What inspired you to write your memoir?
I thought that a sub culture like the outlaw biker world, that is a part of history, might be of interest to someone who would like to know the thoughts of someone who had lived it for over 50 years as he experienced it day to day. Not just a documentary, like most memoirs of this kind.This one is the first of a three part series.After all, 50 years is a long time, especially the way we lived it. About your Book:
I am pleased with my book. I am told by others who lived the life that they were also. What more could an author want.
Author Bio:
71 years old, still riding. White male. Lived it and done it.
How did you decide how to publish your book and where is it published through:
I have a friend, Sharon Smith, who writes an online column Examiner,com about the bikers scene in the Dallas, Tx. area. I sent her a couple of old school biker stories. She had a great response from her readers and suggested i put it in a book. I had written a rough draft already with this in mind but, that got me on the road to actually doing it. Sharon is also my editor. I used a company named “One Book At A Time” to print the book. I decided to self publish as many good books were turned down that went on to be classics. Besides if I ever talk to an agent or whoever, i have a finished book to show them.
Author Stacey Thureen joins BookGoodies host Deborah Carney to discuss her upcoming memoir. Lots of great information shared about her journey and the process of writing the book.
What inspired you to write your memoir?
In 2011 I was given the opportunity to share publicly about my thyroid journey from diagnosis, to treatment, to acceptance of the condition I now have.
The reason why I’ve decided to write a memoir is because while going through this health scare, my husband and I watched as five family members died within a seventeen month period. And we also went through significant job changes due to the down economy. There was a lot of life lessons learned during this season that I believe many people will be able to relate to, and learn from, as they read this book.
About your Book:
There are seasons in life that are long, painful and really shake us to the very core of our human existence. By the end of that season of hardship, we emerge from the abyss being better off for it. And we see that without that trial we really do not get to experience what it means to truly live.
Five times in seventeen months death came knocking at the door. For this one young woman it included having to do the unthinkable; she buried her grandfather on her own. Grief and loss were common themes throughout this winter faith season. Then an inch size growth was detected on her thyroid. Three days after her thyroid surgery, another family member died.
This is a timely memoir about how severe pain and loss helped one woman come full circle with her childhood, find her purpose, and prepare her to raise up the next generation.
Author Bio:
Stacey Thureen currently works on a variety of communications and media projects for small businesses, non-profits, print media, and production. Previously, she worked in commercial television news and as a communications director for a Boston area non-profit.
While working in news, Stacey was part of a news team that won an Upper Midwest Regional Emmy award for the I-35W Bridge Collapse coverage. She was also part of the same news team that won a National Headliner award, two years in a row, for breaking news coverage.
While working in the non-profit sector, Stacey implemented promotions and public relations strategies that garnered news coverage including the front page of The Boston Sunday Globe.
Growing up in New Jersey, Stacey swam competitively for eleven years. In addition to state and national accolades, she swam collegiately for The University of Iowa Hawkeyes. Stacey graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, double majoring in English and Communication Studies.
Whether it is writing, producing, or public speaking Stacey enjoys working on projects that teach, inspire, and give perspective and a sense of purpose to others.
In 2011 Stacey did just that when she was given the opportunity to share publicly about her thyroid journey. At the time of her diagnosis, she was freelance producing for a quarterly health and lifestyle television show in Boston. Several tests indicated that there was an inch size growth on the left side of her thyroid, and it needed to be removed. She pitched to the production team that she was willing to have her surgery filmed and do a segment on thyroid health. September of 2011 the TV segment aired on “Better Living with Liz Walker” and it publicly portrayed the diagnosis, treatment, and acceptance of the thyroid autoimmune condition Stacey now has.
Since then, Stacey continues to be an active voice in raising thyroid awareness. She was featured in the January 2012 edition of Empower Magazine “I Get By with a Little Support from My Friends,” and was a live guest on the Boston-based Jordan Rich Radio show. She regularly blogs about her personal experience, writes about thyroid health for Examiner.com, and is a contributing writer for the soon-to-go-live AutoimmuneMom.com. In June 2012, one year after her thyroid surgery, Stacey’s story “A New Voice” was featured on the I am Second website.
To learn more about Stacey including how to follow her on Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, and sign up for her blog visit www.staceythureen.com.
Author David McAvoy joins BookGoodies host Deborah Carney to discuss writing, publishing and all things book related.
Author Bio:
David McAvoy has a master’s degree from Arkansas State University and is a former student of the Bowen School of Law. He lives in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
This book popped into my head in the middle of a very difficult time in my life and just wouldn’t leave. The more I thought about it, the more it grew and fleshed out into a series. So I started writing and all kind of came out.
Edward Reynolds hates his life in the village of Danscum and dreams of seeing the world on the high seas. He gets more than he bargained for though when he finds himself taken aboard the Cerberus, the pirate ship of the feared Captain Wolfang. Edward and the crew of the Cerberus sail from the shores of Scotland to the island of Madagascar, facing sea monsters, ghosts, a famous pirate hunter, and mutiny as they search for a mysterious treasure Edward’s father left behind. Edward is determined to discover the secret of his father’s legacy, and protect it from Captain Wolfang, but first he’ll have to survive the journey.
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Denise Gavilan, mother of a girl, 4 and a boy, 7, is principal of Gavilan Marketing & PR, which was founded in 2008, right after her daughter was born. Her team acts as the marketing and PR staff for the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.), managing everything from annual conference marketing to books sales to promotion of their webinar series. She recently launched a new tagline and logo for A.S.P.E.N., is involved in their website redesign and subsequent re-launch, manages high-profile (CNN, Associated Press) media relations on key legislative issues and much more. She also oversees annual meeting marketing initiatives for the Emergency Department Practice Management Association (EDPMA) and media relations initiatives for HomeAid Northern Virginia, where she has successfully introduced the local media, securing 15 placements since January 2011.
Prior to starting her business, Denise was senior director, marketing for ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership. Throughout her four-year tenure, she managed strategic marketing campaigns for the Annual Meeting & Exposition, which realized attendance growth by 25-35 percent each year; the Springtime Expo; the Great Ideas Conference; and the Association Technology Conference. In addition, she developed and implemented more than 75 marketing campaigns per year for the organization’s educational division; helped introduce a new brand; launched new books and more.
From Genna:
I was born and raised in Alaska. My town, called North Pole, was pretty small and I spent many nights writing away in my room as I watched snow fall outside my window. When I was younger, I started off writing mostly poetry and short stories. I was first nationally published when I was 16 and my first volume of poetry was published when I was 18. I had some minor success as a poet and short story writer, but after I graduated high school and left home for Chicago, I went to film school and that is when I knew I wanted to make the transition to screenwriting. During film school I studied Motion Picture and Television Screenwriting and I’ve been writing screenplay and scripts full-time ever since. I’ve sold a handful of short scripts and currently have a feature script being optioned.
“Lights, Camera – Wait, What?” is more than just a book of short scripts. There are notes on filmmaking that are ideal for new or independent filmmakers, as well as a quick guide on how to read a script. This book is filled with screenplays to film, scripts to read as short stories, or notes to use as a guide when writing or filming a script. Enjoy all of the different genres, characters, and ideas in this book of collected original short screenplays.
“I make the world insist on knowing why you’re special, and I help the world see the value in your values.”
My primary niche is green marketing: braiding together the commonalities between professional communication and personal activism. I’ve been in both the marketing and environmental worlds since the 1970s, and for the last dozen years, have worked to combine them more systematically (though I actually had a few green clients all the way back to the early days).
Rachel Cheríe is my first and middle name. Here’s some info about me:
* Has been actively writing stories on and off since elementary school.
* Completed her first novel manuscript at the age of 14 after an illness kept her bedridden for several weeks.
* Used to enjoy reading, but after 3 middle school years in a school-mandated reading program, actually doesn’t care for reading anymore.
* Has continued writing not just from personal motivation and love of the art, but also from strong encouragement from close friends and family.
* Self published her first book in 2005, during her Freshman year of college instead of going through the full publishing process. This book is now being published through Tate Publishing with a new title of Daughters of the High Seas (Book 1): Treachery at Martinique Isle.
* Is the oldest of three siblings.
* Has a degree in Business Administration.
* Self-taught herself web design and does it on the side.
* Currently living in California with her husband, son, and multiple pets (3 cats, 1 dog, and 3 leopard geckos).
Benecia Ponder’s dynamic ability to empower and equip Christian women entrepreneurs to prosper stems from a combination of her impressive professional background and overwhelming life experiences. As a former attorney and business development strategist, Benecia uses her Biblically-based education and spiritual foundation to offer clients a thought-provoking and strategic approach to facing personal and business challenges. After overcoming tremendous setbacks to achieve high levels of personal and
professional success of her own, Benecia is also able to provide her clients with the keen insight of someone who’s “been there”.
Trained by the Coaching and Positive Psychology Institute, Benecia utilizes the cutting-edge techniques and tools provided by the research and evidence-based field of positive psychology to combine wisdom and compassion into coaching and training products that empower Christian women entrepreneurs to prosper in business and in life.
Benecia’s coaching, speaking and training focus on sustainable results that can be replicated over a lifetime. She empowers and equips her clients to align their lives with their core vision, develop strategies for attaining greater levels of success, while providing the practical resources and tools they need to stay motivated. In addition to operating at peak performance, her clients gain the emotional intelligence and spiritual fortitude they need to enjoy their success
Author Rob Riley joins BookGoodies host Deborah Carney to talk about his book, how he choose a publisher, his writing style and tips for writers.
Author Bio:
I live with my wife, Mary Lynne, in southeastern Wisconsin. I spent thirty-two years as a Milwaukee police officer: Seven years doing undercover narcotics investigations and twenty-two years as a major crimes detective. Writing and reading have been lifelong passions; I began by writing short stories more than thirty years ago. Of course, police work provided both the insight and inspiration for my PI mystery novel, Portrait Of Murder. Two additional novels that feature my main character, Private Investigator Jack Blanchard, have been completed.
Who says you can’t travel with kids? Dan and I find out we can do just that as we set off with our two very young kids, first to live and work on an island far out in the Pacific, then on to the continent of Africa with a few stops in between. Armed with strollers, diapers, and too much luggage, we travel to over twenty-five countries throughout a ten year span, while working together as international overseas educators.
After surviving typhoon Yuri, almost being mauled by lions, and, nearly being shot by a presidential guard, we happily endure all of the good times and bad, while living life to the fullest. A decade’s worth of experiences and lifelong memories remain with us, as we return to the U.S., now with two teenagers in tow, and begin to experience our very own version of reverse culture shock.
Author Bio:
Since writing HERE WE ARE & THERE WE GO, her first memoir about her travels, Jill has lived in Cairo, Egypt; Gurgaon, India; and Tegucigalpa, Honduras, where she now resides with her husband, Dan. Jill continues to work as an elementary administrator and writes on the side. She and Dan have weekly chats with their kids, who now as adults, can’t seem to stop traveling either. Her daughter graduates college soon and will travel to Honduras to teach. Her son is currently away at his first year of medical school. Every June, they travel from their separate locations and meet up together again, at their home on a lake in Wisconsin.
Marketing is: The Total of activities involved in the transfer of goods from the producer or seller to the consumer or buyer, including advertising, shipping storing and selling.
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Author Paul Rhea joins BookGoodies hosts Deborah Carney and Karen Garcia to discuss writing, publishing and all things biker related.
