Learn how to increase your chances of being published in the U.S. and abroad, whether you are a beginning writer or an experienced author.

THREE days with the right people at the right place, learning the right things, networking with the right industry pro’s, AND promoting your book! Write in Atlanta was created with the intention to give you tools for your success in the U.S. and/or international literary scene whether you are a starting writer, an experienced author or a curious potential writer. www.write-the-world.com

Be inspired by keynote addresses:

AEI’s Dr. Ken Atchity, L.A. literary manager, brand-launcher, and motion picture producer, on how to tap-dance around the obstacles writers face today; Brazil’s international literary figure Luis Giffoni on how to write to the world.

Meet publishing pros and authors from the UK, Brazil, Spain, Cuba, Europe, L.A., Boston, Atlanta and N.Y. Learn from award-winning playwright/screenwriting professor Richard Krevolin the power of storytelling in all genres and how to adapt anything into a screenplay; from Dr. Atchity how to write your book to be a film in today’s paradigm-shifting Hollywood; from James McSill, Anglo-Brazilian authors representative, how to structure your novel to be a commercial success; from a publisher how to pitch to the pros by acquisitions editor Paula Munier at Adams Media in Boston.

Other workshops: adapt folktales from around the world into children’s picture books; self-publish and build a business around your book; make $60-$100+ an hour as a commercial freelancer; collaborate as an art and as a business; become proactive in producing your own film. Pitch your work to the pros, book a private consultation to get the individual help you need.

Join us for one day, two days, or all three days of this exciting premiere of Write the World events in the USA–get help, have fun, network face-to-face and meet the Brazilians!

For questions, email lygya@lygyamaya.com

See you in Atlanta!

L.)

There is something powerful and psychologically deep in our nature that makes us happy when we are appreciated.

You never know when a word of affection or appreciation can change a life forever.

I once wrote an article about the positive outcome of a compliment, suggesting that my readers praised more people. But today I felt I should do otherwise. Today I thought I should appreciate “you”. Yeah, you there reading this now.

Is everything ok with you? I thought of you today with affection because I know that having read my articles is because of your curiosity about your emotions, your mind, your spirituality and physical health. If it is not the case, please send a comment about this, because as you know, I’m always curious and looooove to hear from you.

I appreciate you, because of your search for answers to questions and solutions to problems, and this action will generate more evolved people on our planet.

As a positive result: you acquire self-knowledge and, having matured, automatically affects your family, your friends and coworkers, and maybe even the taxi driver in one day what he thought about committing suicide, or the employee who needs to feel emotionally strong when he gets home to his son who became an addict and criminal. Well, you never know, right?

Learning to live is the main reason of our experience on Earth and so when you write me comments (as was the case for many readers here) letting me know you read my posts, giving me such a profound joy, I often have tears of gratitude rolling down my face. It’s so nice to be appreciated, I decided to give you this joy as well …

I want you to know that you are phenomenal! You know why? Because you are determined to overcome obstacles. Otherwise, you wouldn’t appreciate my reprimands, written with well intended very high dose of unconditional love.

Thank you for being you, for reading and learning more about self. In doing so, you will surely become a positive influence on society.

You know, sometimes when we are made aware of corruption and bad things out there, we wonder – what can I do?

Well, the best strategy for changing the world is learning to be happy inside first, then we can serve as an inspiration to a lot of people and become the candle light in the darkness, you know what I mean?

Thank you for being you, that fight for your happiness every day without giving up. Please keep doing the possible and the impossible (yes, it is also possible to do it lol) to get where your heart wants to go.

Thank you for being you, because for living at this moment and being an important experience and one more candle in our needy society.

You are my inspiration to write up until my arm gets RSI (repetitive strain injury), and my butt gets numb, until my good intention vibrates in my heart … and I write words charged with emotions as I am doing now.

We are partners in the path of freedom and truth that is inserted in me by nature and the universal force.

Rest assured, I’ll always be here by appointment to meet you and to tell you, throughful words, such as that you are admired and that I’m rooting for you until the final stretch to personal fulfillment.

Thank you for been you!

Yours in gratitude and unconditional love …

L.)

Who’s responsibility is it to give you happiness anyway? Your husband’s, your wife’s? Your mother? Your father? Or Your boyfriend or girlfriend? Your son or daughter? Who is responsible for your happiness? Are you absolutely sure you have to depend on others in order to feel happy?

Millions of people blame another person for their frustration. Even if they know better, they still do it unconsciously, because they feel justified. It’s so common to think this way that even our parents, under the excuse of wanting the best for us, judge our mates on their ability to make us happy.

It took me 50 years to discover the solution for freedom and happiness. I am single now and would love to have a romantic partner but I would also love to have a private beach where I could walk naked any time I wished; but that doesn’t means I can not be happy now with all that I’ve accomplished so far. I would be missing out on the present if I didn’t enjoy my great thoughts and manifestation of the now to the max, wouldn’t I?

My Brazilian-Self kicks in when I face a challenge and want to take-on an adventure instead of giving up and believing I could fail. It becomes a fun game to me. Do I play to win the game of life, oh yeah!

I have the most fun turning a challenge into a learning experience and a win at the end. What about you? Do you like to play? Do you enjoy turning challenges into games, games into opportunities, and opportunities into success? Do you play the game to win or do you play the game not to lose?

Have you seen people nagging and complaining about life day in and day out? I bet you have. What about the one that blames others for hers/his misfortune? What about the one’s that get jealous of you if you are too happy and do their best to put you down just so they can relate? Sounds familiar?

I remember having a dinner conversation with some friends in a restaurant. We talked about happiness. We asked who was happy and who wasn’t. I remember saying with certainty; I am definitely happy! The whole table looked at me like I was crazy. I swallowed my saliva and said again shaking my head and confirming; Yes, I am! Why are you guys looking at me like that? One of them said very serious; It is impossible to be “that” happy with all that is going on in the world, impossible.

I said; impossible for YOU if you believe you have to feel miserable like most people in order to relate, or to fit in. I refuse to allow misery to influence my happy essence of being. I prefer to be a leader and change the misery around me. After all I can be much more useful if I am happy and energetic, than if I am feeling depressed and sorry for my self or the fate of the world.

There was a heavy silence for a moment. A few minutes later I got them to laugh again with more possibilities and fun moments in life.

Next time you feel happy and someone “tries” to convince you to feel otherwise you have the choice to take the lead and influence them instead; that’s what positive leadership is all about. Influence with positive so the negative dissipates. It’s a win-win situation. Everyone will end up feeling better, agree?

About the author:

A  popular media guest and award-winning speaker, Lygya Maya is a former million-dollar mentor/coach and speaker with Anthony Robbins Companies. She has been featured in the New York Times, on many television and radio programs, and in magazines.

Blending Amazonian shamanic intuition and American coaching expertise, Lygya helps people adopt spontaneous, fun-loving Carnival attitudes that will erase stress and inject passion into your professional and personal life. Lygya will get you BOOM-ing in the office, in the bedroom… and beyond!

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