The Oregon Coast chapter of Willamette Writers offers Writers-on-Writing workshops the first Tuesday of each month, 7-8:30 p.m. in the McEntee Room of the Newport Public Library, 35 NW Nye St. Admission is free. The Writers-on-Writing series is sponsored by the Newport Public Library and the Sylvia Beach Hotel. For information, contact Dorothy Blackcrow Mack at dmack@netportnet.com or kellykittel@gmail.com.

2010 Speakers Schedule

You've Written a Book. Now How Do You Sell It? Writing Workshop with Bob & Ellen Rubenstein September 7 in Newport

Willamette Writers Coast Branch continues its free Writers-on-Writing workshops on September 7, 2010, at the Newport Public Library from 7-8:30 pm with Bob & Ellen Rubenstein, "You've written a book! Now, how do you sell it?"

They will tell about the marketing of their newest book, "Five Star Cuisine--at Home! - How to Make Amazing Restaurant Recipes at Home - Simply & Easily" (www.fivestarcuisine.com) is unlike any other cookbook.

Bob trained under celebrated master chefs Raymond Thulier, founder/chef of the Michelin Three-Star restaurant Baumanier in Les Baux , France ; and Madam Cecelia Chang, founder/chef at Mandarin restaurant in Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco . Bob is the author of the first restaurant review book ever written for the Pacific Northwest, "Best Restaurants of the Pacific Northwest ."

Besides being a gourmet chef, Ellen is author of a small business book, "Your Specialty Store - How to Start & Run a Money Making Store."

They will tell of their successes and failures with the marketing of their first two books and how to maximize sales-what works and what does not. Bob will share their one best marketing idea and everyone should walk away with a lot of great marketing ideas and a plan to market their own book that results in greater sales.

October 5 Dale Basye, YA Fiction Workshop

November 2 Patrick DeWitt, Fiction Workshop

December 7 Cheryl Strayed, Nonfiction workshop