Authors

Guest Name: Martha Tolles

Guest Contact Email: martha.tolles@gmail.com

Guest Website URL: marthatolles.com

Bio: I am the author of twelve novels, eight were junior novels published by Scholastic and they sold 2.3 million copies inthe seventies, eighties and nineties. Three of them, the Katie series, have been re-issued by Speaking Volumes as ebooks. Those three Katie books sold over a million copies when at Scholastic. They had many good reviews.

Possible interview questions: I am now writing essays, though my last novel, for adults, called Love and Sabotage, about WWII, was published three yers ago. One essay is online, others at the Good Old Days. I also have a book called Ben’s Big Year which could be good for early readers.

Guest Name: Joe Templin

Guest Contact Email: joe@everyday-excellence.com

Guest Website URL: www.everyday-excellence.com

Bio: Author of the Amazon Kindle #1 New Release “Every Day Excellence”, Joe is a special needs parent ultramarathoner, and human kaizen expert.

Possible interview questions:

Why bother to get 1% better?

How can people set their dominoes for the ay, or stop other ones from falling?

What is human kaizen?

Guest Name: Tabitha Scott

Guest Contact Email: Tab@ColeScottGroup.com

Guest Website URL: https://powering-potential.com/

Bio: Tabitha A. Scott is an award-winning international advisor, speaker, and best-selling author of Trust Your Animal Instincts Your Life & Ignite Your Power. A highly credentialed thought leader in electrical and human energy, her area of expertise is leveraging the principles of energy to lead purposeful transformations. She led efforts in creating the world’s largest solar-powered community and was recognized for her groundbreaking smart tech innovations by the White House. Formerly CEO of several successful companies and Senior VP at two global organizations, Tabitha currently serves as Principal at Southern Growth Studio.

In addition to earning a BS in Finance, an MBA, and a Masters in Bank Management, Tabitha is a Certified Energy Manager and Certified Demand Side Manager through the Association of Energy Engineers, is Blockchain Certified through MIT, and is Certified as a Healing Touch Practitioner in human biofield therapy. A Kentucky native, she lives in Nashville, TN.

Possible interview questions:

1. Why are people feeling off-balance or disconnected these days now more than ever?
2. What can we do about it–do you have some techniques that anyone can use?
3. What is an “Energist” and how does it reinforce our power, equality, and spirituality in a science-driven way?
4. How were you able to decipher messages from beyond that were sent by the appearance of animals?
5. How can anyone tap into their intuition and what\’s the value of that?
6. What\’s holding people back from achieving their dreams or purpose?

Guest Name: Patricia Heitz

Guest Contact Email: pheitz@patriciaheitz.com

Guest Website URL: https://patriciaheitz.com/

Bio: As a Reiki Master, Teacher of Mindfulness, and author of “Daydreams Come True” a workbook that helps define your belief system to support what you want instead of self-sabotaging based on your unconscious beliefs, I believe Life is what we believe about it. I have spent the last 19 years studying the mind, body connection, its relationship to disease and how and why we sabotage ourselves. It is always about lack of self – love. It is my passion since I was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2002 and have discovered my own self-sabotaging beliefs that contributed to my disease. Overcoming, and forgiving from a childhood of abuse, suicide attempt at 14 and the lingering effects of a child in a volatile alcoholic household has been a journey that has completely changed my life. I know the key to staying positive and creating a life of joy and success is all about what you believe about yourself and what you think you deserve. Learning how to navigate this process may not always be easy, but isn’t it worth having a life you love?

Possible interview questions:

What is wellness? and How does it affect everyday living?

What is mindfulness? Why is it important?

How did you come to develop this examination of a person\’s belief system?

Guest Name: Kevin G. Chapman

Guest Contact Email: kevingchapman@gmail.com

Guest Website URL: www.kevingchapman.com

Bio: I’m a crime-fiction author (and a lawyer) currently working on a series of books featuring an NYPD homicide detective named Mike Stoneman. Book #4 in the series (Fatal Infraction) is out this week (July 15th) and involves the murder of a Black NFL Quarterback. He took a knee for social justice, now he\’s been murdered. The book includes themes of racism (in football and in the police force), sexism, and sports gambling woven into the murder/mystery/thriller. Book #5 (out this December) takes place in Las Vegas and includes the murder of a drag queen. The books are fun and page-turners (and very well reviewed so far) but also have rich characters, a little romance, and some social issues.

Possible interview questions:

For the new book: Fatal Infraction, here are a few sample interview questions:

1. What has your writing process been like during the COVID-19 pandemic?
2. What’s the basic plot of the new book?
3. This book’s characters are mostly players, owners, and agents in pro football. Are you a big football fan, and are you a Jets fan?
4. What was the most fun aspect of researching and writing this book?
5. You have a character in the book who is a female sportswriter who experiences some sexual harassment. How did you prepare to write about that?
6. Were there any characters in this book that you particularly enjoyed writing?
7. In all your books you have a reference to the New York Mets, what’s this book’s reference, and what’s the significance of that?
8. This is book #4 in the Mike Stoneman Thriller series. Will readers who have not read the first three books be able to enjoy this one as a stand-alone?
9. How many Mike Stoneman books do you have planned?
10. Is there an audiobook version of Fatal Infraction? Where can listeners find it?
11. What’s next up for detective Mike Stoneman?

Guest Name: Gwydhar Gebien

Guest Contact Email: gwydhar@gwydhar.com

Guest Website URL: www.gwydhar.com

Bio: GWYDHAR GEBIEN (Pronounced Gwed-ra Gay-bin)

I am a writer, an artist and a filmmaker; originally from Chicago now transplanted in Los Angeles in pursuit of a career in film production. I have just published my debut novel “ENFANT TERRIBLE: OPENING ACTS” which is a spiral of sex, drugs, rock and roll, explicit content, colorful language and poor taste- in case you are tempted to mistake me for a classy professional.

With a background in theatre from Illinois Wesleyan University and a master’s degree in film production from University of Southern California I am putting my training to good use at Warner Brothers Animation, but I’m still *pretty sure* my subversive sense of humor would do well in a television writers’ room.

I am eldritch creature of introverted disposition who lives a quiet life in a pink house with a husband and a cat and a minivan, but I can occasionally be coaxed out into the open with music, snacks, or a single-malt whisky.

Possible interview questions: Here are some interesting talking points:

– Most of this book was written while riding on the bus
– In the course of writing this book I collected interesting swear words and other fricative expressions
– The original draft was 923 pages long
– The main character is named after Damen Avenue in Chicago, where much of the book takes place.
– Portions of this book are based on my life, but you’ll never guess which ones.

Guest Name: Colwyn

Guest Contact Email: toddsmeltzer@hotmail.com

Guest Website URL: http://www.colwynspeaks.com/home/

Bio: Namaste, my name is Colwyn, it means flowing river in Welsh, I am a contemporary Mystic Sage who has been on a spiritual journey my whole life. Recently I returned from the mountains of Sedona, where I fasted, prayed, and meditated for 40 days and 40 nights alone. I was called by Creating so that I could diminish my ego because of this I now may be in service to others on their journey. My sharing is on peace, compassion, love, and joy and navigating a world filled with ego, and fear. Years ago, the opposite of peace would be war, today the opposite of peace is business. Let us work together to help others learn to release their ego, pain, and suffering and learn needed lessons while they are on this amazing human journey. Then we can learn and return to the Creating of all things as spirits instead of mere humans.

Possible interview questions:

1) Why this journey?

2) What did you take with you up the mountain?

3) What was it like fasting for 40 days and nights?

4) What happened to you up there, Spiritually?

5) Are you saying that we can release the ego and why would we want to?

6) What was it like coming down from the mountain.

7) Would you do it again?

Guest Name: David-Matthew Barnes

Guest Contact Email: bluedasherpress@gmail.com

Guest Website URL: http://www.dmatthewb.com

Bio: I am an award-winning author, playwright, poet, and screenwriter. I write in multiple genres, primarily young adult, romance, thriller, and horror. I am the bestselling author of twelve novels, five produced screenplays, three collections of poetry, seven short stories, and more than sixty stage plays. I have earned a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. I am a graduate of the Professional Program in Screenwriting at UCLA. As a film critic, I have written about and studied many film genres, with a special focus on film noir and horror movies.

Possible interview questions:

What advice can you offer writers who are just starting their careers?
What are some helpful tips and resources for writers who want to take their careers to the next level?
What helpful tips can you offer screenwriters who are trying to get their script produced?
Tell us about your life as an author of young adult/romance/horror/thriller novels.

Guest Name: Brian Gardner

Guest Contact Email: bgardner2323@yahoo.com

Guest Website URL: https://planforamericaandtheworld.com/

Bio: My name is Brian Gardner. I am an award-winning journalist. I am also an author of several books. My current books are the ones I am interested in being interviewed regarding. One is a social-political book: “Plan for America and the World”. The other is a Sci-Fi mini novel: “The Banished”.
I have been interviewed on over 25,000 radio and pod cast programs in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. I have attained the level of Bronze Competent Communicator in the Toastmasters (speaking proficiency) organization. I have been a performing musician for over 50 years (drummer-singer-songwriter-guitarist) I would make and engaging, interesting and entertaining guest, which your listeners would enjoy. I look forward to hearing back from you and being a guest on your pod cast!

Possible interview questions:

How did you get started as an author?

Why did you write the social-political book? Same Q for the Sci-Fi book.

What is the purpose for each book?

Tell us a little about each book.

What do you hope to achieve through each of these two
books?

Guest Name: Karina Kantas

Guest Contact Email: kkantasauthorassist@gmail.com

Guest Website URL: https://www.amazon.com/Karina-Kantas/e/B0034P98EW

Bio: I’m a prolific author of 13 books and currently working on another two.

I write in most fiction genres anything from erotica to YA from horror to romance.
Many of my books have won awards and became Amazon best sellers numerous times.
I have also just been listed as one of the top 25 hottest authors.

As well as writing, I’m a podcaster, YouTuber, radio host and entrepreneur with my business Author Assist, where I help authors with marketing and promotion.
Possible interview questions: I’m an open book. So I’m happy to talk about writing, publishing, my books, anything to do with the industry

Guest Name: Theresa Corbley Siller

Guest Contact: brisevole5678@gmail.com

Guest Website URL:authortheresacorbleysiller.com

Bio: Theresa has been a teacher at public schools and dance studios for 35 years. She has ben published in two national magazines, Guideposts and Dance Studio Life. She has also been published in The Fairfax County times and The Chambersburg Public Opinion Newspapers. Her column, “Rising Stars”, appeared in The Cape Coral Daily Breeze Newspaper. In 2013, Theresa published From Torment to Triumph, A Story of Hope about her husband’s over-100 pound weight loss and Marine Corps Marathon run on two titanium hips! She is very grateful to God for her husband, Rich, son-in-law Jesse, and three daughters, Michelle, Caroline and Christyanne.

Possible interview questions:

What is your favorite thing about writing?

What is your least favorite thing about it?

How do you get your ideas?

Tell the listeners how it feels to hold your finished book in your hand for the first time.

Guest Name: LockMarie Richardson

Guest Contact Email: coachlockmarie@gmail.com

Guest Website URL: www.lockmarie.com

Bio: Hi, my name is LockMarie I recently resigned from The Los Angeles Superior Court as a Judicial Assistant – working in the court system for 24 years total. I am also a writer and Published author with over 25 books on amazon.

I love to inspire, help and coach girls and women of all ages no matter how old, and let them know weight loss is possible. I also like to help anyone with a story and ready to write or publish their first book. I did all mine on my own and did not cost a thing. www.amazon.com/author/lockmarie.
Now at age 47 I am going strong on my weight loss maintenance journey- Over 10 years ago I was sick and tired of being tired of the body I was in. My running joke is that I first got rid of 200 or more pounds of a man, and the rest was easy, ha.

Just a recap of my story; in 2008 I had my son and was between 200-230 lbs. Before I had my son, I was 98lbs wet, so this was very traumatic for me especially only being 4 foot 11.
In October of 2010 I had had enough of all the “drama & weights of my life”.

I got a trainer and made up my mind and I lost over 65lbs in less than 3 months. I went from sizes 2X tops to size Small/XS, and size 16-20 W pants to size 0, 2, 4, 6 pants.
It is now 2021 and I have never looked back nor regretted the new me. From then to now I would join various programs and nutrition plans to keep myself accountable and focused during the times in life when it is so easy to get distracted. In 2020 I discontinued all my gym memberships. I have not attended a gym outside my home since 2019.

As of 2021 I am currently still wearing the same small sizes and I want to inspire other women (no matter how old they are or what they have dealt with in life), to be their best self and understand it is okay to be selfish enough to take care of yourself first.

Today as I write this info on March 22, 2021, I am 47 years young at the weight of 127 lbs (4 foot 11 inches) healthy and proud. It is important to me, to be my best self and be a visual to other women that they can also accomplish and maintain their weight lost goals too. Let me be your guide to your solution.

https://coach-lockmarie.mykajabi.com/

I am now pursuing my passions and I will say, I have many. A few are I am a Certified Confidence, Health/Wellness Coach and weight loss expert. I am currently getting my certification as an Intermittent/ Keto Specialist Coach, Life Coach and Mind set coach because it all ties in. I have personal experience with weight issues, and I learned and did it the hard way, so I can now assist ladies, so they do not have to. You have the problem, and I am your solution.
I also have an amazing story of how in 2012 at the age of 39 I found out I had a sister I had no idea existed. We met and it was amazing. I have it all on video and I love sharing the experience of how I found out about her and then did my own investigation until I found her after being told by one of her family members that they would not assist me as to not “disrupt her life”. I did not stop until I found her and it has been pure bliss ever since.

Possible interview questions:

1) What is your life mission or goal?

2) Why do you feel other women can not lose the weight, or if they lose it, can\’t keep it off?

3) What tips would you give another woman trying to lose weight?

4) How did you start your writing journey? when did you begin?

5) What made you want to publish books?

6) Do you have any favorite authors that inspired you to write/publish?

7) What advice would you give someone who wants to write a book but does not know where to start?

8) How did you find out you had a sister?

9) How did it feel to find out as a grown woman that you missed out on your sisters life and her yours?

10) How did you go about finding her?

I am open to other questions also.. I love to talk 🙂

Guest Name: Sherri Reed

Guest Contact Email: sherrireed456@gmail.com

Guest Website URL: http://www.sanctuaryliving.com

Bio: Sherri Reed is a woman with a mission: teaching people how to create their own Sanctuaries where every sight, sound and sensation triggers automatic stress reduction responses. This mission was given to her in the white light of a near death experience when she was 17 and it has led her to develop a uniquely effective “total immersion” approach to stress relief, as explained in her new book, Sanctuary from Stress – A Step by Step Guide to Creating Sanctuary Whever You Are.

Sherri designs corporate and private sanctuary spaces, makes pubic speaking appearances and operates Sanctuary For Life, a non-profit corporation that applies the principles of Sanctuary from Stress to care for exhausted caregivers. She has been featured in the books Unstoppable Woman, Stories of American Character; Glimpses into Unseen Realms and Voyage Dallas Magazine. She has also been interviewed by David Snow of the Doctor Health Radio Magaine on 860AM and 94.3FM.

Possible interview questions:

What inspired you to write this book?
For whom is the book written?
What is a “Sanctuary” as you define it?
You say your approach to stress relief is unique. What makes it unique?
So what are the steps to creating a sanctuary space?
Walk me through some of these stress relief triggers. How does low lighting reduce my stress?
What’s entrainment music and what does that do for me?
Why are aromas stress-relieving?
How about color? What color should I paint my sanctuary?
What is it about artwork or actual views of nature that reduces stress?

Guest Name: Mark Simon

Guest Contact Email: marksimonbooks@yahoo.com

Guest Website URL: www.MarkSimonBooks.com

Bio: Mark Simon is 30+-years in the entertainment industry known as the Godfather of Storyboards and owner of Storyboards & Animatics, Inc, as well as a producer and director for live action and animation, and amassing over 5,000 production credits. Recent credits include nearly 50 movies like Woody Woodpecker, Doom: Annihilation and Chucky 7 for Universal and tv series like Stranger Things on Netflix, The Walking Dead for AMC, Snowfall on FX and Black Lightning for CW. He is the animation producer for Universal’s How High 2 and the Little Rascals movies and Fox’s Tooth Fairy 2 feature. Mark’s memoir, Attacked!, is about when he was bullied and his family was assaulted. He became the first person in the country to hold parents responsible for the actions of their kids. Mark has pitched and sold more than 35 production and distribution deals for his original concepts, and worked with Disney, Nickelodeon, The Golf Channel, HSN and other networks pitching in-house productions. Sell Your TV Concept Now, Inc. is another company Simon co-founded. It was inspired by countless requests from both industry insiders and eager outsiders wanting to tap into Mark’s pitching techniques and success record.

His storyboard and animation companies have included clients such as Disney, Universal, Viacom, Sony, HBO, Nickelodeon, Steven Spielberg, FOX, HBO, CW, ABC, NBC,USA Networks, and many others.
His articles have been seen in Animation Magazine, Animation World Network, Cinefex, Filmmaker Magazine, Moviemaker Magazine and others. He is also the author of 13 books including the best-selling Facial Expressions books, the bible of the storyboard industry, Storyboards: Motion In Art, 3rd Edition, the inspirational Start At The Top and his most recent, the memoir Attacked!
He lectures around the world at major conferences, and universities

Possible interview questions:
Tell me about when your family was attacked?
Why did you have your bullies: parents arrested?
How can people fight bullies?
Any suggestions on how to get over PTSD?
How did being bullied lead to your career in Hollywood?
What’s it like working on The Walking Dead and Stranger Things?
How did you land your dream job working for Spielberg in just 15 minutes?

Guest Name: Aura E. Martinez

Guest Contact Email: aura@auraemartinez.com

Guest Website URL: www.auraemartinez.com

Bio: Aura E. Martinez is a Self-Discovery and Empowerment Coach, helping the outer and inner travelers who seek greater well-being and personal fulfillment to discover themselves powerfully so that they can start living life to the max. As a person who has traveled the world as a Flight Attendant, the opportunity has helped her learn and see so much and she discovered the most fabulous place for us all to see that is truly the key to greater well-being and she shares that with others worldwide.

She is also the founder of Live to the Max™/Viva al máximo™, author of the book “Creating a Lifetime of Wellness: Start Having the Life You Deserve” and the journal “Creating a Lifetime of Wellness Journal: Your Personal Coach to the Different Areas of Your Life”.

Possible interview questions:

1. Is it even possible to create a lifetime of wellness?
2. What is the first step toward creating a lifetime of wellness?
3. How can someone start the path of self-discovery?
4. According to you, where is true fulfillment found?
5. During these very challenging times that we’re living, how can anyone start living life to the max?
6. In your book “Creating a Lifetime of Wellness”, you have a chapter entitled “Embrace and Adapt to the Changes in Life”, how can someone actually do this, especially with all that’s going on?
7. How can accepting the emotions that can be “toxic”for us even be good for us?
8. What has been the most fascinating country you have visited as a Flight Attendant?
9. Who is Aura E. Martinez?
10. How can self-discovery help us thrive during a time like this with Covid-19?

Topics I can discuss:
A Great Starting Point to Creating a Lifetime of Wellness
The Necessity of the Inner Journey
Master Yourself to Master Your Life
Your Frustration IS Your Liberation
Loss the Weight By Losing the Excess Baggage Within

Guest Name: Steven Linscott

Guest Contact Email: stevelkv2@yahoo.com

Guest Website URL: www.stevenlinscott.com

Bio: Steven Linscott is an author, public speaker, teacher and minister with more than forty years experience preaching and teaching. In addition, with two Masters degrees, he has taught conferences from his thirty year of practice as a professional psychotherapist. He has spoken to radio and TV audiences around the globe from his first book, Maximum Security, an account of being wrongfully convicted of a crime and the twelve-year ordeal that followed to clear his name. Steve is married with four children and nine grandchildren.

Possible interview questions:

1. When is the Millennial Kingdom?
2. What will the Millennium be like?
3. Why will God have a millennial period? What is it\’s purpose?
4. Will the changes that are happening occur just in Israel or occur all over the world?
5. Who will live in the millennium and what will they be like?
6. Will we have a cure for cancer and other diseases in the millennium?
7. What will be different about Israel and where they live?
8. Will there be science and advances in science or will all that come to a halt?
9. What will the end of the millennium be like and what happens after the end?

Guest Name: M.L.Ruscsak

Guest Contact Email: MLRuscsak@gmail.com

Guest Website URL: https://www.doveanddragonpublishing.com/

Bio: If you would have asked me in 2010 where I would be. My answer would have been running a restaurant. But fate has a way of turning everything upside down. The words “give up” and “can\’t” are not in my vocabulary. I was told in 2011 after a debilitating medical incident that I would never live a normal life and be able to care for myself. I now own my own company, host my own radio show and pod cast, as well as work out five nights a week. I have overcome being on the brink of death because I refuse to give up. I also refuse to waste a second not following my passion. People call me tenacious. I call it determination. I work hard for myself but I push harder when other people are relying on me.

Possible interview questions:

What motivated you to write?
Why did you open your own publishing house.
Why are you co-hosting a political talk show?
Who do you interview on your podcast?
What kinds of authors do you publish?
How many screenplays have you written? Can any be discussed?

Guest Name: Merrick Rosenberg

Guest Contact Email: mrosenberg@takeflightlearning.com

Guest Website URL: www.MerrickRosenberg.com

Bio: Merrick Rosenberg is the leading personality expert and award-winning/bestselling author of Taking Flight!, The Chameleon, and Personality Wins, three books about the power of personality. As a keynote speaker, he shares his entertaining and insightful way of learning about ourselves and others with people all over the world. He has certified more than 500 trainers to share his re imagined approach to personality styles that he refers to as Eagles, Parrots, Doves, and Owls. Audience members see themselves in the conversation as they enjoy answering the question, “Which bird are you?”

Merrick founded Team Builders Plus in 1991 and Take Flight Learning in 2012. After teaching more than 100,000 people how to use their personality to build relationships and lead happy lives, he identified a pattern that predicts who will win presidential elections based solely on personality. The pattern has been so consistent, it has held strong for 22 consecutive elections going all the way back to 1932—and if history has any say in the matter, personality will decide who will win in 2020. He captured this model in Personality Wins: Who Will Take the White House and How We Know. He enjoys enlightening audience members who think they are voting for platform when in fact, they are really voting for personality.

Under Merrick’s leadership as CEO, his company has been selected as the New Jersey Business of the Year and named one of the Fastest Growing Companies and Best Places to Work in the Philadelphia area. He received a B.A. in Political Communications from George Washington University an M.B.A. from Drexel University who recognized me as the Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year. Merrick has worked with more than half of the Fortune 100 companies in the US and around the world.

Possible interview questions: Personality and Politics

• Don’t voters care more about a candidate’s platform than their personality or are presidential elections really just personality contests?
• Do certain personalities do better against other personalities in presidential elections?
• What do voters look for in the personalities of the candidates?
• Is personality all about likability?
• Why does the model stop working before 1932?
• How does social media play into electability?
• Let’s say a candidate has one of these “winning” personalities. Can it work against them?
• Let’s talk about the debates. Polls can change quickly afterward a debate. When people watch the debates, don’t they tune into what the candidates say they will do?
• Does character matter in presidential elections?
• Does gender play into how people are elected from a personality perspective?
• Do Eagles ever lose?
• Can you see a candidate’s personality in their slogan?
• Does personality matter for voters who have an extreme ideology?
• Empathy is so important in relationships. Does it matter in presidential elections?
• Will personality play into VP selection?
• Before we look at this year’s field of competitors, how did personality play a role in 2016 with Trump and Hillary? Why were they so polarizing?

The 2020 Candidates

• How does Trump’s personality help him (and hinder him)?
• How about Joe Biden? How does his personality help him and get in the way?
• Does Biden’s personality cause him to make the kind of misstatements that he is known for?
• Do Biden’s gaffes hurt him?

Guest Name: Steven Ferrill

Guest Contact Email: gameshowtrivia@yahoo.com

Guest Website URL: gameshowtrivia.tv

Bio: Steven Ferrill is a trivia fanatic who has spent the last 20 years amassing material that comes up regularly on many of today’s game shows. He has included 16,000 of these fast-facts in his book Game Show Trivia. Anyone who watches the popular game shows on a regular basis knows most of the material repeats over time. Steven has taken this material and put it into his book in an organized and easy-to-study format. Over the last 20 years, earlier versions of Game Show Trivia have sold over 20,000 copies simply because it has no competition as far as shear essential information packed into a compact and easy to study package. Mr. Ferrill is a veteran of over 200 radio and TV interviews and gets invited back on a regular basis because audiences love his interesting and informative presentation. He also hosts trivia matches for local charities in the St. Louis area.

Possible interview questions:

1. Have you always been interested in Trivia?
2. What gave you the idea to write Game Show Trivia?
3. Have you taken the Jeopardy test?
4. Explain how the Jeopardy test works?
5. So you play in and host trivia matches. How do these work?
6. What kind of person would be interested in this book?
7. Does Who wants to Be a Millionaire also use this same type of material?
8. I understand you broke up with your girlfriend because of Jeopardy?
9. You believe 33-time Jeopardy champion James Holzhauer memorized your trivia book. What makes you think this?
10. I understand you believe Brad Rutter’s meltdown on the Jeopardy’s Greatest of All Time (GOAT) tournament was because he didn’t study your book. Why do you believe this?

Contact: Cell: 314-496-5945
Dedicated land line: 314-300-8800
Email: gameshowtrivia@yahoo.com
Guest Location: St. Louis, MO
Guest Time Zone: Central

Guest Name: Sara Zeff Geber

Guest Contact Email: Sara@LifeEncore.com

Guest Website URL: www.SaraZeffGeber.com

Bio: Dr. Sara Zeff Geber, recent recipient of the “2018 Influencers in Aging” designation by PBS’ Next Avenue, is an author, certified retirement coach, and professional speaker on retirement and aging. She has developed a niche specialty working with “Solo Agers,” people who have no children or who are aging alone.

Dr. Geber is the author of the 2018 book, Essential Retirement Planning for Solo Agers: A Retirement and Aging Roadmap for Single and Childless Adults, which was recently selected as a “best book on aging well” by the WSJ. With her speaking and writing, Sara has been raising awareness of Solo Agers for the past 10 years. She believes Solo Agers have unique needs in later life that warrant greater foresight and a more robust approach to planning.

Sara is a regular contributor to Forbes.com on the topics of aging and retirement.

A sought-after speaker at conferences on Aging, Sara is also active in the American Society on Aging, the Life Planning Network, the Transition Network, the Sonoma County Section on Aging, and the Gerontological Society of America.

A Solo Ager herself, Sara lives with her husband and canine companion in Santa Rosa, California.

Possible interview questions:

1. Please start by defining “Solo Aging” for us

2. How did this catch your attention and why do you think it is such a big deal?

3. What are the three most important challenges Solo Agers will face and what should they do about them?

4. From a financial and legal standpoint, should solo agers plan differently than parents?

5. What about living arrangements? Are there some special kinds of living arrangements you recommend to Solo Agers as they get older?

6. Are Solo Agers more vulnerable to isolation and loneliness as they get older? How can they guard against it?

7. What should listeners who are solo agers (or who have friends who are Solo Agers) do this week or next month (i.e. without delay?)

8. Tell us the name of your book again and where listeners can buy it

Guest Name: Ellis Lucas

Guest Contact Email: ellisdlucas@gmail.com

Guest Website URL: www.ellislucas.com

Bio: Ellis Lucas
The Potter and the Clay & WANTED “Nobody is ever without hope.” —Ellis Lucas

While he never envisioned becoming an author, Ellis Lucas is a natural born storyteller, nonetheless. And in an age where it feels like everyone, even the most inconsequential of public figures and celebrities, feels compelled to chronicle their life’s journey in memoir form, Ellis Lucas’s The Potter and the Clay and now WANTED aren’t yet another ho-hum account of a few of humanity’s shared experiences. Ellis’s story is raw, yet compelling; it reaches down to the gutter of human despair and rises to the height of divine providence. It’s a gritty, real-life story of pain and utter transformation.
The Potter and the Clay is a riveting and transparent story of a life filled with love, a veritable mountain of loss, and eventually, sweet redemption. The Potter and the Clay and WANTED both offer a powerful takeaway, namely that no matter how far someone feels from salvation, hope, change and, yes, even total renewal is never out of reach.
“A little over twenty-three years ago, I could never have imagined me writing books, recording my own original Christian music, or being president of His Heart United, a Missouri and Colorado nonprofit organization.” Says Author and President of His Heart United, Ellis Lucas. “It’s even more remarkable knowing the history surrounding this organization, how it began, and what has for me become, a beautiful life, the sweet-smelling fragrance of an invisible world, the essence of true redemption in the actual, but hidden reality for which I was gifted and prepared for but never knew existed. But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him” (1 Corinthians 2:9)!
“There are many tragic stories and no easy answers for any of it. But I tell people ‘what’s done is done, you can’t change the past.’” “My past became my present ministry, and the vehicle for bringing people hope, giving them a reason to by faith put their trust in Jesus Christ. I’ve told everybody out there, even those walking through a severe storm, to never forget that ‘even your greatest weakness could be turned around to be your greatest strength!’”
“When human beings experience trauma or severe life stressors, it is not uncommon for their lives to unravel. The question is,” asks Ellis, “what do you do when it does come undone; lose hope, accept defeat, or worse yet, suicide? Heaven forbid, NO!”
My books – The Potter and the Clay & it’s recently released follow up book WANTED – deal with the widespread human suffering, addiction, abuse, rejection, loneliness, and broken families relationships that in recent years far too many people now have to endure – and the healing and overcoming we can experience when we put our trust in our savior and Lord, our Father’s son, Jesus Christ.
Ellis’s story is one of great pain, and also great healing. His strong belief is that suffering has been his greatest teacher through the eyes of perspective and was the gateway to the transformation that occurred in his life and can be for others – as God’s gift not only to us as individuals, but to inspire us to INSPIRE OTHERS and inspire the world!
Ellis’s autobiography, The Potter and the Clay, has been adopted for use in prisons, county jails, rehab centers, broken homes and rescue missions in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Florida and Texas. His story was featured on “Unshackled,” an outreach ministry of Moody Radio and Pacific Garden Mission and was heard all over the world in fourteen different languages.
Ellis has been a guest on national and international television, radio and podcasts. In addition, both Peggi and Ellis’s lives were featured on “Unshackled,” an outreach ministry of Moody Radio, Chicago, Illinois, and Pacific Garden Mission, and played around the World in fourteen different languages. Listen at these link:

Ellis Lucas Pt 1

Ellis Lucas Pt 2

Peggi Lucas

You can listen to Ellis & Peggi as guest on the Perry and Shawna Morning Show on Moody Radio 89.3 FM, Zeeland, MI., an in studio interview on February 7, 2020, at: https://www.moodyradio.org/radioplayer.aspx?episode=298930

Possible interview questions:
1. What inspired you to write Th Potter and the Clay and Wanted?
2. Did you ever think you would become an author or Nashville recording artist?
3. What can you tell us about your early life and your struggles with addictions?
4. Will you be writing any future book? If so, what can we expect next?
5. You speak very highly of your amazing wife, Peggi Sue. What significant role has
she accomplished that has influenced you the most?
6. How did you become President of His Heart United Ministries, and what is your
desired purpose or mission which you hope to accomplish through His Heart
United Network Ministries?
7. What you say to someone whose life has been altered by drug and / or alcohol
addictions or families who’ve been devastated by the loss of a loved one through
a tragic overdose or suicide who are angry and blaming God for not answering the
endless prayers that in their minds would have saved their loved one’s life?
8. How can people get in touch with you, and where can they get a copy of either of
your books or your music?

Guest Name: Andria S. Alexander

Guest Contact Email: driaalexander@gmail.com

Guest Website URL: www.andria-s-alexander.com

Bio: Andria has a writing career with modest beginnings from her first book “To Love and back which was a book of poetry published in 2005. She followed up with “Tremendous” her first novel which was published in 2009.

After her contracts were up with her previous publishing company, he decided to publish independently. Since 2016, she has successfully published 3 additional titles and has started a blog. “To Love and Back–2nd edition” (2016) “That Summer” (2019) and “Getting the Memo” (2019). Her blog entitled “The Guidance Walk” is currently on Word press.

She is currently working on 2 additional books which she hopes to have published in 2020. Unlike many authors, she prefers to explore different genres of writing, as she feels

Possible interview questions:

What is one of the toughest lessons you had to learn in business which also may apply to life?

What specific genre of writing would you say you identify with the most?

Do you feel like the information you’re sharing can be easily found?

In your opinion, is it more important to be educated or experienced?

Do you feel like you compromise who you are as a person to succeed in corporate America?

Guest Name: Leigh M. Clark

Guest Contact Email: CONTACT@KINDLEIGH.ORG

Guest Website URL: www.kindleigh.org/news

Bio: Leigh M. Clark is on a mission to throw kindness around like confetti – and has been for nearly a decade. With a full time career in software sales, Clark has ensured her underlying purpose has been built on kindness.

In 2012 after a change in her career, Leigh identified her purpose to make an impact on the world one act of kindness at a time.

Through her personal mission to bring happiness to others, she went on to launch an organization…appropriately named Kindleigh…which is centered on making the world a better place through acts of kindness. What started as a soul fulfilling mission, has quickly become a national endeavor. Their charity has made significant impact nationwide in efforts such as gathering school supplies for foster children, distributing crucial items to those facing homelessness, delivering gifts to women and children who are victims of abuse and human trafficking, and paying off holiday layaways for strangers.

Her work with Kindleigh has been featured on Rachael Ray, The Today Show, and on many other local and national media outlets.Additionally, Clark works for a software company where she serves as a Non-Profit Marketing Specialist. She spends much of her day speaking to key industry leaders, about ways to engage with their supporters to create a more substantial impact for their missions. Year over year she continues to work her hardest to leave an indelible mark on the world. Through helping to uplift others she has found her purpose. Her hope is to inspire others to live their best life by sharing their own positivity. Her belief is that together we make a difference through kindness.

Possible interview questions:

How has kindness impacted your life?
What are some simple and inexpensive ways to do random acts of kindness?
What is the most impactful act of kindness you’ve carried out?
How do people react when they receive an act of kindness?
How could the world be impacted if we all took on a kindness initiative?

Guest Name: J. E. Nicassio

Guest Contact Email: jen3963@comcast.net

Guest Website URL: https://www.jenicassio.com/

Bio: J. E. Nicassio is an award-winning author and former freelance writer and MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) Field Investigator in Pittsburgh, PA. She loves writing and is passionate about creating stories that entertain and come straight from the heart.

The former MUFON field investigator has authored two children books: ROCKY, The Rockefeller Christmas Tree and LOUIS-JOSEPH’S OOH-RAH along with The HAUNTING SHORT TALES OF TWILA, and SOUL WALKER. FROM THE SKY Volume 1 has an option agreement and script purchase in the works for a motion picture set for production in 2020. Her writing reflects her fascination with life on other planets, and she has become well known for her fascinating paranormal fantasy works. She lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The depth and sensitivity of Jennie’s trilogy are evident in the quotation she places at book’s opening: ‘Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe, or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” – Arthur C. Clarke. Knowing her passion for UFOs and the probability of life on other planets, this book sails into the mind with surety and succeeds in transporting the reader into Jennie’s unique realm.

Possible interview questions:

* Where do you get your book ideas?
* How many books have you written?
* Do you have a writing schedule?
* What is the hardest thing about being an author?
* What advice would you give to aspiring authors?
*Let’s talk about the book option.
*What was the most unusual Mufon investigations you did?
*Do you believe in UFO’s or Aliens?
*Have your beliefs changed about life on other planets since writing the Trilogy?

Guest Name: Mark M. Bello

Guest Contact Email: legalthrillerauthor@yahoo.com

Guest Website URL: www.markmbello.com

Bio: Mark M. Bello is an attorney and award-winning author of the Zachary Blake Legal Thriller Series. Mark received his B.A. in English Literature from Oakland University and his law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. After being one of the first lawyers to take on the Catholic Church in sex abuse cases, and working other high profile legal cases, Mark retired and began to write novels about the justice system and the David v. Goliath battle clients fight to obtain justice in our legal system. Combining his legal experience and passion for justice with a creative writing style, Mark not only brings captivating legal and political thriller to his readers. His ‘ripped from the headlines’ legal thrillers have tackled issues such as clergy sexual abuse of children, presidential bigotry and immigration, white supremacy, police shootings of innocent black men, school shootings and the gun lobby, and a supreme court candidate accused of attempted rape.

When Mark’s not writing legal and political novels, he writes and posts about fairness and justice in the civil justice system on his websites and in on-line legal publications. In his spare time, Mark enjoys traveling and spending time with his family. Mark and his wife, Tobye, have four children and 8 grandchildren.
Possible interview questions: Broadly, questions and answers that educate the public about the civil and criminal justice systems and how law enforcement and corporations are trampling on our rights in both the criminal and civil justice systems—I want to provide citizens the tool to know and stand up for their rights.

Guest Name: Kimberly Love

Guest Contact Email: kimberly1313@gmail.com

Guest Website URL: www.kimmilove.com

Bio: Kimberly Love is a radio host on Crushing 40 on Impact Radio USA and author of You Taste Like Whiskey and Sunshine as well as a resiliency and empowerment coach for women.

Her radio show with 22,000 plus daily listeners showcases celebrities, coaches, and entrepreneurs who are an inspiration to women. Crushing 40 is about empowerment and helps women to learn to have fun and to go past fear to discover the life that they have always dreamed of. Kimberly travels the world as a digital influencer and continues to write fiction and non-fiction. She currently lives in Ontario with her daughter. Her fantasy series will be released this fall and she will be taking her story onto the big stage with international speaking.

Possible interview questions:
About my book or radio show?
How I’m changing women’s lives.

Guest Name: Dr. Patricia A. Farrell

Guest Contact Email: drfarrell22@gmail.com

Guest Website URL: http://www.drfarrell.net

Bio: Dr. Patricia A. Farrell is a licensed psychologist, prior medical consultant for disability determinations, author and educator who has appeared regularly on such national TV shows as The Today Show, The View, Court TV, Inside Edition, ABC World News, Maury, and on regional and national syndicated radio shows such as CNN. Known for her keen sense of humor and quick wit, she is sought out by the media for comments on everything from school violence to stress and medical illness. Her website (http://www.drfarrell.net) has long been a resource for consumers, students and professionals seeking a wide array of information on mental health issues.

Currently a Psychologist/Consultant for WebMD, Dr. Farrell has held clinical positions at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in NYC where she was the national clinical monitor on the first trials of a medication for Alzheimer’s disease. She has also served in large psychiatric hospitals and mental health centers and has been active in every area of mental health over the past 25 years. Dr. Farrell has also been the Health & Science Editor of Time/Warner Cable in New Jersey and an instructor of psychology on the community, undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as a psychiatry preceptor at The University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey.

Possible interview questions:

Why do we need to sleep?
Can sleep cause medical illness?
What about kids and their sleep habits?
Is there a test I can take to see if I’m suffering from “sleep debt?”
Why did you write a book on sleep?
Can sleep help us improve our learning or memory?
How many hours of sleep do I need a night?

Guest Name: Chris Castanes

Guest Contact Email: castanes@gmail.com

Guest Website URL: www.ChrisCastanes.com

Bio: I’ve written a humorous (I hope) book on sales and selling titled “You’re Going To Be Great At This!” It’s part primer, part memoir and is available on Amazon.
I speak on the topic of “We All Sell”. This talk gives pointers on how to use sales techniques in professional and social settings, all the while infused with humor and stories from a sales career spanning over 30 years.

Possible interview questions:

How can someone work a networking event efficiently?
What is your background in sales?
How is sales like dating?
How has the internet changed sales?

Guest Name: Tom Froehlich

Guest Contact Email: tom@tomspeakz.com

Guest Website URL: tomspeakz.com

Bio: Very possibly during a mid-life crisis. Tom decided to spread his wings and move from his hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Los Angeles. Well aware of the cliché, he bought a convertible and drove west until he hit the ocean. He is now a speaker, transformational thought coach, and published author.
With an engaging personality and an acerbic wit, Tom has developed a presence performing on the Los Angeles comedy circuit. He honed his speaking skills as an officer of Toastmasters International, where he delivered more than one hundred speeches and has been awarded sixty first-place ribbons. His first professional speaking engagement was at Symantec Corporation that staffs 11,000 employees nationwide. Tom speaks regularly on many of the themes of self-awareness, unrealized potential, and achieving your goals. He is a member of Toastmasters International. Recent speaking engagements and podcast interviews include I Heart Radio, PFLAG, Full Circle Church, and Symantec Corporation.
Tom has been described as, “A breath of fresh air in a world where we can have difficulty catching our breath in the midst of self-doubt.” He not only connects with, audiences, but energizes and inspires them to take control of their lives and become visionaries of their own future. Through personal anecdotes, philosophical insights, and acerbic wit, Tom inspires audiences to explore a shift in perspective and guides them to break the pattern of doubt so they can turn their “someday dreams” into today’s reality. More than just an inspirational speaker, Tom leads audiences to take ownership of their own quest to reveal their true selves. Growing up in the liberal 60’s in a conservative midwestern town was a challenge in and of itself. Tom’s struggle between trying to be the person he was “supposed to be” and the person he was “meant to be” led him down a path of fear, isolation, and alcohol. Through hard work, introspection, and self-acceptance , he defined his own life path. Tom draws from his own colorful and deeply personal life experiences to help others realize their potential and achieve their dreams. Tom doesn’t claim to have the answers to all of life’s questions, but one thing he does know for sure—endings last as long as we choose and beginnings begin as soon as we are willing to start. Tom’s ready to start. How about you?”

Possible interview questions:

• What inspired you to write your books?
• How do you come up with titles for your books?
• How do your spiritual beliefs connect with principles you write about in Let’s Get Naked!?
• What do you find most is the most challenging during the book writing process?
• You give credit to your Grandpa Herb and your Grandma Luella in I am a Very Spiritual Yet Vulgar Man. How did they shape who you are today?
• What are the pivotal moments in your life that led you to this point?
• Explain the dichotomy you believe exists between knowing who we are meant to be the day we are born and the fact that it is also at this point when the world begins to tell who we are supposed to be.

Guest: Name: Javenna Bellinger

Guest Contact Email: Learnsomethingbooks@gmail.com

Guest Website URL: None

Bio: I am a children’s Author of the Learn Something Book Series. I wrote 12 children’s books that are Available on Amazon. I am also a Songwriter and I wrote nursery rhymes to some of the books I wrote. I do free book readings to promote the children’s books o wrote and give the kids a bubble show. I have more footage on Instagram under Learn Something Books

Possible interview questions: What inspires you to write?

What is your ultimate goal or goals?

How are you making a difference in the community?

Would you like to write more books?

Where can we buy your books from?

Where can we listen to the nursery rhyme songs you wrote?

Why is writing important to you?

Guest Name: Nancy E. Head

Guest Contact Email: nancyehead@nancyehead.com

Guest Website URL: nancyehead.com

Bio: Writer and teacher Nancy E. Head was a single mother with five children under the age of 14 when she attended Penn State to earn a bachelor’s degree in English and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Her career took a journalistic turn from radio news to newspaper reporting, then education before she returned to the classroom to secure a master’s degree in English from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Currently an instructor at Penn State Altoona and Great Commission Schools, she also spent two summers teaching English in Asia.

She is a member of the Christian Writers’ Roundtable, Rotary, the US Armed Forces Mothers, and Toastmasters International.

When one of Nancy’s grown children became Catholic, she became more aware of the ways her own evangelical tradition often dismisses Catholic believers and misinterprets many of their doctrines. While many of our doctrines differ, our essential beliefs are the same.

Her message is not a call to discard our differences and become a melded Christianity devoid of doctrinal distinctions. It is a call to respect each other and work beside each other to obey Christ’s call for accord, in love for Him, for our Christian siblings, and for those outside the family of faith. Christian accord produces obedience to Christ’s call to minister to those in need.

When not teaching or writing, she helps her husband lead a small group at their church devoted to ministering to the needy in their community.
Possible interview questions: 1. What is the biggest misunderstanding today about people in poverty?

2. Is it possible for Christians of different denominations to work together in spite of their doctrinal disagreements?

3. What do you mean when you say there is a great schism in the Church today–but it is not related to denomination?

4. What are some strategies Christians can use to truly minister to those in need around them?

5. What is the difference between mentoring and discipleship?

6. How did people of a different faith tradition within Christianity minister to you and your children when you were in need?

Guest Name: Karen Ford

Guest Contact Email: karenb1008@hotmail.com

Bio: Karen is a Master Financial Coach, Public Speaker, Entrepreneur, and Author who has coached people with a variety of money issues; from just $500 in debt to $800,000 in debt. She has coached folks with up to 86 credit cards and taught them how to pay down and pay off those credit cards in record time.

Karen’s mission is to inspire others to rid themselves of debt, and build wealth. She encourages others to break the shackles of debt and gives valuable insight into building wealth so they can experience financial freedom!

Karen Ford’s #1 Amazon Best Selling Book “Money Matters” is a discovery for many.
This book is not only motivational, but practical.

In “Money Matters” she provides keys to demolishing debt, shares how to budget correctly, and gives principles in wealth building.

Guest Name: Sue Matthews

Guest Contact Email: info@paintyourhairblue.com

Guest Website URL: https://www.paintyourhairblue.com/

Bio: Sue Matthews—wife and mother of three—was living a normal life fifteen years ago until the day came when her middle child, daughter Taylor, was diagnosed with cancer at the age of eleven. In, Paint Your Hair Blue Matthews and her sister Andrea Cohane take you through the heartwarming tale of heroic courage and devastating blows that characterized Taylor’s odyssey through the underfunded world of pediatric cancer. It is an inspiring story of the power of love and determination, as well as a cautionary tale that provides support and specific advice for other parents confronting cancer and for anyone going through a cancer diagnosis, or caring for someone who is.

Guest Name: Archer Crosley

Guest Contact Email: thejfklie@gmail.com

Guest Website URL: www.thejfklie.com

Bio: Archer Crosley speaks about the man who planned the JFK Assassination and how he did pulled it off. Archer Crosley has been studying the JFK Assassination for a long, long time. He reads between the lines.

Possible interview questions: What kind of man killed JFK? Why did he do it?

Guest Name: John Baumann

Guest Contact Email: jmbaumann110@gmail.com

Guest Website URL: JohnBaumann.com

Bio: Inspiring & Educating Internationally-Recognized Speaker (Powered by Parkinson’s since 2002) – Influencing Your Quality of Life with a Chronic Condition – Appreciation of Professional and Family Care Providers – Elimination of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace.

John Baumann has had many “successes” in his life overcoming challenge after challenge. Graduating from Cornell Law School. Become an extraordinary attorney at Exxon and then as the General Counsel of a market-listed public company.

In 2002, at 41 years old, John was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. John continues to battle PD, the biggest challenge of his life.

John, now in his late 50s, has successfully reinvented himself. He not only accepted his condition but has embraced it. John has to continually reach deep down into himself to tap into the qualities that have proven critical in combating this horrific illness. Discipline, hard work, perseverance, and resilience are a given. What John and his wife, Bernadette, needed to find within themselves was intensity, tenacity, inner strength, and a strong faith. Most importantly, John needed to uncover his true purpose.

After being diagnosed, John became an internationally-recognized inspirational and educational professional speaker, joined the faculty of the College of Business at the University of Louisville and wrote a critically-acclaimed book entitled, DECIDE SUCCESS.

From Malaysia to France, from Vermont to Tucson, from Portland to Miami, and over 100 places in between, John has presented his informative, inspirational and, surprisingly, funny keynote speeches to audiences from 15 to 1,500.

As to his Parkinson’s, John, with Bernadette’s help, has gotten himself in the best shape of his life via a combination of positive thinking, a healthy diet and vigorous exercise.

Possible interview questions:

How did you handle the moment that you were diagnosed with Parkinson’s at 41 years old?
What drives you? How can you drive others?

Guest Name: Steven McFadden

Guest Contact Email: chiron@chiron-communications.com

Guest Website URL: www.chiron-communications.com

Bio: Journalist Steven McFadden makes his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he continues his work as a writer, speaker, and
counselor. Steven is the author of 15 non-fiction books, including: Profiles in Wisdom, Teach Us to Number Our Days, Legend of the Rainbow Warriors, and an epic, nonfiction saga of contemporary North America: Odyssey of the 8th Fire.

With the late Trauger Groh, Steven is co-author of Farms of Tomorrow and Farms of Tomorrow Revisited. In 2009 he authored The Call of the Land, and in 2015 Awakening Community Intelligence.

Steven is at work now on two books: a biography of a Navajo elder, and also a book on agroecology.
Possible interview questions: I would welcome questions about farming, and the human community that depends upon farming for survival – and all of the factors which bear upon farms and food right now. But I would also welcome questions about my most relevant nonfiction book, a small treasure of just some 60 pages: Tales of the Whirling Rainbow. By way of background on that subject, I have pasted below the copy from the back book cover. If you’d like a review copy of the book, just let me know the eBook format you prefer. It will be my pleasure to send a copy along.

Copy from the book’s back cover:
Tales of the Whirling Rainbow is a journalist’s account of some of the key myths and mysteries of the Americas, and an electrifying exploration of how those myths are resounding in real time. Veteran journalist Steven McFadden weaves the living myths together seamlessly in a tightly written book that is eye-opening, and soul resonant.

Drawn from sources both ancient and modern, Tales of the Whirling Rainbow conveys adroit insights into key facets of North America’s unfolding saga. Learning to respect these knowings is fundamental to our spiritual growth and progress on the land going forward in time. McFadden tells the tales in plain, precise language, creating a quick but absorbing investigation into a deeply rooted mythos that offers keys to healing.

As the Sun awakens and earth changes intensify, our human lives attain high velocity. At this time and in this manner, elders across Turtle Island (North America) told the author, the human beings who are the different colors and faiths of the world will be moved. This will create opportunities to heal their web of relationships.

Guest Name: Hudson Albert

Guest Contact Email: halbert@hudsonalbert.com

Guest Website URL: www.hudsonalbert.com

Bio: Award-Winning Insurance Salesman Releases How-To Book Discover the Sales Instincts in You Can Now Be Purchased on Amazon

Hudson Albert, a well-known sales and insurance coach, recently released “Discover the Sales Instincts in You”. This short paperback provides hints and tips to help increase the effectiveness of the average insurance salesman. It also includes multiple selling scripts previously used by Hudson Albert. The book can be picked up on Amazon for only $20.00.

There are approximately 400,000 insurance agents currently working in the US. Some agents struggle. Others prosper. Some are masterful charismatics, while others stammer through their opening lines. It is certainly not an easy profession to master. The countless laws surrounding insurance and insurance sales, which often vary by state, just further complicate the process. When asked about his motives for writing his book, Hudson replied: “It is my desire as a coach to help everyone who wants to become a salesperson to meet their full potential.” When asked to comment on the book itself, one customer wrote, “This book simplifies what so many sales people try to complicate. Hudson extracts exactly what is needed in a successful sale and lays it out, step-by-step.”

Discover the Sales Instincts in You includes dozens of tips relating to productivity and salesmanship. More specifically, the book offers:
• An introduction the 7 stages of the sales cycle
• Ways to connect with new and existing contacts
• Methods to overcome common objections
• Proven sample scripts for nearly every situation

About Your Company: Hudson Albert is a certified insurance salesman with more than five years of industry experience. Rapidly rising responsibilities and multiple industry awards are indicative of his success both on and off the selling floor. His company now offers webinars, resume editing, and one-on-one coaching to interested individuals. Visit hudsonalbert.com for more information.

Possible interview questions:

1- Tell me about your book
2- Who can benefit from your book?
3- What is the biggest challenge in the insurance industry?

Guest Name: Andre Davis

Guest Contact Email: andredavis031@gmail.com

Guest Website URL: https://www.amazon.com/Andre-Davis/e/B074YHC4V9/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

Bio:

Author of the 2017 Best Indie Book Award for the book Our Two Societies.

I was born in Detroit Michigan in the early 1970s. I grew up in one of Detroit Michigan’s worst neighborhoods and one of its best. I’ve lived the life of an urban American, a university student, an exchange student in Japan, an ex-pat in Japan, and a law student in Portland Oregon.

My experiences has lead me to conclude several things: America is great because of its Free Market Society; racism is real, but WE are all stronger than racism; a politician/social activist without a victim is unemployed; if you want to know about the history of early America, the antebellum south, or the reconstruction era, start with reading books written during those times.

Over a decade of being in the recruiting industry has led to serious concerns about the future of America’s workforce. These concerns have prompted the creation of my book. Although this book covers some very serious topics, like racism and the necessity of skills in a free market society, it is a very approachable and fun read.

America is still the land of opportunity for the opportunist, and its greatness lies in its free market society.

Possible interview questions:

1. What is your book about?

2. What are the two Societies?

3. What compelled you to write “Our Two Societies?”

4. About a third of the book is about your experiences as an Afro-American in Japan in the 1990’s.
What did you like most about living in Japan?

5.In the book, you mention a relationship between Afro-American culture and Celtic culture that
originated in Ireland, Scotland and Northern England. Can you expand on that a little?

6. Why did you choose your life experiences as a platform to discuss considerably complex social
issues?

7. What is the tone of the book?

8. What do you want people to come away with after reading Our Two Societies?

9. Have you always wanted to become an author?

10: Who are some of your favorite authors and their books?

Guest Name: Alexandra Cearns

Guest Contact Email: alex@houndstoothstudio.com.au

Guest Website URL: http://www.houndstoothstudio.com.au/

Bio: Dogs Today Magazine in the United Kingdom calls Perth based photographer Alex Cearns “One of our greatest dog photographers in the world.” Alex is the Creative Director of Houndstooth Studio and specialises in capturing portraits that convey the intrinsic character of her animal subjects.

Alex photographs for engaged pet lovers, corporate brands in Australia, the USA and the UK, and for around 40 Australian and International animal charities and conservation organisations. Her images have been published extensively across Australian and International media, in books, magazines and ad campaigns.

She is the recipient of over 200 awards for photography, business and philanthropy and is the WA AIPP Pet / Animal Professional Photographer of the Year 2017, the International Professional Pet Photographer of the Year 2016, the Terrestrial Photographer of the Year 2016 (International Fund for Animal Welfare), and she received an Australian of the Day honour in 2016 from the team behind the Australian of the Year Awards.

Inspiring others with her joy of working with animals, Alex’s philanthropy and passionate advocacy for animal rescue has earned her high regard among Australia’s animal lovers and a strong following on social media (over 120,000 Facebook followers and an active following on Twitter and Instagram.) She is the an Ambassador for Tamron’s Super Performance Series Lenses, Spider Camera Holster, and Seagate Hard Drives, a brand endorser for pet retailer PetStock and for Event Cinemas, and Campaign Ambassador for Guide Dogs WA. She is a photographic, business and pet industry influencer.

Alex is World Expedition’s first female wildlife photography tour leader, taking likeminded animal to some of the world’s most exciting, ‘off the beaten track’ animal destinations. She has travelled to all 7 continents.
Alex is a regular contributor of articles and images to Photo Review Magazine, Dog’s Life Magazine and UK based Dogs Today Magazine. A published author, her 5th and 6th books are due out in 2018 with ABC Books/Harper Collins.

Alex is a dynamic and inspirational speaker and photographic educator. She uses warmth, humour and uplifting visual storytelling to highlight her messages.

Possible interview questions:

Giving back to charity through photography (animal themed but can be transitioned to any niche of photography)

From law maker to image maker – how to follow your passion and live your dream

Lessons learnt in business (applies to all small businesses)

Getting noticed in an image centric world

The 12 factors for better animal portraits

Guest Name: Rocky Romanella

Guest Contact Email: rockyromanella@gmail.com

Guest Website URL: www.3sixtymanagementservices.com

Bio: The Art of Inspiration is all about chasing your dreams and my over 40-year career is one of those journey’s. Although no one has the only and exact answer, I believe I have some stories and experiences that may help to find the recipe for success. All of us will have to overcome obstacles and transform our lives. My career as been no different and now after a wonderful career I enjoy the opportunity to inspire people to go after their dreams no matter where they are in their life and career.
I am a graduate of St John’s University, class of 1980, Staten Island campus a commuter college as I worked and paid my way through college. I believe you and your audience will appreciate this. I realize this is not a political view point but a social one where I like to talk about how hard work and enthusiasm are still critical components of success whether in a big company or as an entrepreneur or in life in general. There is no substitute for hard work.
I am a witty, Blue-Collar Guy who rose through the ranks at UPS. I then became a CEO and Board member of a small telecom company after UPS. Today, I am now a small business owner. I think your audience would enjoy the story and the values, ethics and hard work which are the blueprint. This is also something I believe your audience will respect. I believe your audience will appreciate that I started unloading trailers at UPS out of High School and worked my way into a senior level. I believe that we all have a responsibility to leave things a little better then we found it. This is LEGACY
I have recently published a book that I think will relate to your audience. I believe Values Matter. I wrote the book in a very different way than past leaders and most leadership and business books have been written. I also believe my book will be an enjoyable read in some difficult times. The book was released February 15th. The title of the book is Tighten the Lug Nuts.
It is all about how we make choices and how those choices determine the kind of leader we can be.
In my book Tighten the Lug Nuts: The Principles of Balanced Leadership, I use my over forty years of experience in supply chain, logistics and transportation, retail, sales and operational management at UPS, and in my CEO and Director roles at a company I worked at after my UPS days, to explore the ways a true leader can add value as a trusted advisor, mentor, and visionary who uses a process approach to lead the organization and its people to new levels of success.
In an engaging, personal, and witty style (through my character Joe Scafone) I detail how leaders must make their three major constituents equal priority by actively listening to their needs and building strong relationships. By following the steps that are laid out, you can truly learn the importance of Balanced Leadership. I believe the true measure of a great leader is someone who leaves things a little better than they found them. In Tighten the Lug Nuts, you’ll follow Joe Scafone as he demonstrates the importance of small acts of kindness, the power that comes with understanding your role, and the freedom that accepting responsibility affords. Learn how to tighten the lug nuts in your own life to keep from becoming overwhelmed and to take the steps to becoming a truly balanced and valuable leader. I was hoping you might find value in this book and I would be honored to discuss my book with you, your team and your audience..
With great respect, Rocky

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ROCKY, YOU HAVE A LONG TENURE IN BUSINESS…A DECORATED RESUME…GIVE US A QUICK SYNOPSIS OF YOUR CAREER
(I attended St John’s University which was predominantly a commuter college and since I was paying my way through school it was a natural fit. UPS was hiring part time package handlers. I took that job. 36 years later I ended up as President within UPS. I had various roles at that level, Supply Chain Solutions, Retail Services and Regional Operations Managers. I worked my way up through the organization. Moving with the company 9 times. Some of the biggest highlights of my career at UPS were the rebranded of the UPS Store and developed and integrating the many companies that has become UPS Supply Chain Solutions. I then went on to be the CEO and Board Member of a telecommunication company. With all my years of experience I wanted to leave a legacy so I’m onto my next chapter…my book)

ROCKY, YOUR BOOK IS CALLED: TIGHTEN THE LUG NUTS… THE PRINCIPALS TO BALANCED LEADERSHIP. EXPLAIN WHAT BALANCED LEADERSHIP IS
I believe companies enhance their growth and momentum when they focus on 3 key constituents. It’s a simple formula I’ve created
It’s based on 3 things:
1. Customers: Always think like a customer
2. People: Always feel like a valued contributor
3. Share owners: Act like an owner

These are 3 things I elaborate on in my book

SO MANY PEOPLE ARE LOOKING TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL. LET”S DIVE A LITTLE DEEPER INTO YOUR LEADERSHIP BELIEFS

ROCKY, YOU SAY” IT’S WHAT YOU DO WHEN NO ONE IS LOOKING THAT COUNTS” EXPLAIN
Leadership is not a passive duty it is an active responsibility. You are expected to lead. This means providing people with the leadership they need to successfully reach their desired goals in concert with those in the organization.

You have a responsibility to model effective leadership along with honest and ethical behavior to the employees you represent. Open and honest communications and visibility are an important element of trust. Make sure you are available to your people and visible in your operations or department.

As you move through difficult periods on your way to success, do the ‘right thing’, take care of your customers, treat others with dignity and respect, celebrate successes and your reward will be, “The Leader of Choice.” You will create a place where your people will thank you for not letting them stray or compromise their values and ethics. They will be excited about other ways they can participate in successfully reaching their goals and those of the organization.

Valued individuals understand that Healthy discourse is disagreeing without being disagreeable

ROCKY, YOU COINED THE TERM “TIGHTEN THE LUG NUTS” WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

ROCKY, WHEN IT COMES TO LEADERSHIP, YOU PUT MAJORITY OF YOUR STOCK IN THE CUSTOMER. WHY?
Most companies to and do admiral work. As a service organization and every service organization must have people who clearly and consistently reflect the brand.

The biggest differentiator between us and our competitors is the superior customer experience we provide. During every customer interaction our reputation is on the line.
Our Priority is Customer Satisfaction: Whether on the phone, in person or via electronic communication, genuinely interact and connect with customers, ensure a positive experience and exceed expectations.
Actively Listen to Customer Needs: Consistently demonstrate to customers you are in tune with their needs and are operating in their best interest. Customers know what they want but may not always explain it in a manner which is clear to you. Therefore, it is important effective listening skills are utilized. If you do not understand a request, ask clear, positively articulated questions until you understand. Do not rush customers, allow them at their own pace to discuss what they need. Once customers have expressed their needs confirm your understanding with them to ensure communication is clear.
Build Strong Relationships: Providing value and listening are key components of any relationship. The foundation of strong relationships also includes being fair to customers and following through on your word. Make sure to ask for assistance from others when necessary to ensure proper follow through and response. Treat every customer how you would like to be treated.
Learn the Products and Services We Offer: Part of providing a superior customer service experience is being knowledgeable of the services we offer. Take the time to really learn our business so you can effectively communicate to our customers the services and value we provide.
Be Responsive and Effectively Resolve Problems: If a problem occurs allow customers to fully explain the issue and convey empathy. If the fault lies with you or us as an organization, take ownership of it and apologize. Take the initiative to resolve problems in a timely and effective manner.
Remain Positive: Always show respect for our customers even if you find yourself in a challenging situation. Demonstrate professionalism and keep communication positive.
Express Gratitude: Expressing appreciation can go a long way. It can be as simple as thanking customers for their business and loyalty. Make sure they know we are grateful they chose to do business with us.

Creating a strong culture is critical to your company’s long-term success and growth. It should be desire of the Senior Leadership Team to create the Best, the Brightest, Most Informed and Best Educated management team in the industry.

In the service business, people are our most important asset. The time we spend with our people is an investment in the future, not an expense or burden on our time. This time you with your people is an investment. You cannot successfully grow the business without an investment in people.

ROCKY, WHAT’S ONE THING YOU WANT ANYONE LOOKING TO BE A BETTER LEADER TO KNOW?

BOOK PLUG

Guest Name: Sherry K. Hill

Guest Contact Email: sherrysworld@sherrysworldofbasketsandbooks.com

Guest Website URL: Website

Bio: Sherry K. Hill is a non-fiction author who is also the Founder and CEO of Sherry’s World Of Baksets and Books furnishing surprise gift baskets, treat bags, and Christmas gifts. Sherry coordinates all aspects of her love for people, education, and business into her company. A strong believer in expressing joy in everything she does, Sherry’s business mantra is “We Give Life and Celebrate Happiness”.

Before starting Sherry’s World Of Baskets and Books, Sherry always admired the secretaries in the clerical field since the age of 8 years old. She studied intently and excelled academically as an honor student in this field, as well as her other studies. Sherry has had more than 40 years of clerical experience. In addition, Sherry spent her early teenage years ministering before her local church congregation; she continued her ministry throughout her adulthood. Furthermore, Sherry would express herself creatively with dressmaking and interior design.

Through Sherry’s varied background in office support, church ministry, and creative arts, she has been provided with the perfect foundation for Sherry’s World Of Baskets and Books. Her first book, entitled This Is My Fiance, And We Are Going To Get Married…….NOT! is A Reference Guide On How To Get Married. Since Sherry was married for 29 years (and has been platonically divorced for 15 years) with two adult daughters, she can help other women through her experiences. Sherry’s next book is entitled, The Secrets Of Living A Free and Happy Life, in which she will thoroughly document her experience of being bullied in elementary school, as well as the difference between external and internal happiness.

Possible interview questions:

Where did the title of your book come from?

Who is your book directed to?

Will men receive a lesson from your book?

What do you mean false vs. real?

What is the difference between “dating” and “seeing each other”

Guest Name:Nicole D’Settēmi

Guest Contact Email: nicolesettemi@gmail.com

Guest Website URL: addictarium.wix.com/home

Bio: Nicole D’Settēmi is a 34 year old creative writer, poet, and artist from Niagara Falls, New York. Born in a tiny town bordering Canada only five minutes from the legendary falls, Nicole says she had an eye for beauty at a young age, and that included poetry. She can remember from an age as young as six, being selected as part of the city’s “young authors club.” She was interested in lyric poetry from the time she was a pre-teen into her early-to-mid twenties, and moved into creative writing and fiction in her late twenties and early thirties.
Addictarium was penned while Nicole spent time in an intensive rehabilitation center due to a devastating heroin addiction, and while this is a fictional memoir, many of the themes and tales are based around her own experiences during her two year stay in the notorious Queens, New York “therapeutic community.”
In April of 2010, Nicole lost 95% of her eyesight due to a poisoned bag of heroin she had injected, and was shipped to Manhattan’s Bellevue hospital 1,600 miles away from her city at the time, which was in South Florida, where she had been attending an art institute for photojournalism. She was forced to drop the courses, as she began a new, sober life in New York City.
Nicole was also separated from her fiancé and co-conspirator in 2010, while recuperating in Daytop Village. At that time, she was introduced to her current fiancé, who is also mentioned throughout the novel as the substance abuse counselor she fell in love with.
Today, both artists run a modest business creatively assisting others, and continue to hone their fine arts abilities, in their art studio and living quarters, residing in Pleasant Valley, New York. With their creative assistance-based company; LCDS Creative Services, they’ve dedicated a division to publishing novels, named; The Book House of Seviles They look forward to venturing further into the writing and publishing world, in 2017.

Possible interview questions:

When did you decide to become a writer, and why?

What is the inspiration for penning Addictarium?

Is there going to be a prequel or sequel to Addictarium?

Tell us about the protagonist of the story, Danielle Martino. Is she a good representation of who you are in real life?

Addictarium is a fictional memoir based on true events; can you tell us how much of it is authentic, based on personal experience?

What is your favorite thing about being an artist/writer?

Who is your biggest inspiration, when it comes to creativity/art/writing?

If you could choose somebody to play the character of Danielle–who is more or less YOU–who would you choose and why?

What makes your drug recovery memoir different from other similar memoirs?

What book has left a lasting impression on you?

What separates you from other independent authors? What is it that you believe makes you unique?

You say you are an artist first, and a writer second. What does that mean? What other creative outlets do you utilize?

You paint such vivid portraits of your characters, who was the most fun to write, and why?

The least, and why?

Tell us what’s in store for Nicole, the author!

What would be your advice to a drug addict who wants to quit abusing drugs, but has no idea how to tackle the issue?

What is your favorite part of the book you penned, and why?

If you could name five books melded together that would best “explain” what your book is about, which would they be?

What would you tell an aspiring writer?

Guest Name: Susan Bremer O’Neill

Guest Contact Email: susan@selfappeal.com

Guest Website URL: www.selfappeal.com

Bio: Susan Bremer O’Neill, author, speaker and coach, has been a pioneer and trail blazer her entire life. She went from being a scientist to an exotic dancer at thirty-four. In 2000, she founded Self Appeal. In 2004, she produced the woman-empowering DVD, Striptease for Real Women. For fifteen years she’s empowered women worldwide to stop people-pleasing and comparing themselves to others, eliminate perfectionism and stop obsessing about appearance, and transform their current relationship or find smart romance in a new one. Susan’s been interviewed in San Francisco Bay Area and San Jose media, been featured on FOX news and published in Men’s Health Magazine. She’s spoken at Universities, and a chapter of the National Organization of Women. She recently published the story of her own journey away from addiction to self-love and respect, From Sex Appeal to Self Appeal: One Woman’s Journey to Recover Her Body, Her Sexuality Her Self.

Possible interview questions:
You published a very personal memoir. Why did you write From Sex Appeal to Self Appeal: One woman’s journey to recover her body, her sexuality, her self?
What prompted you to go from being a scientist to being a stripper? How did you do it?
What did you learn and how did your experiences influence your life?
What is Self Appeal and why is it important?
You call yourself a self-relationship and self-care coach. What is a self-relationship coach?
What do you help people do today?
What message do you really want people to hear?
If someone is interested, how can they get started building Self Appeal?

Guest Name: Karlyle Tomms

Guest contact email: unclepooh57@gmail.com

Guest website: http://www.karlyletomms.com

Bio : Karlyle Tomms is a writer who grew up in rural Ozarks poverty. He completed his master’s degree in clinical social work in 1981, and worked most of his career in mental health services and addictions treatment. He has written for different regional magazines and newspapers over the years, and has often been selected to speak at both professional and non-professional events, as well as radio talk shows. However, he had never published fiction until completing his first novel in 2014. His general method for fiction has been to define a character and allow that character to tell his or her own story from first person perspective as though the character is writing an autobiography. Through his characters he explores the psychology of the human condition as well as the various elements and entanglements of personalities. His novels incorporate the social and historical influences surrounding the lifetimes of his characters, and are stories of overcoming social, emotional and spiritual challenges.

Possible interview questions.: FIFTEEN QUESTIONS:
1. First of all, you say you have written non-fiction for several years before writing a novel. How did you get into writing?
2. After writing non-fiction for so many years, what made you decide to write a novel?
3. What makes you different from the many other novelists out there?
4. “Confessions from the Pumpkin Patch”, your first novel is also the first in your “Soul Encounters” series. What makes this a series?
5. So, in your series, one of the characters who interacts with the protagonist at some point during the story will then show up to tell his or her story in the next novel. How did you come upon that as a way of tying the stories together?
6. Are you going to give the readers a hint as to who will tell the next story?
7. What genre would you classify this book or other books in this series?
8. If you could describe this first book in three words, what would those words be?
9. You used the word raunchy as one of your descriptions of the book. What would you say makes this book different from, or similar to something like “Shades of Grey?”
10. Who would you say is your ideal reader?
11. What was most difficult for you about writing this book?
12. What would you say to someone who might be on the fence about buying this book? What will it do for them?
13. When do you expect the next book to be released?
14. Do you interact with your readers and connect through social media?
15. How would readers go about contacting you or perhaps subscribe to get notices of blog posts or other releases?

Guest Name: Michael Tamez

Guest contact email: michael@michaeltamez.com

Guest website: http://michaeltamez.com/

Bio : Michael Tamez is a certified Holistic Health Coach who has experienced a 15 year health transformation. On his adventure, he lost 105 pounds, lowered his blood pressure, and reversed sleep apnea and advanced gum disease. This was all accomplished naturally, without drugs or surgery. Michael’s journey was intensified when he lost 5 family members in the course of 18 months. All of these experiences combined led Michael to discover his true passion in life. Today he is dedicated to guiding, empowering, and sharing the knowledge and wisdom he has acquired over the course of his lifetime. Michael published his debut book, Transformative Nutrition: The Ultimate Guide to Healthy and Balanced Living. To find out more, please visit his website www.michaeltamez.com

Possible interview questions.: Questions:

Q. I understand you experienced a major 13 year health transformation in your life – can you share about that?

Q. Being at a point where you almost lost your teeth at the young age of 23, can you explain why oral health is so important?

Q. You experienced the death of 5 family members in an 18 month time period, how did those tremendous losses impact your health?

Q. In your book, you mention that you got rid of your TV over 10 years ago – What would compel you to do such a thing, and how does that relate to healthy living?

Q. In your book, you encourage readers to listen to their body so they can uncover the root cause of their health struggles – explain this interesting concept and how listeners can incorporate it into their lives

Q. Many people are concerned with counting calories – you believe people should count chemicals instead. What exactly do you mean by that?

Q. You firmly believe dieting does not provide a sustainable solution for permanent weight loss – elaborate on why diets don’t work and what does.

Q. Many people struggle financially, some even living paycheck to paycheck – how do bad spending habits cause unhealthy eating habits?

Q. In your book, Transformative Nutrition: The Ultimate Guide to Healthy and Balanced Living, you mention the importance of getting a daily intake of “Vitamin L”. What is “Vitamin L”?

Guest Name: Nell Minow

Guest contact email: nminow@yahoo.com

Guest website: http://www.moviemom.com

Bio : Nell Minow appears every week on radio stations across the country talking about new releases in theaters and on DVD and has over 3000 movie reviews at moviemom.com.
Her articles have appeared in USA Today, Family Fun, Daughters, Parents, and the Chicago Tribune. She writes for Beliefnet, Rogerebert.com, the Motion Picture Association website Where to Watch, and Huffington Post, and she was Yahoo’s movie critic for six years.

The third edition of her book, The Movie Mom’s Guide to Family Movies, will be published in 2016. She has been profiled in the New York Times, the Economist, Forbes, the Chicago Tribune, Working Woman, CFO Magazine, the Ladies Home Journal, Washingtonian Magazine, and the Chicago Sun Times, and has appeared as The Movie Mom on CBS This Morning, Fox Morning News, NPR, CNN, and dozens of radio stations.

Possible interview questions.:
What’s coming to theaters this week?
What if my kid tells me that everyone else in the 4th grade sees PG-13 movies?
How do I know if a movie is too scary for my child?
What if he or she has seen it and is terrified?
Why do Disney movies always kill off a parent?
What’s the worst movie you ever saw?
What makes a great movie?
How did you get to be a critic?
Do you ever get into arguments with people who disagree with your reviews?

Guest Name: Kevin A. Hall

Guest contact email: darlene@darlenechanpr.com

Guest website: http://www.kevinahall.com

Bio : Kevin A. Hall is an Ivy League graduate of Brown University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and French literature. Despite being diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1989, he went on to become a world-champion Olympic sailor, as well as racing navigator for Emirates Team New Zealand in the 2007 America’s Cup match. A two-time testicular cancer survivor, Hall has spent a successful 25 years as a racing navigator, speed testing manager, and sailing performance and racing instruments expert. A brief version of his story was featured in Joel and Ian Gold’s book “Suspicious Minds: How Culture Shapes Madness,” as the only non-anonymous case study of a patient with Truman Show delusion. The memoir “Black Sails White Rabbits; Cancer Was the Easy Part” is Kevin’s first book, and chronicles his ongoing challenges with bipolar disorder and cancer. Hall currently lives in Auckland, New Zealand with his wife and their three children.

Possible interview questions.: Please contact Darlene Chan for talking points, review copies, press assets and interviews. Kevin’s area of expertise includes bipolar disorder, testicular cancer, parenting and family challenges as a bipolar parent.

Guest Name: J.D. Horn

Guest contact email: darlene@darlenechanpr.com

Guest website: http://www.witchingsavannah.com

Bio : J.D. Horn was raised in rural Tennessee and has carried a bit of its red clay with him while traveling the world, from Hollywood to Paris to Tokyo. He studied comparative literature as an undergrad, focusing on French and Russian in particular. J.D. also holds an MBA in international business and worked as a financial analyst before becoming a novelist. His latest novel, “Jilo” is a standalone prequel to the bestselling Witching Savannah series. Previous titles in the collection are “The Line,” “The Void” and “The Source.” Along with his spouse, Rich, and his furry coauthors, Duke and Sugar, J.D. divides his time between Black Butte Ranch, Oregon, and San Francisco, California.

Possible interview questions.: Please contact Darlene Chan for talking points, review copies, press materials and interviews. J.D. Horn can talk about writing a bestselling series for Amazon’s 47North imprint, making the transition from business to a full-time author, and writing science fiction and fantasy, among other topics.

Guest Name: Kathryn Leigh Scott

Guest contact email: darlene@darlenechanpr.com

Guest website: http://www.kathrynleighscott.com

Bio : Author/Actress Kathryn Leigh Scott has written several books of fiction and nonfiction. She starred in the cult favorite “Dark Shadows” and has recently appeared in a recurring role on “The Goldbergs.” Scott’s latest title, Last Dance at the Savoy: Life, Love and Caring for Someone with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, is a memoir about caregiving her husband, the late Geoff Miller, founder of Los Angeles magazine, as he succumbed to the little-known disease. She grew up on a farm in Robbinsdale, Minnesota and currently resides in New York City and Los Angeles.

Possible interview questions.: Please contact publicist Darlene Chan for talking points, review copies of book, press assets and to set up interviews. Kathryn has written in different genres, as well as founded a small press through which she publishes fiction and non-fiction entertainment reference books, including fan titles for “Dark Shadows.”

Guest Name: Harriet Hodgson

Guest contact email: harriethodgson@charter.net

Guest website: http://www.harriethodgson.com

Bio : Harriet Hodgson has been an independent journalist for 37 years and is the author of 35 books, including eight grief resources. She is a member of the Association of Health Care Journalists and Minnesota Coalition for Grief Education and Support. Hodgson is a contributing writer for The Caregiver Space website, Open to Hope website, and The Grief Toolbox website. She has appeared on more than 185 talk shows, including CBS Radio, and dozens of television stations, including CNN. A popular speaker, Hodgson gives presentations at public health, Alzheimer’s, bereavement, and caregiving conferences. Hodgson was her mother’s family caregiver for nine years, her twin grandchildren’s guardian/caregiver for seven years (their parents were killed in separate car crashes), and her disabled husband’s caregiver for two years, with more years to come. Hodgson has written a series for caregivers: The Family Caregiver’s Guide, Affirmations for Family Caregivers, A Journal for Family Caregivers, and The Family Caregiver’s Cookbook, slated for October 2016 release. “Caregiving is love in action,” according to Hodgson, and she lives this motto every day. Her work is cited in Who’s Who of American Woman, World Who’s Who of Women, Contemporary Authors, and other directories. Hodgson lives in Rochester, MN with her husband John.

Possible interview questions.:
* Where do you get your book ideas?
* How many books have you written?
* Do you have a writing schedule?
* Have you written articles for websites?
* What is the hardest thing about being an author?
* What advice would you give to aspiring authors?

Guest Name: Jane Yates

Guest contact email: janeyatestheartist@gmail.com

Guest website: http://www.janeyates.co.uk
Bio : Jane lives in the historic city of Oxford, England with her spaniel. She did not start writing untill she was 50 years old, and now at 53 has 5 books.
She worked at the Pitt Rivers museum and was amazed and inspired by its wondrous array of objects. Jane often finds herself influenced by its exhibitions. And indeed it has helped Jane write a trilogy for children – the Paradox Child series.

Jane is not only a mother, artist and storyteller, but dyslexic too, which only highlights her success even more. Jane refuses to allow the disorder to halt her dreams and continues to enjoy her favourite hobbies. Jane is a lover of steampunk, adventure and children’s stories, which often play a huge role in her own books.

Jane is a positive role model for other dyslexics, and nothing makes her day more than when she is contacted by a fellow dyslexic who has been inspired to write or just share there experiences.

Possible interview questions.: here is a list of questions and answers
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