“Talk Radio Advocate” Francine Silverman is an author/publicist and radio host who honed her writing skills as a newspaper reporter and freelance writer.
Her latest book is Talk Radio Wants You: An Intimate Guide to 700 Shows and How to Get Invited (McFarland & Co. 2009), a National “Best Books 2009″ award winner in the Business: Reference category. The book contains everything a potential guest needs to know before contacting a host, including the theme of the show and guest criteria.
She authored two travel guidebooks, Catskills Alive (2000 and 2003) and Long Island Alive (2003), both published by Hunter Publishing.
In 2003, Fran started Book Promotion Newsletter for authors of all genres. http://www.bookpromotionnewsletter.com. The ezine spawned Book Marketing from A-Z (Infinity Publishing 2005), containing the best marketing strategies of 325 subscribers. The 400-page paperback is in alphabetical order for ease of use. The book received nearly 40 rave reviews from on-line reviewers.
In 2006, Fran started a publicity service and has gotten clients placed in the Boston Herald, Oklahoman and Chicago Tribune as well as on hundreds of Internet and terrestrial radio programs. Fran is host of Ship to Shore with Silverman about cruises on Blog Talk Radio. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/francine-silverman1
Talk Radio Wants You has 40 categories, retails for $75, and is geared to libraries, publicists, radio hosts and authors. Fran is now offering ebooks that follow the format of her book and are more affordable. Thus far, Business, New Age, Self-Help, Health, Entertainment, Food and Travel, Men and Women, Sports, Paranormal, Authors, Environment, Science and Technology, Relatonships, Parenting and Politics are for sale, ranging in price from $12 to $20
Fran can be reached at franalive@optonline.net
http://www.talkradioadvocate.com (website for book and ebooks)
http://www.bookpromotionnewsletter.com (website for newsletter)
P.O. Box 1333, Riverdale, New York 10471
Phone: 347-427-4918
Sally Marks
Sally Marks is a public relations professional and an award-winning journalist who graduated cum laude from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. In journalism, she has won awards for news writing, editorial writing and headline writing. Her articles have been published in numerous national, regional and local newspapers and magazines that range from the international Living Buddhism magazine to Arizona’s popular Phoenix Home and Garden.
Erase Negativity and Embrace the Magic Within is a practical guide on how to reduce negativity and embrace happiness. From meth addicts to multi-millionaires, the book offers powerful experiences of individuals who have faced dramatic challenges, but did not lose hope. Using these compelling biographies, as well as practical advice and simple exercises, the reader is guided on an internal journey toward adopting a more joyful way to live.
Her first book, Paco el pato, Frank the Duck, is a bilingual chilren’s novel that was used in the Montessori International School curriculum in Mesa, Arizona. Erase Negativity is her second book.
Blog is www.erasenegativity.blogspot.com.
Call to Action: What to Offer in Your PR Pitch
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Journalists know how to write a good story, but they also realize that their story will be much stronger and more credible if they are provided with a third-party source that can help validate their words. At BLASTmedia, that’s where we come in! Finding the appropriate media outlet and then providing them with the appropriate source can be tricky, but our clients really shine when we get that right fit. Read More→
Stacy D. Shelton is author of ME, THE CRAZY WOMAN AND BREAST CANCER: Strength and Inspiration for the Patient, Survivor, and Those who Love Them.
Stacy had to face every woman’s worst nightmare when she was diagnosed, not once, but twice, with breast cancer. To make matters worse, a new presence, which she dubbed “Crazy Woman,” took up residence in her brain, wreaking havoc and forcing her to face her mortality.
Attorney Robert C. Adamski
Gary Coleman’s death is a lesson to us all
As reported in the press, Gary Coleman made a will while he was married giving his estate to his wife. He then reportedly divorced. What is the probable disposition of his estate? Most states, including Florida, provide that a divorce voids any any provision in a will for a former spouse, who is treated as if he or she died at the time of the divorce. If a person wishes to provide for a former spouse after divorce a person must make a new will. In Gary Coleman’s case his estranged parents will inherit his estate. Because Gary and his parents were estranged the end result is probably something that Gary would not desire. What if Gary Coleman had made a trust which made gifts to his spouse? Would those gifts be void if they divorced? Yes, the Florida Trust Code provides that any provision in a trust for a former spouse is voided by a divorce, and that the former spouse is treated as if he or she died at the time of the divorce. What is the lesson here? Keep up with your estate planning documents as changes occur in your life. Read More→
Dr. Karen Sherman, a licensed psychologist in New York, has been in private practice for over 20 years. Her focus is relationships/marriage and helping people achieve their greatest potential.
Karen is the author of “Mindfulness and The Art of Choice: Transform Your Life” which enables people to let go of conditioned responses and empower them to make their own choices; the co-author of “Marriage Magic! Find It, Keep It, and Make It Last,” and a contributor to “101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life, Vol. 2,” writing a chapter about overcoming stress and “The Power of Persistence.”
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Additionally, she was a former relationships expert on the “Bo Griffin Morning Show,” and a marriage expert on ClubMom.com.
PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE: THE SILENT EPIDEMIC
What Is POP and Why Do We Need to Know About It?
Pelvic organ prolapse, or POP, is a little talked about female health issue that half of all childbearing women will experience late in life.
There are more than 300,000 surgeries for POP annually.
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About the Author:
First-time author Sherrie Palm is a retired business owner who resides in Wisconsin. Palm hosts educational lectures about POP. She is also actively involved with the local Special Olympics and donates a portion of the book’s proceeds to her local group. Contact Sherrie http://www.SherriePalm.com
Are You At Your Wit’s End With Elder Care CARING FOR AGING LOVED ONES? THERE’S HOPE!
Eldercare / Alzheimer’s Speaker, Radio Host, and Caregiver Advocate Jacqueline Marcell is the author of Elder Rage —or— Take My Father…Please! How To Survive Caring For Aging Parents.
Jacqueline Marcell barely survived the most horrific year of her life as the sole caregiver to her challenging elderly father and sweet but ailing mother, both with Alzheimer’s which went undiagnosed for over a year. But after fighting through an unsympathetic medical system, and having her once-adoring father hauled off by the police for violence (he choked Jacqueline) several times to a psychiatric hospital where he’d promptly be released, and depleting her parents’ life savings and most of her own—with sheer determination Jacqueline solved the endless crisis medically and behaviorally.
Everyone has wonderful stories to tell. And as wonderful as it is to talk with family and friends, the stories will be half forgotten or lost all together if you don’t write them down. However, most people who think about writing a memoir are paralyzed by the size of the task. What to put in? What to leave out? Where to start? Where to stop? and on and on,,,
If that is you, get your notebook and writing instrument out, because … Today’s guest is a memoir writing coach. Our guest today is Denis Ledoux the author of Turning Memories into Memoirs and the founder of Soleil Life-Story Network. Denis has been helping people to write their personal and family stories since 1998 when he developed the memoir-writing workshop his book is based on. Denis draws upon his expertise as a writer, editor, teacher, writing coach and co-author. His memoir-based Soleil Life-Story Network has trained hundreds of personal historians to use his method and materials.
