Long Ridge Writers Group - Writing for Adults

<body topmargin="0"> <div align="center"> <table border="0" width="500" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <img border="0" src="images/LRWG-Logo.gif" width="300" height="85"></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" width="400"> <tr> <td> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">If you</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">’</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">ve ever dreamed of writing and seeing your words in print, here</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">’</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">s your best chance to test that dream and find out if you have the aptitude to make it a <i>reality</i>.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"><br>       Read on to discover:</font></p> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">how to get your writing aptitude tested <b>FREE</b> by professionals . . . </font></li> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">how to benefit from a celebrated course that has turned hundreds of aspiring </font></li> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">writers into published authors . . .</font></li> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">how to write like a pro</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia; color: black">—</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">and <i>how to sell what you write</i>.</font></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="center"> <table border="0" width="500"> <tr> <td> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"><br> Dear Friend,</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">      I first dreamed of becoming a writer when my third-grade teacher encouraged my early attempts. But, life being what it is, I kept deferring my dream until </font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">“</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">later,</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">”</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"> and 30 years slipped by.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">      Then I saw a magazine ad for the home-study school that created <i> Breaking into Print</i>. As my childhood dream returned in a rush, I was where you may be right now. </font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">      I realized that </font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">“</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">later</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">”</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"> might never come if I didn</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">’</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">t grab this chance finally to test my dream.</font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" width="500"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="margin-right: 20px"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">      I took the school</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">’</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">s free test, and within a year of my enrollment, I sold 12 articles. Now, after writing hundreds of published articles and more than 50 books, I</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">’</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">m passing along the secrets of my success to others who dare to test their dream. </font></p> <p align="center" style="margin-right: 20px"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"><b>Learn to write like a pro</b></font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia; color: black; font-weight:700">—</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"><b><br> and sell what you write </b></font></p> <p style="margin-right: 20px"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">      We</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">’</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">ve developed a test that accurately reveals writing potential. If you demonstrate that all-important potential, we</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">’</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">ll teach you how to write the kinds of stories and articles that the <b> $200 billion publishing market</b> is looking for.</font></p> <p style="margin-right: 20px"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">      You</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">’</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">ll learn how to write like a pro</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia; color: black">—</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">and how to <i>sell</i> what you write. Since we introduced our <i> Breaking into Print</i> program, more than 1,000 of our students and graduates have already been published.</font></p> <p align="center" style="margin-right: 20px"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"><b>You receive one-on-one support and guidance from your personal mentor </b> </font></p> <p align="left" style="margin-right: 20px"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">      If you qualify for <i>Breaking into Print</i>, you</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">’</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">ll be paired</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia; color: black">—</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">as I was</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia; color: black">—</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">with a nationally published author or professional editor as your personal mentor. You</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">’</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">ll learn by doing</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia; color: black">—</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">that is, by <i>writing potentially saleable material starting with your first assignment. </i></font></p> <p align="left" style="margin-right: 20px"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">     Although your initial efforts may be clumsy, your mentor</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">’</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">s expert guidance and enthusiastic support and suggestions <i>written right on your manuscript</i> help you to develop increasingly polished and professional skills. </font></p> <p align="left" style="margin-right: 20px"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">      You</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">’</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">ll discover how to </font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">“</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">mine</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">”</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"> your everyday experiences, as well as your observations, memories, and imagination, for potentially publishable writing. </font></p> <p align="left" style="margin-right: 20px"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">      You</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">’</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">ll develop a close one-on-one working relationship with your mentor that enables you to find your individual </font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia"> “</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">voice</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">”</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"> as a writer, build your strengths, and eliminate weaknesses.</font></td> <td> <p align="right" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <img border="0" src="images/basket-of-blessings2.gif" width="110" height="150"><p align="right" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <img border="0" src="images/squeeze-the-moment.gif" width="110" height="153"><p align="right" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <img border="0" src="images/help,-lord,-again.gif" width="110" height="153"><p align="right" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <img border="0" src="images/gettin-old-still.gif" width="110" height="154"><p align="right" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <img border="0" src="images/Hook-Your-Kids-on-Books.gif" width="110" height="154"></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" width="500"> <tr> <td width="240"> <table border="0" width="230" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#D2DDF9" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td> <img border="0" src="images/Karen.gif" width="230" height="180"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"> <p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: -10px">  </p> <p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <b> <span style="font-family: Verdana"> <font size="2">“</font></span><font face="Verdana" size="2">advice, encouragement, <br> and, as often as you <br> earn it, praise</font><span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">”</font></span></b></p> <p style="margin:0 10px; " align="left"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">Whether you work with me or one of my nationally published colleagues, your instructor will read and edit your manuscripts line-by-line, and send you detailed letters of advice, encouragement, and, as often as you earn it, praise. You'll get constant support, constructive criticism, <i>priceless</i> tips, and you'll learn <i>invaluable</i> marketing techniques from someone who knows how to succeed in the marketplace. </font></p> <p align="right" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-right:20px"> <span style="font-family: Verdana; "> <font style="font-size: 9pt">—</font></span><i><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">Karen O'Connor</font></i><p align="right" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">  </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td> <p align="center"><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"><b> You</b></font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia; font-weight:700">’</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"><b>ll learn how to write the kinds of stories and articles that editors are looking for.</b></font></p> <p><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">      Your personal mentor will help you to turn the raw material of your writing into the kinds of professionally crafted stories and articles that editors are looking for. </font></p> <p><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">      In addition, your mentor will guide you step-by-step to the niche in fiction or nonfiction that suits your writing strengths and interests, and show you how to market your finished work. </font> </p> <p><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">      As an added advantage, there are no classes to go to; you work at home, at your own pace, on your schedule.</font></td> </tr> </table> <div align="center"> <table border="0" width="500"> <tr> <td> <p style="margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"><i><br> No other writing program offers you such intense personal instruction from nationally published writers and editors trained in nurturing new writers.</i></font></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> <div align="center"> <table border="0" width="500"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p align="center" style="margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </p> <p align="center" style="margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia; font-weight:700">“</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: 700">Thank you for renewing my faith</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia; font-weight:700">”</span></p> <p style="margin-right: 20px"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">      </font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">“</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">When I received your test, I figured it was just another scam,</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">”</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"> writes Chuck Mayer of Clatonia, Nebraska, </font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">“</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">so I tried to flunk. (I have edited a weekly newspaper for over 20 years and thought I would test your test.)</font></p> <p style="margin-right: 20px"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">      </font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">“</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">I must admit I was more than just a little surprised when I received your letter telling me I did not qualify. I will long remember Long Ridge Writers Group as a school that can be trusted. Thank you for renewing my faith!</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">”</span></p> <p align="center" style="margin-right: 20px"> <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia; font-weight:700">“</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: 700">Published with my first effort</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia; font-weight:700">”</span></p> <p style="margin-right: 20px"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">      </font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">“</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">At the end of her comments on Assignment #4,</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">”</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"> writes Herbert M. Hohn of Bristol, Rhode Island, </font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">“</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">my instructor encouraged me to try for publication. Surprised and a bit nervous about leaving the nest so early, I took her advice and was published with my first effort.</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">”</span></p> <p align="center" style="margin-right: 20px"> <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia; font-weight:700">“</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: 700">35 sales and only one rejection!</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia; font-weight:700">”</span></p> <p style="margin-right: 20px"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">      </font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">“</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">Since I started the course,</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">”</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"> writes J. Douglas Hinton of Orlando, Florida, </font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">“</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">I</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">’</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">ve sold 35 articles among 5 publications with only one rejection slip. My instructor has been of immense help.</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">”</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"> </font></p> <p align="center" style="margin-right: 20px"> <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia; font-weight:700">“</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: 700">My Assignment #8 won first prize . . .</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia; font-weight:700">”</span></p> <p style="margin-right: 20px"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">      </font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">“</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">My instructor</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">’</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">s guidance has enabled me to <br> write several articles and short stories,</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">”</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"> says <br> Aosrara Kaye of Downey, California. </font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">“</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">My Assignment #8 won first prize in <i>Byline Magazine</i>'s short article contest . . .</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">”</span></p> <p style="margin-right: 20px"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">      Of course, we don</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">’</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">t guarantee publication. But if you pass our test, we</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">’</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">ll give you this promise in writing:</font></p> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-right: 20px"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">Your personal instructor will:</font></li> <li> <p style="margin-right: 20px"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">teach you how to write both short <br> stories and articles . . .</font></li> <li> <p style="margin-right: 20px"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">help you find your writing niche . . .</font></li> <li> <p style="margin-right: 20px"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">show you how to market your writing.</font></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: 700">By the time you finish the program, you will complete at least two manuscripts suitable for submission to an editor.<br>  </font></td> <td> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <img border="0" src="images/Addicted-to-Shopping.gif" width="110" height="154"></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <img border="0" src="images/In-Step-with-Stepchildren-.gif" width="110" height="153"></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <img border="0" src="images/Restoring-Relationships.gif" width="110" height="151"></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <img border="0" src="images/beauty-of-aging.gif" width="110" height="154"></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <img border="0" src="images/Working-with-Horses.gif" width="110" height="156"></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <img border="0" src="images/Golden-Years.gif" width="110" height="153"></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="center"> <table border="0" width="500"> <tr> <td> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"> <span style="font-family: Georgia; font-weight:700"> Free Writing Test</span></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" width="500"> <tr> <td> <p class="MsoPlainText"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">      To identify adults who are qualified for <i>Breaking into Print</i>, we offer a free <u> <font color="#0000FF">Writing Test</font></u>. </font></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">      </font> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia">In addition to the test, we’ll mail a free copy of our informative 32-page brochure about our innovative writing program that introduces you to 45 nationally published authors and editors on our faculty.</span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia">      You may also obtain and complete this writing test right on this web site by clicking on the Writing Test link below</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">—</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia">it’s your choice.</span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Georgia">      When you return your completed test, we’ll evaluate it at no cost to you. If you qualify, you’ll be eligible to enroll. It’s entirely your decision<span style="color:black">—</span>there’s no obligation.</span></p> <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">      Sending for the school’s writing test opened up a wonderful new life for me. I hope it does the same for you. </span> <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman"> </span></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="500"> <tr> <td width="50%"> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">Sincerely, </font> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <img border="0" src="images/Karen-sig.gif" width="150" height="27"><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"><br> Karen O</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">’</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">Connor, Instructor</font><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">Long Ridge Writers Group</font></td> <td width="50%"> <map name="FPMap0"> <area href="sendinfo.htm" shape="rect" coords="182, 68, 295, 92"> <area href="aptitude_test.htm" shape="rect" coords="181, 115, 292, 142"> </map> <img border="0" src="images/Button-MN-TR-GG.gif" width="300" height="169" usemap="#FPMap0"></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" width="500"> <tr> <td><font color="#808080"><font face="Arial" size="2">Karen O</font><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="2">’</font></span><font face="Arial" size="2">Connor, one of <i>Breaking into Print</i></font><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="2">’</font></span><font face="Arial" size="2">s writer-instructors, has written hundreds of articles and more than fifty books, two of which are <i>Squeeze the Moment</i> (Regal Books, 2006) and <i>The Golden Years Ain</i></font><i><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="2">’</font></span><font face="Arial" size="2">t</font></i><font face="Arial" size="2"><i> For Wimps</i> (Harvest House, 2008).</font></font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p align="center">  </p> <div align="center"> <table border="1" width="500" style="border-collapse: collapse" cellpadding="6" bordercolor="#000080"> <tr> <td> <p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b> <font size="2" color="#004E9B">IMPORTANT NOTICE</font></b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom:0"><font color="#004E9B"><b><font size="2"> COLLEGE CREDITS</font></b><font size="2">  The Connecticut Board for State Academic Awards recommends  that graduates be awarded seven college credits. We have arranged for you to obtain these seven college credits from Charter Oak State College, Newington, CT. </font></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom:0">      <font size="2" color="#004E9B">No matter where you live, you can then have these seven credits submitted on a Charter Oak transcript to another college or university. (If you are a teacher, the transcript will be sent to your local school board, at your request.) Full information is available from the Group</font><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"><font size="2" color="#004E9B">’</font></span><font size="2" color="#004E9B">s Registrar to help you take advantage of this opportunity.</font></p> <p><font color="#004E9B"><b><font size="2">TAX DEDUCTIBILITY</font></b><font size="2">  Writers, teachers, and others whose business skills are enhanced by the writing techniques developed in our course may qualify for a tax deduction. Consult your tax advisor to determine if you qualify.</font></font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p> </p> </body>