Writers Talk

Join Virginia Grenier and Marsha Cook at 6pm EST 5PM CST 4PMT 3PM PST for an entertaining and informative show  answering the question..."What is success?" This week's guest: Jo-Anne Vandermeulen a Canadian author, expert blogger, producer/hostess of Authors Articulating and founder/marketer of Premium Promotional Services. Jo-Anne has overcome her own obstacles, and now with the novel Conquer All Obstacles, and resource books Premium Promotional Tips for Writers and Internet Marketing Made Easy, Jo-Anne  is an inspiration for many. To learn more about our guest visit The World of Ink Blog.

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Come listen to Blog Talk Radio’s World of Ink Network show: Stories for Children as the hosts VS Grenier, Kris Quinn Chirstopherson and Irene Roth chat with youth author LaNiyah and her mother about her debut book, NOT FAT Because I Wanne Be, being a youth writer, publishing a book and her experiences along withtips on how to deal with bullies. The show will be live August 29, 2011 at 8pm EST. In her debut book, Not FAT Because I Wanna Be, LaNiyah details the struggle of Jessica, a fictional girl who has an underlying medical issue that causes her to gain weight. Bullied by her peers, Jessica learns to accept her body and eventually opens up about her condition to her classmates.   LaNiyah is not only speaking to other children through her book, but has become an advocate for anti-bullying organizations. With a message that words can hurt and that not all weight gain is due to an unhealthy lifestyle, LaNiyah hopes her book will enlighten and entertain her young readers.   “I just wish this book can help other kids like me...and I wish it can help people see that [even though] you might be big that you are not unhealthy or… a monster like people may make you feel.” You can find out more about LaNiyah Bailey, her book and World of Ink Author/Book Tour athttp://storiesforchildrenpublishing.com/LaNiyahBailey.aspx

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Please join Marsha Cook host of a GOOD STORY IS A GOOD STORY on August 23  at 6PM EST 5PM CST 4PM MT  3PM PST. This show is about todays book market. Its a new age and writers and publishers need to come to the drawing board and begin to make some necessary changes. Featuring two very special book reviewers Bennet Pomerantz.and Fran Lewis. What a spectacular show this will be. They will talk about how they do such a wonderful job of picking really good authors out of a over crowded market and for the first time on A GOOD STORY IS A GOOD STORY we will be discussing how important it is to have your books reviewed. This show is about publishing great books and doing great marketing to get your books publicized in the right way. This show is also about ground breaking times and what writers need to know to stay in the game. All of the guests on this show are authors that are truly in for the long haul. They are successful because they not only work hard they know this business and what really matters and how hard it is to break into a successful writing career when the odds aren’t exactly in favor of the new innovative writer. The guests are Larry Sheridan, Gerard Marigny, and Traci L Slatton. Look up their names on Amazon before the show and you will see just how important this show will be for all our loyal listeners. Listen live or on demand on August 23 – at 6 PM EST. Once again Sandra Elrod will be with us.    

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This week we celebrate success with Magicblox. One year may not seem like a huge milestone for most, but it is for Magicblox. Magicblox has a goal to make tons of colorful, interactive, and fun eBooks available to as many parents, teachers and children as possible through their unique kids eBook library. Jason Lane - Founder & Chief Executive Officer is a technology veteran who has spent his career building digital media systems and other business applications for the entertainment industry.  He started Magicblox because he enjoys helping kids grow and learn.  As a father himself, he loves spending time reading with his son and he also realizes that the kids of today are the leaders of tomorrow so we need to give them great tools and training to make our world a better place. Joining Marsha and Virgnia will be J D Holiday.    Learn more at http://magicblox.com/

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The Inspiration, Imagination and Invention show with Simon Rose is a once a month show highlighting books base on or around history. This week's guest is Dellani Oakes. Dellani Oakes is a former A.P. English teacher and photo journalist. Now working as a substitute teacher and Mary Kay consultant, she can give skin care & makeup advice, correct grammar, take pictures and write an article while controlling a classroom full of rowdy third graders. Dellani was making up stories before she could read. Her first really cohesive work began when her older sister started school. These stories paved the way for songs and poems in elementary school and short stories in high school and college. A college theatre major, Dellani took play writing. It became her new love. Dellani had to set aside her love of writing when she began working as a teacher. Her creative energies were channeled into writing exams to make her students cry—although this wasn't usually intentional. Unfortunately, between that and motherhood, she didn't have time to write. However, once her youngest son started school in 2001, she was able to write full time. Her first published novel, "Indian Summer", was published in 2008 by Second Wind Publishing. Also from Second Wind, her second novel, "Lone Wolf" makes its debut soon. "Lone Wolf" is the first in her science-fiction series.

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Please join  Marsha Cook on A GOOD STORY IS A GOOD STORY  Tuesday August 16 at 11 AM CST - 12 NOON -EST - 10 AM -MT -9 AM PST-for a special hot sizzling ROMANCE WRITER - KATHI S BARTON - We'll be talking about her new book DIVINE SAVIOR and her new contract with WORLD CASTLE PUBLISHING. Kathi is climbing fast - her books are doing great and she has found an audience that is waiting for her books - how great is that!  As an added surprise Karen Fuller , the publisher of World Castle will be discussing her new book  COURTING THE DARKNESS and several of her other books.as well as how to get your books published and why books get rejected. Also, for those of you that believe you may never get your books published - there's hope. CASTLE PUBLISHING has accepted Marsha Cook's book LOVE CHANGES her previously self- published book by Fideli Publishing. New title FEEL THE PASSION.  LET'S CELEBRATE - This is going to be one fun show ! Romance usually is!              

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World of Ink Tour Guests share about their books every other Monday here on the Stories for Children Show with hosts VS Grenier, Kris Quinn Christopherson and Irene Roth. This week's guest Tal Yanai author of "Life is Not a Candy Store". In a world driven by instant gratification comes a gem of a book full of wisdom, couched in simple language and written from the heart. Life Is Not a Candy Store: It’s the Way to the Candy Store by Tal Yanai invites teens to engage in both the critical process of self-reflection and the experience of connecting with the larger world. Yanai encourages teens to become more aware of how their actions affects themselves and others. By exposing them to the simple truths of spirituality, and the beauty and love of a higher power. Yanai hopes readers will find new direction and purpose in a world filled with instant everything. You can find out more about Tal Yanai, his book Life Is Not a Candy Store and his World of Ink Author/Book Tour at http://storiesforchildrenpublishing.com/TalYanai.aspx

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Once a month the Families Matter show address topics families, teens and children deal with everyday. Come join us this month as hosts Kecia Burcham and VS Grenier talk about Stalkers and Abuse. There is help out their and they want to share information so you or a loved one can get the help you need.

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Please join  Marsha Cook on Tuesday  August 9 at 6  PM-EST 5PM CST  4PM MT 3PM PST for an entertaining and informative discussion on writing screenplays and books. The co- host on this weeks show is Bennet Pomerantz  their very special guest this week is Jerry Robbins, who opened The Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air is an award winning (Parents Choice Award, Ogle Award) radio drama production company based out of Boston, Massachusetts. Officially established in 1995 by Jerry Robbins and Mark Vander Berg, Colonial can be heard nationwide on XM/Sirius Satellite radio. They have collaborated with such authors as Ray Bradbury (Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Halloween Tree, Dandelion Wine) and William Luce (Barrymore), and Walter Koenig (Buck Alice and the Actor-Robot) http://colonialradio.com/ check out this website - it's all about Colonial Radio

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Debut show on the World of Ink Network here on Blog Talk Radio. This show is all about answering the questions of success and how others have or are reaching their goals. We'll be talking with professionals who have found ways to reach their fan/customer base. This week's guest is Author John Wilson. John Wilson is the author of thirty novels and non-fiction books for children, teens and adults, all of which are historically based. His passion for the past and for creating stories has taken him to Roman Germany, Renaissance London, a Civil War prison camp and New Mexico and Arizona in the 1870s. Although his mind leads him throughout history, John's prime interest is in the First and Second World Wars, which are the settings for several of his titles. Find out more about John and his books at johnwilson-author.blogspot.com

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