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Jared N. Michaud is a devoted fiction writer driven by a passion for writing that began before he reached age seven. Influenced by literary giants like C.S. Lewis and Orson Scott Card, he discovered the transformative power of storytelling, and at twelve he began crafting his first novel. Today, Jared writes from a little house in a little town near Cheyenne, Wyoming, where he lives with his wife and six children. As a Christian with a deep love for the truth and appreciation for the values that underlie Western civilization, he endeavors to create myths that inspire future generations. He joined me on Uncorking a Story to talk about his writing career and latest novel, Brightstar.
Key Takeaways
Buy Brightstar
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Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/54587/9781636982687
Connect with Jared
Website: https://energematrice6.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Energematrice6
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Energematrice6
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/jarednmichaud/
Connect with Mike
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"In writing, what’s really crucial is persistence. Every 'no' brings you closer to a 'yes'. And when you infuse your personal experiences into your stories, you're not just writing; you're breathing life into your characters. That's when your stories truly begin to resonate with your readers." — E.A. Aymar
About E.A. Aymar
Multiple Anthony Award-nominated E.A. Aymar’s essays have appeared in the Washington Post, the Washington City Paper, Publishers Weekly, and more. He is a former member of the national board of the International Thriller Writers and is an active member of Crime Writers of Color and Sisters in Crime. He joined me on Uncorking a Story to talk about his career and latest novel, When She Left, which has been called crime fiction at its best by New York Times bestseller Wendy Corsi Straub.
Key Takeaways
Buy When She Left
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3HGA73F
Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/54587/9780593317297
Connect with E.A. Aymar
Website: https://www.eaymarwrites.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eaaymar/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EAymarWriter
Substack: https://eaymar.substack.com/
Connect with Mike
Website: https://uncorkingastory.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@uncorkingastory
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irisyamashita/
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Dr. Vilma Luz Cabán is a dedicated educator with over 30 years experience in Westchester County, New York. She serves as an Executive Board member for the One Circle Foundation and her personal passion lies in addressing social and economic inequities. She joins me today on Uncorking a Story to discuss her career and memoir, The Heart of an Advocate.
Key Themes
Buy The Heart of an Advocate
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Connect with Dr. Vilma Luz Caban
Website: https://vilmaluzcaban.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vilma-caban-vazquez-ed-d-89813a66/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/veelovesmath
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheartofanadvocate/
Connect with Mike
Website: https://uncorkingastory.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@uncorkingastory
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Iris Yamashita is an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter for the movie Letters from Iwo Jima. She has been working in Hollywood for fifteen years developing material for both film and streaming, has taught screenwriting at UCLA, and is an advocate of women and diversity in the entertainment industry. Iris joined me on Uncorking a Story to talk about her career and latest novel, Village in the Dark.
Key Themes
Buy Village in the Dark
Amazon: https://amzn.to/47On4rj
Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/54587/9780593336700
Connect with Iris
Website: https://www.irisyamashita.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IrisYamashita
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IrisYamashitaAuthor
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irisyamashita/
Connect with Mike
Website: https://uncorkingastory.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@uncorkingastory
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irisyamashita/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@uncorkingastory
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IrisYamashitaAuthor
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Carrie Rickert’ life-threatening accident and related complications started her down a path of examining what was, what is, and what could be. Her’s is a story of hope, of possibility, and of embracing the fight to become something new. She joins me today on uncorking a story to talk about her life and latest book, Trauma is a Catalyst. Welcome to Uncorking a Story Carrie!
Key Themes
Buy Trauma is a Catalyst
Amazon: https://amzn.to/4b20RJ4
Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/54587/9798887315225
Connect with Carrie
Website: https://www.nomisadvisors.com/
Website: www.CarrieRickert.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nomisadvisors/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomisadvisors/?hl=en
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carrie-rickert-99a3738/
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nomisadvisors
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carrierickertauthor
Connect with Mike
Website: https://uncorkingastory.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@uncorkingastory
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncorkingastory/
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Kendra Petty is a woman who has succeeded in an all-male industry, becoming an executive vice president at two firms. She is a dynamic public speaker, powerful negotiator and dealmaker. She loves bouldering and scrambling in the mountains of California, Nevada and Arizona. A boater for many years, Kendra also loves fast cars and traveling. She joins me today on Uncorking a Story to talk about her life and memoir, “I Can’t Believe I’m Not Dead.”
Key Themes
Buy I Can’t Believe I’m Not Dead
Amazon:https://amzn.to/3vyUI74
Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/54587/9781952491504
Connect with Kendra
Website: https://kendrapettyofficial.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/I-Cant-Believe-Im-Not-Dead-100090168579222/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kendrapettyofficial
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendra-petty-0b872366/
Connect with Mike
Website: https://uncorkingastory.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@uncorkingastory
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncorkingastory/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@uncorkingastory
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Diane Gilman found her greatest success at age sixty, when she sparked a denim revolution by designing blue jeans for real women with real bodies. She’s sold nearly nineteen million pairs of her DG2 jeans on HSN and created a sisterhood of seven hundred thousand women who feel too young to be old. She joined me on Uncorking a Story to talk about her memoir, Too Young to Be Old: How to Stay Vibrant, Visible, and Forever in Blue Jeans: 25 Secrets from TV’s Jean Queen.
Key Topics
Buy Too Young to Be Old
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3NYlE6s
Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/54587/9781637554531
Connect with Diane
Website: https://thedianegilman.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDianeGilman
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedianegilman/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thedianegilman
Podcast: https://thedianegilman.com/podcast/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dianegilman4
Connect with Mike
Website: https://uncorkingastory.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@uncorkingastory
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncorkingastory/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@uncorkingastory
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Allen Mendenhall is a lawyer and university administrator in Alabama who edited Southern Literary Review for over a decade. He joined me on Uncorking a Story to discuss his latest book, A Glooming Peace this Morning.
Key Themes
Buy A Glooming Peace this Morning
Amazon: https://amzn.to/47qRFv5
Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/54587/9781604893601
Connect with Allen
Website: https://allenmendenhall.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/allenmendenhall
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allen.mendenhall
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/literarylawyer/
Connect with Mike
Website: https://uncorkingastory.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSvS4fuG3L1JMZeOyHvfk_g
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncorkingastory/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@uncorkingastory
Twitter: https://twitter.com/uncorkingastory
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncorkingastory
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/uncorking-a-story/
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Writer, actor and storyteller, Don Futterman has written for a variety of publications including the Daily Beast, The San Francisco Chronicle and the Haaretz, Israel’s newspaper of record. A graduate of Brown University, Futterman is a co-host of TLV1’s The Promised Podcast, has a performance podcast of moving and hysterically funny autobiographical monologues called Futterman’s One-Man Show, and has published two children’s books. He joined me on Uncorking a Story to chat about his life, career, and latest book, Adam Unrehearsed.
Key Themes
Buy Adam Unrehearsed
Amazon: https://amzn.to/4aJh85K
Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/54587/9781637589014
Connect with Don
Website: https://www.donfutterman.com/
The Promised Podcast: https://tlv1.fm/podcasts/the-promised-podcast-show/
Futterman’s One Man Show Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/il/podcast/futtermans-one-man-show/id1516500063
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DonFutterman
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/don.futterman
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donfutterman/
Connect with Mike
Website: https://uncorkingastory.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSvS4fuG3L1JMZeOyHvfk_g
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncorkingastory/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@uncorkingastory
Twitter: https://twitter.com/uncorkingastory
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/uncorking-a-story/
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Florence Reiss Kraut is a native New Yorker, raised and educated in New York City. She holds a BA in English and a Master’s in Social Work and worked for thirty years as a clinician, a family therapist, and CEO of a family service agency while writing stories and essays for publication. Florence has published personal essays for the New York Times and her fiction has appeared in journals such as The Evening Street Press, SNReview, The Westchester Review and others. She joined me on Uncorking a Story to talk about her career and latest novel, Street Corner Dreams.
Key Takeaways
Buy Street Corner Dreams
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3uWINQ4
Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/54587/9781647425913
Connect with Florence
Website: www.florencereisskraut.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/frkraut
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlorenceReissKrautAuthor/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/florencekraut/
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Connect with Mike
Website: https://uncorkingastory.com/
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