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World of Writing - Author Interview Jeff Rasley is the author of eleven books and numerous articles. He has appeared as an expert guest on over 100 podcasts and radio shows (including our former talk radio show!). He is the founder of the Basa Village Foundation and co-founder of the Jeff and Alicia Rasley Internship Program for the ACLU of Indiana. He currently serves as an officer/director of 6 nonprofits. Jeff is a lawyer and has taught classes at Butler and Marian Universities about philanthropy and community development. Jeff is definitely one of those connections that we have a strong networking connection with. Back when we ran a talk radio program he appeared as a featured guest to talk about the   Basa Village Foundation and his work with the Adventure Geo-treks LTD back in 2012. Later, he appeared on our blog in 2014 for a World of Writing interview. Today, Jeff joins us once again - for an interview about today's world of writing and his experiences with his late...

World of Writing - Author Interview  Hi everyone! Thank you for joining us today for another World of Writing - Author Interview. Today we are featuring  Melanie Gibson -  author of Kicking and Screaming: A Memoir of Madness and Martial Arts .  * Note of appreciation goes out to Leslie B of PR by the book for setting us up with Melanie. Melanie has a bachelor’s degree in English from Texas Woman’s University , a Master of Library Science from the University of North Texas , and an MBA from the University of Texas at Arlington . On top of all of these accomplishments, she holds a  second degree black belt in taekwondo. Impressive stuff!   Melanie has a couple of links here she'd like me to share with you in case you would like to learn more about her: http://littleblackbelt.com https://linktr.ee/melaniegibsonauthor Q: What inspired you to express your creativity through writing?  When I was a child and teenager I used to draw and was quite good at ...

World of Writing - Author Interview Today we are pleased to offer an author interview with Sherra Aguirre - an articulate health enthusiast, environmentalist and food security activist. She founded and led a successful business for three decades, winning national awards for entrepreneurship, innovation, and service excellence. She sold the company in 2016 to focus on sharing her passion for healthy diet and lifestyle. * A shout out to Leslie Barrett of PRByTheBook.com for sending her client our way. ...Sherra invites our readers to visit her at: https://sherraaguirre.com https://www.instagram.com/ sherraaguirre Q: What are your long-range and short-range goals and objectives? My short-range goal is to get this book in the hands of as many people who can benefit from it as possible. I particularly want to empower African Americans, and others who are on the front lines of the battle against heart disease, with the tools for prevention, reversal, and good self-care. Long-range I would l...

World of Writing - Author Interview New York Times bestselling author Margaret Brownley has penned more than fifty novels and novellas. She's a two-time Romance Writers of American RITA® finalist and has written for a TV soap. She is also a recipient of the Romantic Times Pioneer Award . Margaret loves hearing from people and invites our readers to visit her at : http://margaret-brownley.com   Q: Margaret, it is so nice to have an accomplished writer like yourself drop in to talk about your experiences. I'm interested in how you developed your craft - did you take any writing classes?  A couple, but the one that proved to be a turning point for me was the class taught by D.C. Fontana, the creator of Mr. Spock on Star Trek. She explained the elements of story in a clear and precise way that really made sense to me. She also said that each paragraph must have something for the reader to “see”. After taking her class, I reworked my manuscript, and the book launched my career. ...