May’s Media Brand Workshop, Mp3s & Upcoming Events
Hi Everyone,
It’s time for May flowers. We also hope that the creative seeds you’ve been planting are starting to bloom.
In this post:
* Invite to join us for tonight’s 5/2 Media Brand Workshop call at 5:30PM PT / 8:30PM ET.
* Meet us at upcoming events including Book Expo, NATPE’s PitchCon & SBWC
* Mp3 files of recent Media Brand Workshop guest interviews on Life Rights, Crowdfunding & Transmedia.
* Success stories from the Media Brand Workshop.
* Opportunities & resources we like for content creators
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* Invite to join us for tonight’s 5/2 Media Brand Workshop call at 5:30PM PT / 8:30PM ET. We’re three months into the happy experiment that is the 2011 Media Brand Workshop!
This is a program that is all about developing & marketing content across media platforms.
Dial In: 712-432-3100
Bridge: 801264
Here is the handout for our 5/2 call: http://s3.amazonaws.com/MediaBrandWorkshop/Media+Brand+Workshop-5-2-11.pdf
Learn more about what we’re doing in the workshop at our blog: http://mediabrandworkshop.wordpress.com and in our LinkedIn Group “Media Brand Workshop”
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* Meet us at upcoming events including Book Expo, NATPE’s PitchCon & SBWC We’ll be participating at the following events. Please let us know if you are going to be there.
Book Expo America (BEA) in NYC May 23 – 26 (www.bookexpoamerica.com)
Steve Kaplan’s Comedy Intensive June 4 – 5 (www.kaplancomedy.com)
$50 discount – reference Creative Convergence & Paypal skcomedy@aol.com regularly $365, your price $315
NATPE’s PitchCon in Los Angeles (formerly LATVFest) June 9 – 10 (www.natpe.org)
Use promo code: PCSELLTV for $70 off Regularly $345 – your price $275
Santa Barbara Writers Conference (SBWC) June 18 – 23 (www.sbwriters.com) I’ll be speaking on the New Media panel
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* Mp3 files of recent Media Brand Workshop guest interviews on Life Rights, Crowdfunding & Transmedia.
Find the MP3 Files at our Media Brand Workshop blog. Transmedia with Joe LeFavi of Quixotic Transmedia. If you are interested in graphic novels this is jam packed with great insights.
Life Story to Lifetime Television Movie with Libba Phillips http://mediabrandworkshop.wordpress.com/2011/04/07/guest-interview-life-story-to-lifetime-movie-libba-phillips/
Kickstarter & Crowdfunding with Lawrence Stern http://mediabrandworkshop.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/guest-interview-kickstarter-com-crowdfunding-lawrence-stern/
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* Just a few of our success stories from the Media Brand Workshop we’re excited to share:
* Alexis Niki won multiple awards at the LAWebFest and will be heading to the Marseilles Web Fest this October with her web series, My Bitchy Witchy Paris Vacation (www.bitchywitchythefilm.com)
* Thomas Matt published his ebook “Great Fitness” (http://www.facebook.com/l/0602b/bit.ly/ieV0Tk), appeared on the cover of Healthy & Fit Magazine (http://www.healthyandfitmagazine.com/) and is now hosting his own radio show on Fitness Radio at http://ftns.co
* Niya Sisk published her e-book “Bragging Bantering Brawling Stories” available at: http://linkd.in/msm8hg
* Libba Phillips’ life story aired on Lifetime Movie Network http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/bringing-ashley-home
* Lee Geiger secured literary representation for his manuscript “Pearls of Asia”
* Garden Urthark published his e-book “Other World” available at: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/GardenUrthark
* Charlene Costanza published her book “The Thirteenth Gift” with Featherfew available at: http://www.amazon.com/Thirteenth-Gift-Charlene-Costanzo/dp/1891836137
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* Here are a few more opportunities & resources for content creators we like:
Autocrit – Editing Wizard www.autocrit.com
Smashwords www.smashwords.com
Lulu’s Title Scorer Want to know if you’ve got a title that could be a best-seller? Check out: http://www.lulu.com/titlescorer/index.php
Script-a-thon www.thescriptathon.com
Susan Harrow’s PR Secrets www.prsecrets.com
Steve Kaplan’s Comedy Intensive www.kaplancomedy.com
Dan Poynter’s Global Ebook Awards http://awardsforebooks.com/
ScriptShark Blog & Coverage Services www.scriptshark.com
San Francisco Writers University www.sfwritersu.com
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Find us on LinkedIn, Facebook & Twitter Creative Convergence pb@creativecvg.com “Media Brand Workshop” @yourmediabrand @creativecvg
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To your success,
Philippa
