"Ashme's Song," you explore the emotional toll of civil war on familial relationships. Can you share a personal experience or observation that inspired this portrayal?

Resistance and rebellion are often romanticized in literature. How do you navigate the of these themes in your characters' journeys, particularly when comes to the cost of choices?

What inspired you to set Chewed Up By The Jungle in the Yucatán Peninsula, and how does the landscape to the story’s overall themes and character arcs?**

Dr. Angélica is a fascinating protagonist. Can you share how her background and personal experiences motivated her quest the novel? do elements shape her character’s decisions throughout the story**

The ancient site plays a significant role in you. What kind of research you to authenticity to its portrayal, and what kind of real-life archaeological sites informed your description of this location?*

I was adopted with my sister as a toddler. We grew up on a horse ranch, in our early teens our adopted Dad died suddenly. We had no income, sold the horses about 28 of them. Moma fell into depression, LOTS of issues. The man who did the funeral invited us to his little church, we all three accepted Christ. Grew in faith, times still hard though. in our 30's we had birth relatives find us...more weird things. As I got older people kept saying someone had to tell this story. So 10 years ago in my 50's I wrote my first of 7 books, "

• Why time can't be managed—and why focus is the only resource worth controlling

• How to build your days from the top down, starting with your Grand Vision rather than your calendar

What was the moment you knew you had to write Precious Ugly, even though it meant revisiting some of the most difficult experiences of your life?What was the moment you knew you had to write Precious Ugly, even though it meant revisiting some of the most difficult experiences of your life?

Most Americans think they know what the Antichrist will look like. A foreign dictator. A militant extremist. A godless global ruler openly hostile to Christianity. But what if Scripture says the exact opposite? In his provocative new book, The Final Tyrant: Unmasking the Antichrist and His Last-Days Agenda, bestselling author Mark Biltz challenges some of the most deeply held assumptions in modern prophecy teaching, which include the meaning of 666.

What Was MK Ultra?MK Ultra was a clandestine CIA mind control program launched in the early 1950s. Dr. Juliet Ingalls, a survivor of its brutal experiments, explains that it began in response to Nazi scientific knowledge obtained through operations like Nuremberg trials. Instead of eradicating such research, the CIA integrated Nazi scientists into American intelligence efforts.How Did It Operate?Initially, MK Ultra involved horrific experiments on unwitting subjects, especially children of those involved in the program. As Ingalls recounts.

Marketing strategies:

- Importance of establishing online presence (sites, social media). - Content: Blogs,, podcasts, and how they can enrich engagement

- Customer engagement techniques: building lists creating customer personas, and hosting events.

- Invite a special: a successful author or business owner to discuss their daily routines and team structures that support success.

The truth is, authors and entrepreneurs have more in common than most people realize. Both start with an idea. Both take risks. Both face rejection. And both have the opportunity to change lives through what they create.

I'm your host, Hollis Chapman, and today we're talking about something every entrepreneur, author, business owner, and professional struggles with—staying focused in a world that's constantly demanding our attention.

Every day we're hit with breaking news, social media notifications, emails, text messages, endless opinions, and a never-ending stream of distractions. If we're not careful, we'll spend our entire day reacting instead of creating