Writers Talk

Please join host Marsha Cook and co host  Bennet Pomerantz with their guests Rick Polson, Abagail Carter and Kelsye Nelsen on March 29 at 5PM EST 4PM CST 3PM MT 2PM PST. Rick is the author of MAKING A SUPERSTAR COMPANY. His book should be a must have for authors and owners of small businesses. In today's world it's a book that gives you many different ways to successfully advertise your business and market to sell books or products.  Kelsye Nelson and Abigail Carter are the co founders of Writer.ly. Writer.ly powers the new and self-publishing revolution by connecting writers directly with the vendors and freelancers they need to create their books and get them sold. By posting bid-able service requests in our online marketplace, content creators of all kinds may build their own publishing team of copyeditors, book designers, marketing consultants and so on as needed to create a dream team of professionals that will help them launch their book into the hungry market and meet their publishing goals. This is a perfect avenue for the new and seasoned author. This is going to be a great show and Bethany Cross will be there to open the chatroom for questions.   For more info http://www.michiganavenuemedia.com http://www.worldofinknetwork.com    http://www.amazon.com/Making-a-Superstar-Company-ebook/dp/B00APQU2SE https://www.writer.ly/html/howitworks

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Join BTR's World of Ink Network Featured Families Matter show March 27, 2013 at 6pm EDT - 5pm CDT - 4pm MDT - 3pm PDT as the hosts Kecia Burcham, Irene Roth and Virginia S Grenier discuss the recent issues all families are talking about...student and school safety. NASRO President Kevin Quinn will be joining the show to talk about the importance of having the presence of school resource officers in schools, their duty to protect children on campus and the prevention of school violence.They will be addressing the issues of guns in schools, bullying and what parents and schools can do to help keep this crisis from growing. The National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) is dedicated to providing the highest quality of training to school-based law enforcement officers in order to promote safer schools and safer kids. NASRO, the world’s leader in school-based policing, is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1991 with a solid commitment to our nation’s youth. NASRO is an organization for school-based law enforcement officers, school administrators and school security/safety professionals working as partners to protect students, school faculty and staff, and the schools they attend. To learn more about NASRO visit http://www.nasro.org/ The Families Matter show can be listened to every 4th Wed. here on the World of Ink Network. To find out more about theWorld of Ink Network Hosts and what we do, visit http://WorldOfInkNetwork.com

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Join author and illustrator, JD Holiday on FRIDAY, March 22, 2013 at 1 PM est, 10 AM pst  ~ for  two stories:   RATTLESNAKE JAM  by Margot E. Finke ~ Rattlesnake Jam is a rhyming romp, with crazy old Gran and Pa arguing over how to cook up the rattlers he catches. Gran wants to boil and bottle them into her cure-all Rattlesnake Jam, but Pa longs for a rattlesnake pie. ~ Buy at: http://www.amazon.com/Rattlesnake-Jam-Margot-Finke/dp/193513700X http://www.margotfinke.com/ &    Meerkat's Safari by Claudia Graziano ~ What gentle beast peeks over treetops with ease? ...Do you know who has webbed feet and pink knees? Discover unusual truths about animals on the African plains in this colorful collection of rhyming clues and facts. A plucky meerkat leads young readers on an imaginary adventure they'll want to experience again and again. Buy Meerkat's Safari at: http://www.amazon.com/Meerkats-Safari-Claudia-Graziano/dp/0977807207  Show's site: http://itsstorytimeforkids.blogspot.com/ JD Holiday:   http://www.thebookgarden.net 

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Please join Fran Lewis on Thursday March 21 at 4PM EST 3PM CST 2PM MT 1PM PST when she welcomes Len and Cherylann Gengel. Heartache and Hope in Haiti: The Britney Gengel Story begins on the day Britney was killed and brings readers full circle as her parents, Len and Cherylann Gengel, navigate their way through bureaucratic red tape on their often frustrating and always painful journey to recover their daughter's body and fulfill her last wish. The Gengels' unimaginable loss transcends into a powerful story of love and resilience, allowing readers a rare window into the inner circle of the heartache and pain of parents who have lost their child and in turn choose to fulfill their lives with meaning and purpose. ***100% of the profits of this book will benefit The Be Like Brit Orphanage in Grand Goave, Haiti.*** Once again Fran is interviewing Eliot Pattison.  Eliot Pattison has been described as a "writer of faraway mysteries," a label which is particularly apt for someone whose travel and interests span such a broad spectrum. Bethany Cross will be there to open the chatroom.   http://www.michiganavenuemedia.com http://www.worldofinknetwork.com

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My luminary guest is April Lufriu, Mrs. America 2011, and recently crowned Mrs. World 2012. I'll be joined by the dynamic CW TV host and model Mandy Starling as co-host. April’s will to win both the Mrs. America and Mrs. World crowns was further reinforced by her life changing 2010 diagnosis of Retinitis Pigmentosa. Her two children have also now been diagnosed with (RP), which is a genetic, retinal degenerative eye disease that gradually leads to blindness. She also made history by being the oldest winner to be crowned in the pageant’s 35 year history. Her motto is “Become What You Believe.” April and her sister Melissa were pioneers in establishing the Foundation Fighting Blindness Tampa, FL Chapter in 2007. Both sisters co-chaired Tampa’s first VisionWalk in 2008. She has served as the Tampa Bay Chapter President from 2007 to present and was awarded the 2010 Volunteer of the Year at the Vision Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. April’s mission as a mom is to find a cure for (RP). She speaks at numerous events about her journey to becoming Mrs. World and for the foundation she tirelessly advocates and supports. Her goals are to raise awareness and funds for retinal degenerative eye diseases. With her new title as National Spokesperson for the Foundation Fighting Blindness, April is reaching out at the national level to fulfill her mission. April also operates a successful granite & marble fabrication business "Lufriu Marble, Inc." with her loving husband George. "The Write Step with R Jeffreys” is an interview based show focused primarily on the lead players in the Arts and Letters.

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Join the hosts of The Writing Mama show on March 18, 2013 at 2pm EDT - 1pm CDT - Noon MDT - 11am PDT Virginia S Grenier  and Marsha Cook will be chatting with debut author Susanne Jacoby Hale, a former drop-out prevention teacher from New York and author of Shades of Gray.  Jacoby Hale earned a master's degree from New York University in education and creative writing. Although, when she began teaching in the real ACE program, depicted in Shades of Gray, she had no idea that it would change her life forever. Having been out of the classroom for a few years, Jacoby Hale still felt the need to make a difference in the lives of students. Susanne Jacoby Hale felt the need to tell the story of a dedicated teacher. She believes  good teachers are often unappreciated, while students’ needs are frequently misconstrued. Sometimes the only thing missing in today’s classrooms is compassion. Her book is the fictional account of a new teacher's experience with one of NYC's most notoriously turbulent schools, while attempting to maintain control over her life outside the classroom. Susanne Jacoby Hale has been featured on NBC, USA Today, and ABC. More information about the book: Shades of Gray by Susanne Jacoby Hale at http://SusanneJacobyHale.com/ Find out more about the World of Ink Network and its hosts at http://worldofinknetwork.com

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Please join Marsha Cook for a special edition of A GOOD STORY IS A GOOD STORY on Friday March 15 at 12 Noon CST 1 PM EST 11AM MT 10 AM PST Her guests for the show are Authors Victoria Marie Pecsenye,and Jennifer Oneal Gunn. Jennifer is a very successful editor, writer, and reviewer and Victoria is a very successful illustrator and author. It's going to be a great show and a wonderful discussion about writing ,illustrating, reviewing and editing.   For more info  http://www.michiganavenuemedia.com http://www.worldofinknetwork.com

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Please join Fran Lewis and Marsha Cook on March 14at 3PM CST 4 PM EST when her guest  NY Times author Brian Freeman.will join authors: Jeff Rivera Author of the Flushed series , Candace Knoebel the winner of the Turning Pages Book of the Year award, Dennis Carsten: The Key to Justice  and Dr. Mark Rubinstein the author of Mad Dog House to discuss their novels and ask Brian questions about mystery writing, marketing, writing a series with on character and how to create reader interest and much more. Brian Freeman is an international bestselling author of psychological suspense novels featuring detectives Jonathan Stride and Serena Dial. His books have been sold in 46 countries and 19 languages and have appeared as Main Selections in the Literary Guild and the Book of the Month Club.   Itr's going to be a great discussion so listen in and join the chat room. For more info http://www.worldofinknetwork.com  http://www.michiganavenuemedia.com    

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Join the hosts of the What is Success Show Wed. March 13, 2013 at 10pm EST - 9pm CST - 8pm MST - 7pm PST as they talk about the TV shows they are enjoying and the ones they feel need to be cancelled or are happy they have been. Virginia S Grenier and Bennet Pomerantz are happy to hear from you and what TV shows you're watching too. So call in or post in the chatroom your Favorite or not so favorite shows. To learn more about the host and the World of Ink Network visit http://worldofinknetwork.com The What Is Success show airs on the 2nd Wed. of each month. What us to review a movie, TV show or book? Send us your suggestion.

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Join Host Virginia S Grenier on the Stories for Children show March 11, 2013 at 2pm EST as she chats with author Scott R. Caseley. While Isosceles is his first novel, he wrote and directed a dramatic feature, co-wrote and directed a documentary and wrote for an online magazine. He’s also a trained voice, stage, and screen actor. In addition to his creative pursuits, he is passionate about healthy living. He follows a mostly self-directed fitness quest consisting of weight training, walking, swimming, yoga, and hula hooping. When not working out, he also enjoys cooking healthy gourmet meals as well as playing board games with family and friends with plenty of coffee brewing to keep the fun going until the wee hours of the morning. Title of Book: Isosceles Publisher: MuseItUp Publishing eBook ISBN: 978-1-77127-239-1 Genre of Book(s): Young Adult- Coming Of Age, Mystery/Romance About the book: When he finds his best friend Trey Goodsby dead and almost completely submerged in a bathtub filled with bloody water, Sean McIntyre is determined to find out if it was an accident or suicide. Did his death accidental or intentional have anything to do with Madeline Edwards, the woman who came between them constantly through their thirteen-year friendship? The tale begins with the death of Trey Goodsby, and explores his relationships with family, friends, his romances, and which of the circumstances he found himself in that led to the tragic event, and the repercussions for those he left behind. You can catch the Stories for Children show on Mondays here on BTR's Featured World of Ink Network. To learn moer about our guest Scott Caseley visit http://www.worldofinknetwork.com/authors-on-tour.html  

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