The Savvy Creative

For the 50th episode, we broadcasted in front of a LIVE audience at the Podcast Pit LA, sponsored by the Good News Radio.

Meet Melanie Camp, an Australian born, Los Angeles based journalist who left the small stations in the outback to come to Los Angeles, only to be held up by 10 FBI agents. Find out about how her career in journalism led her to becoming a writer, hosting the Beautiful Hollywood podcast and writing her epic story about unicorns.

Follow Melanie Camp: https://www.instagram.com/beautifulhollywood/

Listen to the Beautiful Hollywood podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beautiful-hollywood/id1441664249

Come see us at the Podcast Pit LA: https://www.instagram.com/podcastpitla/

Download the Good News Radio App: http://www.thegoodnewsradiostation.com/our-live-network.html

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We just brush off cyber bullies and trolls as haters on social media, but what happens when these bullies and trolls affect your book reviews? Meet Pearl Khatri, a best selling Contemporary Romance author whose new release, Can We Pretend, is already a Good Reads highly anticipated romance novel of February 2020. Her love stories about Hollywood are brilliantly paired with eating disorders, body shaming and bullying, all battles she's faced throughout her writing career.

In this episode, Pearl opens up about the scammers and bullies who tried to affect her spot on the best seller list and how she overcame the doubt she faced of publishing her work. She shares why writing about her personal struggles through her characters has been healing not only for her, but for many readers she's helped since publishing her first novel. Listen until the end of the episode if you want to hear about her bunnies too!

Can We Pretend is available on February 7th, 2020 on Good Reads and Amazon

Pearl Khatri is also the author of Those Chance Encounters and A Twisted Belief

Follow Pearl Khatri:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ipearlkhatri/

YouTube: https://youtube.com/ipearlunicorn

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What are the scariest, most adventurous things that are on your bucketlist? This episode, I'm announcing the 40 Before 40 challenge, and it's not just the places I want to go and adrenaline rushes, the things we need to do the most might surprise you. Listen now and find out what you should add to your bucket list essentials.

Find out more about the Podcast Pit LA on January 20th: https://www.instagram.com/podcastpitla/

Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-podcast-pit-tickets-88156551619?aff=ebdssbeac

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Stop making resolutions you don't intend to keep, In this special solocast, do a Year End Review with these 5 questions to think about your progress, lessons and what you need most to prepare a year full of freedom, creativity and love for 2020.

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You've just finished a page-turning book and the characters feel so real that you HAVE to talk about it, but who should you tell first? The plot twists, the "Book Boyfriends" are too good to keep to yourself. Meet Vanessa Vicente, a BookTuber who shares reviews for Thriller, Contemporary Romance and Self-Development books on her YouTube channel, VEEREADS.

What started off as a need to share her favorite stories became a community for book lovers, Bookstagrammers and avid readers. In this episode, we talk about how her journey as a YouTuber, from the first vlog to her upcoming adventures in LA, being true to your passions, why you must stop people pleasing, and being Asian Americans in contemporary literature (plus, she does recommend some really great books for you to swoon over!)

Subscribe to VEEREADS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBxP9NmZnPlpYD93dZjZSUw

Follow Vanessa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veereads_/

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Anne Marie Cummings is an Emmy nominated, creator and visionary of Conversations in LA, known for the masterful one-take episodes. In this episode, we talk about everything from developing characters and evolving as an artist. Listen to her story of leaving behind her life in New York with a career in theater to produce television and film, the growing pains of the one-take series, and the difficulties of transitioning between the tiers of success when deciding what the next adventure will be.

Watch Conversations in LA Seasons 1-3 on Amazon Prime Video and FandangoNOW: http://conversationsinla.com/stream-now/

Follow Anne Marie Cummings: http://annemariecummings.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annemariecummingsartist/

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What if a social network allowed you to be 100% vulnerable and raw about your biggest challenges, in a judgement free zone? Meet Ana Pompa Alarcon, founder of Find Sisterhood, a social network made for women by women so have the TMI conversations that help us ask for what we want and take the bold action steps we need to take to improve our lives.

For anyone that thinks entrepreneurship is all hustle and bling, the real side is the loneliness at the top, the difficult decisions and days when you have to admit to "being red". Listen now as Ana talks about Find Sisterhood and the power of companies having a strong social impact.

You're never alone! Reach out and join the network and find a Sisterhood Circle. You can ask anything!

Follow Find Sisterhood: https://www.instagram.com/findsisterhood/

Join the network!

Get the App on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/findsisterhood/id1435017087

Get the App on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.findSisterhood.findSisterhoodApp&hl=en_US

https://www.findsisterhood.com/

Follow Ana Pompa Alarcon: https://www.instagram.com/ana_pompa_alarcon/

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Meet Hay House author of the beloved children's book series, Oh No jojo', Gina Ann. Listen as we talk about the creation of the series and it's growth from the debut book to a series and even the road to becoming an animated television series. In this tell all episode, Gina and I talk about everything from motherhood, relationships, and more with her background in Spiritual Psychology about how we can reconnect with our inner child, understand others and other quick things you can do to get shift your mind into a positive state.

Get the latest books from the Oh No JoJo series: http://www.ginaannauthor.com/book-store

Follow Gina: http://www.ginaannauthor.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jojobygigi/

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This episode of The Savvy Creative was recorded infront of a LIVE audience at the Orange County Chapter Meeting of the Romance Writer's of America. Listen to me in this reverse interview as a guest on the Romance Super Fans panel along with blogger and author Sarah Skilton and blogger Lisa Salvary being interviewed by Author Mary Castillo.

The rise of rom-com novels and heroines over 30 has caused a new wave of swoon worthy romance novels for your TBR lists. Listen to us on the panel as we talk about why we chose romance, what tropes we're seeing in the industry, and why unconventional romance stories with "betas" are hot reads. So many gems in this episode, you'll soon realize how the romance genre and readership has changed (and why we can't get enough!)

Follow OCC RWA: http://occrwa.org/about-occ/join-occrwa/

Follow Sarah Skilton: https://www.instagram.com/skiltongram/

Follow Romance in Her Prime: https://www.instagram.com/romanceinherprime/

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After decades of the feminist movement, women's rights and #MeToo, violence against women has remained constant and steady with nearly 70k+ victims each year. But the violencce is not from random attackers, the violence against women is committed by the partners that promised to love them. The new socially conscious film, Roya, written by Anahita Namavar, was created to open up the conversation between women and men to finally decrease and ultimately end violent and abusive behavior.

In this episode, I can't help but share why this story is so personal to me and how much I share with the film's main character. I was too humiliated and scared to tell my story for years, and I love sharing socially conscious stories so no more women have to suffer alone.

If you know a woman that seems to have it all, but you sense that she could be quietly suffering, remember that the story that you don't see is the story that needs to be heard.

Follow Anahita and invest in the film and help women suffering from domestic violence: https://www.anahitamojahed.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anahitasw/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amojahed

Twitter: @anahitakarimi2

Safe Passage: https://safepassageheals.org/

Kickstarter campaign coming soon

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