California actress and stunt woman, Michelle Elise Shock, joins us to discuss strength, life as a stunt woman, and what’s missing in action/fight scenes from her perspective. .   Originally from Florida, Michelle Elise Shock, is a stunt performer now residing in California. Her artistic roots are in classical acting, Shakespeare, musical theater, improv and sketch comedy. And an extensive background that includes water, horse, and motor sports, ranging from competitive surfing, SCUBA and...

YA Author, Michelle Midnight, joins us to talk about being a young author, conquering her comfort zone, and what more seasoned, older authors can do to support the generation that will follow.   Michelle Midnight is an 18 year-old high school senior whose hobbies are reading, programming, which she has done since the age of twelve (12), and writing, since age nine. But this high school student has a pseudonym and her first novel, Society's Trial, is a YA psychological crime thriller. URL:...

Award-winning Horror Author & Poet, Linda D. Addison, joins us in National Poetry Month to discuss misconceptions of Horror, responsibility in writing, and the other side of being 'first'.   Linda D. Addison is an award-winning author of four (4) collections, including How To Recognize A Demon Has Become Your Friend, and the first African-American recipient of the HWA (Horror Writer's Association) Bram Stoker Award®. And in 2018, the recipient of the HWA Lifetime Achievement Award. She...

Special guest author, Lisa See, joins #StrongWomenWrite to celebrate the release of her new novel, The Island of Sea Women, and discuss unique stories found in family histories, strengths of the women she has chosen to write about, and what we can learn from them.   Lisa See is the New York Times bestselling author of The Island of Sea Women, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Peony in Love, Shanghai Girls, China Dolls, and Dreams of Joy, which debuted at #1....

Our first podcast of 2019 kicks off Women's History Month and the official relaunch of #StrongWomenWrite.  Special guest authors Nicole Evelina and Sheri Fink join us to celebrate the history of women as authors, opportunities that lay ahead for female authors, what the characters we create say about us, and the rewards you can experience from breaking through your comfort zone. GUESTS: Nicole Evelina tells the stories of strong women from history and today. She is a historical fiction,...