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Betty Bolte is a full-time fiction author. Among the many fiction books, she has authored The Haunting of the Fury Falls Inn. Sheis the author of many historical fiction books with heart and supernatural romance elements to them.

What We Discuss with Betty Bolte:

• Where she gets ideas from and how they turn into a book
• The beginning of her writing journey
• Her experience writing her first book and why she chose to self-publish it
• How to interact with your audience and keep connecting with them
• How to get started with writing fictional books
• The challenges in writing and marketing her book
• The power of hiring an editor for your book
• How you can get reviews for your book
• Some reasons for getting a book review can be challenging
• Strategies for developing the depth of your characters
• Seeing the trends in the market
• How to know you’re on the right path with your book writing journey

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Jonathan Levi is a serial entrepreneur, bestselling author, and keynote speaker born and raised in Silicon Valley. He is also the host of the SuperHuman Academy Podcast. Today, he talks about different concepts including some learning strategies, speed reading tips, learning a new language, utilizing visualization to boost memory, and some survival guide we can learn from our ancestors. 

What We Discuss with Jonathan Levi:

• The concept behind his TED Talk
• His learning journey and his struggles at school
• From contemplating suicide to discovering his self-worth
• How our ancestors learned to survive
• You could learn anything if you want to! How do you do it?
• Changing the narrative from doing to being
• Some efficient and fast learning strategies
• A practical view into speed reading
• The two main elements in learning a new language
• The power of visualization to improve your memory
• Attention-management to increase your productivity

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Maria Dismondy is an author, publisher, and speaker. She writes books that encourage and inspire people. She also publishes picture books and is the Founder and CEO of Cardinal Rule Press. Today, she talks about her writing process, publishing, and distribution process. 

What We Discuss with Maria Dismondy:

• How she transitioned from teaching to writing children's books
• The first few steps she took to get her book done
• What got her to create her own publishing company
• Strategies for successfully launching your book
• What they do as a traditional publisher and their criteria for writers 
• The distribution process
• About her book Sunny Side Upbringing and her writing process
• The struggle of traditional publishers due to the rise of indie presses
• Timeline from pre-launch phase to the release of your book
• Things you also need to understand about traditional publishers
• Maria’s advice to reluctant authors

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Marianne Cantwell is the author of Be a Free Range Human: Escape the 9-5, Create a Life You Love, and Still Pay the Bills. Today, she talks about the job safety myth, strategies for marketing your book, how to spot your superpower and some ways to reignite your creativity.

What We Discuss with Marianne Cantwell:

• The impetus behind writing her book
• Why sometimes you need to release a newer edition of your book
• Debunking the myth around having a safe job
• The writing process behind the second edition
• Some strategies she used for marketing her book
• You are enough!
• Do a free-range project.
• How to spot your superpower
• The two barriers to creativity
• Let’s play a game to spark your creativity!

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Kam Knight is a coach and author of several bestselling books including Concentration: Maintain Laser Sharp Focus & Attention for Stretches of 5 Hours or More. He talks about things like memory, concentration, and productivity.

What We Discuss with Kam Knight:

• Kam's journey into the writing world
• The subconscious need to share your knowledge and experiences
• Why you still need to publish even if you feel what you wrote wasn't good
• Dealing with impostor's syndrome and hiding behind a pen name
• Getting feedback from people close to you
• Kam's thought process behind publishing his books
• Lessons from publishing on Amazon and some great tips
• The power of speaking and networking to launch your book
• Where Kam gets ideas for his books
• Kam's insights into speed reading
• Some great takeaways from Kam's book, Concentration

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