Ina Hillebrandt
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Author, Writing and Publishing Coach--Memoirs and Fiction, Motivational Speaker Expert
Ina Hillebrandt Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Ina Hillebrandt is an author, writing coach, editor/publisher and nationally known speaker on writing/publishing, team building, humor and creativity.
- Best Sellers
- "Pawprints," "Stories From The Heart," Vol. 2 (students' writings), "How to Write Your Memoirs…Fun Prompts to Make Writing…and Reading Your Life Stories a Pleasure!"
- Career Focus
- Author, Speaker, Publisher, Writing Coach, Team Building/Creativity Coach
- Affiliation
- Pawpress™, Footprints Writing Clubs ™, The Un-Workshops™, Pawprints Literacy Plus™ : LARP Board Member on Los Angeles Reading Project Council; IWOSC; WNBA, PA-LA Publishers Association
Ina Hillebrandt has worked with Fortune 500 and leading nonprofits for 30+ years, where she is known as an expert in building performance and teamwork, and in developing new products and communications for various target audiences.
Among private groups and individuals, she's known for "opening the floodgates" -- coaching and classes for individuals and groups that make writing memoirs and fiction, and getting published, easier than people expect, and fun.
Hillebrandt has earned many Who's Who designations, and has appeared on radio, TV, print, online: NBC, PBS, NY Times, ABC Nightly News ("Pawprints"), and more, Boardroom.com, Intellecom.org, TIAA/CREF, etc.
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Universities use Hillebrandt's memoir how-to in writing classes, a development of which she is proud. And she is also pleased these days to be asked routinely to speak on panels touching on various aspects of writing and publishing, connected to her passion for the word.
Free Articles & Book Excerpts
Sample of Ina's Weird Prompts ™
http://www.inaspawprints.com/Writing_Prompts_from_inaspawprints.htm
Free Lesson Plan for Pawprints Literacy Plus ™
http://www.inaspawprints.com/Lesson_Plan_Free_from_Pawprints_Curriculum_Guide.htm
Excerpts from "Pawprints" by Ina Hillebrandt
http://www.inaspawprints.com/Buy_Pawprints_by_Ina_here.htm
Excerpts from "How to Write Your Memoirs" by Ina Hillebrandt
http://www.inaspawprints.com/How_to_Write_Your_Memoirs_Book_excerpts.htm
Excerpts from "Sensual Spirit," by Chrystine Julian, edited and published by Ina Hillebrandt
http://www.InasPawprints.com/Buy_New_Books_by_Ina_here.htm#Sensual_Spirit...poetry_and_thoughts_from_the_place_where_body_and_soul_meet
Excerpts from "Meandering Mindfulness," by Chrystine Julian, edited and published by Ina Hillebrandt
http://www.inaspawprints.com/Meandering_Mindfulness_Chrystine_Julian_lg3.htm#Pawpress_is_proud_to_announce__Chrystine_Julians_second_book_of_pulsating_poetry
"When Your Spouse Dies: Ways to Cope," by Ina Hillebrandt, for TIAA/CREF
http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:TaQpayT0OS0J:www.tiaa-cref.org/administrators/pdf/admin_library/C38478.pdf+ina+hillebrandt&hl=en&gl=us
Excerpts -- tools and tales -- from "Stories From The Heart, v. 3," by the Footprints (formerly "Pawprints") Writing Club, with writing tools and tips by Ina. Edited and published by Ina Hillebrandt.
http://www.inaspawprints.com/Short_Stories_from_Stories_From_The_Heart_v_3.htm
Free Audio & Video Samples
"Ina and The Pawprints Short Story Tail"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCmI69WTHmA
"Memoir Writing Can Be Fun!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uq8g4W8FeU
"Spicing up Memoirs with Creative Writing Tools"
http://www.bigmediausa.com/archive.asp?aid=11837
"Quickie Writing Tips to Improve Your Style"
http://www.bigmediausa.com/mp3FLASHplayer.asp?SegmentID=49070
Ina Hillebrandt Books
Pawprints
http://www.inaspawprints.com/Buy_New_Books_by_Ina_here.htm
How to Write Your Memoirs...Fun Prompts to make Writing...and Reading...Your Life Stories a Pleasure!
http://www.inaspawprints.com/Buy_New_Books_by_Ina_here.htm
Pawprints--The Student Prints...Innovative Standards-Based Lesson Plans for Educators
http://www.inaspawprints.com/curriculum_guide.htm
"Stories From The Heart," vols. 1-3, by the Footprints Writing Clubs ™, collected, edited and published by Ina Hillebrandt
http://www.inaspawprints.com/Buy_New_Books_by_Ina_here.htm#STORIES_FROM_THE_HEART,_VOL._2
"Go East Young Man, Go East…Memoirs of an eyewitness to the oil boom and culture clashes of the Middle East," by Charles A. Tichenor, edited and published by Ina Hillebrandt
http://www.inaspawprints.com/Buy_New_Books_by_Ina_here.htm#Go_East,_Young_Man,_Go__East
"Sensual Spirit," by Chrystine Julian. Edited and published by Ina Hillebrandt
http://www.InasPawprints.com/Buy_New_Books_by_Ina_here.htm#Sensual_Spirit...poetry_and_thoughts_from_the_place_where_body_and_soul_meet
"Meandering Mindfulness," by Chrystine Julian. Edited and published by Ina Hillebrandt
http://www.inaspawprints.com/Meandering_Mindfulness_Chrystine_Julian_lg3.htm#Pawpress_is_proud_to_announce__Chrystine_Julians_second_book_of_pulsating_poetry
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Start With a Bang, and Other Tools to Intrigue Your Reader
In the first article in this series, we visited tools to help you get started, and move out of a block. There are many more coming in my next book, "How to Write Your Memoirs...The Toolbox Edition." In this article, we'll focus on ideas to kick your writing style up a notch. TIPS ON GOOD WRITING 1. Start with a bang, but don’t worry if the gong doesn’t ring right away The first line of any form you choose to write — novel, short story, memoir, poem — has an important role to play: it’s got to hook your reader. But don’t let this hang you up.
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Break Through Those Writing Blocks! Pry Open Those Mental Doors!
It’s one of those days. Or maybe it’s been one of those years. You look at the paper, or computer screen. Nothing. You may be on deadline. You may just want desperately to write something for yourself. Doesn’t matter – nothing is coming up. Maddening, isn’t it? Not the first time, right? And you just know there’s no way out. Well, maybe that’s not true, even though all the tricks you’ve tried before aren’t working today. You’re looking at this book because maybe, just maybe, there are some ideas that could blast you through that godforsaken wall.
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Ina Hillebrandt
Though I am disappointed to learn from experts on the lady that Dorothy Parker really did not utter this marvelous phrase, nonetheless, it stands as a mantra in my mind. I do not know of a writer, including myself, who doesn't have to "just do it" at times. Despite the fact that it's a gorgeous day outdoors, just screaming for a trip to the ocean, or a mate calls for a dance or something a little more enticing, or a friend calls to chat. Despite a nagging feeling that today isn't the right day, I'm just not in the mood. If I make a commitment to spend time at the computer or tablet, and keep it, something happens. It may start out to be drivel or worse, it may evolve into a good piece of writing. At the very least, it's a good start. And I can walk away when I'm done feeling satisfied and even euphoric, occasionally. Not to mention, immensely relieved to have met a deadline.
Contacting Ina Hillebrandt
Ina Hillebrandt
President, Pawpress and The Un-Workshops
Brentwood Village
PO Box 492213
Los Angeles, CA 90049
E-mail: inap@InasPawprints.com
website: http://www.InasPawprints.com
How to get started
Please go to the website www.InasPawprints.com; you might want to check my bio there. I am told that my book Pawprints also tells people quite a bit about me, on a more personal level.
You can also find out more about me and my work in two videos, the first focused on Pawprints and the Pawprints Literacy Plus program, the second on memoir writing, students and books they've contributed to in our Stories From The Heart series.
And now, brand new, my blog with new stories and tips on writing memoirs that are fun to write...and read: http://tinyurl.com/InasBlog. You can also find me on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Plaxo.
Other highlights
Programs in our Un-Workshop series for corporate and private organizations help employees lighten up for higher levels of productivity, team-building, better customer service delivery. Perfect stress reducers and innovation stimulators for these challenging times. Top sellers:
- Comic Release: fun and highly practical tools for helping employees see the bright side, put personal and professional disturbances away, and function at peak performance. Great for corporate team building, and for lightening up those in the health care services industry.
- Idea Magic: opens up the minds of those who attend to banish the inner critic we all have, contact the inner muse we also all have, and help you create well-targeted new products and services.
Click the Un-Workshop link or Contact Ina for more information on putting these programs to work for your organization.