Writing & Publishing Conference presented by Cheryl Moeller

Writing, Publishing, Kindle Publishing, Speaking & Blogging

Topics: 

Dreaming Big Versus Realism

The Most Important Thing: A Great Idea

9 Secrets of What Not to Say to Your Agent

Your Pitch and Your Platform 

Two July Conferences All Invited.  Please R.S.V.P.

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Some of my books!

Making the Most of Blog Memes, Guest Essay by Patty Wysong

 

Making the Most of Blog Memes

by Patty Wysong, author 

Meme, rhymes with cream. It's a collection of like-minded posts, all linked together in one location so others can go from site-to-site visiting. Kind of like a church potluck or, more accurately, a progressive dinner. Often the name will give you a pretty good idea of what the meme is about. To read more click here.  

Making the Most of Blog Memes

Two Upcoming Conferences Part I and Part II in July 2012

Why take a book in your beach bag, when you can write a book yourself?

Cheryl's Writing and Publishing Conference - Part I (summer evening hours)
Figure out and polish your idea   

 Monday through Wednesday, July 16-18
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Panera Restaurant on Rand Road in Arlington Heights, IL  60004
5 W Rand Road  (In the same plaza as Barnes and Nobles and Trader Joes.)
Arlington Heights, IL 60004

 

Why is information about Writing, Publishing, ereader Publishing, Blogging, and Speaking treated as secrets that not everyone can know? This conference will educate, motivate, and inspire.

Topics include:  

- Your Writing Story
- Dreaming Big Versus Realism
- The Pitch, The Platform, and the Proposal
- What are Agents Looking for

Cheryl, a literary agent for ten years, now turned author and conference speaker.  She is the author or co-author of 12 books. Some of her books were published by national publishers such as Moody Press, Multnomah and Harvest House Publishers.  Other books are self-published and some are e-published, showing the variety of options open to 2012 writers.      

Dinner: buy your own at Panera.
Beginners to Advanced writers.

A love offering will be taken for For Better For Worse For Keeps Ministries 

For questions or to R.S.V.P., please email forkeepsministries@gmail.com  

Recent References:  

"Attending Cheryl Moeller's writing, publishing and marketing conferences has encouraged me to organize and develop my ideas to write with greater impact, as well as given me insight into internet and conventional publishing. She has great ideas regarding public speaking, storytelling, marketing, and gaining credibility. She is a wealth of information. She has inspired me to write with confidence and to continue to hone my skills. Her conferences are a comfortable environment for sharing ideas for feedback."  Elaine Doss 

The writing conference was awesome!  SO much better than reading a "how to" book.  Cheryl provided such great information and insight, in a fun and personal way.  Can't wait for Part II!   

- Sheri Davis, All Natural Mom of 4

Cheryl Moeller's Writing Conference motivated me to do what I had wanted to do for so long - get my book in print.  Her understanding of publishing and marketing was a great resource for me and now I have a book that I can share with my children, grandchildren and the world.

- Kay Swatkowski, American Grandma

"I thoroughly enjoyed my time at both your writing and marketing conferences. I found myself listening with rapt attention to all that was said. There is no such thing as boredom at this conference. The candidness with which Cheryl speaks is refreshing, and the help she extends to all is over the top. Cheryl is all about community.  Her ideas seem endless."   

- Arlene Hughes

Marketing Conference will be offered  

Cheryl's Marketing Conference for Writing, Publishing, E-publishing, Blogging, and Speaking.  Part II   

Monday through Wednesday, July 9-11, 5:00 Pm - 10:00 Pm 

Panera Restaurant on Rand Road in Arlington Heights, IL  60004
5 W Rand Road  (In the same plaza as Barnes and Nobles and Trader Joes.)
Arlington Heights, IL 60004   

Marketing ideas for your Writing, Blogging, Speaking, Business or Ministry 

Traditional and Online Marketing

Mostly Free or Nearly Free

Dinner: buy your own at Panera.
Beginners to Advanced writers.

A love offering will be taken for For Better For Worse For Keeps Ministries 

For questions or to R.S.V.P., please email forkeepsministries@gmail.com  

 

Painless Way to Keep Kids and Teens Writing this Summer

For children – as easy as A,B, C, -  
A company, Paper Coterie, has a unique product for beginning aspiring writers called
Prompt Me!

This would be great for children and teens to do this summer as a journal or to keep up with your writing.  It's so easy and fun that they will never know what they are doing is educational. :)

There are two different Prompt Me! books.  Through photos or words or both, you journal while given prompts.  You are given three prompts per week, but you don't have to do them all so you can pick and choose a bit.  It might depend on what you are in the mood to write or whether or not you are home that week this summer.

The books are around $30 (at the end) for 30 pages and additional pages are $1.
So at the end of the summer writing, you order the book and it will be shipped to you or your student.

You could also do this for someone with a fall birthday and start writing about a friend, a sister or each of your children.  It could be a beginning for a mom who is an aspiring writer, also.  Click here


Picture the Holidays Prompt Me! book

Today Prompt Me! book 

There are other scrapbooks on the Paper Coterie site that you can make up with words and pictures, but only these two have the prompts to get you writing so get writing with a Prompt Me! book today.

People Love Your Stories!

A lot of writing is about telling your stories...

I know Bob's books that were nominated for Gold Medallions were personal story-driven in the 90's (and they told him that is why they were nominated).


Now we really try to make it 80 percent stories, mostly our own.
Reality TV has proven people want the authors personal stories.

Stories illustrate
Stories show rather than tell
Stories answer the question, so all the readers said "So what?"

The stories can be direct illustrations of your point, tangential stories or analogies...
You don't have to tell the readers what they are.  The readers are smart and will figure it out.

Stories also entertain.  Some can give some needed white space margin among heavy content.

We want to get to know the author better and then we will believe her content/principles more, too. 

Tell us your stories!

Join Cheryl this summer for Cheryl's Writing and Publishing Conference or Cheryl's Marketing Conference for Writing and Publishing  Click here

Start Your Summer Out Write... Three upcoming Conferences in June and July

Why take a book in your beach bag, when you can write a book yourself?

Cheryl's Writing and Publishing Conference - Part I (summer evening hours)
Figure out and polish your idea   

 Monday through Wednesday, June 18-20
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Panera Restaurant on Rand Road in Arlington Heights, IL  60004
5 W Rand Road  (In the same plaza as Barnes and Nobles and Trader Joes.)
Arlington Heights, IL 60004

 

Why is information about Writing, Publishing, ereader Publishing, Blogging, and Speaking treated as secrets that not everyone can know? This conference will educate, motivate, and inspire.

Topics include:  

- Your Writing Story
- Dreaming Big Versus Realism
- The Pitch, The Platform, and the Proposal
- What are Agents Looking for

Cheryl, a literary agent for ten years, now turned author and conference speaker.  She is the author or co-author of 12 books. Some of her books were published by national publishers such as Moody Press, Multnomah and Harvest House Publishers.  Other books are self-published and some are e-published, showing the variety of options open to 2012 writers.      

 
Dinner: buy your own at Panera.
Beginners to Advanced writers.

A love offering will be taken for For Better For Worse For Keeps Ministries 

For questions or to R.S.V.P., please email forkeepsministries@gmail.com  

Idential Conference (as above) will be offered   

Monday through Wednesday, July 16-18, 5:00 Pm - 10:00 Pm  

Panera Restaurant on Rand Road in Arlington Heights, IL  60004
5 W Rand Road  (In the same plaza as Barnes and Nobles and Trader Joes.)
Arlington Heights, IL 60004   

Recent References:  

"Attending Cheryl Moeller's writing, publishing and marketing conferences has encouraged me to organize and develop my ideas to write with greater impact, as well as given me insight into internet and conventional publishing. She has great ideas regarding public speaking, storytelling, marketing, and gaining credibility. She is a wealth of information. She has inspired me to write with confidence and to continue to hone my skills. Her conferences are a comfortable environment for sharing ideas for feedback."  Elaine Doss 

The writing conference was awesome!  SO much better than reading a "how to" book.  Cheryl provided such great information and insight, in a fun and personal way.  Can't wait for Part II!   

- Sheri Davis, All Natural Mom of 4

Cheryl Moeller's Writing Conference motivated me to do what I had wanted to do for so long - get my book in print.  Her understanding of publishing and marketing was a great resource for me and now I have a book that I can share with my children, grandchildren and the world.

- Kay Swatkowski, American Grandma

"I thoroughly enjoyed my time at both your writing and marketing conferences. I found myself listening with rapt attention to all that was said. There is no such thing as boredom at this conference. The candidness with which Cheryl speaks is refreshing, and the help she extends to all is over the top. Cheryl is all about community.  Her ideas seem endless."   

- Arlene Hughes

Marketing Conference will be offered  

Cheryl's Marketing Conference for Writing, Publishing, E-publishing, Blogging, and Speaking.  Part II   

Monday through Wednesday, July 9-11, 5:00 Pm - 10:00 Pm 

Panera Restaurant on Rand Road in Arlington Heights, IL  60004
5 W Rand Road  (In the same plaza as Barnes and Nobles and Trader Joes.)
Arlington Heights, IL 60004   

Marketing ideas for your Writing, Blogging, Speaking, Business or Ministry 

Traditional and Online Marketing

Mostly Free or Nearly Free

Cheryl's Writing and Publishing Conference

Part I (This conference is evening hours)
Figure out and polish your idea

Monday through Wednesday, June 18-20
5:00 Pm - 10:00 Pm.

Panera on Rand Road in Arlington Heights, IL 60004
5 W Rand Road (In the same plaza as Barnes and Nobles and Trader Joes.)
Arlington Heights, IL 60004

Why is information about Writing, Publishing, E-Reader Publishing, Blogging, and Speaking treated as secrets that not everyone can know? This conference will educate, motivate, and inspire.
- Your Writing Story
- Dreaming Big Versus Realism
- The Pitch, The Platform, and the Proposal
- What are Agents Looking for

Cheryl has been married to Bob for nearly 33 years and they are the parents of six children and one grandson.

Cheryl was a literary agent for 10 years now turned author and conference speaker. She has authored or co-authored ten books.

Admission: Please buy your own dinner at Panera.
Beginners to Advanced writers.
No admission fee. A love offering will be taken for For Better For Worse For Keeps Ministries.
For more information or questions and to R.S.V.P.: forkeepsministries@gmail.com
Please R.S.V.P. as space is limited at Panera on Rand in Arlington Heights, IL

References from attendees:
"The writing conference was awesome! SO much better than reading a "how to" book. Cheryl provided such great information and insight, in a fun and personal way. Can't wait for Part II!"
- Sheri Davis, All Natural Mom of 3
"Cheryl Moeller's Writing Conference motivated me to do what I had wanted to do for so long - get my book in print. Her understanding of publishing and marketing was a great resource for me and now I have a book that I can share with my children, grandchildren and the world."
- Kay Swatkowski, American Grandma
"I thoroughly enjoyed my time at both your writing and marketing conferences. I found myself listening with rapt attention to all that was said. There is no such thing as boredom at this conference. The candidness with which Cheryl speaks is refreshing, and the help she extends to all is over the top. Cheryl is all about community. Her ideas seem endless. Thanks for opening up my world to the possibilities that exist within the writing realm."
- Arlene Hughes
“Attending Cheryl Moeller’s writing, publishing and marketing conferences has encouraged me to organize and develop my ideas to write with greater impact, as well as given me insight into internet and conventional publishing. She has great ideas regarding public speaking, storytelling, marketing, and gaining credibility. She is a wealth of information. She has inspired me to write with confidence and to continue to hone my skills. Her conferences are a comfortable environment for sharing ideas for feedback.” - Elaine Doss

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www.forkeepsministries.com

OCR Optical Character Recognition Software

You will find a link to freeware which you can download and use.

http://www.simpleocr.com/
http://www.simpleocr.com/Download.asp

They can recognize scans as text rather than JPG or other files.

OCR (optical character recognition) software.

 

You can use these for various reasons.  I will use them for
out of print books to put up on Kindle?  What can you use them for?

 

http://www.simpleocr.com/

http://www.simpleocr.com/Download.asp