Archive for March, 2012

IACCW Member Event: How to How to Harness the Power of Belief to Support Your Creative Writing

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Julia McCutchen interviews Sophfronia ScottSophfroniaScott200

Whether you realize it or not, every choice you make and every action you take is sending out a message about how you think about yourself, your writing and the world. And people are making decisions about YOU and your writing based on those messages.

Join us for this enlightening discussion in which you will learn:

  • what a belief system is and why it’s important to understand yours
  • how to recognize and verbalize your personal belief systems
  • whether or not your beliefs show up in your writing
  • how to change your beliefs, if necessary, to support yourself as a writer
  • ways to adapt your approach to writing so that it better reflects your beliefs and makes your writing stand out

Sophfronia Scott is author of the novel All I Need to Get By (St. Martins Press, 2004) and has published essays in Chicken Soup for the African American Woman’s Soul amongst others. She is currently pursuing her Masters degree in Creative Writing-Fiction at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Sophfronia is Executive Editor of the Done For You Writing & Publishing Company. For more information visit www.doneforyouwriting.com

Date: Thursday 5th April Time: 16:00 BST / 11:00 EST

Want to listen to this teleseminar interview for free but not yet an IACCW member?

Find out about how to do so and discover the other benefits of becoming a member of the International Association of Conscious & Creative Writers (IACCW) by clicking here …

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IACCW 2012 Symposium – registration open and you’re invited

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

2012Symposium_logoHi Aspiring & Published Authors!

I am delighted to announce that registration for the IACCW 2012 Symposium on Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 May is now open – and you’re invited!

Cut to the chase, read more and register here:
www.iaccw.com/124/2012-symposium

Our annual virtual event consists of six teleseminar interviews. Dial in from anywhere in the world using a regular telephone and access to the live interviews is FREE* for everyone.

We have a stellar line-up of Speakers to inspire you with their vision, experience and insights on how to make your greatest contribution and achieve authentic success as a conscious & creative writer in 2012.

We invite you to dive in deep and immerse yourself for a few hours to access high level information and priceless inspiration from:

  • Lynne McTaggart, award-winning journalist and author of six cutting edge books that have been translated into 28 languages – Understanding the Bond: The Power of Stories to Change our World
  • David R Hamilton Ph.D., former pharmaceutical scientist, expert on the power of the mind to impact health, and author of six books – Choice Point: Conscious Evolution through Writing
  • Tami Simon, founder, publisher and CEO of independent multimedia publishing company Sounds True - A Conscious & Creative Approach to Writing for Multimedia Publication
  • Tim Freke, internationally respected authority on world spirituality and author of many groundbreaking books – The Mystery Experience for Conscious & Creative Writers.
  • Mike Dooley, New York Times bestselling author and leader of the TUT Adventurer’s Club that is home to over 400,000 members from over 182 countries – 2012: The Time is NOW!
  • Jude Currivan Ph.D., cosmologist, healer, former senior business woman with a PhD in Archaeology and a Masters in Physics, and award-winning author – Writing From the Universal Heart.

Send your questions in advance and listen to our Speakers respond in the 45 minute conversations that will also reveal the personal stories of each Speaker’s own relationship to writing and authorship.

Live calls are FREE* to all but places are limited so registration is essential.
(* regular telephone call charges apply)

Click here to register

Audio recordings are available to IACCW members only.
Click here for details of our Symposium Special Membership Offer

Please also join us in spreading the word about these awesome interviews to any and all aspiring and/or published authors. Thank you in advance for supporting our efforts to provide you with unrivalled information from an exceptional range of Speakers.

If you have any questions about accessing the 2012 Symposium live interviews or the Symposium Special Membership Offer, just let us know by emailing info@iaccw.com.

I’ll look forward to you joining us in just a few weeks from now.

To your conscious & creative success!

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PS Here are the dates for your diary: Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 May

PPS The start times of each interview can be found on the information page where you can register your FREE* place. See www.iaccw.com/124/2012-symposium

* regular telephone call charges apply

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Spring Equinox News

Monday, March 19th, 2012

JMstandingingardenHi Aspiring & Published Authors!

The 20th March marks the Spring Equinox here in the northern hemisphere. This is an excellent time for conscious writers to celebrate the renewal of life on earth and to begin new creative projects or initiate a new phase of existing ones.

New phases seem to be a constant theme in my life and in the lives of the majority of people I know and work with! In fact, on-going transformation is a sign of the times as individually and collectively we release the old and open to new ways of being in the world as conscious co-creators.

This leads me in to an exciting announcement for today which is that the details of the International Association of Conscious & Creative Writers (IACCW) annual Symposium are almost ready to share with you!

The theme for this year’s virtual event with bestselling authors and international experts is 2012: Understanding Our Role as Conscious & Creative Writers in a Changing World.

We have an inspiring line-up of speakers who will share their wisdom and expertise with you, and more information will follow next week. In the meantime, please put the dates in your diary right now: Wednesday 2nd and Thursday 3rd May.

All live interviews are free for everyone to enjoy. Audio recordings are reserved for IACCW Members.

Speaking of Members, the deadline for the IACCW March Membership Offer is just 2 days away on Wednesday 21 March. For free access to all of the Symposium interviews (this year AND last year) PLUS our Free Bonus Gift for March and all of the other Benefits of Membership, read more and join by clicking here.
One other deadline to draw your attention to this week relates to the 2012 Training, Coaching & Mentoring Programs. If you’re interested in working with me individually this year, you’ll need to apply by Tuesday 27 March. Read all about the three-tier structure of programs for this year plus how to register by clicking here.

Enjoy the journey!

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PS This “Welcome” note is reproduced from the latest issue of the fortnightly IACCW Journal. If you’re not receiving this newsletter regularly, register with your name and email address here.

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6 Ways to Get Your Book Discovered on Amazon

Monday, March 19th, 2012

AmazonSearchResultsI am delighted to introduce this guest article from Dana Lynn Smith, The Savvy Book Marketer. Enjoy!

With millions of books listed on Amazon, it can be a challenge to get your book noticed by shoppers on the site. Here are six strategies for helping customers find your book on Amazon.

1. Use Keywords in the Title and Subtitle of Your Book

Many shoppers search for books on Amazon by doing keyword searches, so it’s important to use relevant keywords in the title and/or subtitle of nonfiction books. If you’re publishing in Kindle format, it’s easy to add a subtitle if the book doesn’t already have one.

There’s also a keyword area on the Kindle publishing dashboard where you can input keywords for all types of books. Think about what kind of terms people might use to search for books like yours on Amazon.

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New Digital Downloads for Writers – Introductory Offer

Monday, March 12th, 2012

Small plant in a nutshellSpring is a perfect time for planting the seeds of new creative projects and injecting a fresh burst of energy into existing writing or platform-building activities.

This week, at the IACCW we have some new digital downloads available to support aspiring and published authors.

Our introductory offer starts today! For the next 3 days only, benefit from 10% discount off the following hour long audio interviews:

  • Robert Rabbin – How Authors Can Apply the 5 Principles of Authentic Living
  • Mark Shaw – How Writers Can Make the Most of Twitter
  • Ruth Folit – Journal Writing: A Giant First Step to Conscious & Creative Writing
  • Malcolm Levene – Personal Branding for Authors
  • Nina Grunfeld – How to Get Into a Successful Writer’s Mindset
  • Lisa Michaels – Boost Your Author Abilities with Nature

Click here to read more about each interview and apply this discount code when you check out: SPRINGDD

PLUS if you’d like to listen to all 6 interviews, buy 5 at the discounted price and we’ll include the 6th interview for FREE. You’ll need to use this special link which you won’t find anywhere else:

Click here to buy 5 interviews and receive the 6th one FREE!

We hope you enjoy the inspiring expertise and experience our speakers share to guide you to succeed as an authentic author in 2012.

To your conscious & creative success!

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PS This introductory offer expires on Thursday 15 March.

PPS If the hyperlink above doesn’t work for any reason, copy and paste the following url into your browser to buy 5 and receive the 6th interview free:

http://www.1shoppingcart.com/SecureCart/SecureCart.aspx?mid=B3A60B13-A1DD-4B49-B8C9-40D8E8407009&pid=5906c51c92684a959f7bd0148ff5dfb5

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March Membership Offer for Aspiring & Published Authors

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

2ndAnniversaryThis month we are celebrating our 2nd anniversary at the International Association of Conscious & Creative Writers (IACCW).

We’re giving away a Bonus Gift for all new Members of FREE access to the digital download of The IACCW Expert’s Guide to Writing, Publishing & Building Your Authentic Platform including the audios of all six interviews PLUS the word-for-word transcript of each interview worth £79 ($128 or EUR 91).

These powerful and inspiring talks by the original six IACCW Experts will teach you all about authentic success as an author in the marketplace today.

PLUS we’re offering a FREE 30 minute telephone coaching session to the first 10 people who join the IACCW before our March Membership Offer deadline of Wednesday 21 March.

We’re inspired to reach out and support as many writers as possible because we believe that 2012 is the time for us all to wake up to our full potential as conscious co-creators and write the book(s) we are here to write.

IACCW_logo vert_purp, goldSML_Resized_68x110So if you’re not yet an IACCW Member, and would like to benefit from my years of personal and professional experience as a publisher, consultant, coach, mentor and writer, check out all that we offer and join here:

http://www.iaccw.com/4/benefits-join

We will contact you by email to schedule your FREE coaching session if you are in the first 10 writers to join and I will look forward to supporting you to take your next steps wherever you currently are on your writing journey.

To give you more of an idea of what it’s like to be an IACCW Member, read about one of our Charter Members experience here.

Let us know if you have any questions by emailing info@iaccw.com and we’ll be happy to answer you by return.

JMstandingingardenEnjoy the journey!

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PS Here’s the link again to read more about the benefits of IACCW membership and to join http://www.iaccw.com/4/benefits-join

PPS This 2nd anniversary celebration offer applies to new memberships only and the deadline for joining to receive the FREE gift mentioned above is Wednesday 21st March – the spring equinox.

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