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Press ReleaseThis release was printed as an article in local papers. The class was filled. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FIRST STEP TO A PUBLISHED BOOK? NOT WRITING! You've always fantasized about being a writer and you want to see your work in print. So your first step is to sit down and start writing. Right? Wrong, says famed writer Ted Lynn, who co-sponsors Writers Center of Silver City with his wife, Mary Lynn. The Lynns will be offering low-cost classes in Silver City on the last Saturday of every month, January through June 2004. Their goal: Help talented writers get serious and serious writers get published! "After all," Lynn asks, "How successful will you be, on an exam, if you write the answers before you read the questions? Then why write a book before you know what publishers want?" Mary Lynn, author of eleven published novels, adds, "Before you write the first sentence, discover your genre, or publishing category. Each one has rules you must follow if you want to get published." Rules? "Sure," says Mary Lynn. "When you know the villain, you're writing suspense. Hide the villain and you've got a mystery. Discover a love and you're writing romance -- if your hero is female." Most other writing classes focus on style, say the Lynns, and let students figure out what to do with what they write. "Maybe once you could do that," says Ted Lynn, "but in today's market, you have to start by learning the business first." The Lynns have applied their unique approach to teach sold-out classes in El Paso and Albuquerque, garnering rave reviews from students. Because so many writers from Silver City endured a long drive to attend UTEP workshops, they recently agreed to teach a series of classes in Silver City. Besides writing books, say the Lynns, writers can target businesses, trade and popular magazines, and newspapers. Once you know what editors want, you can begin to make money. But what if you're just writing for fun? Or you've never written a line, but somehow you always knew you had a book waiting to come out? "Writing for fun can lead you in surprising directions," says Mary Lynn. "Some writers have seen their short articles lead to published books and movies!" "Even if you don't ever intend to make money," says Ted Lynn, "writing for an editor -- real or imaginary -- gives your work an edge. And my classes on The Business of Writing can help almost any service business. It's all about keeping your hard-earned money away from the government and anyone else who's got a hand out." To learn more or register for classes, visit
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