Book Journeys Radio

Join Dr. Angela Lauria of The Author Incubator as she interviews author Carrie Cariello on the publishing of her book on autism, What Color Is Monday? Hundreds of thousands of people have read Carrie's Huffington Post article "I Know What Causes Autism." If you missed it, you can read the article here: http://carriecariello.com/2015/01/19/i-know-what-causes-autism/ Carrie is a mother of five, and her second son, diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, is the inspiration for the book. It is a memoir that tells their story as a family and their journey to discovering their son Jack’s condition and the impact that autism had in their day-to-day lives. When Carrie started writing the book, there was no clear direction as to the goal of her book. She just thought it would be good to put out her journal and start capturing small moments that she knew would get lost in the shuffle of everyday, and memorialize them. But towards the end, she came to realize that there really was a message to her story. Read more and get the transcript here: Carrie Carriello on the Author Incubator.

Join Angela Lauria of The Author Incubator as she interviews Paul Smith, keynote speaker, trainer, and author on the publishing of one of his books, Lead with a Story: A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives that Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. From the start, Paul’s goal in writing the book was to make it a primary marketing vehicle for launching his speaking and training career. So with this goal in mind, he chose to work with a traditional publisher because he needed a book that would sell widely, but not necessarily be his main source of income. He credits his publisher for the great marketing efforts they made for his book which he said he couldn’t have done on his own. Through their well-connected PR department, he was able to get publicity for his book in leading business magazines like Forbes, Inc., Time, and in Wall Street Journal. They also have a sales force that sells his books to all the bookstores in the country and even got his book sold to different publishers around the world.  Paul was pleasantly surprised by the success of his book which is now on its seventh printing and has been translated into six or seven languages around the world. Read more and get the transcript here: Paul Smith on the Author Incubator.

Join Angela Lauria of The Author Incubator as she interviews Dr. Shaelyn Pham, Psychologist and author of The Joy of Me. Even as a young girl, Dr. Pham had wanted to write a book but it was after decades of being in the practice that she became clear on what to write about. She narrates how she kept seeing and hearing a recurring theme in her talks and encounters with other people, which is that many find themselves giving so much but getting nothing in return. This made her realize that there may be a lot of other people struggling with the same issues and so she decided to write the book to get the message out even to those she doesn’t have an opportunity to meet and talk with. For aspiring authors struggling to finish their book, Dr. Pham advises them to never give up and to just learn to enjoy the journey. As she puts it, “You start writing because you actually love writing but when you’re too focused on the result, you also get overwhelmed.” Read more and get the transcript here: Dr. Shaelyn Pham on the Author Incubator.

Join Angela Lauria of The Author Incubator as she interviews author and entrepreneur Brit McGinnis about the publishing of her dark romance book, Gin and Brimstone, an urban fantasy for fans of girls in black dresses. Brit has employed unique ways to market her book and build a platform and readership. One of these is through the Patreon project, a crowdfunding campaign that allows her to get patrons who can pledge to donate money for her book projects while in return, they get free copies of her book. She has created a fan club through this and she finds ways to match the enthusiasm of her fans by giving them free bonus rewards every month. For her it is important to treat her readers well and treat them like her friends. Read more and get the transcript here: Brit McGinnis on the Author Incubator.

Join Dr. Angela Lauria of The Author Incubator as she interviews mom, wife, educator, maker, and engineering professor AnnMarie Thomas about the publishing of her book, Making Makers: Kids, Tools, and the Future of Innovation. AnnMarie Thomas is an associate professor of engineering at the University of St. Thomas, and holds both master’s and doctorate degrees in mechanical engineering. She became involved in the maker movement, which is a movement that emphasizes the democratization of creating things or concepts due to the reduced cost of, and increasingly easy to use, manufacturing devices and tools, when she served as an executive director of the Maker Education Initiative for a full year. Read more and get the transcript here: AnnMarie Thomas on the Author Incubator

Join Angela Lauria of The Author Incubator as she interviews Mitzi Weinman, the founder of TimeFinder and author of It’s About Time! Transforming Chaos into Calm, A to Z. After more than 20 years of experience in conducting one-on-one coaching and workshops to different organizations, Mitzi realized that she needed to write a book, particularly as her clients and friends encouraged her to put all her work together and do so, and It's About Time! is the result of that. Read more and get the transcript here: Mitzi Weinman on the Author Incubator.

Join Dr. Angela Lauria of the Author Incubator as she interviews mother, storyteller, writerr Glenys Newton about the publishing of her book, Homeflown: The Laymamma's Guide to An Empty Nest. Glenys writes about the things she wished she had known when her son left home as she herself dealt with a tsunami of different feelings, finding herself experiencing the empty nest syndrome. She wrote the book to tell her own story in the hope that her words would resonate with other mothers and give them a voice to talk about their own experiences going through the same plight. Read more and get the transcript here: Glenys Newton on the Author Incubator.

Join Angela Lauria of the Author Incubator as she interviewsLeah DeCesare, author of Naked Parenting: Seven Keys to Raising Kids with Confidence. The book is directed at parents and focuses on the seven keys to raising kids, namely: love, honesty, communication, responsibility, mistakes, discipline and gratitude. The book approaches parenting from a realistic standpoint and provides a framework which all parents can use, regardless of their own personal style of parenting. Read more and get the transcript here: Leah DeCesare on The Author Incubator

Join Angela Lauria of The Author Incubator as she interviews TV producer and writer Tom Cohen about the publishing of his book, Dogs with Old Man Faces: Portraits of Crotchety Canines. The idea for the book came while Tom was living in Manhattan and started noticing the amazing faces of dogs and their shaggy old-soul expressions on the streets of the city on a daily basis. Being a dog lover and animal advocate, Tom thought of creating something that animal lovers or even just people that observe human behavior would find compelling and humorous. Read more and get the transcript here: Tom Cohen on the Author Incubator.

Join Angela Lauria of The Author Incubator as she interviews author, coach and speaker who specializes in stress reduction Melissa Heisler about the publishing of her first solo book, From Type A to Type ME: How to Stop "Doing" Life and Start Living It. Melissa Heisler helps individuals find joy, balance, empowerment, and success in their work and home lives. She assists people one on one, in groups, and through the online www.BeTypeME.com program. Also catch her on It's My Life, Inc., The Empowerment Show, and El Jefe at Yo Soy Local.  Read more and get the transcript here: Melissa Heisler on the Author Incubator.