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Julie is a former member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers


SOME BOOKS by
Julie H. Ferguson

Book Magic: Turning Writers into Published Authors

Books for writers and teachers, Crafting Irresistible Query Letters

Sing a New Song: Portraits of Canada's Crusading Bishops

and more...
 

Photos  by
Jerald Walliser
(unless otherwise
indicated)

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 Monday January 11, 2010

               

    
 

 

                                     

                                                                         
(Click on the images above to see each book, then click on "Preview book" to see inside)

 

CREATE STUNNING FAMILY MEMORY BOOKS,
TRAVEL MEMOIRS, COOKBOOKS, HISTORIES,
AND HAVE FUN DOING IT!
 

... IDEAL FOR ADULTS, RETIREES, AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS,
ADDICTED TRAVELLERS, FAMILY HISTORIANS, NON-PROFIT FUNDRAISERS ...
 

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 NEXT LIVE SESSION
None scheduled

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GORGEOUS, GLOSSY BOOKS ARE A CLICK AWAY! They are easy and fun to do, and inexpensive to produce one at a time.

If you have longed to create a fully illustrated hard or softcover book to mark an important family occasion, honour a well-loved relation, produce a family history, or record a trip to far-off lands, you can now make it a reality on your home computer. You can even collaborate in real time with relatives and friends thousands of miles away to produce a book everyone will treasure.

Perhaps you'd rather tackle a cookbook to fundraise for a non-profit organization or prepare the story of your faith community, a team, or organization. The ideas are limitless...

This presentation will enable you to discover your best option for self-publishing books like these … and teach you how to create them.

Using live demonstrations of the web-based and downloadable software that build books and edit photos, the session covers:
 

  • deciding exactly what you want to do and who the book is for

  • exploring your publishing options and the free software

  • choosing the type of book you need and establishing the cost/copy

  • understanding how various software works

  • selecting the best software for your project

  • focussing on how to create a book with Blurb.com's software

  • writing the stories you want to preserve for generations to come

  • scanning old images and editing your digital photos with free software.
    (Not PhotoShop, it's too difficult!)


    This is my latest book created for Christmas gifts 2009

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    A selection of my ...
    By Julie H. Ferguson


Download leader's bio here
 

What participants are saying about this presentation:

 

- Attendees of the three day session at Painter's Lodge, October 2009 -

 

"This workshop gave me the confidence to start [my first book] project."

 

"A wonderful workshop.... Thank you for...your patience with me."

 

"[The course] opened a whole new world for me. It was great!"

 

"I really enjoyed learning all the techniques of Book Smart and Picasa.
The workshop was very valuable."

 

"What can I say? It was wonderful! [Julie] was so encouraging and knowledgeable."

 

"I was impressed by the way in which the material was presented in a free-flowing way and yet following a well-thought out path. ...presented more valuable information that I expected."


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- Participants of a half-day session at Port Moody Library, January 2009 -

 

"... We had a full house and a very enthusiastic audience.  [Julie's] program was both inspiring and informative, and went a long way to help people wade through the ... options for self-publishing.  All of the evaluations were positive and many participants left with ideas of books they wanted to work on for themselves or their families." 
Head, Adult Services, Port Moody Public Library

"Extremely clear - well organized"

"Julie inspired confidence and shared real life insights."

"Easy to understand with the practical visuals [on the computer]."

"The demo of different software available was great!"

"The time flew by!"

"Excellent! I learned so much and I am very inspired."

"Very informative...can't wait to start."

"Julie is a very relaxed, natural speaker."


 

   To see a preview of the books, click on the images above

 For more information or to book for an event, please contact
BEACON LITERARY SERVICES at:
(604)469-1319 or info@beaconlit.com

...from inspiration to publication!™