Lisa Alpine
writer
dancer
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  Author Robin Triton says, "You are truly inspirational and your help and encouragement is priceless!"
SELF-PUBLISHING BOOT CAMP: 10 Steps to Self-Publishing Success with Lisa Alpine & Carla King

Saturday October 16, 2010. 9 am - 5 pm

Held at the exciting new waterfront arts center on the bay; The Craneway at historic Ford Point in the Marina District of Richmond, right on the San Francisco Bay Trail.

 The $155 workshop fee includes a sit-down lunch at the BoilerHouse Restaurant and our 87-page Self-Publishing Boot Camp Workbook

Don't worry--we won't make you do push-ups in our Boot Camp Workshops! But we will explore each destination on your self-publishing journey from conception to distribution. It's time for you to get that book out of your head and into the marketplace. We'll go through the details that make this 10-step process a successful strategy for any self-publisher that include project definition; developing your platform; business planning; getting ISBNs, barcodes; editing; design; printing (off-set, POD, eBooks, author services); website sales; distribution through traditional and new channels; and ongoing promotion.

The fee includes lunch and our Self-Publishing Boot Camp Workbook ($29.95 value).

View the YouTube video of Lisa & Carla discussing their Boot Camp workshop and workbook.

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TRAVEL WRITING: Map Out the Route to Your Dream Profession
Saturday October 23rd.  10 AM - 4 PM.          $110
Sponsored by The Writing Salon in San Francisco

Do you love to travel? Keep a travel journal? Why not take the next step and turn your daily scribbles into salable articles? You can do this by learning two things: 1) how to improve your storytelling abilities, and 2) how to market your work. "I’ll lead you through the steps of writing a travel story and then targeting and querying your markets [short story anthologies, newspapers, magazines and ezines]," says instructor Lisa Alpine. "We'll also discuss ways to generate other travel-related sources of income, such as writing press releases and doing guidebook research. Whether you're writing about your neighborhood or rafting down the Zambezi, you can develop specialty travel angles that open up publishing avenues beyond the Sunday Travel Section — and still pay well." So come launch your career as a travel writer!


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SAFARI AND TRAVEL WRITING TOUR IN KENYA: Capturing the Adventure: Writing Travel Vignettes with Lisa Alpine
April 13 - 22, 2011

Make your 10-day safari to Nairobi, Nakuru, Maji Moto Maasai Cultural Village and Maasai Mara an even richer experience with the addition of writing exercises woven throughout each day. These Cultural Expeditions to Kenya and beyond, include the regular expedition itinerary with the addition of inspiring teachers who will connect the adventure with your creativity and spirit.
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Read what Lisa's students say about her workshops