LOOKING FOR NEW TALENT
The Big  Story Writers Conference offers ProCritiques™ with professional  editors, and  Masters ProCritiques ™ with agents and  publishers looking for new talent. This is a  terrific opportunity and cost-effective way to  receive one-on-one  constructive, professional feedback on your  novel or screenplay, and increase your chances  for success as an author now and in the  future. We also  offer ProConsultations, which are  opportunities for authors with completed,  polished manuscripts to pitch  literary agents and publishers at no extra  cost. We even offer an  informative seminar with the "agents du jour"   to help you prepare for your live meeting  later that day.

We look  forward to your joining us for this educational  and inspirational event for writers of all  genres and disciplines.

Continued success with your  writing,
Tony N  Todaro
West Coast Writers  Conferences
info@wcwriters.com

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Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of This Is the Place; Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered; Tracings, a chapbook of poetry; and how to books for writers including the award-winning second edition of, The Frugal Book Promoter: How to get nearly free publicity on your own or by partnering with your publisher; The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success; and Great Little Last Minute Editing Tips for Writers . The Great First Impression Book Proposal is her newest booklet for writers. She has three FRUGAL books for retailers including A Retailer’s Guide to Frugal In-Store Promotions: How To Increase Profits and Spit in the Eyes of Economic Downturns with Thrifty Events and Sales Techniques. Some of her other blogs are TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com, a blog where authors can recycle their favorite reviews. She also blogs at all things editing, grammar, formatting and more at The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor .

Novelist Shares Writing Secrets and His Reviewer List!

So you want to be an author, huh? Join the queue. Millions of dreamers want to be one, and they are very talented writers with repertoire of some fancy and obscure words that are seldom used. Their grammar is perfect and their statement construction is flawless. So it should be a no-brainer for them to write great books that everyone wants to read. Right? Wrong.

There are many elements that make up a good book. The most important element (at least in my opinion) is that the story should come from the heart. When I started to write my book in January of 2010, it took me less than a week to pour my initial thoughts down. However, to expand on the idea, to read over and over again for typos, to tighten the storyline, etc. – took me about fifteen months. Was it worth it? Absolutely. It was a journey down the memory lane that I thoroughly enjoyed. If you decide to write a book, don’t hurry. I know…I know…you must be thinking, "it’s easy for you to say.” But believe me, it’s worth it. I too was very impatient in the beginning as I was very eager to have my “masterpiece” out.

My thinking was very simple. To make people read my book and let them decide if it was worth their time. Unlike seeing a movie (where one spends only 2-3 hours of their time), reading a book is at least a week of their time. So it better be worth it. I was very encouraged with positive reviews on Amazon. And I was pleased when it was a finalist in a contest to be considered for inclusion in libraries all over America.

 

I also decided to submit it for reviews in as many places as I could. Now I've decided to share some of those 35 reviews on Goodreads and 18 reviews on Smashwords with fellow authors because those amazing blogs, sites and reviewers will help some get reviews for their own books and may convince others to read India.  Here are some of those review links:

 

Here are some review links:

 

http://cnkbookreviews.blogspot.com/2011/08/india-was-one-by-indian.html

 

http://www.indiapost.com/divided-we-fall%E2%80%A6/

 

http://epaper.indianexpress.com/11997/Indian-Express-Pune/15-September-2011#p=page:n=26:z=2

 

http://prerona-reviews.blogspot.com/2011/10/india-was-one.html

 

http://www.shvoong.com/books/novel-novella/2226856-india/

 

http://www.authenticjourneys.info/2011/10/india-was-one-book-review.html

 

http://wall-to-wall-books.blogspot.com/2011/11/india-was-one-by-indian.html

 

http://www.shvoong.com/books/novel-novella/2226856-india/

 

http://thejoyofthewrittenword.wordpress.com/2011/11/14/book-review-india-was-one-%E2%80%93-written-by-an-indian/

 

http://books4linda.blogspot.com/2011/11/india-was-one-by-indian.html

 

http://lifeachangesorg.blogspot.com/2011/12/india-was-one.html

 

http://practicalfrugality.blogspot.com/2011/12/book-review-and-giveaway-india-was-one.html

 

http://www.indiaempire.com/v1/2012/January/books.asp

 

http://memoriesfrombooks.blogspot.com/2012/01/india-was-one.html

 

http://community.cafelibri.com/Reviews/book/India_Was_One-74-1800018.html

 

http://seekingwithallyurheart.blogspot.com/2012/02/india-was-one-review.html

 

http://www.parentslbb.com/books/2012/03/13/india-was-one-by-an-indian/

 

http://picosplace-pico.blogspot.com/2012/03/new-friend-book-review.html

 

http://shaeeza.blogspot.com/p/book-reviews.html

 

http://www.parentslbb.com/books/2012/03/31/extended-review-of-india-was-one/

 

http://www.youth24x7.com/art-a-entertainment/books/457-book-review-india-was-one-by-an-anonymous-indian-author.html

 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/Diversity-unites-India-in-India-Was-One/articleshow/12730004.cms

 

https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/india-was-one/

 

http://www.indiebookslist.com/2012/02/india-was-one-by-an-indian/

 

http://kddidit.wordpress.com/2012/09/28/an-indian-india-was-one/

 

http://writesthoughts.blogspot.com/2012/09/book-review-india-was-one.html

 

http://thereaddicts.blogspot.in/2012/11/review-india-was-one-by-indian.html

 

http://christinaow.wordpress.com/2013/02/15/india-was-one-by-an-indian-review/

About Today's Guest Blogger and Author:

The author was born and raised in Mumbai, India. He came to the US in 1989 and lived in New York. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two children. For more information about INDIA WAS ONE, please visit WWW.INDIAWASONE.COM or contact the author at author@indiawasone.com

 
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Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of This Is the Place; Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered; Tracings, a chapbook of poetry; and how to books for writers including the award-winning second edition of, The Frugal Book Promoter: How to get nearly free publicity on your own or by partnering with your publisher; The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success; and Great Little Last Minute Editing Tips for Writers . The Great First Impression Book Proposal is her newest booklet for writers. She has three FRUGAL books for retailers including A Retailer’s Guide to Frugal In-Store Promotions: How To Increase Profits and Spit in the Eyes of Economic Downturns with Thrifty Events and Sales Techniques. Some of her other blogs are TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com, a blog where authors can recycle their favorite reviews. She also blogs at all things editing, grammar, formatting and more at The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor .