You are invited to . . . A weekend that will: Bring joy into your life Challenge your body, mind and spirit Fill you with helpful information Awaken and nourish your innate creativity Strengthen your connection with your Soul
Carol Chapman	Only $99.99!	Jean Keating and Puff (Puff regrets he cannot make it to Alaska.)
	Bring a friend, and pay only $89.99 each. To arrange a "two for" price reduction, email me at Carol@CarolChapmanLive.com.

Best-selling spirituality author Carol Chapman and

National award-winning mystery writer, Jean Keating

invite you to a weekend of creative exploration and accomplishment.

When	Saturday and Sunday, August 15 and 16, 2009
Where	The A.T.O.M. Center, 4025 Raspberry Road, Anchorage, Alaska (at 4 Corners, behind the Tastee Freeze)
Time	Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday:  12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Fee:	Save Right Now! Only $90.00 until the end of July 31st
	Bring a friend! Only $80.00 each for Two People who register together on or before July 31st "Write to me at Carol@CarolChapmanLive.com," says Carol Chapman, "and I will send you an email so you can pay the $160 total for two by credit card." August 1st and after, including at the door: $100.00 for the weekend

  Only $99.99 for the whole weekend!

Register with a friend and pay only $89.99 each!
Email Carol at Carol@CarolChapmanLive.com to register with a friend!

 For more information:

Call 757-810-5347 (Carol) or 757-220-3385 (Jean) or

Email Carol@CarolChapmanLive.com!

A free program on the evening of Friday, August 14th by the authors will discuss A Cause for Paws (a look at the many usages of animals in fiction) and The Dream Connection (how to use your dreams and intuition in the creative process).

Best-selling spirituality author and speaker, Carol Chapman, who has spoken at the A.T.O.M. Center before, says, “I have spent a lot of time developing my psychic abilities. Then, I read in the Edgar Cayce readings that creative development is as valid an expression of soul forces as is psychic development. In fact, Cayce says that if you have been given talents in this lifetime and As a result, I started writing in earnest. Most of us can write. Many of us have books in our minds waiting to come out. Honestly, it is easier that you think! Come out to the August 15 and 16 weekend and start your creative adventure!”

Your book may be fiction – a mystery, romance, or an action adventure.

It may be a memoir, a family history, a narration of a personal experience

or a “how-to” of knowledge and abilities you take for granted

that are easy for you but that others would like to know about. 

National award winning author Jean Keating turned a need to find a challenge after retirement from NASA and a research administrative job into a rewarding career as a dog mystery writer. Along with her service (hearing assist) dog Puff, a six-pound papillon, she writes and promotes her mystery series and other dog related books.  “I wanted to utilize my love for my dogs, the fun we share together, and my data analysis talents to produce the word puzzles that are my mysteries and achieve something lasting from each day. Each day is a new opportunity to create something lasting, and I never tire of the comments from my readers about their enjoyment of the plots and the descriptions of Sky, the dog in the series, who bears a remarkable resemblance to Puff.  Each of us has a well of creative thought within us, just waiting to get out and add cheer and encouragement to those around us. Come join us and share yours.”

We will explore the many reasons and ways to get your story into a book

and how to promote it.

Private sessions available Saturday and Sunday night and Monday during the day. Fee: $100 per hour. What kind of private sessions are available?

       1. (Jean Keating) Take a look at your life and decide the direction you would like to take with your writing project - conventional publishing route or self-publishing, fiction or non-fiction,  memoir, mystery, etc.

       2. (Carol Chapman) What works best for you in your creative expression and how to tap into expression your soul direction through your creativity: Dreams, meditation, determining your ideals? This session includes a psychic attunement question/answer.

       3. (Jean Keating) Fiction Book Plotting

       4. (Carol Chapman) Spiritual Counseling - not necessarily about writing

For private sessions, email Carol at Carol@CarolChapmanLive.com to  register.
 
Ask about: If you are interested in working with Jean and Carol during the long winter months while you are writing your book, we also have an opportunity for a follow-up, on-going telephone mentoring program beginning in September.

Class Schedule 

EVERYONE HAS A BOOK IN THEM
Carol Chapman and Jean Keating
A.T.O.M. Center                        August 14, 15, 16

August 14, Friday – 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. (free)
 
A Cause for Paws: introduces Jean Keating as a writer of animal related novels/articles; Puff apologies for not being available to add his input

The Dream Connection: introduces Carol Chapman as a writer of spirituality nonfiction books:                                     One of the best ways of “downloading” from your subconscious mind             to the written word is by working with your dreams.

Saturday, August 15 

9-10:30     Carol:
            The Intuitive Process of Writing and Taking Photographs
The Creative Process: How to Write easily and quickly
                                                     How to take photographs to illustrate your writing          
 (Weather permitting, we will go outside to take photographs.
            BRING YOUR CAMERA)   

10:45 - 12:15    Jean
            Why do you want to be a published author? 
            Why dictates which route to getting published is right for you?
Your reasons will dictate the best path for you to take to get there, and just as each person’s goal may differ, the path you evaluate and choose will be different. Which route is right for you depends on many factors such as:
            1. Money, 2. Your age, 3. Time, energy, funds and technical abilities, 4.                  Control you want over finished product, 5. Amount of effort you’re willing to expend in promotion and sales
                   
1:30 - 3:00     Carol
            Is the traditional route with agents and a big publisher for you?
            Whether you want to take the traditional route or not, you will need to                 know how to propose and write articles to promote and market your work. This session describes the route to take to get your work published and promoted.

·    You need to be published first
·    How to get published without being published
·    How to write the Query Letter
·    Book Proposal (in the case of a book)
·    Submitting manuscript
·    Acceptance or Rejection – what to do next
·    Negotiating with editor/agent
·    Continuing relationship with editor/agent/publisher

3:15 - 4:45     Jean
        Self-publishing, how to do it:
ISBN numbers, logo, editors, PR people, computer skills with ADOBE PhotoShop.
        Traditional Printing: storage problems, balance of price against print runs, taxes
        Print On Demand: Authorhouse, iUniverse, Lightning Source, Authorsurge, Lulu
        - advantages
        - disadvantages

Sunday, August 16, 2009

1st Afternoon Session    Jean
        Now, you’ve published a book.  Where do you go from here? 
Whichever route you choose in publishing, some promotion is necessary.
When you publish, you have to talk about promotion and you have to keep up to date. 

        Even if your book is to provide memories for your family, you have to plan for how you’re going to reach family members, how you’re going to take and fill orders and distribute them.

What are the characteristics of your audience?
What is your platform:  how are you positioned to promote your book? What clubs, internet groups, newspaper and radio contacts do you have that will allow you to advertise the availability of your book


2nd Afternoon Session    Carol
        You can start to promote your book now, even before it is written!
        Internet presence – social networking (web/blog)
        Writing articles to be published in magazines and online
        Speaking at Rotary/library events/schools


Private One Hour Sessions
        Available Saturday and Sunday evening (August 15 and 16) and during the day
        on Monday, August 17th. Private Sessions: $100.00 per hour.
Contact Carol at Carol@CarolChapmanLive.com to arrange private sessions.

To register, please contact Carol Chapman at Carol@CarolChapmanLive.com.
For questions, call Carol at (757)810-5347 or Jean at (757)220-3385
Fee for the weekend: $99.99

Only $99.99 for the whole weekend!

Register with a friend and pay only $89.99 each!
Email Carol at Carol@CarolChapmanLive.com to register with a friend!