SERVICES FOR WRITERS

Award-winning author Lynne Finney, J.D., M.S.W., provides consulting services, workshops, and classes for writers. She taught writing at the University of Utah, American University, and Loyola University Law School, and at writers conferences, sponsored by Writers at Work, the Utah League of Writers, the Utah Arts Council, West Jordan Arts Council, writers groups, and the Park City Library. She also teaches haiku classes for children and teens based on her new highly acclaimed poetry gift book, Windows to the Light - Enriching Your Spirit with Haiku Meditations, illustrated by Utah's finest artists.

READ LYNNE'S ARTICLES FOR WRITERS "Promote Your Book on Radio and TV - On a Shoestring" in the January, 2001, issue of ByLine magazine (a national magazine for writers) and "Your Creative Toolbox" in the December 2001 issue of ByLine.

Lynne provides workshops, classes, and consulting services on the following topics:

SUCCESSFUL WRITING - FICTION AND NONFICTION

Techniques for improving your writing, tapping into your inner creativity, and editing your writing to impress publishers. Discover the tricks to tight writing. Learn how to make your story or article flow and hold the reader's interest.

HOW TO GET YOUR WRITINGS PUBLISHED

Reach for the Rainbow, Lynne's first book, now in its second edition and 25th printing, was originally self-published. After over 21,000 copies were in print, four major New York publishers bid for the rights. Penguin Putnam published the second edition and a Chinese edition was released in 2003. Her second book was Reach for Joy; How to Find the Right Therapist and Therapy for You. Clear Your Past, Change Your Future is in multiple printings, with editions in Spain, Russia, India, and soon China. Lynne acted as her own agent in the sale of her books. Her articles have been published in numerous magazines, newspapers, and technical journals.

In this popular publishing workshop, you will learn:

how to choose potential publishers, write dynamic queries and proposals, target markets, and overcome rejection blues.

Understand publishing contacts and how to protect your interests. Is it better to have an agent or act as your own? Should you go with a large publisher or a small one? Maximize foreign rights.

Evaluate the pros and cons of self-publishing; discover how to make a self-published book successful. Avoid the perils of e-publishing.

HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR WRITING

Lynne is a former radio talk show host who won a first place award from the Utah Broadcasters Association. To promote her books, she booked her own guest appearances on over two hundred radio and television shows, including The Leeza Show, morning talk shows, NPR, and three times on Larry King's shows. Larry King said about Lynne on the air: "Terrific guest! A great two hours!", invited her back twice, and selected her show to repeat as one of "The Best of Larry King." She's media savvy; hosts consistently invite her back for repeat appearances. A regular guest on radio shows across the U.S. and Canada, Lynne is also a monthly guest on a popular web radio show (www.beyondtherordinary.com). Many magazines and newspapers have interviewed Lynne, including The Washington Post and the New York Daily News.

Lynne reveals secrets for getting on talk shows, taking advantage of free advertising opportunities, and promoting your writings nationally and internationally on a shoestring budget.

Learn what to say on talk shows, how to encourage and respond to callers, and how to get invited back. Plus: practical tips on dress, makeup, and other ways to make your television appearances successful.

Discover how to write articles to promote your work for free promotions and ways to attract print interviews.

TAP INTO YOUR UNLIMITED CREATIVITY -
AND NEVER HAVE WRITER'S BLOCK AGAIN

Are you stuck? Do you have problems completing projects? Do you have work you've never tried to get published? Lynne can help you turn your blocks into a castle.

Discover new ways to tap into your infinite source of creativity. Learn to write without blocks or limitations. Explore techniques for integrating the two sides of your brain, thinking in new ways, finding your unique voice, contacting your muse, and getting ideas to flow.

Workshops and classes are designed to meet the needs of sponsors and fees are based on the number of sessions.

HAIKU CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, AND ADULTS

These workshops are based on Lynne's new book, Windows to the Light - Enriching Your Spirit with Haiku Meditations.

CREATE HAIKU, SEE MIRACLES, AND FIND THE HERO WITHIN

A creative, fun-filled workshop where children learn about and create haiku poetry. The workshop is designed to stimulate creativity, improve confidence and self-esteem and help children overcome fears and believe in their unlimited potential. Children have fun, learn about haiku poetry, and write their own haiku through interactive discussion and readings from Windows to the Light. Where possible, children take a short walk outside to look closely at details in nature before writing a haiku or drawing what they see.

Classes are available for children from kindergarten to high school ages. Older children write haiku and younger ones draw pictures of what they see in nature. Lynne's interactions and responses are positive and draw out the best in children. They are encouraged to ask questions and develop their own styles and ideas.

EDITING, CONSULTING,AND MANUSCRIPT EVALUATIONS

Lynne will critique and edit your

* query letters and proposals
* manuscripts
* ads for marketing your work
* proposals and outlines for talk show hosts

Fees for consulting and editing services are on an hourly basis.

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT LYNNE'S WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, AND CONSULTING SERVICES, please send e-mail to lynnefinney@yahoo.com or write to

Lynne Finney
c/o Changes Publishing
PO Box 681539
Park City, UT 84068-1539