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would get easier. She also suggested that the next time I should have bullet points.
A week later, a box of books arrived at the station. They were from a local pub-
lisher who was looking for a radio show to interview his authors. The tide turned in
an instant. I started to believe that maybe this wasn’t the disaster I thought it was.
Then a few more local authors and publisher contacted me. My confidence in-
creased with every show. With each episode, I told myself, before going live on the
air, that no one was listening. That helped tremendously. I soon discovered that I
didn’t have all the answers about publishing. However, what I didn’t know, my
guests would.
Guests on the show share what inspired them to create, write and continue on
this journey into the publishing world. Together we explore the creativity, format-
ting and marketing of various projects. My panelist and I discuss where to obtain
the tools needed to guide the writer in editing, printing and distribution. Our panel
discusses comedy and article writing, as well as the art of formatting a screenplay,
and utilizing the best approach to present to an agent and producers. More im-
portantly, we enlighten, encourage and inspire writers of all ages and backgrounds
to recognize their full potential, and pursue their dream of becoming an accom-
plished writer.
I spent four years at KLAV with “Aspects of Writing”. After the station was pur-
chased and the format changed, I decided to create my own studio and syndicate
the program myself. I went from an average audience of 4,800 at KLAV, to over 2.5
million on the various networks that air my show today.
“Aspects of Writing” is syndicated on i-Heart Radio, i-Tunes, Speaker,
AMFM247.com, Blog Talk Radio, LiveStream and Roku TV. I am also on 14 terrestrial
stations (refer to my website: aspectsofwriting.com). I have interviewed well over
300 self-published and traditionally published authors, actors, directors, producers,
movie script and article writers to date, and obtained a worldwide audience in the
process. Moreover, the best part of my job is the friends I have made along the
way. I have learned that every guest has a different story to tell about his or her
journey. I continue to create and write, and hope to have my next book out this
year. The show airs live at 1:00 pm every Saturday on amfm247.com, and is simul-
taneously broadcast over the terrestrial stations listed on my website. In addition,
the show airs again on Sunday’s at 9:00 pm on Blog Talk Radio.
Archived shows are available on the following links:
Audio - Aspects of Writing: http://www.aspectsofwriting.com
i-Heart : https://www.iheart.com/podcast/aspects-of-writing-28350166/
amfm247.com: http://amfm247podcast.info/admin/category/aspects-of-writing/
Video - YouTube: http://YouTube.com/aspectsofwriting
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