Double your Student Activities Budget with this Two-For-One Special!

April 1, 2010

Dear Student Activities Boards & Directors:

This is my third year of presenting Around the World in 90 Minutes at colleges across the United States. Around the World in 90 Minutes is a high-energy digital slide show based on the travels for my book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents. The show is a hit from coast-to-coast, making me APCA’s #1 booked college speaker for 18 months straight.

While Around the World in 90 Minutes is my signature show, I have also won six national awards for my writing and possess substantial knowledge of the publishing industry. With that in mind, I’m unveiling a new lecture for 2010: Cool Writing Careers.

Unlike Around the World in 90 Minutes, which is a tightly rehearsed show, performed primarily in auditoriums, ballrooms, and lecture halls, Cool Writing Careers is a 50-minute-long informal talk, geared toward classrooms and small-to-medium-sized groups.

Cool Writing Careers begins with an overview and then proceeds directly to questions and answers.

Topics we will cover include:

  • Writing a book
  • Working with an editor
  • Finding an agent
  • Acquiring a publishing deal
  • Publishing your own book (finding a printer, hiring a book designer, getting an ISBN, etc.)
  • Getting distribution
  • Promoting your book
  • Writing-related careers for non-writers (agent, editor, book shepherd, book designer, publicist, etc.)

Here’s my special deal:

Cool Writing Careers is available free to the next ten colleges that book Around the World in 90 Minutes. To get the deal, simply request Cool Writing Careers when we confirm the date. Please be aware that my tour itinerary often puts me in a new city each day, so scheduling both lectures within a few hours of each other will likely be necessary.

Get classes involved! Not only are my shows great for extra credit, but your English and/or Science Departments may even be willing to pay a portion of my speaking fee.

  • Cool Writing Careers is perfect for English, journalism, and business classes.

  • Around the World in 90 Minutes is perfect for classes in the natural sciences, foreign cultures, geography, and photography. I also recommend opening up this show to the general public. You’ll be amazed how far people will drive to see Around the World in 90 Minutes!

If you aren’t already familiar with Around the World in 90 Minutes, the show features interesting facts, humorous stories, and the best of thousands of photos I took while traveling all seven continents, searching for rare and interesting wildlife. It's the type of show where the audience has fun laughing at the stories, oohing and aahing at the photos, and then, when it's all done, they realize just how much they've learned.

If you would like to take advantage of this outstanding two-for-one opportunity, please email me at Marty@CoolCreaturesHotPlanet.com, or call me at (406) 642-3333. I look forward to hearing from you!

Best wishes,

Marty Essen
APCA's #1 Booked College Speaker: November 2008 to April 2010
Author of Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents
Winner: 2009 Green Book Festival Award for Animals
Winner: 2007 Benjamin Franklin Award for Travel/Essay
Winner: National Indie Excellence 2007 Book Award for Travel/Essay
Winner: Best Books 2006 Book Award for Travel/Essay
Bronze: ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award for Travel/Essay
Bronze: IPPY Award for Travel/Essay
Finalist: Nautilus Award for Animals/Nature
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Top-10 "Green" Book

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