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Ronald Clark

Powerful Presentation Handbook by Ronald Clark

Ronald Clark Ronald H. Clark is a Distinguished Practitioner in Residence at Seattle University Law School where he has taught Pretrial Advocacy, Trial Advocacy, Essential Lawyering Skills, Visual Litigation and Today’s Technology, and Essential Litigation Visuals and Technology. Professor Clark is a nationally known lecturer and author. He has lectured at over 40 national continuing legal education courses and for numerous bar associations and prosecutor associations across the country. Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin Globe Amazon Goodreads He also has conducted international training for the Department of Justice and Department of State. For 27 years, Professor Clark was in the King County Prosecutor’s office in Seattle, Washington, where he served as a Senior Deputy and as the Chief Deputy of the Criminal Division. Next, Professor Clark was the Senior Training Counsel at the National Advocacy Center in Columbia, South Carolina. Professor Clark has authored over sixteen books (some of which are in multiple editions), including, among others Pretrial Advocacy and Trial Advocacy; Jury Selection Handbook; Visual Litigation; Roadways to Justice; Eradicating American “Prosecutor Misconduct”; Powerful Presentations; and Addressing the Jury. Professor Clark has been awarded both the Distinguished Faculty Award and a Lecturer of Merit Award by the National College of District Attorneys as well as the Dean’s Award of Honor. The Washington Association Prosecuting Attorneys awarded him the President’s Award of Merit. For 27 years, Professor Clark was in the King County Prosecutor’s office in Seattle, Washington, where he served as a Senior Deputy Prosecutor, Assistant Chief Deputy in charge of the trial teams, and as the Chief Deputy of the Criminal Division with over a hundred lawyers. Next, Professor Clark was the Senior Training Counsel at the National Advocacy Center in Columbia, South Carolina. Professor Clark pioneered the first courses conducted at the NAC when it opened its doors to state and local prosecutors and for the following six years. He also directed other College courses around the country, including the Executive Prosecutor Course and Successful Trial Strategies. Professor Clark was the editor of the National College of District Attorneys magazine, The Practical Prosecutor. Also, he was the editor for the College’s two published books Visuals for Today’s Prosecutors and Doing Justice: Prosecutor’s Guide to Ethics and Civil Liability. Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written. CHARLES M. RUSSELL LEGACIES:: Amazing Tales of Charles and Nancy Russell, Josephine Wright, and Nancy Josephine Clark. This book was inspired by my Blackfoot wife, who is an artist, and my wife’s grandmother who was the Blackfoot model and muse for renown Cowboy Artist Charles M. Russell. Do you have any unusual writing habits? My writing habits are pretty common. I write about what I know and dig deep into subjects. What authors, or books have influenced you? As a prosecutor I’ve been influenced by true crime books and one involved collaboration with Ann Rule and drew on one of the crimes she wrote about. What are you working on now? Currently, I’m wrapping up Charles M. Russell Legacies. What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books? RonClarkBooks.com Which Websites you like most to promote your book Amazon Do you have any advice for new authors? The usual, write what you know. What is the best advice you have ever heard? Write what you know. What are you reading now? Another Roadside Attraction by Tom Robins. What’s next for you as a writer? Spread the word about Charles M. Russell Legacies If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring? A couple Tom Robins books and volumes of Carl Sandberg’s Lincoln

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How I Conquered Call Reluctance, Fear of Self by Sidney Walker

Sid Walker Sid Walker is a pioneer, an innovator, and a seeker of empowering solutions to the challenges we face in sales and communication. By age twenty-eight, Sid had Fortune 500 clients as an executive outplacement coach. Hearing a call to expand his coaching skills, Sid found New York Times best-selling author Dr. Cherie Carter Scott, who is considered the mother of coaching. Sid was certified as a coach by her training company, Motivation Management Service (www.theMMS.com) in 1982. Youtube Goodreads-g Amazon Globe Linkedin Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written. I am 73, I have beena sales coach for 40 years. Done alot of speaking and seminars, written 7 books, the book I am promoting got to #1 in it’s category. What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it? Living in the Zone, I am a peak performance coach from an intuitive/spiritual perspective. I learn alot from coaching and need to write a book after a few years to share what I have learned. Do you have any unusual writing habits? I think negative thoughts are a total waste of time. What authors, or books have influenced you? I Ching by Carol Anthony, The End of Death by Nouk Sanchez, Books by Wallace Wattles What are you working on now? A sales book on how to overcome the mental barriers to mega success in sales. What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books? I have done alot with Amazon for years, modest success. But it has gotten to expensive to the key words thing. I have sold over $1mm of books at the back of the room as a speaker. Which Websites you like most to promote your book ConquerCallReluctance.come (my website) otherwise none Do you have any advice for new authors? It’s hard to make passive income from writing a book unless you are lucky. What is the best advice you have ever heard? Gandhi success formula: Burning passion, total detachment. What are you reading now? Don’t Believe Everything You Think by Joseph Nguyen What’s next for you as a writer? Next book is on how the ego is really a self-sabotage machine. If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring? I Ching, The End of Death, Second Coming of Christ by Yogananda, Books by Eric Butterworth

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The Virus of Beauty – Book 1 by C B Lyall

C B Lyall Facebook X-twitter Instagram Goodreads-g Amazon Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written. I grew up in the north-east of England, since have traveled the world, living in New York, Mumbai, Brussels and Hong Kong. This has enriched my perspective and deepened the cultural nuances in my work. I have published three books in the Virus of Beauty trilogy. I was thrilled when the first book won an award. I am currently releasing the audiobooks through Amazon and Audible. What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it? The latest book was The Vassal of Magic – Book 3 in the Virus of Beauty Series. Do you have any unusual writing habits? I think a lot of authors write in the morning, but I’m a passionate golfer as well as writer. During the season, I’ll play in the morning and work in the afternoon. What authors, or books have influenced you? I love C.J. Archer and read everything she writes. The most influential book I ever read was a collection of fairy tales when I was a child. I love anything to do with magical stories. What are you working on now? I’m currently working on a new fantasy series – “No Place for Decent Women”. It’s a historical fantasy. The first book is set in 1903 England. I have a first draft completed and am currently in revision. What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books? Award winning fantasy author C.B. Lyall Which Websites you like most to promote your book Facebook and instagram are the websites I use most to promote my books Do you have any advice for new authors? Don’t spend time revising your first draft, but know your character and their motivations well before you start. Once you have that draft, then revisit your outline and keep updating it as you revise your drafts. It will help with your end synopsis for querying. What is the best advice you have ever heard? The best advice was to always work forward on your first draft, never backwards. What are you reading now? I’m re-reading C. J. Archer’s Glass and Steele series. What’s next for you as a writer? I’m working on my new historical fantasy series – No Place for Decent Women as well as releasing the audiobooks for the Virus of Beauty Series. If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring? Pride & Prejudice, The Essential P. G. Woodhouse Collection, The fountains of silence by Ruth Sepetyts

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Sister Innocent by Patty Lesser

Patty Lesser Facebook Goodreads-g Amazon Wordpress Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written. At 19, I left Canada to backpacked around the world for 25 years. Before I left, I met with Irving Layton while he was writer-in-residence at the University of Toronto. He agreed I should travel and then come home and write, which I did creating 9 novels and 2 non-fiction. What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it? The working title is “Murder at the CNE.” (Canadian National Exhibition held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.) After spending a day at the CNE, I considered writing the story of an older woman being abandoned at the CNE and then decided the genre would be a murder mystery where a famous Canadian author would be murdered and there are multitude of suspects. Do you have any unusual writing habits? I love to put on a favourite movie I don’t have to watch, but it’s in the background as I write. What authors, or books have influenced you? Thomas Hardy, Ayn Rand and Alexandre Dumas are my inspirations. What are you working on now? Murder at the CNE, a murder mystery that takes place at the Canadian National Exhibition Do you have any advice for new authors? Nothing wrong with writing a book, but if you only have a couple, promote the hell out of them,. What is the best advice you have ever heard? Write what you love. What are you reading now? “Be the Pack Leader” by Cesar Millan What’s next for you as a writer? I’ve sent a query letter to an agent. If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring? The Bible, The Complete works of Shakespeare, Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, The Count of Monte Crisco by Dumas, the Complete Works of Thomas Hardy

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Crimes & Impunity in New Orleans: Shelly’s Journey Begins by Sherrie Miranda

Sherrie Miranda Facebook Globe Globe Instagram Twitter Youtube Linkedin Goodreads-g Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written. Sherrie Miranda is an author who writes in order to create more peace and understanding in the world. She is a teacher who has taught students from many countries of the world. She is also a life and writing coach and hopes to soon find a way to help seniors and troubled teens write their life stories. She loves to travel and first traveled to other countries before finally deciding to see some of the U.S., places that foreigners she met had been to, but that she hadn’t. She is happily married to a teacher who identifies himself first, as a musician. They hope to someday travel together to places where she reads her novel(s) and speaks to people about writing and life while Angelo plays his piano and entertains the audience. Life has much to offer so she always encourages young people to hang in there and know that things WILL get better. What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it? CIINO is about 75% true, based on my time in New Orleans as a peace activist. The racism, sexism & overall inequality there made me realize I had a story at least as important as the El Salvador story. Also, the fact that the FBI followed peace activists around when there was actual violence all around us is an eye opener & relevant to what’s happening today. Do you have any unusual writing habits? I spend a lot of time percolating, just allowing ideas to roll around in my head. I also like to read about news from the time & place of the story. What authors, or books have influenced you? Gabriel Garcia Marquez & Isabel Allende are amazing writers but I don’t write magic realism. I like to write about a reality that readers probably don’t know about. Toni Morrison was also a huge influence. What are you working on now? Book 3, “Love & Loss in Upstate New York” follows Shelly back to he hometown now with a husband & baby. All she wants is her freedom back, but she knows she has to earn it. She’s studying to be a journalist which will lead her into Book 4 where she works a a journalist in San Diego. What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books? I wish I knew. So far, nothing I’ve done has worked. A screenwriter on LinkedIn read #CIINO & believes it would make a great TV show, but I need a teleplay writer who will also pitch the pilot. Those who offer to do it don’t seem to be the real deal. Which Websites you like most to promote your book FB, used to be Twitter, but that’s not the same since it became X. LinkedIn is great for meeting professional people. Instagram is supposed to be great but so far I haven’t had much luck there. Do you have any advice for new authors? Just write. BUT know what you’re working toward. Outline the story because even if it does go in a different direction, at least you have something concrete to keep you writing. What is the best advice you have ever heard? “Nothing is wasted.” It’s been said many times by many writers so I can’t attribute it, but even when you lose your work, it is nevert a complete waste. What are you reading now? “The Secret Life of A First-generation Latino Growing Up in NYC,” by Edwin Osso. It will influence my writing of the character of Juan, Shelly’s Salvadoran husband. But I read a lot of WWII novels, as well as any story with a strong character arc. What’s next for you as a writer? Just keep writing these books until the world notices that these are important stories. If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring? All books I haven’t read. I have about 20 waiting for me so it would be a tough choice, but either contemporary fiction or memoir, for sure.   Sherrie Miranda’s “Crimes & Impunity in New Orleans” follows the dramatic story of naive, sheltered Shelly going to “The Big Easy” to prepare for El Salvador, but has no idea she will encounter sexism and witness racism as well as illegal activities by government agents.https://www.amzn.com/dp/B08KMHNNDKAuthor, Sherrie Miranda’s husband made the trailer for “Crimes & Impunity in New Orleans.” He wrote the music too.https://youtu.be/7_NL-V9KEi4Review: Shelly’s journey in “the city that care forgot.”Sherrie Miranda’s new novel “Crimes and Impunity in New Orleans” puts the reader into a whirlwind of political protests, abusive police, sexist attitudes towards women, and “good old boys” racism in 1980’s New Orleans. Miranda’s second novel follows Shelly, the young northerner, as she quickly finds out that she “isn’t in Kansas anymore” while encountering a slew of picturesque, colorful characters. Reading her book makes you wonder if justice and respect for blacks, immigrants, and women can be reality in America. In Book 2, “Secrets & Lies in El Salvador,” Shelly goes to El Salvador to photograph Salvadorans in the midst of the civil war there. She becomes the keeper of many people’s secrets & lies.http://tinyurl.com/3a4362bs

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Villa Sans Souci by Maryann Ring Spencer

Maryann Ring Spencer Facebook Globe Instagram Twitter Amazon Book Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written. My real name is Maryann Zahra, but I also go by the pen name Maryann Ring Spencer. I was born in Malta and currently reside not far from Villa Sans Souci. I was inspired to create this book by this villa, its history, and the history of our islands. In this book, I’ve highlighted Florence Nightingale’s thoughts on feminism and the visits Florence Nightingale made to our islands. The idea that the word ‘equality’ should never have been, is one in which I firmly believe! What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it? Villa Sans Souci, I visited this villa nearly 45 years ago (it was already in a derelict state, now it’s much more), it literally haunted me and I went on an extensive research to find out that it was the villa of a brave Maltese doctor who worked alongside Florence Nightingale, from there my novel commenced. Do you have any unusual writing habits? Very character descriptive intertwined with the ambience of that moment/scene What authors, or books have influenced you? Alexander Dumas What are you working on now? Another historical fiction novel. A true king is the protagonist, I love including Royals of yhe past. What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books? Facebook ads and promoting my own website Which Websites you like most to promote your book Various websites Do you have any advice for new authors? To try to get published with a well established publisher as it gives uou a good promotion What is the best advice you have ever heard? Florence Nightingale quote “how very little can be done under the spirit of fear” so DO IT…even afraid. Just fo it afraid but do it. What are you reading now? A life on our Planet by David Attenborough What’s next for you as a writer? I would like to work on a movie script for my book Villa Sans Souci. I would love that it evolves into a movie, it will bring out the gems of our islands. If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring? Sailing Boat Manual (I love sailing and I carry this with me anywhere), The Bible, Hillary Clinton Hard Choices (I admire her)

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Do You Remember Me? by William M. Crouch

William M. Crouch Facebook Twitter Linkedin Amazon Goodreads-g Globe Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written. This is my debut novel. While I have been writing for over forty years, I have never attempted to publish. I am an introvert and talking about myself is hard. What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it? Do You Remember Me? Searching for Solitude. Inspired by my own search for happiness. Searching outside myself for happiness always leads to sorrow. When I found the happiness within me, I learned to make the happiness last. Do you have any unusual writing habits? I don’t have any “good” writing habits. Discipline is not my strongest attribute. When I write it is good. But I don’t write often enough. What authors, or books have influenced you? Ernest Hemmingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls and The Sun Also Rises. John Steinbeck, East of Eden. What are you working on now? My second Novel will make Do You Remember Me? the first in a series. The working title is “Meet Me In Baggage Claim” and follows two of the characters from my first novel. What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books? I have used Written Word Media with some success. Social Media is not my strongest skill. I have a Facebook account, Instagram and Twitter, but I rarely post. Which Websites you like most to promote your book I don’t have a favorite. Do you have any advice for new authors? Make time to write. It won’t happen in the normal course of life. Like a painter, you must act on your urge to make your creativity come alive. What is the best advice you have ever heard? No one is coming to save you, or validate you. This has always been your job. You must love yourself so fiercely and fully that you have no choice but to be strong for yourself, to fight for yourself, to be yourself, and to build yourself. Cara Leyba What are you reading now? The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese What’s next for you as a writer? I want to learn more about my craft so I can refine it. So that when reading it, I know it is me. If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring? If I were stranded on a desert island, I wouldn’t need books. I would like to have pen and paper.

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Cryptic Spaces: Foresight by Deen Ferrell

Deen Ferrell Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin Amazon Globe Goodreads-g Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written. I’ve been writing since I was in High School where I hosted Judith Guest, the author of Academy Award Winner “Ordinary People.” I continued to win awards in stage and film during my undergraduate years at Brigham Young University, adorning the cover of the Salt Lake Tribune weekend section and having my screenplay “More Bull than Dozer” produced, then nominated for a Student Academy Award, becoming a finalist in Los Angeles. My book series, Cryptic Spaces, has won 8 national/international awards and hit #1 on the Amazon Best Sellers list twice (Time Travel genre). The fifth and final book in that series comes out next month. My Children’s book, “Don’t Look Under the Stairs” breaks new ground combining a great tale with Disney animator Thomas Leavitt’s virtual world, allowing you to walk into the pages of the book. What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it? “Cryptic Spaces: Tangible Time” It is the fifth book and the epic conclussion to the award-winning Cryptic Spaces series.. Do you have any unusual writing habits? I have to have my writing desk and author space “just so.” If you have ever seen the movie “The Man Who Invented Christmas” about Charles Dickens, my process is very similar. Characters appear when they are named, and then the story takes off. I heard Ray Bradbury once say, “I sit at my typewriter, chasing after my characters, trying to keep up!” For me, it is very much the same: organize the desk and space, name the character, then sit at the keyboard and try to keep up! What authors, or books have influenced you? As a boy, I was a huge fan of Ray Bradbury, Edgar Allen Poe, Charles Dickens, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Clive Cussler, Carson McCullers, and Emily Bronte. I also loved the poems of Emily Dickenson, and have widened the authors I follow and read to well over three dozen. What are you working on now? We have had interest from a few producers and Amazon Studios around Cryptic Spaces, and I am currently working on a screenplay. I also have about a dozen book projects in the works, including a Christmas anthology, a children’s series called “Tails of the Magic Kingdom,” another children’s book titled, “Daddy, You’ve Got to Grow Down,” two projects in the fantasy genre–“Last Train to Midnight,” and “Paperwood,” and a drama, “The Extroidinary World of Theodore Ellstrom.” What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books? I don’t think I’ve found the magic bullet yet online. Most of my sales are promted by word of mouth, or in-person signings and speaking engagements. Which Websites you like most to promote your book Amazon handles most of my sales, but they don’t do that much to promote the books. They primarily just facilitate the sale and distribute the books. Do you have any advice for new authors? If you are writing to get rich, good luck, but you may have a lot of disappointment ahead. If you are writing because you have stories that have to be told or character that demand to be known, welcome! Writing is a hard, often lonely business, and get prepared for the long haul. Still, there is no feeling like having a fan come up and tell how impactful your work has been for them, and if your work keeps improving, there is recognition over time. Never lose hope!! And never stop being a consumate observer–of life, of the magic of the wonderful natural world around you, of the feelings and impulses along your own path. Living is the ultimate act of creativity. Writing allows you to capture that art. What is the best advice you have ever heard? When you are writing, write! Don’t edit yourself! Let the words flow out and type as fast as you can to keep the thought or scene. As Bradbury put it, “Plenty of time to go back and pour crytical cold water over it later.” Creativity is a thing of burst and spurts, and if you learn how to manage it, you never have to worry about it drying up. Rather, you find yourself having to choose between the many directions it wants to go in. What are you reading now? I recently finished “A Darkling Plain” by Phillip Reeve, and am reading with my wife “The Bear and the Nightingale” by Katherine Arden What’s next for you as a writer? Another day to write, to live, to try to have a positive impact on my world. If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring? I hate this question! Only four? Probably, “Dandelion Wine,” “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter,” “The Collected Poems of Emily Dickenson,” and “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.”

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THE NINTH PASSAGE by Dale Cloninger

Dale Cloninger Facebook Twitter Amazon Globe Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written. Death on Demand and The Ninth Passage What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it? The Ninth Passage actual events set to fiction narrative What authors, or books have influenced you? Stand by Me; To Kill a Mocking Bird; Dead Poets Society; The Great Gatsby What are you working on now? Screenplay adapted from The Ninth Passage What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books? Facebook (Meta): The Ninth Passage,” and http://www.ontheotherhand.me Do you have any advice for new authors? Know your story before you set pen to paper What is the best advice you have ever heard? Write about events, people and places that you know What are you reading now? Hot Talk, Cold Facts What’s next for you as a writer? Adapting screenplay from my novel If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring? Bible, Les Miserables, The Wealth Nations

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