Expanding My Writing Career
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My name is Mandi Bean, and I am currently an English teacher at the high school I graduated from ... which is an entertaining and bizarre as it might sound. But all my life, honestly for as long as I can remember, I've wanted to be a writer: a career author.
In October of 2012, in the midst of Hurricane Sandy, my first novel was published by Martin Sisters Publishing. It's called HER BEAUTIFUL MONSTER, and outside of friends and family and colleagues, I didn't sell many copies. The same publishing company is working with me to publish a second novel, called MOODY BLUE, but to make a splash in the publishing industry, it is necessary to network and make connections.
Recently, my application was accepted to attend the St. Augustine Author-Mentor Workshop which could revolutionize my career and change my life. The goal of the workshop is to prepare my current work-in-progress for commerical publication. I'll work one-on-one with representatives from major publishing companies. The cost to attend is around $3,000 which includes materials, resources, room and board for the four-day event. The event is at the end of February, so I'm in a bit of a time crunch.
This would be a major step in the right direction for attaining my lifelong dream. I've never taken so large a step and I need help. I have 3,649 fans of my Author page on Facebook; if everyone donated just a single dollar, I'd be more than set! It's so rare that such opportunities come along to help someone achieve their wildest dream, and I would be forever indebted to each and every donor regardless of the outcome of the event, because a donation is a tangible sign of support, that you believe in my talent enough to support me in this way.
In October of 2012, in the midst of Hurricane Sandy, my first novel was published by Martin Sisters Publishing. It's called HER BEAUTIFUL MONSTER, and outside of friends and family and colleagues, I didn't sell many copies. The same publishing company is working with me to publish a second novel, called MOODY BLUE, but to make a splash in the publishing industry, it is necessary to network and make connections.
Recently, my application was accepted to attend the St. Augustine Author-Mentor Workshop which could revolutionize my career and change my life. The goal of the workshop is to prepare my current work-in-progress for commerical publication. I'll work one-on-one with representatives from major publishing companies. The cost to attend is around $3,000 which includes materials, resources, room and board for the four-day event. The event is at the end of February, so I'm in a bit of a time crunch.
This would be a major step in the right direction for attaining my lifelong dream. I've never taken so large a step and I need help. I have 3,649 fans of my Author page on Facebook; if everyone donated just a single dollar, I'd be more than set! It's so rare that such opportunities come along to help someone achieve their wildest dream, and I would be forever indebted to each and every donor regardless of the outcome of the event, because a donation is a tangible sign of support, that you believe in my talent enough to support me in this way.
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Mandi Bean
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Ocean Gate, NJ
