Dear Writing Sisters,
I hope you enjoy this short video clip about my mythic fairy tale Swamp Walking Woman.
The book is for our green earth and to encourage women to be strong in these hard times.
It's also fun. There are darning needle (dragon fly) helpers, frog helpers, a mean gatoress to fight, and little fireflies to light because a chemical in the swamp has taken their light.
Love, Trish Lapidus
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Friday, October 1, 2010
Oct.16 & 17 Stratford Center (next to the public library)
Act 11 Counseling & Synthesis
Are you ready? You'll never be the same again;Life Coaching classes.
Saturday: Meet your Self and your empowerment
Sunday a.m. circle, networking, meditation and guided imagery. (no charge)
After Lunch: What is a sub personality and how does it move you? with Brad Roth, trainer & counselor
Fees for classes with sliding scale as needed. Work swaps. Bring a sandwich & join us for lunch breaks.
All classes are taught by counselors.
For reservation & details: Cynthia P Russell PhD - psynnie@aol.com
For reservation & details: Cynthia P Russell PhD - psynnie@aol.com
203 377-2421
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
The International Women's Writing Guild Presents its 60th Big Apple Conference
The International Women's Writing Guild
Presents its 60th
Big Apple Conference
October 16 & 17, 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Making Meaning from Myth and Memoir
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Open House: Meet the Authors/Meet the Agents
National Arts Club
(15 Gramercy Park South at East 20th St.
near Park Ave., New York City)
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PROGRAM
Saturday, October 16
9:00-9:30 am: Registration
9:30-10:00 am: Introduction
10:15-12:30 pm: Making Meaning from Myth and Memoir with Maureen Murdock
A one-day workshop exploring the mythic themes used by contemporary memoirists — myths that inform your life as you write:
The elements of memoir writing
Mythic themes
12:30 - 1: 45 pm: LUNCH
1:45 – 5:00 pm: Myth and Memoir (continues)
Readings from contemporary memoirists
Come prepared to look at the myths that inform your life as you write to make meaning from memory
The afternoon will also include a short presentation by Sheila J. Levine on Defamation and related Legal Issues of interest to writers of memoir.
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WORKSHOP DIRECTORS
Maureen Murdock, M.A., M.F.T., is a depth psychotherapist and past Chair of the MA Counseling Psychology Program at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara. She has taught creative writing in the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program for the past 20 years, where she received the Outstanding Teacher Award in 1995. She has written a memoir about her mother's struggle with Alzheimer's — Unreliable Truth: On Memoir and Memory — which is also a reflection on the nature of memoir writing. She is the author of three internationally published books: The Heroine’s Journey, Fathers' Daughter: Breaking the Ties that Bind, and Spinning Inward, and is the editor of Monday Morning Memoirs: Women in the Second Half of Life. She teaches memoir writing internationally and her books have been translated into 12 languages.
Sheila J. Levine is a publishing lawyer in New York City. She began her career in Subsidiary Rights at Doubleday and became Contracts and Copyright Manager and Managing Editor at Popular Library, a paperback imprint owned by CBS. She has had her own practice in publishing and intellectual property law for over twenty years, representing authors, agents, and publishers. Her goal is to help clients protect their rights and grow in today’s complex, fascinating, and challenging print and electronic publishing environments.
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Sunday, October 17
Meet the Authors (Sunday, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm)
Eleven recently-published Guild authors will speak about their trials and tribulations: How they got themselves published—through an agent, via self-publishing, or by some other means—and how their books are currently being promoted. Questions are invited from the audience
BARBARA BARNUM, Spirituality in Nursing: From Traditional to New Age, Springer Publishing, 2010
JULIE GENOVESE, Nothing Short of Joy, Behler Publications, 2010
RUTH LEHRER, My Book of Ruth: Reflections of a Jewish Girl, AuthorHouse,2010
MAUREEN HOGAN LUTZ, Diamonds in the Snow: Rescuing the Senses in the Aftermath of Breast Cancer, Pendulum Publications, 2010
ROSARY O’NEILL, The Awakening of Kate Chopin and Blackjack: The Thief of Possession, Samuel French, 2010
JAYNE A. PEARL, Kids, Wealth and Consequences: Ensuring a Responsible Financial Future for the Next Generation, Bloomberg Press, 2010
HOPE PLAYER, Find the Numbers for Your Business Plan, Full Court Press, 2010
LYNNE ROGERS, How to Be a Working Actor: The Insider's Guide to Finding Jobs in Theater, Film, and Television, Back Stage Books, 2008
CARREN STROCK, A Writer's Journey: What to Know Before, During and After Writing a Book, Gray Rabbit Publishing, 2010
BARBARA M. TRAYNOR, Second Career Volunteer: A Passionate, Pennywise Approach to Retirement, The Troy Book Makers, 2009
Book Fair of Books by Author Panel
Lunch
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Meet the Agents (Sunday, 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm)
The “Meet the Agents” Open House has yielded wonderful matches between authors and agents over the years. The agents introduce themselves at the podium and speak about their "shop,"; trends in the marketplace, hits and misses. Then, members of the audience seek out those agents whom they wish to meet. After you introduce yourself and speak briefly about your work, the agent will let you know if he or she is interested in hearing from and possibly working with you and how to submit your work.
Agents (plus occasional publishers and editors): Serendipity Literary Agency (Foladé Bell), The Croce Agency (Nicholas Croce), Kimberley Cameron & Associates (April Eberhardt), Diana Finch Literary Agency (Diana Finch), Don Congdon & Associates (Katie Grimm), Sheila J. Levine (Publishing Lawyer), A. Mecke Company (Amanda Mecke), Anderson Literary Management (Christine Mervart), Rita Rosenkranz Agency (Rita Rosenkranz), Regina Ryan Publishing Enterprises (Regina Ryan), and others.
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REGISTRATION FEES
(Attend all Saturday and Sunday events and save up to $70.00, or pay for individual sessions)
Special Full Conference Discount (Both days, all events)
Members: $180.00 Non-Members: $205.00
(a sumptuous buffet lunch is included on both days)
Saturday, October 16 (9:00 am – 5:00 pm)
“Making Meaning from Myth and Memoir”
Members: $125.00 Non-Members: $135.00
(a sumptuous buffet lunch is included)
Sunday, October 17 Full-Day Discount (morning and afternoon sessions)
Members: $125.00 Non-Members: $135.00
(a sumptuous buffet lunch is included)
Sunday, October 18 (10 am - 1:00 pm)
MEET THE AUTHORS Open House & Book Fair
Members: $50.00 Non-Members: $60.00
(a sumptuous buffet lunch on-site may be requested for $25)
MEET THE AGENTS Open House (2:30 PM to 6:00 PM)
INTRODUCTORY AGENT FORUM & ONE-ON-ONE MEETING WITH AGENTS
Members: $75.00 Non-Members: $85.00
IWWG MEMBERSHIP: $55.00 (online subscription to Network) or $65 (print subscription).
(Members receive discounts on all IWWG workshop fees.)
To join the IWWG online, visit www.iwwg.org and click on the JOIN NOW! button on the right side of the screen.
To register online for the Big Apple Conference and pay with a credit card, visit www.iwwg.org and click on the EVENTS tab and then on the REGISTER ONLINE VIA PAYPAL link underneath the Big Apple Workshop listing.
To register by Mail, send a check to: IWWG, PO Box 810, Gracie Station., New York, NY 10028.
Credit cards are not accepted at the door. Cash and personal checks are accepted.
Registration fees are recorded as they are received. We do not mail out confirmation receipts. For confirmation, call (212) 737-7536. (In the event of your cancellation, payments may be applied to a future IWWG event.)
For further information, telephone or email the IWWG at (212) 737-7536 or dirhahn@aol.com
New Dreamwatch® Blog … the paranormal experiences of ordinary people
Dreamwatch.com has been online for nearly 15 years with stories submitted from at least 11 countries and 26 U.S. states. (Some stories are submitted anonymously so the totals are likely higher.) Dreamwatch stories rotate out with recent submissions at the page top; the oldest are removed. Most writers simply want to share their experience and know that someone believes them. Some are terrified and want the experiences to stop, but all want answers. Read what everyday people—like you and me—are writing about their psychic dreams, premonitions, ghost sightings, and more.
Dreamwatch Blog Launched July 29 2010. Over time (before blogs were invented), site visitors frequently asked for comments about their strange and sometimes frightening experiences. The new Dreamwatch blog opens that dialog. I’ll also be posting thoughts about supernatural subjects and about my fiction writing inspired by those interests. I’m currently revising a paranormal thriller. I intend to post weekly, maybe more often because people are writing about stunning supernatural experiences that I think you’ll want to read about.
I’ve been decluttering and cleaning up the pages of the Dreamwatch site while I work on a structural overhaul and redesign. As a graphic designer in my day job, the site design and web graphics come easy to me but mastering the new software technology for site construction and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) has been a frustrating trial of my patience. I hope to upload the new site by October 1.
More great news. I received the official certificate this month. Dreamwatch® is now a Registered Trademark.
Write about your paranormal experience, comment on a story, or just wish me luck.
Visit the Dreamwatch Site at:
http://www.dreamwatch.com/
and
The Dreamwatch Blog at:
http://www.dreamwatch.com/blog1/
Thank you all for your interest and support!
Kathryn Rose Orzech
Dreamwatch Blog Launched July 29 2010. Over time (before blogs were invented), site visitors frequently asked for comments about their strange and sometimes frightening experiences. The new Dreamwatch blog opens that dialog. I’ll also be posting thoughts about supernatural subjects and about my fiction writing inspired by those interests. I’m currently revising a paranormal thriller. I intend to post weekly, maybe more often because people are writing about stunning supernatural experiences that I think you’ll want to read about.
I’ve been decluttering and cleaning up the pages of the Dreamwatch site while I work on a structural overhaul and redesign. As a graphic designer in my day job, the site design and web graphics come easy to me but mastering the new software technology for site construction and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) has been a frustrating trial of my patience. I hope to upload the new site by October 1.
More great news. I received the official certificate this month. Dreamwatch® is now a Registered Trademark.
Write about your paranormal experience, comment on a story, or just wish me luck.
Visit the Dreamwatch Site at:
http://www.dreamwatch.com/
and
The Dreamwatch Blog at:
http://www.dreamwatch.com/blog1/
Thank you all for your interest and support!
Kathryn Rose Orzech
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Judith Barr - Power Abused Power Healed
This Fall . . . I am delighted to share with you two innovative workshops that will inform, intrigue, inspire, help you heal, and give you a taste of my pioneering work.
WHY DO WE HAVE TO DO THIS OVER AND OVER?
Exploring The Roots of Prejudice
Recently I watched two movies in a day. One I was reviewing to possibly share with others. The other came to me on the heels of the first. They were both about prejudice in our world. They both moved me deeply. On the same day I saw several news stories about prejudice today. I walked through my day with my heart feeling the pain of the prejudice in our world and with the question running through my mind, heart, and body . . . Why do we have to do this over and over? From that day and that question, this workshop was birthed into being.
Whether we know it or not . . . whether we want to know it or not . . . we all have currents of prejudice within our psyches. The roots of prejudice, our own and that of others, are based not only in how we were educated and what was modeled for us…but also in more primal experiences from our childhood.
Where does our fear of those who are different from ourselves come from? How can we explore and heal our fear of “the other” and in doing so, heal prejudice in ourselves and our world?
In this unique and innovative workshop, participants will learn about the real roots of prejudice…and about the vast healing that is possible, individually and globally. The workshop will be part conceptual and part experiential – mostly experiential. Some participants will have the opportunity to actively explore the roots of their own prejudices in a piece of work with me. Others will have the chance to explore more receptively through witnessing others, sharing, and working within.
DATE: Saturday, October 23th, 2010, 1pm to 5pm
REGISTER BY: October 2
PLACE: Judith Barr’s Office, minutes from Route 25 and Brookfield Center.
FEE: $65
For more information or to register, please visit:
http://www.judithbarr.com/PowerAbusedPowerHealed/pages/roots-prejudice.htm
AGING WITH GRACE FROM THE INSIDE OUT
Aging is a challenging journey for most people. And now, as the baby boomers are beginning to “come of age” we are seeing just how challenging it is. Women aging but trying so to look younger and younger. Men aging but using Viagra and Cialis to try and stay “virile.” Men and women choosing much younger “trophy spouses” in order to appear younger themselves. Having plastic surgeries to erase the signs of aging. People lying about their ages. People buying endless, expensive products to do away with wrinkles and grey hair in an effort to appear more “youthful.” Many feeling "it's too late to . . ." do something or finish something they've always felt called to do. People, young and old, buying into ageist stereotypes: “old people drive slow, walk slow, are slow;” “old people eat tapioca, sleep a lot, are technologically backwards, and are closed minded about anything new;” “old people can’t hear, see, think.”
Many of my clients work with me about what aging brings up in them. Each one finds there are numerous roots . . . some individual and some cultural. But the central root for each of us is deeply related to the primal experiences we had early on in our lives.
Where does your fear of aging come from? How can we explore and heal our fear of “growing old” and in doing so, help to heal that fear not only in ourselves but also in our world?
In this ground-breaking workshop, participants will begin to explore their own fears about aging and contribute to healing their “aging issues,” both individually and on a global scale. The workshop will be mostly experiential and part conceptual. As time allows, participants who volunteer will have the opportunity to actively explore the roots of their own fears of aging in a piece of work with me, or to explore through witnessing others, sharing, and working within.
DATE: Sunday, November 14th, 2010, 1pm to 5pm
REGISTER BY: October 24
PLACE: Judith Barr’s Office, minutes from Route 25 and Brookfield Center.
FEE: $65
For more information or to register, please visit
http://www.judithbarr.com/PowerAbusedPowerHealed/pages/aging-grace.htm
Also . . . I am delighted to be able to share with you an interview I did with Bob Johnson for his show Authors on Deck, on both Blog Talk Radio and WPKN. You can hear this interview, on the subject of the real roots of tragedies like the recent shooting in Manchester, CT, at http://www.judithbarr.com/PowerAbusedPowerHealed/pages/audio1.htm.
Many blessings in your healing journey.
Judith Barr
WHY DO WE HAVE TO DO THIS OVER AND OVER?
Exploring The Roots of Prejudice
Recently I watched two movies in a day. One I was reviewing to possibly share with others. The other came to me on the heels of the first. They were both about prejudice in our world. They both moved me deeply. On the same day I saw several news stories about prejudice today. I walked through my day with my heart feeling the pain of the prejudice in our world and with the question running through my mind, heart, and body . . . Why do we have to do this over and over? From that day and that question, this workshop was birthed into being.
Whether we know it or not . . . whether we want to know it or not . . . we all have currents of prejudice within our psyches. The roots of prejudice, our own and that of others, are based not only in how we were educated and what was modeled for us…but also in more primal experiences from our childhood.
Where does our fear of those who are different from ourselves come from? How can we explore and heal our fear of “the other” and in doing so, heal prejudice in ourselves and our world?
In this unique and innovative workshop, participants will learn about the real roots of prejudice…and about the vast healing that is possible, individually and globally. The workshop will be part conceptual and part experiential – mostly experiential. Some participants will have the opportunity to actively explore the roots of their own prejudices in a piece of work with me. Others will have the chance to explore more receptively through witnessing others, sharing, and working within.
DATE: Saturday, October 23th, 2010, 1pm to 5pm
REGISTER BY: October 2
PLACE: Judith Barr’s Office, minutes from Route 25 and Brookfield Center.
FEE: $65
For more information or to register, please visit:
http://www.judithbarr.com/PowerAbusedPowerHealed/pages/roots-prejudice.htm
AGING WITH GRACE FROM THE INSIDE OUT
Aging is a challenging journey for most people. And now, as the baby boomers are beginning to “come of age” we are seeing just how challenging it is. Women aging but trying so to look younger and younger. Men aging but using Viagra and Cialis to try and stay “virile.” Men and women choosing much younger “trophy spouses” in order to appear younger themselves. Having plastic surgeries to erase the signs of aging. People lying about their ages. People buying endless, expensive products to do away with wrinkles and grey hair in an effort to appear more “youthful.” Many feeling "it's too late to . . ." do something or finish something they've always felt called to do. People, young and old, buying into ageist stereotypes: “old people drive slow, walk slow, are slow;” “old people eat tapioca, sleep a lot, are technologically backwards, and are closed minded about anything new;” “old people can’t hear, see, think.”
Many of my clients work with me about what aging brings up in them. Each one finds there are numerous roots . . . some individual and some cultural. But the central root for each of us is deeply related to the primal experiences we had early on in our lives.
Where does your fear of aging come from? How can we explore and heal our fear of “growing old” and in doing so, help to heal that fear not only in ourselves but also in our world?
In this ground-breaking workshop, participants will begin to explore their own fears about aging and contribute to healing their “aging issues,” both individually and on a global scale. The workshop will be mostly experiential and part conceptual. As time allows, participants who volunteer will have the opportunity to actively explore the roots of their own fears of aging in a piece of work with me, or to explore through witnessing others, sharing, and working within.
DATE: Sunday, November 14th, 2010, 1pm to 5pm
REGISTER BY: October 24
PLACE: Judith Barr’s Office, minutes from Route 25 and Brookfield Center.
FEE: $65
For more information or to register, please visit
http://www.judithbarr.com/PowerAbusedPowerHealed/pages/aging-grace.htm
Also . . . I am delighted to be able to share with you an interview I did with Bob Johnson for his show Authors on Deck, on both Blog Talk Radio and WPKN. You can hear this interview, on the subject of the real roots of tragedies like the recent shooting in Manchester, CT, at http://www.judithbarr.com/PowerAbusedPowerHealed/pages/audio1.htm.
Many blessings in your healing journey.
Judith Barr
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