Screenwriter Mary Krell-Oishi joins Rayanne for some real words about her "choice to write."

Mary Krell-Oishi was a public high school teacher for 35 years. The last 26 years were spent teaching theater at Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton, CA. IN 2009, during her last year of teaching, after years of writing plays for her teenage students, she took a screenwriting class. The script she wrote, WHAT WOULD MEG RYAN DO? a romantic comedy, went on to win several screenwriting contests.

In 2010, she entered the Industry Insider contest. Her screenplay SECRET ASIAN MAN, an action comedy, was selected by the legendary writer and director Simon Kinberg as the winner of the contest.

Continuing in contests and festival, she ultimately began getting gigs as a “writer for hire,” which led to many opportunities and has resulted in two award-winning films and being hired to write the pilot for a new series, production in 2025.

Mary has been married to her amazing husband Harris since 1977. The have a beautiful son, Rick, who is married to the perfect Daughter-in-law, Shay. The joy of Mary’s life is her 17 year old granddaughter, Myka.

Real Word's Resident Poet Martin Burns will share some insight into writing poetry. Rhyming vs. Free Verse, metaphors and storytelling.

Get ready for "The Poetry Clinic, part 1."

Steve Maggiora stops by Real Words to chat with Rayanne about his process and progress - will AI impact creativity?

Palo Alto, California-based Musician Steve Maggiora is a multi-talented musician, songwriter, producer and entertainer. Making his living both as a session musician and live musician, Steve is deeply passionate in the music he creates, which is made apparent through his sultry smokey voice and rich keyboard voicing. He can be heard on thousands of recordings, including songs with TOTO, Steve Lukather, Marc Broussard, Daniel Powter, Natalie Imbruglia, Joshua Radin and more. He has performed to hundreds of thousands of concert-goers across the USA, UK, EU, Australia and Japan.

In addition to the original music he writes and performs, Steve also sings background vocals and plays keyboards for the legendary TOTO, and can be found online as a mentor with Produce Like A Pro and ProMixAcademy.com. He is constantly creating new music in many different genres, much of which is available on streaming platforms as well as on his Patreon page, where he releases new music every Friday.

NEW MUSIC every Friday!

Website:

https://www.stevemaggiora.com/

Patreon:

http://patreon.com/stevemaggioraofficial

Spotify "This is Steve Maggiora" Playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6xqbjBA3Hwegj9fObrizrM?si=3d5e7358bf1643cf

Bandcamp:

http://stevemaggiora.bandcamp.com

Official Website:

http://stevemaggiora.com

Instagram:

http://instagram.com/stevemaggioraofficial

"Empty Glass" is a poem by Derek A. Zeller and found in his book "Thoughts & Poems for the educated common man"

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Derek passed away in 2021. He was loved and respected by so so many.

As his niece has said, "He was an empath and genuinely felt, understood, and cared for everyone around him." An empath, indeed.

William J. Wiggins joins Rayanne to talk about his book, Humane Resources, his passion for HR - why write a book, and what the future holds for new authors and creators.

HR Professional William J. Wiggins book "Humane Resources" is a testament to the dynamic intersection of humanity and management, challenging traditional concepts of HR in favor of an approach that emphasizes human connection, empathy, and kindness.

Laura Gassner Otting shares some "real words" with Rayanne Thorn Krueger about why she writes the way she does. Check out the full interview here: https://soundcloud.com/realwords-180357934/s1-e22-guest-author-speaker-laura-gassner-otting

Nathan Makaryk, author & performer, visits with Rayanne to discuss his writing process, creativity in the future, and what's next for him!

Nathan Makaryk is the author of historical fiction epics NOTTINGHAM and LIONHEARTS, published by Tor/Forge (US) and Bantam (AUS). He has several new books he can’t speak about quite yet, and is a frequent speaker at Writers Digest Writer Conventions. Outside of writing, Nathan is a theater owner, playwright, director, actor, stage combat choreographer, and improv comedian—founder of Improv Shmimprov, one of California’s longest-running improv groups, which has allowed Nathan to perform all over the world. Networked audio engineers around the world might also recognize Nathan as the director of training for the Q-SYS audio-video-control platform, which pays all the bills not covered by Nathan’s other exploits. Nathan lives in southern California with his son, dog, and scotch, all of which he is relatively fond of.

Katrina Collier chats live with me to talk writing for business and her recently completed memoir, "The Damage of Words: a Memoir of Healing Self-Hate and Gaining Self-Mastery" - there's a great deal to talk about!

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Professionally, Katrina Collier is on a mission to end the collaboration issues between recruiters and hiring managers, creating clunky recruitment processes and a poor candidate experience. She delivers design-thinking workshops to managers or talent acquisition to swiftly uncover and solve the real issues preventing successful hiring. She is also a global keynote speaker, and author of The Robot-Proof Recruiter: A Survival Guide for Recruiting and Sourcing Professionals and the upcoming book Reboot Hiring: The Key To Managers and Leaders Saving Time, Money and Hassle When Recruiting,

Personally, Katrina has recently written The Damage of Words: A Memoir of Healing Self-Hate and Gaining Self-Mastery. She hopes that by openly sharing how she overcame narcissistic child abuse and healed Complex-PTSD, and her experiences healing this life, past lives, DNA and generational trauma, people will feel inclined to seek help and will take a step towards a happier future.

Best Selling Author, Media Personality, and Speaker Laura Gassner Otting joins Rayanne for a discussion about Big Ideas, AI, and what's next for her.

Laura’s secret superpower is seeing your greatness and reflecting it back on you, so that you can get “unstuck” — and achieve extraordinary results.

A frequent contributor to Good Morning America, the TODAY Show, Harvard Business Review, and Oprah Daily, Laura is the Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of three books, Wonderhell, Limitless, and Mission-Driven. Laura’s 30-year resume is defined by her entrepreneurial edge. She served as a Presidential Appointee in Bill Clinton’s White House, helping shape AmeriCorps; left a leadership role at respected national search firm to expand a tech start-up; and founded, ran, and sold her own global search firm, partnering with the full gamut of mission driven corporate and nonprofit executives.

Laura is turned on by the audacity of The Big Idea and that larger-than-life goal you just can’t seem to shake. She’s an instigator, motivator, and provocateur, and she’s never met a revolution she didn’t like. Just ask her enduringly patient husband, two almost-grown sons, and two troublesome pups with whom she lives outside of Boston, MA.

Thinking by Walter D. Wintle

If you think you are beaten, you are;

If you think you dare not, you don't.

If you like to win, but think you can't,

It's almost a cinch you won't.

If you think you'll lose, you're lost;

For out in the world we find,

Success begins with a fellow's will;

It's all in the state of mind.

Full many a race is lost

E'er even a step is run

And many a coward fails

E'er even the work is begun.

Think big and your deeds will grow.

Think small and you'll fall behind,

Think that you can and you will,

It's all in the state of mind.

If you think you're outclassed, you are;

You've got to think high to rise.

You've got to be sure of yourself

Before you can win the prize.

Life's battles don't always go

To the stronger or faster man;

But sooner or later, the man who wins

Is the man who thinks he can.

by Walter D. Wintle

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This was one of my father's favorite poems, It hung in a frame on the wall in the home I grew up in. Over the years, I memorized it and it became my go-to mantra, driving me toward success on many occasions. When I read the words, I hear my father's voice.

The two middle stanzas are left out whenever you see this poem digitally or in print. I'm not sure why and I cannot even find these two stanzas referenced or listed anywhere online. But they were in that framed copy, so I have included them here.

Thanks, Walter for your words of encouragement.

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**read man as human, if it bothers you. I choose not to get hung up on the word, man