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Automatic Stay - An Interview with Author Mark Shaiken

Mark Shaiken lives with his wife Loren and their dog Emily in Denver, CO. He schooled at Haverford College and Washburn University, and practiced commercial bankruptcy law for several decades before moving on in 2019 to write, volunteer and play music. In addition to his latest legal thriller, "Automatic Stay," he is the author of "And . . Just Like That - essays on a life before, during, and after the law" and "Fresh Start," a legal mystery.  Mark is currently working on his book, "Unfair Discrimination."  You can learn more about mark and his work at markshaikenauthor.com   TOPICS OF CONVERSATION: Mark's author journey Writing fiction and non-fiction Developing and mapping out a legal thriller series Writing authentic characters What people are saying about Automatic Stay What's next for Mark Shaiken?   AUTOMATIC STAY In Automatic Stay, 3J and Pascale are back and file bankruptcy cases for six Kansas City jazz clubs that have somehow managed to survive the Covid pandemic. Now they must battle an unknown enemy who runs an anonymous disinformation campaign on social media to try to put the clubs out of business. Will they be able to stop the campaign in time to save the clubs and keep jazz alive in the city?   CONNECT WITH MARK SHAIKEN! Website: htttp://markshaikenauthor.com  Author's page: htttp://markshaikenauthor.com YouTube book trailer: https://youtu.be/KyJSXZNCRaY LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/mark-shaiken-author Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Mark-Shaiken-Author/100070831924501/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarkShaiken    

Exit to Morvana - An Interview with Marilynn Wood

Books have been a part of Marilynn Wood’s world for as long as she can remember. She was influenced by her maternal grandmother, a teacher, who exposed her to reading and writing at an early age. She wrote her first story in first grade and caught the literary bug, though it would be many years later for her dream to become an author was realized.  What started as a book about the socio-economic problems on our planet took a turn to SciFi when a UFO experience caused her to wonder about beings from another planet and how they would regard us and the way we treat one another. During the creation of her debut novel, Exit to Morvana, Wood realized her deepest wish was for our planet to achieve Utopia, claiming victory over all the upheavals we’ve been through. Marilynn believes we have all the potential to succeed, but it’s up to us to choose the right path. Marilynn Wood resides in the beautiful Okanagan Valley, in the Canadian province of British Columbia, where she is currently working on her second novel. To learn more about Marilynn Wood and her work visit www.morvana.ca.   TOPICS OF CONVERSATION: The author's writing journey and her decision to become an author. About Exit to Morvana Inspiration behind the story. Writing a series. The most surprising thing she learned while writing Exit to Morvana and the one thing she wishes she'd known before she started out! What's next for Marilynn Wood?   EXIT TO MORVANA Do the painful disappointments in life make you wonder "Where is the exit door on this planet? Consider the tale of over worked, lonely Samantha who one day meets a mysterious Alien while visiting a metaphysical book store. He offers to take her to Morvana, a planet in the Andromeda galaxy where the people have such long life spans they are virtually immortal. The Morvanian civilization has suffered through all the trials and tribulations that planet Earth has and overcome them. This has resulted in a near perfect Utopian planet. The only catch is, Samantha must agree to leave Earth and everything she knows -- forever. If you had such an opportunity, would you go?    

Strategy Quest: An Interview with Paul Sacco

In his role as President of Propheta Lucro Management Consultants, Paul Sacco develops and delivers leadership development programs that enable people to create, verify and decide ideas for strategy, innovation, and complex problem-solving. He is also the author of Strategy Quest – The Executive Guide for Finding Business Opportunities. Paul is a graduate of the University of Toronto, where he earned both a B.A.Sc. and an MBA. He is also a certified MBTI Practitioner. Paul's volunteer experience includes mentoring MBA students and participating as a director on non-profit boards. Residing in Calgary, Alberta, Paul, and his wife Juli enjoy golf, music, tropical vacations, theatre and hiking with their dog, Kali. To learn more about Paul Sacco and his work visit https://paul-sacco.com/ and https://prophetalucro.com/   TOPICS OF CONVERSATION About Strategy Quest and the inspiration for writing the book. What is a strategic mindset? The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test and its significance to the strategic mindset Sears and Amazon Propheta Lucro Management Colsultants What's next for Paul Sacco? Strategy Quest: The Executive Guide to Finding Business Opportunities Are you a business executive in need of strategic opportunities? Using an entirely new method, Strategy Quest will guide you every step of the way. With Strategy Quest you will learn to set strategic goals, create an original vision, and judge whether it represents a strategic opportunity. Stop copying your competitors or following trends. The only way to beat the competition is to find unique strategic opportunities. Get started on your Strategy Quest today. Combining knowledge from leadership, business, strategy, psychology, philosophy, art, neuroscience and history, Strategy Quest will pave your way to competitive success. Whether your business is B2C or B2B and your customers are internal or external, Strategy Quest will help your business win!   CONNECT WITH PAUL SACCO www.prophetalucro.com www.paul-sacco.com Paul-Sacco.com https://www.facebook.com/paulsaccoauthor https://www.facebook.com/PLIdeas linkedin.com/in/paulsacco https://www.linkedin.com/company/propheta-lucro-management-consulting https://twitter.com/prophetalucro

Self-Publish and Succeed: An Interview with Julie Broad

Julie Broad, founder of the self-publishing services firm Book Launchers and Amazon Overall #1 Best-Selling Author, knows what it takes to successfully self-publish a book. Her popular YouTube channel, BookLaunchers.TV, embodies the hashtag of #noboringbooks helping nonfiction authors write and market books people want to read. Julie’s titles include More than Cashflow, which topped Amazon, The New Brand You, and her latest book, Self-Publish & Succeed. A recognized real estate investor, successful entrepreneur, and notable speaker, Julie also received the Top 20 under 40 Award for her business and community contributions. She’s been speaking on stages across Canada and the US since 2009, sharing her strategies to write a book that builds your business and have more impact and influence with your brand.  An expert on writing a book with marketing in mind, Julie teaches the best approaches to get results, make an impact, and ultimately, make more money. Julie always leaves people inspired, excited, and with clear steps to take action immediately. Her advice for authors and investors has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur.com, Yahoo! Business, CTV, the Toronto Sun, Medium.com and many local and national TV shows.  Born and raised in Canada, Julie currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and son. When she’s not busy with Book Launchers or her family, you’ll find her at CrossFit or playing poker. To learn more about Julie and her work, visit https://juliebroad.com/ and https://booklaunchers.com/   TOPICS OF CONVERSATION Writing a book people will want to read using the Self-Publish and Succeed method. The importance of your book title, subtitle and chapter titles! Do the prep work Should all non-fiction authors narrate their audiobooks? About BookLaunchers.com What's next for Julie Broad?   SELF-PUBLISH & SUCCEED You can write a book—anyone can. But if you want to write a book that people will want or even need to read, it’s not as simple as sitting down to write. In fact, that’s one of the biggest mistakes unsuccessful authors make.Writing a book can be one of the smartest moves for your business success. But you need more than a message and writing skills to create an impressive book that readers will love. You also need a plan to market, sell, and leverage your book into a new level of leadership within your industry to reach your professional goals.In Self-Publish & Succeed, trusted best-selling author and entrepreneur Julie Broad shows you that writing a successful nonfiction book starts long before you craft your first chapter. To write a book that boosts your brand, generates a profit, and makes you an influencer in your industry, you need the #noboringbooks way.   CONNECT WITH JULIE BROAD AND BOOK LAUNCHERS! https://www.facebook.com/booklaunchers/https://twitter.com/BookLaunchershttps://www.instagram.com/booklaunchers/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKx1lFOj7qGseYruGokKVjghttps://www.linkedin.com/in/juliebroad/https://www.linkedin.com/company/book-launchers/  

Bop-It and No More Covid - An Interview with Jessica Wohlgemuth

Jessica Wohlgemuth is a country prairie girl who grew up on a little hobby farm passionate about animals. Her two favorite bunnies were named Flip and Flop. Oh, how she loved her soft fluffy pets! Now with nieces and nephew spending hours chasing their own bunnies, she couldn’t help but imagine what life would be like if bunnies lived in a sort of people world, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. To learn more about Jessica Wohlgemuth and her work visit her Etsy shop: The Hidden Pine Tree   TOPICS OF CONVERSATION About Bop-It and No More Covid and the inspiration behind the story Her debut in writing and illustrating Growing up on a hobby farm How her upbringing influenced her decision to use animals as her main characters What's next for Jessica?   BOP-IT AND NO MORE COVID Are you tired of living the COVID life? Find hope and cheer in this little book about a fuzzy little grey bunny named Bop-It. Read about how he and his friends learn to cope through the pandemic, finding fun in the new normal.

”Spit” An Interview with Daniel Lassell

Daniel Lassell is the author of Spit (Wheelbarrow Books / Michigan State University Press, 2021), winner of the 2020 Wheelbarrow Books Emerging Poetry Prize selected by Gabrielle Calvocoressi, and winner of the 2021-22 Reader Views Gold Award for Poetry and the Inside Scoop Live Award for the Most Innovative Poetry Book. He is also the author of a chapbook, Ad Spot (Ethel Zine and Micro Press, 2021), and his poems have appeared in the Colorado Review, Cherry Tree, and Prairie Schooner, among others. He grew up in Kentucky, and currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. To learn more about Daniel Lassell and his work, visit his website at http://www.daniel-lassell.com/   TOPICS OF CONVERSATION What sparked his initial interest in poetry About "Spit" and his inspiration behind the collection Using different poetic forms Thoughts about how his idea of poetry has evolved Poetry readings from "Spit" What's next for Daniel Lassell?   SPIT he first-ever poetry book set on a llama farm, Daniel Lassell’s debut collection, Spit, examines the roles we play in the act of belonging. It is a portrait of a boy living on a farm populated with chickens sung to sleep by lullaby,  captive wolves next door that attack a child, and a herd of llamas learning to survive despite coyotes and a chaotic family. The collection in part explores the role of the body in health and illness and one’s treatment of the earth and others. A theme of spirituality also weaves throughout the collection as the speaker treks into adulthood, yearning for peace amid the decline of his parents’ marriage. Driven by a “wish to visit / some landless landscape,” the  speaker eventually leaves his family’s farm, only to find that return is impossible. After losing the farm and the llama herd to his parents’ divorce, the speaker wrestles with the role of presence as it relates to healing, remarking, “I wish enough, / to have only // these memories I have.” Unflinching at every turn, the collection pushes the boundaries of “home” to arrive upon new meaning, definition, and purpose.

Garvey Feinstein - An Interview with Julian Tryst

Julian Tryst is a fiction author from Canada who likes to observe the messed-up aspects of human nature and make stories out of them. For more information about Julian and his work, visit his website at https://juliantryst.com/   TOPICS OF CONVERSATION: About Garvey Feinstein: Hollywood Predator Inspiration behind the story Satire, erotica and writing about human nature A reading from the book Reader reaction to the story Cover creation What's next for Julian Tryst?   GARVEY FEINSTEIN: HOLLYWOOD PREDATOR The story of the rise and fall of a lecherous and uncouth Hollywood mogul named Garvey. A man who sought clout and influence to remedy his past frustrations, and who ended up using and abusing those things mainly on members of the opposite sex.But alas for Garvey, such unfettered thirst for power and women was bound to leave a number of skeletons along his road, one of which could come back and haunt him in the least expected ways.  

Happy Jack Sad Jack - An Interview with Mark Bello

As an attorney and civil justice advocate, author Mark M. Bello draws upon over 40 years of courtroom experience in his Zachary Blake Legal Thriller Series. A Michigan native, Mark received his B.A. in English Literature from Oakland University and his law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. After working extremely high-profile legal cases, Mark wanted to give the public a front-row glimpse of what victims face when standing up for justice. Combining his legal experience and passion for justice with a creative writing style, Mark not only brings high-quality legal services to his clients, but captivating novels to his readers. When Mark’s not writing legal and political novels, he writes and posts about fairness and justice in the civil justice system on his website, Legal Examiner and NotFakeNews. In his spare time, Mark enjoys traveling and spending time with his family. Mark and his wife, Tobye, have four children and 8 grandchildren. To learn more about Mark and his work visit www.markmbello.com   TOPICS OF CONVERSATION: About Happy Jack Sad Jack and His Social Justice/Safety Series for Kids Bullying Talking about sensitive issues with kids Working with an illustrator Writing for Kids Up next for Mark Bello - other books in the series   HAPPY JACK SAD JACK Jack has always been a very happy little boy. But when he starts kindergarten, he discovers he is different than the others. For the very first time, he is bullied—Happy Jack suddenly becomes Sad Jack. What should Jack do? Should he tell an adult? His parents? Would his teacher or principal understand? What can they do to help? As parents, we want certain things for our kids. Mainly, we want them to be happy. Can today’s kids celebrate their differences, or are they doomed to fight over them like generations before? Jack’s school community learns an important lesson as attorney/author Mark M. Bello presents Jack’s compelling story in rhyme, beautifully and dramatically illustrated by Melinda Falgoust: “People are different in color, shape, size.Ears, noses, mouths, and different shaped eyes.Different races, and genders—more, too.Christian or Buddhist, or Muslim or Jew.But there’s one thing in common we all have in this place.We are all valued members of this human race.” Happy Jack Sad Jack: A Bullying Story is a must read for all children and one your child will never forget.