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Author Interview with Dan Henk

About Dan Henk
Dan’s early career included a year and a half stint drawing political cartoons for Madcap Magazine and illustrating underground projects such as Maximum Rock and Roll. In 1997, after struggling through a violent car crash and a knife fight with a crackhead that severed the tendon on his left thumb, he attended art school. Receiving some commercial and local gallery acclaim for his artwork, he moved to New York City in an attempt to kick start an art career. Heavily immersing himself in the local hardcore scene, he produced artwork for the bands Shai Hulud, Indecision, Koshari, Unsound, Coalesce, Most Precious Blood, Locked in a Vacancy, Beyond Reason, and Zombie Apocalypse, not to mention various local record labels and venues.

His first novel, The Black Seas of Infinity, was published by Anarchy Books in 2011, and he started an illustrated calendar featuring a variety of artists. Deadite Press released the first book with a cover by Dan, a novel entitled “The Sopaths” by Piers Anthony.
A limited edition chapbook “Christmas Is Cancelled” came out courtesy of Splatterpunk in 2013, and in 2014 he started columns for TAM, Tattoo Revue and Skin Art magazines.
A reissue of his debut novel was released by Permuted Press in April 2015, as well as a collection of his short stories entitled “Down Highways In The Dark…By Demons Driven” in August of the same year.

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00:15 Introduction
00:45 What are your books about?
1:14 What inspired you to write your book?
2:33 Who are your books for?
3:28 How long have you been writing and what made you really start?
4:06 What is your schedule when you are writing a book?
4:58 Is there anything in your writing space you need to help you stay focused?
5:27 Do you have a favorite writing snack or drink?
5:56 What type of books do you personally enjoy reading?
7:00 Are there any Books or authors that inspired you to become an author?
8:04 What type of books did you grow up reading, did you have an all time favorite?
9:07 Now as an adult what are some of your favorite books?
10:32 Do you have any advice for someone just starting to read again?
11:53 What advice would you give someone who is just starting to write their own book?
13:15 What's one thing that people are generally surprised to find out about you?
13:59 Any additional comments?
14:45 Where's the best place for readers to connect with you?

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enJanuary 25, 2024

Author Interview with Samantha Creech

Author Bio
My name is Samantha Jane Creech, a furniture creative, entrepreneur, mom, and spirited traveller with a drive to cultivate less waste and more green living through the art of home restoration. Inspired by simple pleasures, small spaces and the charm found within each, my passion is rooted in transforming tiny houses into bold homes, creating spaces that are economical, eco-conscious and individualized.

I was born and raised in Sunny California. As a Veteran, I travelled around the world during my military service, savoring an array of art, culture and living styles. Blending my worldly experiences with my personal passion for repurpose, I have built a refurbishing furniture business and began an exciting journey of renovating our family Tiny House on wheels. I follow a simple yet valuable philosophy: By restoring your space, you revitalize your soul. This is the essence of my pursuit, helping people downsize their home to essentially upgrade their life, both emotionally and financially; and to assist people during the transitionary phase of their life whether it be retirement, kids moving out or simply a life change. I will be your clutter comrade and home replenisher; ready to lend a hand, guide the transition and help you ease into the new phase of life.

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enJanuary 23, 2024

22 January Mini Episode

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enJanuary 22, 2024

Author Interview with Mouna Saquaque

Mouna Saquaque is the bestselling author of the book "Who Am I? Where Am I?: From a Human Perspective" and a spiritual seeker who has always been driven by existential questions.
With a deep commitment to finding the answers to life's big questions, Mouna has translated her understandings into writings and meditations on life from a human perspective: She believes that the key to a fulfilling life is finding peace of mind and that this is only possible through self-knowledge and a balance between making things happen and letting things happen.

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00:15 Introduction
00:45 What are your books about?
1:32 What inspired you to write your book?
2:15 When writing your book, who were you thinking of when it comes to who your book is for?
3:10 How long have you been writing and what made you really start to write?
3:39 What is your schedule when you are writing?
4:20 Is there anything in your writing space to help you stay focused?
5:06 Do you have
5:18 What type of books do you personally enjoy reading?
5:38 Any authors or books that inspired you to become an author?
6:30 What type of books did you grow up reading, did you have an all time favorite?
6:53 Now as an adult, what are some of your favorite series or authors?
7:43 Any advice for those aspiring to read again?
8:15 What sort of advice would you give for those aspiring to become a writer?
8:50 What is one thing that people are generally surprised to find out about you?
9:02 Any additional comments?
9:38 Where's the best place for our listeners to connect with you?

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enJanuary 18, 2024

Author Interview with Glenn Rudin

About the Author
Glenn Rudin is known as “The Message Master”. He is a high energy Sales and Marketing Consultant and Coach with more than 25 years of diverse experience with a focus on Consumer Packaged Goods. He specializes in Messaging (both verbal and non-verbal) and Branding. He helps his clients create “breakthrough messaging” so that they are clearly understood in their respective markets.

Timestamps
00:15 Introduction
1:45 What is your book about?
3:00 What inspired you to write your book?
3:55 Who is your book for?
7:00 How long have you been writing and what made you sit down and write your book?
8:06 What is your schedule when you are writing?
10:11 What do you need in your writing space to help you stay focused?
12:08 Do you have a favorite writing snack or drink?
12:42 What type of books do you personally enjoy reading?
13:14 Are there any books or writers that inspired you to become a writer?
14:46 What type of books did you grow up reading did you have an all time favorite?
16:56 Do you have any advice for someone just starting to read again?
18:24 What sort of advice would you tell someone just starting to write their own book?
20:24 What's one thing people are generally surprised to find out about you?
22:40 Where's the best place for readers to find your book and to connect with you?

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enJanuary 16, 2024

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enJanuary 15, 2024

Author Interview with Deborah Henne

About the author
Deborah Henne is a Christian prophet, speaker, and author. Her book, Gentleness: It's Not What You Think revolutionizes the definition of gentleness and provides knowledge and tools to empower all people to cultivate power's best kept secret in their lives.

Timestamps
00:15 Introduction
1:05 What is your book about?
2:55 What inspired you to write your book?
5:13 Who is your book for?
6:14 How long have you been writing and what made you start writing?
8:48 What is your schedule like when you are writing a book?
9:59 What do you need in your writing space to help you stay focused?
10:29 Do you have a favorite writing snack or drink?
11:05 What type of books do you personally enjoy reading?
12:09 Are there any books or authors that inspired you to become a writer?
14:17 What type of books did you grow up reading?
15:14 Now as an adult do you have any favorite series or authors that you automatically pick up when they release something new?
16:32 What sort of advice would you give someone just starting to read again?
17:46 Do you have any advice for someone just starting to write their own book?
20:17 Any additional comments?

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enJanuary 11, 2024

Author Interview with Joe Pardavila

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With a career spanning decades in podcasting and terrestrial radio, Joe Pardavila has established himself as a leading voice in audio content production. His extensive experience has resulted in the creation of over 10,000 hours of compelling and engaging audio content, captivating audiences across the country.

As a recognized expert in the field, Joe has shared his knowledge and insights in his bestselling book, “Good Listen: Creating Memorable Conversations in Business and Life.” In it, he provides valuable tips and strategies for mastering the art of communication, showing how the right skills can lead to magical moments, while the wrong ones can undermine even the most promising conversation.

Joe's career highlights include his role as a radio personality and producer on the iconic New York City radio station 95.5 PLJ, where he was part of the legendary “Scott & Todd in the Morning” team. He also honed his skills in sketch and improv comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade and was a founding member of the New York-based sketch comedy group, Clip Show. The group performed at prestigious venues such as the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater and the People’s Improv Theater, and their video sketches were featured on Funny or Die and the Huffington Post.

In addition to his work in radio and comedy, Joe is also a talented filmmaker. He is the co-director, writer, and producer of the award-winning horror satire, “The Witches of Bushwick.”

When he's not busy creating and producing audio content, Joe splits his time between Charleston, SC, and Northern New Jersey with his wife Theresa, and their dachshund, Nathan.

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enJanuary 09, 2024

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enJanuary 08, 2024

Author Interview with Michael Pickard

Michael Pickard’s writing serves as the bridge between his professional work in technology and his passion for the creative arts.

Dozens of Pickard's short stories have been published, including Hardwired, which won a Ray Bradbury Creative Writing Prize in 2005.

Pickard’s extensive background working with cutting edge technology has proved helpful for imagining fictive universes and societies. Strong satire keeps readers grounded, thinking and laughing.

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00:15 Introduction
00:45 What are your books about?
5:08 When writing your books, who were you thinking of for who your books are for?
6:30 How long have you been writing?
7:50 What is your schedule when you are writing?
9:18 What do you need in your writing space to help you stay focused?
10:38 Do you have a favorite snack or drink?
11:18 What type of books do you personally enjoy reading?
13:06 Are there any books or authors that inspired you to become a writer?
14:08 What type of books did you grow up reading? Were there any all time favorites?
15:28 Now as an adult, what are your favorite books?
16:56 Any advice for someone just starting to read again or begin writing their own book?
19:08 Where would someone found a critique group like you mentioned?
20:54 Whats one thing people are generally surprised to find out about you?
21:54 Any additional comments?
23:34 Where is the best place for readers to connect with you?

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enJanuary 04, 2024

Author Interview with Audrey Birnbaum

Author Bio
Growing up in New York in the late 1960s, Audrey Birnbaum assumed that watching Holocaust documentaries was a perfectly normal family activity. On her first day of elementary school, Audrey sat in the cafeteria, unwrapped her liverwurst sandwich, and excitedly told her new classmates about her public television proclivities. Her Brady Bunch-watching peers had never heard of PBS, but they had heard of PB&J (and they weren’t too keen on liverwurst either). They made it abundantly clear: Audrey’s childhood was, in fact, not normal at all.

We will never know whether it was schoolyard bullying or watching tragic Shoah documentaries that was responsible for Audrey’s acute sensitivity to others; but that empathy may have helped pave the way for her choice of medicine as a career. Audrey chose to specialize in Pediatric Gastroenterology — for who needed more help than children; and where could anyone feel more suffering than in one’s gut? Day after day, she watched intricate family dynamics play out in the context of fragile health. Audrey listened to each patient’s story until she could retell it with clarity and give it meaning. Through witnessing and recording these tender dramas, the seeds of writing had been planted.

Those seeds took root when, shortly after her father’s death in 2018, Audrey stumbled upon his extensive notes detailing his childhood escape from Nazi Germany. Audrey felt compelled to start writing his riveting story – a story addressing themes that are pressingly relevant today. AMERICAN WOLF deals with tragedy and loss, while punctuating the triumph of the human spirit. It is a memoir of Holocaust survival, a family drama, an immigration tale, and an often funny coming-of-age story that is sure to have an impact on anyone who has experienced prejudice, displacement, or questions about their identity.

With her cherished medical career in the rearview mirror, Audrey now enjoys singing, writing, reading, and being with friends who also had quirky childhoods. She lives with her husband in Westchester County, New York, and has three marvelous grown children. Audrey is currently working on her second book.

Timestamps
00:15 Introduction
1:59 What is your book about?
5:39 What really inspired you to write your book?
7:34 When writing your book, who were you thinking of who the book is for?
11:01 How lnog have you been writing and what made you really start?
14:16 What was your schedule like when you are writing a book?
15:41 What do you need in your writing space to help you stay focused?
16:25 Do you have a favorite writing snack or drink?
17:42 What type of books do you personally enjoy reading?
18:52 Are there any books or authors that inspired you to become a writer?
19:21 What books did you grow up reading did you have an all time favorite?
22:36 Now as an adult what are some of your favorite books?
25:23 Any advice for someone just starting out reading again?
26:51 Any advice for someone just starting to write?
31:12 Whats one thing people are generally surprised to find out about you?
33:23 Any additional comments?
35:11 Where is the best place for readers to connect with you?

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enJanuary 02, 2024

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enJanuary 01, 2024

Author Interview with Sam Foster

Sam Fosters Bio
My ancestral home is a dying little river port on the Illinois River. My father was, as the 60's country song tells, "Next of kin to the wayward wind." One result being that until I came to Los Angeles for college, I'd never lived for than two years in the same place in my entire life.

I was graduated in 1966 like every man in America who graduated that year I had a choice for my graduation trip - Canada or Vietnam. My antipathy to cold weather and a little of Socrates wisdom I'd picked up in college caused me to select the latter. So my first job out of college was with the U.S.M.C. A few years later I was honorably discharged after 5 months in a Naval Hospital with body and spirit reasonably intact.
I've always been a storyteller, but at twenty-four I was unwilling to "starve for art" and wanted disparately to find stability. So, I married, moved back to Los Angeles and dove into corporate America. It was not until I was in my mid-forties and a father of two with a house and a little money that I was brave enough to indulge my creative impulses.
The stories I've always liked best have more than a plot and couple of memorable characters, they also introduce me to an entire world I do not know. I write about things I know so I can show you worlds you may not. My first book was about a business hustle in Los Angeles. My second was about race in the U.S.M.C. during the Vietnam era. But this story, The American Trilogy, the one led you to read this bio, is about the America I grew up with and know well, whose history I understand better perhaps than its present, and which I will love until die.
The measure of a man is the things he's willing to die for. This story is about the things in America men have been willing to die for.

Timestamps
00:15 Introduction
4:22 What are your books about?
7:16 What inspired you to write your books?
10:11 When writing your books, who are your books for?
11:33 How long have you been writing?
15:42 What is your schedule like when you are writing?
17:12 Is there anything in your writing space you need to help you stay focused?
19:45 What are your favorite writing snacks or drinks?
20:43 What type of books do you personally enjoy reading?
23:17 Are there any books or authors that inspired you to become a writer?
25:14 What type of books did you grow up reading?
31:11 Now as an adult what are your favorite authors or books?
32:14 Do you have any advice for someone just starting to read again?
33:42 Any advice for those aspiring to write their own book?
36:10 What's one thing people are generally surprised to find out about you?
37:09 Any Additional Comments?
39:12 Where's the best place for our readers to connect with you and find your books?

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enDecember 28, 2023

Author Interview with Elayna Fernandez

Known worldwide as the Positive MOM, Elayna Fernández is a bestselling author, internationally acclaimed storyteller, and award-winning mom entrepreneur. As founder of The Positive MOM Community, Elayna helps moms turn their painful stories into bestselling books, profitable courses, and well-crafted impactful talks, so they can earn passive income as inspiring messengers and digital entrepreneurs. Her award-winning Emotional Wholeness programs inspire millions of moms around the world to break cycles, find peace, and feel whole. To learn more about Elayna and join her FREE community for moms and mom entrepreneurs, visit thePositiveMOM.com

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00:15 Introduction
00:55 What are your books about?
2:17 What inspired you to write your book?
5:52 Who is your book for?
7:45 How long have you been writing? What made you really start to write?
10:00 What is your schedule like when you are writing a book?
13:08 What do you need in your writing space to help you stay focused?
14:33 Do you have a favorite writing snack or drink?
15:41 What type of books do you personally enjoy reading?
16:51 Are there any books or authors that inspired you to become an author?
18:50 What type of books did you grow up reading, did you have an all time favorite?
21:16 Any Advice for someone just starting to read again?
23:48 On the other side what would you tell someone starting to write their own book?
27:14 What's one thing people are generally surprised to find out about you?
31:12 Where's the best place for readers to connect with you, and find your books?

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enDecember 21, 2023

18 December Mini Episode

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Author Interview with Christopher J. Lynch

Christopher J. Lynch is the author of the ONE EYED JACK crime novel series about a professional blackmailer who operates in and around the South Bay area of Los Angeles. The debut novel in the series was a 2013 Shamus Award finalist, and a 2014 Writers Digest honorable mention for genre fiction.

He's also the author of, EDDIE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF AMERICA’S PREEMINENT BAD BOY, the authorized biography of Ken Osmond, the iconic child actor who played the obsequious and conniving Eddie Haskell from the TV series Leave it to Beaver. The book is one of the highest rated celebrity biographies on Amazon.

His latest work, DARK STATE, is a modern-day thriller about a terrorist attack that takes down the California electrical grid. Most recently, after the twin attacks on electrical substations in North Carolina and Washington State, his phone began blowing up with messages from readers who told him that “Someone must have read your book, DARK STATE!”

Christopher believes in working with his fellow authors and has helped numerous aspiring writers achieve their dream by offering free self-publishing seminars. Not one to be limited to speaking in the comfortable settings of libraries or writing groups, he also taught writing in a maximum-security prison for several years. He even helped get one of the inmate’s books published on Amazon.

And finally, Christopher is an adventurer who has climbed some of the highest peaks in the world including Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, and trekked to Mount Everest Base Camp. He also trained and led nine blind hikers to 10,000 ft. Mount Baldy, the third highest peak in Southern California. He’s also ridden his bike across Cuba, Alaska, and the American south. And, he’s flown on the zero G plane, aka: “The Vomit Comet.”

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00:15 Introduction
1:57 What are your books about?
10:15 What inspired you to write your books?
11:49 Who are your books for?
12:52 How long have you been writing and what made you really sit down and start writing?
14:38 What is your schedule like when you are writing a book?
16:41 Do you need anything in your writing space to help you stay focused?
19:51 Do you have a favorite writing snack or drink?
20:24 What books do you personally enjoy reading?
23:52 What type of books did you grow up reading?
25:07 Now as an adult what are some of your all time favorite books or authors?
26:16 What advice would you give someone just starting to read again?
27:24 What advice would you give someone just starting to write?
31:56 What's one thing that people are generally surprised to find out about you?
33:37 Any Additional Comments?

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enDecember 14, 2023

11 December Mini Episode

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enDecember 11, 2023

Author Interview with Barry Kopulos

Barry is a former TV radio talk show producer of 3 shows producing live and taped content on relationship and computer topics over 8 year period.
Barry has produced over 100 videos with coverage of annual festivals, charitable and nonprofit events. Barry has also published a book on networking and in the process of writing a follow up to his first book and another on the film industry. Currently produce two podcasts THE CONNECTED NETWORKER and READY SET ACTION. Live with Barry Hollywood! I also do background work in films having acted in over 20 productions.

Timestamps
00:15 Introduction
1:02 What are your book about?
3:22 What inspired you to write your book?
7:40 Who is your book for?
9:43 How long have you been writing, and what made you really start?
11:59 What is your schedule like when you are writing a book?
13:26 What do you need in your writing space to help you stay focused?
14:26 What is your favorite writing snack or drink?
14:51 What type of books do you personally enjoy reading?
15:50 Are there any books or authors that inspired you to become a writer?
18:12 What type of books did you grow up reading, and did you have an all time favorite?
19:09 Now as an adult, are there any authors or books that if they come out with something new, you automatically just have to have it?
20:04 Any advice for someone just starting to read again?
20:55 Any advice for someone just starting to write their own book?
22:32 What is one thing people are generally surprised to find out about you?
23:55 Where is the best place for our audience to connect with you?

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enDecember 07, 2023

🏔️ Murder in the Alps by Sara Rosett

🤨 Are you fond of impossible crime mysteries? What about swanky settings for 1920s mysteries? If you answered yes to either question, join me for a look at the inspiration and research behind Murder in the Alps, a 1920s mystery set in the glamorous winter playground of St. Moritz.

🔎 Olive Belgrave, discreet sleuth for the posh set, and her dashing companion Jasper, travel to the snowy resort for a little holiday, but find themselves mixed up in a mystery.

⚜️In this episode I delve into luxury travel to a winter destination, women’s sports, couple dynamics, and some other wintery mysteries.

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