As a lifetime reader and evolving writer, I have always enjoyed fiction that left me wishing there was more to read, made me long for a sequel, or kept me thinking about its intricacies long after I turned the last page. My purpose in writing is to provide for an audience who appreciates plot twists, intrigue, and smart dialogue, which I have crafted to carry them to a surprising and satisfying final chapter. I have been an educator and library director for over 30 years, but I have been a plot junkie my entire life. I value any medium that keeps me guessing and/or thinking throughout any novel, short story, piece of poetry, movie, and the like. I believe this sentiment accurately describes my style of writing. I live in Saint Charles, Illinois, with my husband, Kyle, and dogs, Hendrix and Janis. Together, we have two grown children: Mitchell (25) and Madelynn (21). Website, Goodreads, Instagram, TikTok, X (Twitter), Facebook Assissins Are Us, Kimberly Van Sickle, purchase on her website above The Book Fest of New York City Placement: Will you be remembered for where you went … or how you got there?, Kimberly Van Sickle, available on her website The Many Souls of Azazel: A Horror Novel in Rhyme, Coming soon, Kimberly Van Sickle on her website

This post contains affiliate links.   My mission is to help people get out of domestic violence situations and get on with their lives. If you have an audience I could help, can I share my story with them? In my book, "Beyond Surviving: Take Back Your Life Using the Power of Choice" I include life lessons learned as well as resources anyone can use,   I like to help people who are interested in self-improvement learn to help themselves. Hypnotherapy and other mastered techniques allow me to accomplish this in a fraction of the time other methods require. I teach my clients the tools to assist in their continued life's journey.   My mission is to be useful in eliminating Domestic Violence!   LinkedIn Website  Beyond Surviving: Take Back Your Life Using the Power of Choice Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233   Story-Power on Patreon and Apple Subscription I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast, Patreon Community, and Apple subscription so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. Patreon is $5 a month for content not found on the Story-Power podcast, or on my Sage Woman Blog. The Apple subscription is $3 a month, again with content not found on the Story-Power podcast. If you’re passionate about stories, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower. Or, you can add the subscription on Apple podcast where Story-Power is published.

Lorraine Haataia, PhD, is the Founder of Prolific Writers Life, an online writing community offering live work sessions, events, and workshops. With a diverse academic background spanning interior design, construction project management, business management, English, French, Teaching English as a Second Language, and curriculum development, Lorraine brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her role. Armed with six college degrees, including a Ph.D. achieved by the age of thirty-five, Lorraine has forged a multifaceted career as a professor, content marketing specialist, grants evaluator, and continuous improvement ambassador. Her lifelong dedication to the written word shines through in her commitment to helping writers overcome challenges such as writers’ block, time management, and book marketing. Join Prolific Writers Life to access expert solutions, connect with fellow writers, and build the writing life you’ve always dreamed of.   Tucson Festival of Books Independent Book Publisher’s Association, Christopher Locke, Member Story-Power Ep. 51 Lorraine Haataia, “Prolific Writers, Team Writing” June 22, 2022 Prolific Writers Life connects writers directly to live experts for daily workshops, collaborative sessions, and more. Join me in this discussion with Dr. Lorraine Haataia, the Founder of Prolific Writers Life. In this episode, we'll explore the expert opportunities behind the scenes at Prolific Writers Life.  Ready to share your wisdom and empower aspiring writers and authors? Engage with the Prolific Writers Life online community through your interactive workshops, collaborative sessions, and more. Whether you specialize in writing craft, publishing, or author branding, your insights are invaluable to our community.  https://prolificwriters.life/ Apply now to share your knowledge and passion with the Prolific Writers Life community! https://prolificwriters.life/apply-to-be-an-expert/ Prolific Writers Life is looking for freelance writing experts in the following areas:  #blogging expert, #bookcoach, #editor, illustrator, #writing marathon organizer, #journaling facilitator, #writingworkshop facilitator, #memoir book coach, #writingretreat organizer, #writingconference organizer, mentor, #openmic leader.  Prolific Writers Life is looking for #freelance #publishing experts in the following areas:  #publisher, #audiobook expert, #WordPress expert, book distribution service, #selfpublishing expert, book formatter, #booklaunch coach, literary lawyer, #bookcoverdesign, #bookcoverillustration, #literaryagent.  Prolific Writers Life is looking for freelance #marketing experts in the following areas:  #branding expert, social media expert, #bookclub leader, #publicist, author #websitedesign, events coordinator, #bookaward application mentor, #podcast booking agent, librarian, #writingcontest mentor, #indiebookstore manager, entertainment coordinator.  If you're interested in learning more about the benefits of the Prolific Writers Life community for writers, check out "episode 51 Prolific Writers, Team Writing" where I interview Dr. Lorraine Haataia on how the community helps writers finish their books. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml80mz5qBqU   #ProlificWritersLife #finishyourbook

This post contains affiliate links.   Podcast Host- Alex Murdock: Poet, Author and Performer. My podcast is a poetry podcast. I always engage with my audience with new material quotes from poetry I create. I would then open discussion about questions pertaining the topic and information expressed in the piece read. I would eventually share my take on the bigger picture about what I'm speaking and guests are welcome to join, while listeners are welcome to comment to share their take.   Alex’s Sites Po3tryjournal podcast website, Instagram, YouTube Books: Poetry Journal: Dream, Imagine, Express, Poetry Journal: Growing Pains Putney Open Mic Nights Into The Abyss, Vol 1 Into the Abyss, Vol 2 Into the Abyss Vol 3 Stephen King, Author Martina Cole, Author BBC Broadcasting Company PodMatch This episode is brought to you by PodMatch, the dating service for podcasters. They introduced me to Alex Murdock, and I’m so glad they did. I hope you’ve enjoyed our conversation and remember that if you have a podcast or something to share with the world, check out PodMatch at my affiliate link at PodMatch and tell them Lucinda sent you.

This post contains affiliate links.   Six time BRAG Medallion Honoree, #1 Best-selling Historical Fantasy author Maria Grace has her PhD in Educational Psychology and is a 16-year veteran of the university classroom where she taught courses in human growth and development, learning, test development and counseling. None of which have anything to do with her undergraduate studies in economics/sociology/managerial studies/behavior sciences. She pretends to be a mild-mannered writer/cat-lady, but most of her vacations require helmets and waivers or historical costumes, usually not at the same time.   She writes gaslamp fantasy, historical romance and non-fiction to help justify her research addiction.   author.MariaGrace@gmail.com Facebook Random Bits of Fascination Pinterest    Maria’s Book Series Jane Austen’s Dragons, book 1: Pemberley: Mr. Darcy’s Dragon, Book 13: Secrets of the Dragon Archive   Wrighting Old Wrongs, World Wrights Book 1   Regency series, Darcy’s Decision Book 1 Gaslamp Fantasy definition: A mashup of historical fiction and fantasy focusing on the Regency, victorian, and Edwardian time eras in England creating an alternate universe with magical or supernatural elements. C.J. Archer, Author, The Watchmaker’s Daughter: Glass and Steele Book 1 Jane Austen: The Secret Radical, Helen Kelly The Space Between Time, Lucinda Sage-Midgorden William Shakespeare, playwright   Story-Power Patreon/Apple subscriptions I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast, Patreon Community, and Apple subscription so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. Patreon is $5 a month for content not found on the Story-Power podcast, or on my Sage Woman Blog. The Apple subscription is $3 a month, again with content not found on the Story-Power podcast. If you’re passionate about stories, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower. Or, you can add the subscription on Apple podcast where Story-Power is published.

This post contains affiliate links.   There was no magic bullet for coast-to-coast business and sales strategist, Tiffany Largie. She went from being a single mom to building three six figure businesses, and on to a MULTIPLE seven-figure business by the age of 30. Tiffany began with no capital, but sheer hard work and determination. Today she leads a global movement that helps people create the income, influence, and impact they dream of. She’s the creator of “DO THE DAMN THING” & DTDT BRANDS, a group of companies that offer business training and support to idea-driven business owners and globally on sales strategy, branding through mastering the STORY, company culture, leadership, marketing, and life mastery.   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanylargie/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/tiffanylargie Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTiffanyLargie Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TiffanyLargie-dothedamnthingtv   If you have a business idea or you just want to expand your life, please connect with Tiffany. She’ll send a personal message back to begin a conversation.   Story-Power on Patreon and Apple Subscriptions I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast, Patreon Community, and Apple subscription so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. Patreon is $5 a month for content not found on the Story-Power podcast, or on my Sage Woman Blog. The Apple subscription is $3 a month, again with content not found on the Story-Power podcast. If you’re passionate about stories, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower. Or, you can add the subscription on Apple podcast where Story-Power is published.   Sage Woman Chronicles blog Sage Woman Chronicles Website: https://sagewoman.life Email: SageWoman@Story-Power.life

This post contains affiliate links. Tina is passionate about being a "Ghost Helper." Her mission is to teach the living how to help the dead. She wants to empower everyone to help any ghost they may find. Tina says that this is the compassion we will all want for ourselves. She urges everyone to use The Crossing Over Prayer™ on GhostHelpers.com and in “The Crossing Over Prayer Book©” Tina has studied metaphysics all of her life, gaining insight into yhe mystical world of magic and spirituality. She is the author of eight books on metaphysics. Her writing comes from an intense desire to know and understand the hard science behind the unseen world of action and reaction combined with a sincere desire to share this understanding with other knowledge seekers. Ghosts just seem to find Tina. It's as if she’s a "ghost magnet." In every single case, Tina says that these ghosts are looking for help and they tell her why they didn't cross over; they tell her their stories. She assists these souls by crossing them into the Heaven World. When a psychic only connects to a dead person, the ghost does not receive the critical assistance they desperately need. Her lifelong studies into the deeper meaning of events and actions were further enhanced by the experiences of a dynamic 20-year career in the Navy, working for the U.S. Submarine Force, retiring at the Commander level. Commander Erwin found the Navy to be a tremendous schoolhouse in which to study all the facets of behavior and karma, from the worst to the finest levels of humanity. She has a Master’s Degree in Business and Management.  You can find all of her books on AMAZON.COM You can learn more about Tina at TinaErwin.com and GhostHelpers.com, LinkedIn, YouTube The Crossing Over Prayer Book Other Books available on her website. Soul Evolution: Past Lives and Karmic Ties Karma and Frequency Ghost Stories from the Ghosts’ Point of View Vol. 1 Ghost Stories from the Ghosts’ Point of View Vol. 2 Ghost Stories from the Ghosts’ Point of View Vol. 3 Lightworker’s Guide to Everyday Karma Lightworker’s Guide to Healing Grief   PodMatch This episode is brought to you by PodMatch, the dating service for podcasters. They introduced me to Tina Erwin, and I’m so glad they did. I hope you’ve enjoyed our conversation and remember that if you have a podcast or something to share with the world, check out PodMatch at my affiliate link at PodMatch and tell them Lucinda sent you.

This post contains affiliate links.   Owner of Firefly Scout, the guidebook for helping moms grow their glow and find magic in the everyday. I provide practical tips and insights for women to apply to their everyday life, to give them the unconscious permission they think they need to fill themselves up and live a life that lights them up. My calm and conversational style helps listeners feel like they are connecting with a trusted friend who is invested in their growth journey. If you are interested in growing your glow through a guided journey, check out the Firefly Scout Illumination Kit. It comes with a hand-crafted journal, 4 curated guides and a notebook. And as extra accountability, I send out 4 handwritten cards every couple weeks to encourage you through the process and add a level of accountability.  Website: Fire Fly Scout, Illumination Kit, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest  The Artist's Way Julia Cameron A Return to Love Marianne Williamson Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert Meet Me at the Lake Carley Fortune The House in the Cerulean Sea TJ Klune The Orville (2017 - 2022) Seth MacFarlane, Creator PodMatch This episode is brought to you by PodMatch, the dating service for podcasters. They introduced me to Stephanie Rose, and I’m so glad they did. I hope you’ve enjoyed our conversation and remember that if you have a podcast or something to share with the world, check out PodMatch at my affiliate link at PodMatch and tell them Lucinda sent you.   Patreon and Apple Subscription   I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast, Patreon Community, and Apple subscription so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. Patreon is $5 a month for content not found on the Story-Power podcast, or on my Sage Woman Blog. The Apple subscription is $3 a month, again with content not found on the Story-Power podcast. If you’re passionate about stories, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower. Or, you can add the subscription on Apple podcast where Story-Power is published.

This post contains affiliate links.   Painful Joy, published in April 2022 and available on Amazon, represents five years of intensive research in the U.S., Poland, Sweden, Israel and Germany, by author Max Friedman, as he seeks to unearth and understand the real life stories of his parents, Sam and Frieda, two poor Polish Jews. In the process he discovers their roots, recreates their lives and times and uncovers both their remarkable journeys and painful secrets. Part memoir, part genealogical mystery and part history, the book is an absorbing, heartwarming and, at times, heartbreaking saga as readers accompany the author on his extraordinary exploration of the complicated relationship between two Holocaust survivors who meet in Sweden after their liberation from Bergen-Belsen, and experience the "painful joy" of a love too often touched by death. It explores questions of survival, the ability to reimagine memories in order to deal with the truth, and what it was like growing up in a world that was never to be "normal."  As one reviewer commented: "As the last Holocaust survivors die off, Friedman’s exquisite book helps ensure that one of humankind’s most savage chapters will continue to reverberate – not through the brutal images of life in the camps, but by revealing, with great compassion and nuance , how a couple’s experiences play out in the lives of their children, and grandchildren...,At a moment when history, once again, seems to be repeating itself, Painful Joy could not be more timely or poignant.” Max’s Social Media: Facebook, LinkedIn Painful Joy  Max Friedman Schindler’s List (1993) Director, Steven Spielberg, Book, Thomas Keneally, Screenplay, Steven Zaillian, Starring Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley, Caroline Goodall Josef Mengele, German Schutzsataffel (SS) officer and physician during WW II. Amon Göth, Austrian SS Functionary, Commandant of the Kraków-Plaszów concentration camp in German occupied Poland. Kraków Ghetto, one of five major metropolitan Nazi ghettos created by Germany in the German occupation of Poland. Auschwitz Concentration Camp A complex of 40 concentration camps in Nazi German occupied Poland. Bergen-Belsen, was originally established as a prisoner of war camp in Lower Saxony in Northern Germany near the town of Bergen. Later it became a concentration camp. Sweden A Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D. Author of, The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, and Miracles Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl, Definitive Addition Swedish Red Cross Yad Vashem, World Holocaust Remembrance Center Not Black Enough (2017) Director, Tracey Anarella Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. TV series, (2012 - ) on PBS Amsterdam Press   Story-Power on Patreon and Apple Subscription I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast, Patreon Community, and Apple subscription so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. Patreon is $5 a month for content not found on the Story-Power podcast, or on my Sage Woman Blog. The Apple subscription is $3 a month, again with content not found on the Story-Power podcast. If you’re passionate about stories, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower. Or, you can subscribe to the subscription on Apple podcast where Story-Power is published. PodMatch This episode is brought to you by PodMatch, the dating service for podcasters. They introduced me to Max Friedman, and I’m so glad they did. I hope you’ve enjoyed our conversation and remember that if you have a podcast or something to share with the world, check out PodMatch at my affiliate link at PodMatch and tell them Lucinda sent you.

This post contains affiliate links.   I am a first generation daughter of Polish/Russian parents.  I have recently published my first book which is a Historical Fiction novel.   I originally graduated from Fisher College in Boston with a degree in Laboratory Science.  After marrying and having three children,  I went back to school and have had a successful interior design business for the past 38 years.  Writing this book , and getting it published, has been a dream come true. Shirley’s Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter, Women’s Fiction Writer’s Association Shirley’s book: The Story Of …, Second book, as yet untitled, A Crime Thriller Ashley Galagian Blunt Story-Power Ep. 59, Armenian Genocide, Chronic Fatigue, and Creativity Onlinebook Club.org Boston Medical School Gifted (2017) Director, Mark Webb, Screenwriter, Tom Flynn, Starring, Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace, Jenny Slate, Lindsay Duncan, Olivia Spencer The Water Dancer, Ta-nehisi Coates Crime shows, Dateline, 48 Hours, 2020, Investigation Discovery Bones, TV series, (2005 - 2017) Created by Hart Hanson, 24 directors, Starring, Emily Deschnel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin, T.J. Thyne Authors, Sydney Sheldon, Stephen King Shirley’s brother, Historian, Burton Kaufman,  The Post- Presidency from Washington to Clinton  The Korean Conflict  The Presidency of James Earl Carter, Jr.  The Carter Years, (with Scott Kaufman)  Barack Obama: Conservative, Pragmatist, Progressive “How to Survive a Hospital Stay”, pamphlet by Shirley’s son The Boston Strangler  Red Sparrow: A Novel, Palace of Treason, The Kremlin’s Candidate, Jason Matthews Author John le Carré Jason Bourne series, Author, Robert Ludlum, movies, The Bourne Identity, (2002), The Bourne Supremacy, (2004), The Bourne Ultimatum, (2007) The Bourne Legacy (2012) Jason Bourne, (2016) Movies starring Matt Damon, Jeremy Renner, Tommy Lee Jones, Frank Potente, Rachel Weisz, Producer, Doug Liman    Story-Power on Patreon and Apple Subscription I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast, Patreon Community, and Apple subscription so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. Patreon is $5 a month for content not found on the Story-Power podcast, or on my Sage Woman Blog. The Apple subscription is $3 a month, again with content not found on the Story-Power podcast. If you’re passionate about stories, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower. Or, you can subscribe to the subscription on Apple podcast where Story-Power is published.   PodMatch This episode is brought to you by PodMatch, the dating service for podcasters. They introduced me to Shirley, and I’m so glad they did. I hope you’ve enjoyed our conversation and remember that if you have a podcast or something to share with the world, check out PodMatch at my affiliate link at PodMatch and tell them Lucinda sent you.   The Space Between Time Lucinda is the author of The Space Between Time, an award finalist in the "Fiction: Fantasy" category of the 2017 Best Book Awards.   Have you ever experienced life shattering events? Yeah, after the last few years, most of us have. In The Space Between Time, Jenna Holden gets slammed by her fiancé walking out, her mother’s untimely death, and losing her job all in one week. But she receives unexpected help when she finds her three-times great-grandmother’s journals and begins the adventure of a lifetime.   The Space Between Time is available in all ebook formats at Smashwords and for Kindle at Amazon, or you can find the ebook at iBooks or Barnes and Noble. If you prefer a physical copy, you can find a print-on-demand version at Amazon. Stay tuned for news when the audiobook version is published.

This post contains affiliate links.   I'm an Author/Publisher at Jeweled Dagger Publishing. I love helping other authors and connecting with authors of all Genres. Maybe you do too. My main genre of writing is Romance but tell me about what you are writing and how we can help each other connect and reach out. I have 5 novels published and counting. Get a FREE copy of Angelina's Secret @ https://BookHip.com/FFJRKAT or https://mailchi.mp/dianemerrillwigginton/as-landing-page / Let's help each other out   My first Novel "Angelina's Secret," Lady Angelina Marguerite Amelia Stewart was born in a time when women were valued for their beauty and titles but little else. As a beloved daughter, Angelina was blessed with a quick mind and a sharp wit which she used liberally regardless of the consequences. Determined never to be owned by any man, she  shunned societal rules to live life on her own terms. Surprised by her parents for her nineteenth birthday, Angelina sets out on a sea voyage that will challenge her resolve. She discovers a family secret that changes her life. Captain Jude Deveraux is living a double life. He is the Captain of a band of French privateers sanctioned by the King of France to steal and plunder unsuspecting ships that sail into his territory. Jude was awarded the title of Duke of Bayonne for services rendered to the Crown. He was educated in the finest schools in London alongside other aristocratic noblemen, so he knows how to blend in. Jilted in his youth, Jude is determined to take what he wants and he soon discovers that he wants Lady Angelina Stewart.   Diane’s social media: Website, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Goodreads, Amazon, Twitter (X), Bookbub, Bookfunnel, BookHip   Diane’s books published through her company: Jewel Dagger Publishing   A Compromising Position Awards: The Global Book Award, Bookfest, Firebird Books   Laura’s Story   Angelina’s Secret   Isabella’s Heart   The Secret of One Eyed Cogburn: The Dreaded Pirate Captain   The Duke’s Lady is a Spy (work in progress)   Other books and authors mentioned The War Pianist, Mandy Robotham Witchnapped in Westerham: A Fun Witch Cozy Mystery, Dionne Lister Catherine Woodwise Diana Gabaldon’s The Outlander series   Marketing   Booksweeps   Bookbub   Goodreads   Bookfunnel   Book club groups on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn   IngramSpark print on demand   Marie Forleo, business coach and author of the book, Everything is Figuroutable   The Space Between Time, Lucinda Sage-Midgorden   Story-Power on Patreon and Apple I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast, Patreon Community, and Apple subscription so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. Patreon is $5 a month for content not found on the Story-Power podcast, or on my Sage Woman Blog. The Apple subscription is $3 a month, again with content not found on the Story-Power podcast. If you’re passionate about stories, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower. Or, you can subscribe to the subscription on Apple podcast where Story-Power is published.   PodMatch If you are a podcaster, or have a message or fantastic product you want to share with the world, I encourage you to check out PodMatch. I call them a dating service for podcasters. Use the affiliate link and tell them, Lucinda sent you. Then contact me so we can set up a Story-Power chat.   Lucinda’s blog Sage Woman Chronicles

This post contains affiliate links.   I never really enjoyed writing as a kid. In school, it always felt like work. But after several post-college jobs required me to write, I (ironically) slowly grew to enjoy it. My first unpublished draft came about after doing a team-building exercise for my co-workers that involved writing a story together.    After that, I realized how much I enjoyed writing fiction, and my first novel ever, Imitation Murder, was born! I really hope you enjoy reading my stories as much as I enjoy writing them, but if you don't, that's okay, too.   When I'm not writing, I enjoy: hanging out in the garden; walking the dogs; taking care of my fish; reading mysteries, sci-fi, & YA dystopian novels; and painting. Anything creative, really!   Website, LinkedIn, Twitter Interactive books for children:   The Endless Hike   Danger on the Slopes   Deep Sea Disaster   Arizona Secrets   Cheyenne Mountain Chaos   Moab Mystery   Barcelona Nightmare   Books for Adults   Imitation Murder   Wandering Stars   What Happened to Jade?   Love Not Found   The Brother Cadfael Series, A Morbid Taste for Bones, first in the series by Ellis Peters   The Space Between Time, Lucinda Sage-Midgorden   Smashwords, independent ebook publisher Kindle Direct Publishing   Possible Movies that might be the one Rachael mentioned as her favorite   Mark of the Vampire (1935) Director, Tod Browning, Screenplay, Guy Endore, plus 5 others      Actors, Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allan, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill  Crypt of the Vampire (1964) Director, Camilla Mastrocinque, Screenwriter, Tonino Valerii,  Actors, Christopher Lee, Adriana Ames, Ursula Davis, José Campos   The Castle of the Living Dead, (1964) Director, Warren Kiefer and Luciano Ricci, Screenwriters, Paul Maslansky and 3 others, Actors, Christopher Lee, Gaia Germani, Philippe Leroy   Theatre of Death, (1967) Director, Samuel Gallu, Screenplay, Ellis Madison, Roger Marshall, Actors, Christopher Lee, Julian Glover, Lelia Goldoni, Jenny Till   Story-Power on Patreon, Apple Subscription  I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast, Patreon Community, and Apple subscription so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. Patreon is $5 a month for content not found on the Story-Power podcast, or on my Sage Woman Blog. The Apple subscription is $3 a month. If you’re passionate about stories, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower. Or, you can subscribe to the subscription on Apple where Story-Power is published.   PodMatch for Podcasters  If you are a podcaster, or have a message or fantastic product you want to share with the world, I encourage you to check out PodMatch. I call them a dating service for podcasters. Use the affiliate link and tell them, Lucinda sent you. Then contact me so we can set up a Story-Power chat

This post contains affiliate links.   After being medically retired from the Army in 2015, Maccabee's life has been a rollercoaster of a journey down a road most refuse to travel. Before deciding to become a voice actor, Maccabee was just like everyone else; working to survive and take care of his family. And when God decided to use D&D (Dungeons and Dragons) to inspire him to give acting another chance, he's never looked back. This journey has given him the chance to record character voices for a short animated film that continues to earn international awards, narrate a television series that has been requested more episodes even before it's aired, and helped give a voice to small businesses nationwide. This also led him to create his own podcast, Beyond the Pen, to give unknown and newly published authors an international platform to tell people about themselves, their book, and the story behind the story. But most of all it's allowed him to get back to the basics of storytelling by helping authors and creatives a like develop fully fleshed-out characters, backstories, and world events for their fictional worlds.   Mack’s podcast website with all his social media links: beyondthepenpodcast.com Mark W. Travis, Director of feature films and TV The Space Between Time, Lucinda Sage-Midgorden Story-Power on YouTube Gemma Germán Story-Power episode 26, “Finding You Niche” Downton Abbey TV series, (2010 - 2015), Julian Fellowes creator, writer Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982, 2007) Based on the play by Christopher Bond, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Dracula, Bram Stoker (book) Foundation, TV series (2021 - ) Isaac Asimov novels, Creators, David S. Goyer, Josh Friedman Fight Club, (1999) Director, David Fincher, Chuck Palahniuk, novel, Jim Uhls, screenplay Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan TV series (2018 - 2023) Based on character by Tom Clancy, Creator, Carlton Cuse and Graham Roland Beyond the Pen Digital Marketing episode Emanuel Rose, Digital Marketing Guru on LinkedIn The Great Cleric, TV series, (2023 - 2023) Director, Masato Tamagawa, Tsukashita Yoshihiro, Hiiro Akikatze, Keiichirô, Keiichirô Ôchi, writers The Last of the Breed, Louis L’Amour Sergeant York, (1941), Director, Howard Hawks, Abem Finkel, original screenplay Rambo, (2008), Director, Sylvester Stallone, Art Monterastelli, screen writer Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary, (2016), Director, Brett Sullivan, Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg, writers Hacksaw Ridge, (2016), Director, Mel Gibson, Robert Schenkkan, screenplay Saving Private Ryan, (1998), Director, Steven Spielberg, Robert Rodat, screenplay Hudson Hawk, (1991), Director, Michael Lehmann, Steven E. deSouza, screenplay   Story-Power on Patreon I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast, Patreon Community, and Apple subscription so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. It’s $5 a month for content not found on the Story-Power podcast, or on my Sage Woman Blog. If you’re passionate about stories, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.    PodMatch If you are a podcaster, or have a message or fantastic product you want to share with the world, I encourage you to check out PodMatch. I call them a dating service for podcasters. Use the affiliate link and tell them, Lucinda sent you. Then contact me so we can set up a Story-Power chat.

Nature vs Nurture, Adoption vs Birth Family   This post contains affiliate links.   Adopted at birth, Edward Di Gangi was born and raised in New York City. Although he knew for most of his life that he was adopted, it wasn’t until he approached his seventieth birthday that he began to search for the identity of his birth mother. His journey and the many surprising discoveries he made as he searched are recounted in his memoir, The Gift Best Given.   Edward and his wife now live in Hillsborough, North Carolina. He is a popular book club presenter and podcast guest. The Gift Best Given is his first full-length book.   Edward’s Social Media links:   www.digangiauthor.com   www.facebook.com/digangiauthor www.instagram.com/digangiauthor   ancestry.com    Story-Power on Patreon I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast, Patreon Community, and Apple subscription so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.   PodMatch If you are a podcaster, or have a message or fantastic product you want to share with the world, I encourage you to check out PodMatch. I call them a dating service for podcasters. Use the affiliate link and tell them, Lucinda sent you. Then contact me so we can set up a Story-Power chat.

This post contains affiliate links. “Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories.” ~ Roger C. Schank, Cognitive Scientist Lisa Jensen is a ghostwriter and novelist living in the Northwest with her husband and a furry family that includes a pack of Chihuahuas and a pair of cats. The job description for most of the work she’s done throughout her adult life included writing, editing, and proofreading. It started in radio, where she wrote scripts and ad copy daily, and continued when she started freelancing for lifestyle magazines. It was during that time, when her assignments began centering on showcasing the unique stories of everyday people, that Lisa discovered how much she enjoyed hearing people’s stories and telling them. She loved working with those individuals to tell their stories in an engaging, entertaining way that honored them, and that’s when she shifted her full focus to ghostwriting. Additionally, after decades of toying with the idea of writing fiction, Lisa wrote and self-published a novel, Cedar Ridge, under the pen name Maris Parker in 2021. The following year, she narrated and published the audiobook version and has started writing the follow-up book with the intention of making it a series.   lisadeewrites.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-jensen-88941542/ https://www.alignable.com/pocatello-id/lisa-d-writes   Lisa’s first novel, Cedar Ridge pen name, Maris Parker Foundation series, Isaac Asimov, Foundation TV series on Apple TV, David S. Goyer, Creator and one of the screen writers Outlander, series Diana Gabaldon, Outlander TV series, Ronald D. Moore, Creator and one of the screen writers Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas Movie, Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, Tom Tykwer screen writers Three Pines, TV series on Amazon Prime, based on Louise Penny’s Inspector Ganache series. Created for TV and written by Emilia di Girolamo among others Bridgerton, Julia Quinn, Created for TV and written by Chris Van Dusen among others. Produced by Shonda Rhimes among others available on Netflix The Marvel Cinematic Universe and the D.C. Universe, movies and characters based on Marvel and D.C. graphic novels The Harry Potter series of books, J. K. Rowling, movies, various directors and screen writers The Hunger Games series of books, Suzanne Collins, movies, various directors and screen writers Jane Austen’s Dragons series, Pemberley: Mr Dracy’s Dragon book 1Maria Grace Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith, Movie, Burr Steers, Director, Burr Steers, Seth Grahame-Smith, screenplay based on Jane Austen’s book Sense and Sensibility, Director, Ang Lee, screenplay, Emma Thompson, based on Jane Austen’s book  Alfred Hitchcock, iconic director of suspense movies like Suspicion, Notorious, The Man Who Knew to Much, North by Northwest, and many others The Space Between Time sequel, Lucinda Sage-Midgorden The Man Who Invented Christmas, Director, Bharat Nalluri, screenplay, Susan Coyne, Les Standiford, based on the life of Charles Dickens   Story-Power on Patreon I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast, Patreon Community, and Apple subscription so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.   PodMatch If you are a podcaster, or have a message or fantastic product you want to share with the world, I encourage you to check out PodMatch. I call them a dating service for podcasters. Use the affiliate link and tell them, Lucinda sent you. Then contact me so we can set up a Story-Power chat.   “Instead of condemning people, let’s try to understand them. Let’s try to figure out why they do what they do. That’s a lot more profitable and intriguing than criticism; and it breeds sympathy, tolerance and kindness. “To know all is to forgive all.”  ― Dale Carnegie, How To Win Friends and Influence People

This post contains affiliate links. I wrote this book, A Little Less Fear, and created my podcast, A Little Less FEAR PODCAST, with one thing in mind: helping people.   I know that everything I have gone through in my very first 40 years of life are for a purpose. I believe we all are born with a purpose, but not all become aware of it. I am blessed with being able to become aware and ready to fulfill my life's purpose. I have lived many lifetimes already in this one, short waking life, and therefore I feel it is my duty, as a human being with some life experience, to address, vocalize, and show my compassion by relating to the world's sufferings. It is my honored duty to share with the world, life's lessons.   If there is one thing this book will do for you, it's show you love. Unconditional love — for humanity, which starts with YOU.   Lino’s Website, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube, Podcast A Little Less Fear, Lino Martinez, Psy.D Muckle Wells Syndrome UCLA Medical Center American Sign Language Understanding Transgender Identity Buddhism  Buddhism and Psychology   “Human beings are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories.” Roger C. Schank, Cognitive Scientist   PodMatch This episode is brought to you by PodMatch, the dating service for podcasters. They introduced me to Lino, and I’m so glad they did. I hope you’ve enjoyed our conversation and remember that if you have a podcast or something to share with the world, check out PodMatch at my affiliate link at PodMatch and tell them Lucinda sent you.   Patreon and Apple Subscription I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast, Patreon Community, and Apple subscription so I’d have an excuse to talk story with other story lovers. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about what you’ve learned from your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.

This post contains affiliate links.   Fran Hawthorne, a New Yorker, is a retired journalist with 8 non-fiction books and articles to her credit. She’s won awards for her nonfiction writing, however, what she wanted ever since she was four years old, was to be a novelist. She has fulfilled that dream with two novels published so far, The Heirs and her latest which was published in November 2022, I Meant to Tell You. You can find out more about Fran and discover all her work on her website, hawthornewriter.com Also, look for her on Instagram @hawthornewriter. Send her a message, she’s always happy to talk to anyone interested in her books.   The Daily Californian, UC Berkeley student newspaper The New York Times The Merk Druggernaught, Ethical Chic: The Inside Story of the Compainies We Think We Love, Fran Hawthorne Indiebound independent bookstore Books-A-Million, (BAM) An independent bookstore chain in the U.S. operating 260 stores in 32 states Fran’s Author page on Amazon The authors on Fran’s literary inspiration vacation:    Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence   Nathaniel Hawthorne   Louisa May Alcott, Little Women   Walden Pond, Henry David Thoreau’s retreat   Mark Twain   Susy Frelinghuysen and George Morris estate   Henry James   Emily Dickenson   Herman Melville New York Historical Society The Space Between Time, Lucinda Sage-Midgorden Middlemarch, George Eliot Filaree: A Novel of An American Woman, Marguerite Noble The novel about an Arizona Woman Barnes & Noble bookstores The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge, David McCullough    “Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories.” ~ Roger C. Schank, Cognitive Scientist   Story-Power on Patreon I’m so passionate about stories and what I can learn from them that I created the Story-Power podcast and Patreon communities so I’d have an excuse to talk story. You may have seen my Story-Power posts here. You will find several of my Story-Power guests sharing extra content, about books and their creative projects for my patrons. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.   PodMatch If you are a podcaster, or have a message or fantastic product you want to share with the world, I encourage you to check out PodMatch. I call them a dating service for podcasters. Use the affiliate link and tell them, Lucinda sent you. Then contact me so we can set up a Story-Power chat.

This post contains affiliate links.   I grew up in 3 countries, am artistic, do energy work and am into spirituality, A Course In Miracles, and have studied social and cultural anthropology. I’m the host of the The Holy Spirit’s Curriculum Of Joy Podcast. In addition to that, I work in education and am open minded.   Wanako’s Website, Facebook, YouTube Wanako’s Podcast: The Holy Spirit’s Curriculum of Joy, My appearance “The Intelligence of Stories with Lucinda Sage-Midgorden”, 8/11/22 Emotional Intelligence is a psychological term that means: skill in perceiving, understanding, and managing emotions and feeling. The Habitus Theory of Anthropology by Pierre Bourdieu Social and Cultural Anthropology Biomedicine: the branch of medicine concerned with the application of the principles of biology and biochemistry to medical research or practice. Voodoo and other non-Christian practices A.D. Trosper Story-Power episode 28 “Dragons are Good” Pam Grout Story-Power episode 21 “Metaphysics, Travel, and Cultural Stories” A Course In Miracles, Foundation for Inner Peace Lala Drona Story-Power episode 42 “Life Informed Art” Tara Watt-Treslove Story-Power episode 40 “Our Bodies Are the Least Interesting Thing About Us”   “Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories.” ~ Roger C. Shank, Cognitive Scientist   PodMatch  This episode is brought to you by PodMatch, the dating service for podcasters. They introduced me to Wanako Oberhuber, and I’m so glad they did. I hope you’ve enjoyed our conversation and remember that if you have a podcast or something to share with the world, check out PodMatch at my affiliate link at PodMatch and tell them Lucinda sent you.   Story-Power on Patreon I’m so passionate about stories and what I can learn from them that I created the Story-Power podcast and Patreon communities so I’d have an excuse to talk story. You may have seen my Story-Power posts here. You will find several of my Story-Power guests sharing extra content, about books and their creative projects for my patrons. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.

This bonus episode is a free enticement to subscribe to Story-Power on Apple podcasts. My husband Barry and I are Baby Boomers who love stories from all different genres and time periods. These first episodes of Baby Boomers Take On … will be about the MCU characters in movies and TV shows. Come join the fun.

This post contains affiliate links.   Christine Herbert is a part-time writer, part-time bodyworker, and full-time space cadet currently living in the Pacific Northwest. A dyed-in-the-wool introvert, she occasionally surprises everyone—especially herself—by chucking it all and living an adventurous life of service overseas, once as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Zambia and later as a manager for a non-profit organization in Nepal. When not adventuring off to distant lands, she can be found holed up in her glorified oubliette under a pile of lap blankets surrounded by a multitude of storybooks and wheels of cheese.   Christine loves connecting with fellow writers, readers, globetrotters, and woolgatherers. She can be followed on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for news about upcoming releases, the latest scoops that uplift and encourage the human spirit, and travel snaps of her adventures abroad.   Christine’s Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest  Christine’s Book: The Color of the Elephant: Memoir of a Muzungu  Become a volunteer with The Peace Corps Republic of Zambia  The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep them Safe, Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Sunflowers Beneath the Snow, Teri M. Brown, Story-Power Episodes, 67, “Real Life Inspired Stories” and Bonus Episode “The Patreon Conversation about An Enemy Like Me" Fatal Intent: A Novel, Tammy Euliano, Story-Power Episode 53, “Write What You Know” Filaree: A Novel of An American Woman, Marguerite Noble The novel about an Arizona Woman Middlemarch, George Elliot Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë The DaVinci Code, Dan Brown Come Back for Me, Sharon Hart-Green, Story-Power Episode 45, “Writing is Observing the Humans Around Us” The Deadly Scrolls, Ellen Frankel ( The Jerusalem Mysteries book 1, The Hyena Murders, book 2) Ellen Frankel, Story-Power Episode 44, “Stories From Around the World” The Resurrector, Moshe Mikanovsky, Story-Power Episode 33, “Reading and Writing in Two Languages”, Episode 37 “Hanukkah Special” What Could Be So Good, Cat Sebastian (Amazon Editor’s Pick) And Then I Met You: An Unbelievable True Story, Mackenzie Lee Full Tilt (Full Tilt Duet Book One), Emma Scott Magic Claims (Kate Daniels: Willmington Years Book 2), Ilona Andrews Annie’s Rainbow: A Thrilling Tale of Love and Justice, Fern Michaels The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern Also, The Starless Sea: A Novel  The Overstory, Richard Powers Finding the Mother Tree, Suzanne Simard All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr, Also, Cloud Cuckoo Land Cloud Atlas, and The Bone Clocks: A Novel, David Mitchell The Circle of Ceridwen Book One of The Circle of Ceridwen Saga), Octavia Randolph   PodMatch This episode is brought to you by PodMatch, the dating service for podcasters. They introduced me to Christine Herbert, and I’m so glad they did. I hope you’ve enjoyed our conversation and remember that if you have a podcast or something to share with the world, check out PodMatch at my affiliate link at PodMatch and tell them Lucinda sent you.   Story-Power on Patreon I’m so passionate about stories and what I can learn from them that I created the Story-Power podcast and Patreon communities so I’d have an excuse to talk story. You may have seen my Story-Power posts here. You will find several of my Story-Power guests sharing extra content about books and their creative projects for my patrons. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about your favorites, come join me at patreon.com/StoryPower.