Book Journeys Radio

Join Pleasance Silicki of BookJourneys Radio as the interviews author Maritta Philp on the writing and publishing of her book, Medicine Woman: The Hard-Working Doctor's Guide to Creating a Life of Freedom and Choice. Dr. Maritta Philp knows all too well the hard work involved in being a medical doctor, and for one such as her, there's always the conundrum of living it with all the sacrifices involved or to live it based on freedom and choice.

Her book is all about the latter and is for other medical professionals like her who get so absorbed in their career that they forget about living the life they deserve.

Her topic is the resolution to a specific problem that her other doctors would appreciate. Once she found it, the rest was easy. "I had a plan and could stick to it," she said.

Join Pleasance Silicki of BookJourneys Radio interview author Stephanie Wild on the writing and publishing of her book, The Art of Forgiveness.

Stephanie Wild is a woman of many cloaks. She's a psychic medium, an intuitive counselor, a spiritualist minister, the creator of the ground-breaking program, Marketing with Spirituality, and the writer of the international best-selling book, The Art of Forgiveness.

"The most wonderful thing has been the people who have come to me to say, 'Yes, this is what I have been looking for. You actually explain HOW to forgive with practical steps and don't just say - hey, let it go,'" says Stephanie about her book.

Join Pleasance Silicki of BookJourneys Radio interview author Melissa Morrison on the writing and publishing of her book, Unstick Your Stuck.

Melissa is known as the Concussion Coach, and she says she got the idea for her book courtesy of multiple hits to her head with a softball. But getting the concept down pat was easier compared to writing it due to writer's block. She compensated for them by taking rest periods, and she says Angela's book writing program helped her identify her ideal reader which she thinks was crucial to her success.

Join Pleasance Silicki, host of Dr. Angela Lauria's BookJourneys Radio as she interviews author Stephanie Zeiss on the writing and publishing of her book, Help! My Teen Is Pregnant.

It's always a shock for parents to get the news from their teen that they're pregnant. That happened to Stephanie when her eldest daughter broke the news. As a parent who was unprepared for such a situation, she had to go through all the hard stuff that goes on when one gets that kind of news. It was then she thought it would be helpful to parents in the same situation if they could just read a book that tells them what to do. That was just an idea then, but then her second daughter told her that she was also pregnant (along with seventeen others at her school), and that clinched it for Stephanie. The rest is history.

Join Maggie McReynolds of BookJourneys Radio as she interviews author Stephanie McAuliffe on the writing and publishing of her book, The Message in the Bottle.

Stephanie's book is a personal account of her experience growing up and living with alcoholics. She says that the book is also about working through what holds people back and coming through to the other side.

She had felt so deeply about the message she wanted to deliver in the book that she went through a rollercoaster of emotions in the writing process and even after it was published.

Join Maggie McReynolds of Book Journeys Radio as she interviews Dr. Mara Linaberger about the writing and publishing of her book, HELP! My Child Hates School: An Awakened Parent's Guide to Action. Mara knows all too well the challenges faced by parents when their child hates to go to school.

"The topic was something very close to my heart - kids and education," she said. With The encouragement of The Author Incubator, Mara was able to write the book as a love letter to her readers, though she admitted it was a challenge. The journey was all worth it with the icing on the cake being her becoming an international bestselling author and having a platform to build her educational consulting business.

Join Maggie McReynolds of The Author Incubator as she interviews author Kevin Snook on the writing and publishing of his book, Make It Right: 5 Steps to Align Your Manufacturing Business from the Frontline to the Bottom Line.

Before writing his book, Kevin had years of experience doing business in manufacturing which helped him form the specific purpose of the book. Its foundation was the desire to help other businesses improve through his coaching. It was easy for him to focus on the process since it had been clearly defined with a specific outcome in The Author Incubator.

For Kevin, the road to being an author was an emotional and challenging ride, but it was something that he enjoyed. Coming out with a book has allowed Kevin to concentrate on the value that he delivers clients in his coaching work. It has also lent credibility to the materials he uses and opened new doors for him.

Join Maggie McReynolds of BookJourneys Radio as she interviews author Maureen Lake on the writing and publishing of her book, Being Happy, Raising Happy: The Empowered Mom's Guide to Helping Her Spirited Child Bloom.

Maureen's experience in writing this book was like being in a vortex which sucked her in. It wasn't an easy task for her to tell the story of her life and family. "At times, I had difficulty being honest with myself while writing... how deep did I really want to delve - but focus was never an issue," she admitted. She knew the moment she woke up if she'd be writing for the day.  It was her intention in writing the book that she'd be able to help other mothers along their journey and also to honor the story of her daughter.

Join Maggie McReynolds of Book Journeys Radio as she interviews Liz Lajoie on the writing and publishing of her book, From Zero to Zen: Secret Keys to Nurturing Your Numbers and Finding Financial Flow.

Liz didn't realize that she'd be able to finish her book so quickly. She attributed the short production duration to the clear vision she had about what she wanted the book to do. "I knew I had a message around small business finance going in, and it wasn't hard to focus on the writing," she said. Dr. Angela Lauria was also a factor and gave her the chance to work with other Difference Press authors. For Liz, it was like a community. "What hung me up later in the program was the reality of becoming an author."

Join Maggie McReynolds as she interviews author Tamara Arnold on the writing and publishing of her book, My Kid Is Driving Me Crazy: A Mom's Survival Guide for Living with a Child with Mental Illness.

For Tamara, the writing of this book was like riding a roller coaster with all the emotional ups and downs - first as someone who's written a book, then as an author, and then lastly, as a recognized successful coach whose expertise is acknowledged by people. "Words can't describe how good that feels," she said.