TOM BIRD'S WRITER'S ROUNDTABLE
Birdwise News from Tom Bird Seminars
Volume 9 Issue 3, March 01, 2005
IN THIS ISSUE:
- Deadlines on Discounts Extended
- Retreats
DEADLINES ON DISCOUNTS EXTENDED
As I mentioned in note I sent out to you about a week ago, because of the problems we recently had with components of the Internet and the delays in our ability to process registrations and orders, I am extending the deadlines, by two weeks, for the early sign-up discounts I offer on the following two retreats. Here’s all the info you need to be able to both consider and possible sign up for either one or both.
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, I just purchased a new monster of a house in Sedona, 7000 square feet. One of the considerations in doing so was that the house had a separate entrance space of almost 1800 square feet that I could use for my retreats. The following two dates will mark the first time I be holding retreats in that space. As it looks now, I will only be offering in Sedona The Releasing Your Author Within retreat once more this year, probably in September, and I won’t have time to ask David Thalberg back until next January. So if you’re thinking of taking one or both of these retreats in the next few months, I suggest you do what you can to make time in you schedule. I hope you can join us..
RELEASING YOUR AUTHOR WITHIN
Location:
Sedona, Arizona
Dates:
April 28-29-30, 2005
Times:
Thursday, April 28, 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Friday, April 29, 8:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 30, 9:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Description:
This retreat is especially designed for those attempting to start a book or
complete one that just won’t seem to end. Twelve of our fourteen hours
together will be spent writing. Our goals for the retreat are multifaceted
and focus primarily on:
* Helping you move beyond any emotional blocks you have had about writing
your book;
* Establishing a writing routine for you in class that you will be able to
transfer back to you home and real life;
* Move you through an amount of your material equivalent to 1/10th of your
book, which usually boils down to the first 1/10th of your book which is the
hardest to write – once you move through that you should be unstoppable;
* Completing your query letter, which my office will then send out for you
to agents the following week, and thus cementing your commitment to follow
through with your writing aspirations.
Pricing:
* If you have previously attended one of my seminars: $595 ($495)**
* If you have previously attended one of my retreats: $545 ($445)**
* If you’re an IWP student: $495 ($395)**
* If you have never taken one of my classes before: $695 ($595)**
*Register Now! A $100 discount is available to you if you register 30 days
prior to the retreat, prices in brackets (**) represent discounted price.
For further information on this type of retreat, feel free to check out my
website, http://www.ambassu.com, or call my office 928-203-0265.
To register online, from my website choose “Intensive Workshops,” scroll
down and click on the date of the retreat. From there, you can read the
full description and purchase your retreat online via Paypal. When you click
on the “Buy Now” button, the discounted price will pop up, if applicable.
DAVID THALBERG BOOK PROMOTION RETREAT
Where do the world's largest and most influential publishers, former U.S.
Presidents (such as Jimmy Carter), bestselling authors (including Robert
Ludlum and Michael Crichton), and world-renowned celebrities (such as Henry
Kissinger and Sarah, the Duchess of York) go when they want their books to
receive the cutting edge bestsellers best?
To America's most successful, respected publicity and promotional generating
agency - Planned Television Arts. A renowned motivational speaker, David
Thalberg is PTAs Senior Vice President dynamo and will be coming to offer
you the author's advantage usually reserved only for a select few.
Description:
- Getting on Oprah: how DO you do it and when you should go after it
- Why publicity is 100 times better than advertising
- The ‘ins’ and ‘outs’ of every great interview
- The ten questions every interviewer looks for and how to write them
- How to spot and utilize the 3 types of interviewers to your advantage
- Real life stories about the "legends" in the business and what you can learn from them
- Understanding the differences between retainers and "pay for placement" PR and why it's important to you
- What does a publicity department do for you at a publishing firm and what that means for you
- Designing a press release that will generate results and get the media to pick up the phone and call you
- How does a first-time author with limited royalty checks advance his book with a PR campaign he or she can afford?
- Reveal inside information on how to make friends in the media
- Offer simple but effective ways to get others to spread your message
- Millions of dollars of industries secrets revealed by the pros.
- Tom will help you compose the necessary pitch letters, press releases, and other materials that few, if any, publisher's publicists even know how to write.
Dates/Location:
May 12–14, 2005 – Sedona, Arizona
Times:
Thursday 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Friday 8:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Saturday 8:30 – 3:30 p.m.
To Register:
Web: http://www.ambassu.com
(choose Intensive Workshops, then scroll down for the retreat date to
register online OR choose About Tom Bird, click on Classes and Seminars,
then Thalberg Retreat.) Or Call: 928-203-0265 and ask for Shawna.
Pricing:
For students who have attended a seminar: $995.00 ($795)*
For students who have attended a past retreat: $945.00 ($745)*
For members of the Intensive Writer's Program: $895.00 ($695)*
Regular price is: $1195.00 ($995)*
Register up to 30 days in advance to receive a $200 discount. Prices in ( )*
represent the sale price.
-Tom
