Lisa Schudel | What’s Missing In Your Marriage

Lisa Schudel is the guest on Write the Book Now! Interview and Podcast Show!

Lisa grew up in Up State NY and left home when she was 18 to join the Air Force. At age 30 she found her passion and got her massage license. She has been practicing massage and sharing her knowledge of health and nutrition with her clients and friends since 1993.

She’s been married to John since 1994. They went through a rough patch and was able to work through it and she shares her story in her book, “What’s Missing In Your Marriage”. Lisa believes her book was God inspired and hopes to help couples that are struggling in their marriage.

Lisa also has her Real Estate License and is building her new business alongside her massage business. She lives and works in Woodstock, GA with her husband and two dogs.

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LaTanya S. Sothern | Victory Through The Rainbow

The Write the Book Now! Interview and Podcast Show’s guests Thursday, January 11 are authors LaTanya S. Sothern,  Kelsey Freeman,  Aviyah A. Forrest and Wendy Harrell.

LaTanya S. Sothern has been an educator for over 20 years. She is a passionate supporter of children diagnosed with disabilities and it is her mission to help them get services appropriate for their needs. 

A native Washingtonian, she holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Communication and Economics from The American University and a Master of Arts in Teaching with a concentration in Early Childhood Education from Howard University. She is certified in Early Childhood Education, Special Education, and School Administration; achieved National Board Certification (Early Childhood Generalist); established a special-needs ministry at her church and is the President and C.E.O. of Sothern Education Solutions, LLC – offering special education consulting and advocacy. Ms. Sothern currently serves as an administrator in the Prince Georges County public school system. 

 Her first book, “The Birth of an Advocate: How My Son Helped Me Find My Voice,” was featured at the NAACP and the Congressional Black Caucus convention.

She has been happily married to her husband Greg for 18 years. They reside in Prince George’s County, Maryland with their two sons, Thomas III (Tré) and Quinton.

 Kelsey Freeman is  27 and married to the guy that stole her heart from the moment he opened the car door for her at 2 am. She would be a full-time student and volunteer if it was socially acceptable! Instead, She owns a Public Relations and Social Media Marketing firm and serves as the youth director at her church, which lets her share her heart, faith, and love of words with others.

She is a  night owl, politics, and sports junkie, some of her favorite adventures have happened with characters in a book and if you want to make her day, bring her coffee and enchiladas!

Aviyah A. Forrest is a lifelong resident of Maryland. She lived in Prince George’s County for more than 30 years. She currently lives in Baltimore with her two beautiful children. She has been a public school teacher for nearly 20 years and is a National Board Certified

Teacher. She is an avid horseback rider, and in her younger years, she even competed on her college team. Summer is her favorite time as it brings a much-needed break from the school year and lots of time with friends eating Maryland blue crabs.  Aviyah beganwriting after a very difficult period in her life and has never stopped. She  currently has a novel, …So She Walked Away, available at
www.AviyahAForrest.com.

Wendy Harrell, is a 40-year-old proud wife, and mother of two amazing boys. When she’s not team mom, assistant coach, den leader, homework directing and mom to her two boys or secretary/assistant to her talented and hard-working husband, She works as a pediatric physical therapist in the Prince George’s County school system and at the Prince George’s Community College Children’s Developmental Clinic. 

Working with many children with special needs and their families has taught her to be patient, compassionate, and look to always find strength during times of struggles.

She has to give credit to her parents because she believes she is who she is today based on the values they instilled in her and the encouragement they gave her. She strives to be as driven, selfless, and caring as them in order to make this world a happier place for everyone!

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Natalie Fikes | Empowered to Prosper: Discover How To Become the Woman You Were Created To Be

Natalie Fikes will be the Guest Author on Write the Book Now! Interview and Podcast Show, Wednesday, January 10, 2018 7 PM EST.   

Natalie  is a speaker, leadership coach and the #1 Best-Selling Author of Empowered To Prosper: Discover How To Become The Woman You Were Created To Be. She is also the founder of Code Next Generation, a community organization that transitions youth to adulthood and equips them to discover, release and maximize their potential. Natalie helps career women improve their health, wealth, and relationships to enhance their quality of life and well-being. In 2015, she was named one of John Maxwell’s Top 100 Leaders.

Dedicated to “the underdog”, Natalie has created the “Pathway to Purpose” program to empower victims of homelessness, sex-trafficking and foster care; to successfully transition youth to adulthood and decrease juvenile recidivism. Having overcome an unstable childhood, Natalie’s blend of personal stories and principles craft the perfect message of pursuing purpose to overcome any circumstance.

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Simene’ Walden | Standing On His Word

Simene’ Walden is the featured author on Write the Book Now! Interview and Podcast Show, Wednesday, January 3, 2018 7 PM EST. Join us LIVE on Facebook!

A native of North Carolina, Simene’ Walden grew up in Northampton County, North Carolina where she attended Northampton County Public Schools. During the initial five years after graduating high school, she pursued her education at three different colleges only to find herself back where she started: Fayetteville State University. In 2004, Simené graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English & Literature from Fayetteville State University. Ten years later, she obtained her Masters of Arts degree in Christian Studies with an emphasis on Youth Ministry from Grand Canyon University.

Simené also known as “The Student Teacher”, was given that name by the Holy Ghost on June 7, 2016. She is a teacher by vocation but is always in a place of learning something new that will catapult her to the next level in her destiny. Simene’ is a teacher, accountability coach, writer, speaker, and an Amazon Best Selling Author. She believes in being teachable and remains in a posture of learning even from those one may not think has anything to offer. Simene’ believes that everyone has something to offer. Simené’s primary objective is to empower, educate, and equip others as she teaches them everything she has learned.

She actively serves in various ministries in her local church. God’s servant openly shares her love for God on her social media sites as well as in the marketplace. Her ministry started on the streets of Washington, DC. She is the Chief Operating Officer of The Student Teacher, where she is flooding the Educational System with God’s Words of prayer. Simene’ is the author of Standing On His Words: Prayers and Devotionals Every Educator Can Pray, Spiritual Combat, and My Heart Under A Microscope.

Contact the author:

thestudentteacher17@gmail.com

Facebook Business Page@ The Student  Teacher

Facebook, Instagram, Periscope, and Twitter @SimeneWalden

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Author Joy Elan | Life Is A Canvas

The Write the Book Now! Interview and Podcast Show’s Guest, Thursday, December 28, 2017 7 PM EST,  is Author Joy Elan.

Joy Elan is an award winning author and spoken word artist from Oakland and Berkeley, CA. She uses her writing to advocate for civil rights for Blacks/people of color, women, and people with disabilities. With her poetry and novels, she speaks about social issues that affect people from locally to globally. She has received Table of Honor in some of the international book festival categories. In June 2014, she won third place in Oakland’s Got Talent for her spoken word piece, “I’m A Survivor.” She won twice at the National Poetry Awards for Poetry Video of the Year (2015) and Poet of the Year (2016). In the 30th Annual The New York Book Show, she won second place for Children’s Nonfiction Book Cover for Silence Is Not Always Golden: The Power of Spoken Words (2016).

Joy Elan received her BA degree in African American Studies at UC Berkeley and her MA degree in Education at Stanford University. She was born with a hearing loss and has been wearing hearing aids since she was 15 months. Despite the obstacles she faced, she overcame many of them and continues to overcome obstacles. Her mother always told her that she had three things against her: Black, female, and disabled. Joy Elan went through life prepared for what she would face and has smiled throughout everything she has been.

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Maureen A. Lomo | 10th Year In the Sun

“From Diplomat to Novelist!”

Author, Maureen A.  Lomo is the Write the Book Now! Interview and Podcast Show’s guest Thursday, December 21, 2017 7 PM EST. 

Maureen Lomo aka M. L. Wonder has visited over twenty countries and has lived and worked in four countries on three different continents.  Her former career as a diplomat presented her unique experiences such as meeting two former presidents and first ladies at events surrounding Nelson Mandela’s memorial service.  M.L.’s nearly ten years of federal service fulfilled her, and she credits her time overseas for illuminating her soul’s purpose and helping uncover her talent, creative writing.  

M.L. now adventures into the world of creative service by writing ‘heart-provoking’ literature – entertaining and engaging stories with impact. Her love of creativity shines through as she brings her spirit of freedom, discovery and transformation to her debut novel, Tenth Year in the Sun, a fascinating journey which reveals provocative insights along the way.

The inspiration for Tenth Year in the Sun, came after a vivid dream, and draws on M.L.’s own dual-cultured upbringing and international background to create a universal tale of transformative sisterhood, commitment, and inner-change while bringing to light global issues dear to her heart.

M.L. was born in Ghana and grew up in Louisiana, Georgia and Texas. She currently lives in Austin, Texas where she enjoys a great cup of coffee, the outdoors, and spending time with family and friends. 

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Altovise Pelzer | It’s Ok to Cry!

Altovise Pelzer will be the guest on Write the Book Now! Interview and Podcast Show, Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 7 PM EST.

Ms. Altovise Pelzer, Certified Life Coach, is an Amazon bestselling author and the host of the #MorningPRESS series on Periscope and Facebook. Her most recently released book is the second of an eight part series, Getting Through Difficult Situations, “The Ripple Effect”. This book is a follow up of her first book “It’s Okay to Cry”.
Altovise has learned, first hand, what it means to live in difficult situations. Because of her life experiences, she motivates women and youth to find their unique voice. She has made it a personal mission to create opportunities for women to speak, create and walk in their unique purpose.

Your tears are strength! The world has conditioned us to believe that tears are equivalent to being a
coward or allowing fear to consume us. That is far from the truth. Yes, our tears display our current level of emotion like fear, anger or frustration but that does not equate to weakness. Have you ever noticed the feeling of relief after crying or how we can laugh so hard that tears form in our eyes. Our tears are a reminder that we are human but it should also give us a deeper connection with Jesus, who in human form cried after the death of his friend Lazarus. Stop allowing the world to dictate where your strength comes from! 

“He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak”
Isaiah 40:29
Today is your day to………
* Stop fighting the tears
* Find power in your tears
* Become a shoulder for someone fighting back tears
* Realize that God sees your tears

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Felicia Lucas | Make It Happen, Moving Toward Your Best U!

Felicia Lucas is a Minister, #1 International Best Selling Author, Speaker, Empowerment Coach and Publisher, who passionately and enthusiastically helps individuals grow spiritually and professionally, enhance their relationships and become wonderfully well from the inside out. 

Felicia along with her husband, Pastor Kelvin Lucas are the co-founders of Take It By Force Ministries, Inc. a 501©3 non-profit community based youth and young adult organization and Dominion Tabernacle Church. They have been married for over 20 years and have three children. She is the CEO of His Glory Creations Publishing, LLC and A Moment in Time: Special Event Planning.

Her accomplishments and accolades include, former PTA President and Teen Mentor at the Boys and Girls Club. She currently serves as the Vice President of the Rocky Mount Business and Professional Women’s Club where she was honored as the 2016 State of NC Career Woman of the Year. In 2014, she received the Wake County School PTA Council Star Award.  

Felicia graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.A. Degree in Speech Communications and for over 22 years, has worked in the Human Resources Field. She currently works as a Regional Human Resources Facilitator and Store Manager for a national retailer. 

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Jerald L. Hoover | My Friend, My Hero

Jerald L. Hoover is the guest on Write the Book Now! Interview and Podcast Show, Thursday, November 30, 2017 at 7 PM EST. 

 Jerald is an adjunct professor at Long Island University Brooklyn where he teaches Sport Communication and Sport Management. Jerald has had teaching stints at the Korean American Heritage Foundation where he taught English to Korean born students visiting the USA and at the renowned Eagle Academy for boys where he also taught English. He is editor-in-chief and senior writer at Pure Sports New York. 

Jerald has also been a sportswriter for over 17 years and has covered the New York Knicks and New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets: for Black Athlete Sports Network, The Network Journal, Sport New York Style and BustaSports.com. Jerald is also an award winning novelist and filmmaker.

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Lun Ye’ Hygh

Lun Ye’ Hygh is an author of the children’s books Resilient and Transformation.  Currently, she is an educator in the Houston area where she teaches 1st grade.  She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Houston and a Master of Arts Degree from Texas Southern University. 
The idea for her first book Resilient came from having worked in urban education.  She believes your circumstances does not label who you are. The second book Transformation stems from the story Resilient.  Both stories teach children about the importance of not giving up when faced with difficulty.  Resilient and Transformation are both published under Hygh Quality.  These books are fictional stories with pictures designed to encourage and uplift kids by providing a simple message

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Cynthia D. Martin | Speed Networking

Speed Networking: Five Simple Steps to Sell Your Products and Services is written for emerging entrepreneurs, small business, and folks with side hustles.  The book contains a new formula that boils down networking to its essential elements and teaches people how to instantly connect and sell their products and services while speed networking. It’s an easy read that yields quick results.

Cynthia D. Martin is the founder of DC Speed Networking. She teaches you how to use powerful words to sell your products and services. She teaches her 5-Step Speed Networking Method at conferences and seminars. She is the author of ‘Speed Networking: Five Simple Steps to Sell Your Products and Services.’

Connect with Cynthia D. Martin:

Twitter

@IAmCyMartin    @DCSpeedNetwork

Instagram and Facebook

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Marcia Y. Collins-Brown | Become Your Absolute Best

Marcia Y. Collins-Brown, Ed.S. Author, Speaker, Educator and Coach

Marcia Y Collins-Brown, CEO of What’s in You Coaching, LLC, is the author of the book “Become Your Absolute Best” A practical resiliency guide for educators.  Marcia is a speaker, coach, and educator who provides resiliency coaching and training to educators and educational institutions eager to help their staff incorporate practical resiliency strategies in their work and BOOST student academic engagement. 

Marcia is an educator with Orange County school district in Apopka, Florida, where she employs practical resiliency strategies in the classroom, as well as helps students become voracious readers and writers. She serves young adults as an adjunct professor at Lake-Sumter state college, where she provides strategies on teaches students the basic principles of applying resilient principles in college and life. 

Marcia has an earned Masters degree in Education with a specialization in Reading from Texas A&M Commerce University. She recently earned an Educational Specialist degree in Reading, Literacy, and Leadership from Walden University. 

Marcia is certified Personal and Executive Coach and uses the principles of positive psychology to help professionals and women get unstuck and thrive toward their passion and purpose!

She resides in Mount Dora, Florida with her husband Van Brown and enjoys spending time with their children and connecting with people and encouraging through God’s word and practical resiliency strategies.ou Coaching, LLC, is the author of the book “Become Your Absolute Best” A practical resiliency guide for educators.  Marcia is a speaker, coach, and educator who provides resiliency coaching and training to educators and educational institutions eager to help their staff incorporate practical resiliency strategies in their work and BOOST student academic engagement. 

Marcia is an educator with Orange County school district in Apopka, Florida, where she employs practical resiliency strategies in the classroom, as well as helps students become voracious readers and writers. She serves young adults as an adjunct professor at Lake-Sumter state college, where she provides strategies on teaches students the basic principles of applying resilient principles in college and life. 

Marcia has an earned Masters degree in Education with a specialization in Reading from Texas A&M Commerce University. She recently earned an Educational Specialist degree in Reading, Literacy, and Leadership from Walden University. 

Marcia is certified Personal and Executive Coach and uses the principles of positive psychology to help professionals and women get unstuck and thrive toward their passion and purpose!

She resides in Mount Dora, Florida with her husband Van Brown and enjoys spending time with their children and connecting with people and encouraging through God’s word and practical resiliency strategies.

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