The Florida Writer Podcast

Jerome Bailey Jr. is a master storyteller who shifts thinking, perception, attitudes, and behaviors. He uses creative content, video production, compelling written works, poetry, sermons, speeches, and service to others to tell transformational stories that build dynamic, trustworthy and leading brands. jeromebaileyjr.com

Alyssa Jennette graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art with a BFA in Illustration. As a result, she has unique insight and expertise when it comes to design-heavy or illustrated works. Alyssa finds joy in shaping stories alongside the author and delights in building long-term partnerships. Alyssa joined Stonesong in June 2015 and represents children's and adult fiction and picture books, graphic novels, and select pop-culture nonfiction.

Best selling author Marc Ritorto is the father of 4 daughters including author Kristina Ritorto. He is a musician, writer, martial artist, and the host of the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) podcast called The Marc The Shark MMA Show.

He started writing books for fun in 2018, releasing his first self-published book The Cabal on Amazon in 2019.

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Janine Watkins traded in her career as a field engineer at NYC's LaGuardia Airport to become an author, fitness instructor, and world traveler. Janine's hope is that the Sonder Lives' saga will instill in all of its readers the curiosity about what our world would look like if we were 100% responsible for ourselves in our pursuit of happiness.

For more information about Janine, visit her at https://www.subscribepage.com/sonderlives

Lawrence Knorr has been involved with book publishing since 2000. Lawrence's 30+ year career in information technology has prepared him well for the "Age of Content" – the era of eBooks, data integration, eCommerce, and networks. Lawrence is the author or co-author of over twenty books. He is also an award-winning digital artist. Lawrence often speaks or is a panelist at numerous writers' conferences and book fairs. For more information, visit SunburyPress.com.

Michael Farrell was drawn into the world of writing by his childhood dreams and the stories in his head that he wishes to bring to life. He loves Psychology, fantasy worlds, and stories about the wonders of life. He is a black belt in tae kwon do and has practiced the art for ten years. He also has a background in tumbling. Currently, he has two works in progress that he hopes to publish in the near future.

Visit @mike_scrivo on Instagram

Teresa Edmond-Sargeant's short stories have appeared in several publications including the Demonic Anthology series, "Thrill of the Hunt: Buried Alive," and 121 Words. She's releasing her first short story collection in late 2020. Teresa is also an art/culture/history junkie, shopping enthusiast, and church and community volunteer. She loves her husband and their daughters, who they are raising to be confident and compassionate women.

Mark Newhouse's novel The Devil's Bookkeepers 1, about the Holocaust ghetto his parents miraculously survived, won the Gold Medal Historical Fiction and top honor, Best Published Book of the Year from the Florida Writers Association. Mark is a Retired NY teacher, New York State Reading Association Teacher of the Year, and is now the Chairperson of the Florida Writers Association Youth Program, and an FWA Director. Please visit his author page on Amazon or www.newhousecreativegroup.com for more information.

Nancy Christie is an award-winning author of the literary short fiction collection Traveling Left of Center and Other Stories, and three non-fiction books: Rut-Busting for Authors, Rut-Busting Book for Writers, and The Gift of Change. Peripheral Vision and Other Stories was recently released by Unsolicited Press.

Nancy is also the founder of Celebrate Short Fiction Day, a day to honor the short story in all its forms and lengths—from micro-fiction to novellas, slice-of-life to traditional plot-driven tales—and those writers of short fiction, who strive to tell a tale within the confines of this specific literary form.

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