Read And Write With Natasha

Delve into the world of book marketing with our guest, Emily Enger, who wears many hats, including that of a book marketing and publicity coach. Emily brings a fresh perspective to the table, advocating for minimalist marketing strategies for authors and sharing profound insights on the choice between traditional or self-publishing.  Emily offers expert guidance to a speculative fiction author, la...

Scott Stedman s a serial entrepreneur, business leader, and advisor to a diverse group of companies. He wrote the book Mouse   because he wanted his daughter to know that anything was within her reach.  "I want my amazing daughter to know that she doesn’t need anyone’s permission to create magic." Listen to our conversation and get inspired. And while you are at it, if you enjoy this sho...

📹 VIDEO: You can watch the interview on YouTube here. Living twenty years with an undiagnosed autoimmune disease,  Margaret Mary O'Connor 's life was hell. Beyond the daily physical symptoms to deal with were the emotional ones as well. She was told by two doctors that her physical symptoms of vomiting, great loss of weight, anemia, and others were all in her head. The doctor she was to...

 California mompreneur Rebecca Linney has figured out the secret to teaching her son to get to sleep and stay asleep, and yes, she wrote a children's book about it. She is a busy working mom that will always make sure to find time to write, even it means asking Siri for help. In this podcast episode, I chat with  Rebecca Linney, author of the children’s book The Growing Bed . Send us Fan Mail...

🎥 Watch the interview on YouTube here . Aiden Adams is eight years old. He is a singer-songwriter and an author. He was four years old when he wrote his first book, There Are No Sheep in New York City , about the power of imagination. Hear the conversation and tell your kids about Aiden. Send us Fan Mail Support the show 🥒 NEW! The Lonely Cucumber — Natasha's latest children's book A m...

After twenty years of working on her legacy journal project, Merle R. Saferstein published Living and Leaving My Legacy, Vol. I. —a legacy journal for this and future generations. Vol. II  will be released on June 20, 2023. In reading through 359 of her journals, she came to understand the value and impact of journaling as well as the importance of sharing the essence of who she is.   Saferstein s...

Before turning to fiction, Aggie Blum Thompson covered real-life crime as a newspaper reporter for a number of papers, including The Boston Globe and The Washington Post . She is the author of I Don't Forgive You and All the Dirty Secrets . In this episode, we talk about:   The surge in interest in true crime. The cultural shock of moving to Washington, DC. Dealing with rejections. How she go...

Rick Bleiweiss is an award-winning author, publishing executive, music producer, rock musician, record company senior executive, and educator.    In this inspiring conversation, we talk about the publishing journey, the pros and cons of self-publishing and why it is important to have an agent. Bleiweiss is the author of The Pignon Scorbion Series. Send us Fan Mail Support the show 🥒 NEW! The Lone...

📹 Watch the interview here . Shabbat Goy is a novel by Palestinian author Aref Husseini. It tells the story of Nabih, a young man growing up in the Old City of Jerusalem. Narrated from Nabih’s perspective, the story depicts his lack of choice in maneuvering bizarre situations. Nabih is alienated by the political slogans and an autocratic system that insists on restricting him as a passive server...

📹 Watch the interview here . Violet Lemay is a veteran when it comes to creating and illustrating children's books. She has illustrated forty-four books, six of which she also wrote.  Her clients include HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Scholastic, duopress, 'Magination Press, and Highlights. Her latest book, Let's Be Friends (HarperFestival/2021), won Book-Fest's first-pl...

Ethan T. Burroughs's Messianic Reveal narrates the story of a young man who seeks to serve his country, and in so doing, he follows his instincts into a labyrinth of conspiracies.  The novel launches from and connects to real events and real people: the 1979 siege of Mecca, Osama Bin Laden’s brother, Ayatollah Khomeini’s temporary residences in France and Iraq, and so on. Listen to this fasci...

In this fascinating discussion, author Dr. Shahd Alshammari discusses her memoir Head Above Water , which takes us into intimate conversations on illness and society's stigmatization of disabled bodies. We discussed women's identities and bodies and the importance of discussing the human experience of illness. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at the age of 18, Alshammari never learned t...

Listen to my interview with author Cassie Sanchez who got the inspiration for her first novel from watching her kids play video games. After more than a year of characters arguing in her head, Sanchez finished her award-winning debut novel, Chasing the Darkness . The second book in The Darkness Trilogy, Embracing the Darkness ,  was released in the fall of 2022. Find out more about Cassie Sanchez...

Author and book marketer Karina Kantas talks about some of the mistakes authors make when they promote their books. These include: - Posting multiple times on Facebook, ending up in Facebook jail. - Constant "Buy my book" posts that everyone glosses over. Kantas suggests different techniques, such as recording a video of the author reading an excerpt from their book so that potential rea...

Emily Johnson was born in Aspen, Colorado.  In 1996,  Emily's mom, Marilyn, was diagnosed with breast and advanced ovarian cancer.   She began writing The Bird of Paradise as a life gift for her daughter.  She passed away in 2012 leaving the novel unfinished – for Emily to complete. Hear how Emily discovered her mother's manuscript and finished it. Send us Fan Mail Support the show 🥒 NE...

Listen to the shocking, heart-wrenching story of Antonio Salazar-Hobson, who was the eleventh of fourteen migrant farmworker children born in Phoenix, Arizona.   At age four, he was kidnapped by a childless, middle-aged white couple and was trafficked until the age of ten.  As a teenager, Antonio met Cesar Chavez and was taken under his wing, a miracle which helped define his life.  Antonio worked...

Hear the story of Sarah Humphreys, who achieved what many writers struggle to do: Find an agent and get a publishing deal when she was only 15 years old. You can get her book Cold Stone   here . ******************************************** Connect with me: 🐦 Twitter  https://twitter.com/NatashaTynes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/natashatynes ... 📸 Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/natas...

Author Gabi justice delves into teen anxiety and bullying in 'Dog Girl'. 📚 You can get Dog Girl  here . ********************************************************************************* Connect with me: 🐦 Twitter  https://twitter.com/NatashaTynes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/natashatynes ... 📸 Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/natasha.tynes/ 💌  My newsletter: https://thesto...

  📹 ** Watch the interview on YouTube** Canadian author Sam Thiara who wrote the memoir Lost and Found , in which he traces his family's roots in India, believes everyone should write their autobiography. Do you agree? Have you started working on your autobiography yet? 📚 You can get Sam Thiara's book here . ******************************************************************************...

A lively discussion with author Carol  Saller in which we discuss how many rejections are enough before authors decide to put our manuscripts aside, and the top mistakes authors make when they submit to agents. You can get Carol Saller's book here: https://amzn.to/3w1efuP Send us Fan Mail Support the show 🥒 NEW! The Lonely Cucumber — Natasha's latest children's book A multicultural...

Talking with Jessica Speer, author of BFF or NRF we discussed the following: - How the pandemic has affected the relationship dynamic among children. - Are relationships among pre-teen girls more complicated than pre-teen boys and why? - What’s the friendship pyramid, and how there are friendships change through time - Publishing a book in the midst of the pandemic - Is there a stigma on being a f...

Dr. Hani Q. Khoury was born in Nablus, Palestine, in 1965 with a rare and progressive physical disorder known as Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a neuromuscular disease that sentenced him to an electric wheelchair at the age of 18. Despite his disability, he decided to come to America to complete his higher education.  He is now a Professor of Mathematics at Mercer University in Georgia. He is the author...

Terri Brown talks about her book Sunflowers Beneath The Snow, which is told from the perspective of three Ukrainian women. 📚  You can get  Teri Brown's book  Sunflowers Beneath The Snow  here. **************************************************************** Connect with me 🐦 Twitter  https://twitter.com/NatashaTynes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/natashatynes ... 📸 Instagram:  https://...

In this interview with life coach Joelle Jackson, we talk about how you can be the master of your own destiny, and how this realization has led many to quit their nine to five jobs during the pandemic in pursuit of their "Why". 📚  You can get Jackson's  Book "Unlock Your Conscious Leadership" here:  https://amzn.to/3KKLkzB *************************************************...

Interview with author of Voices of Jordan, Rana Sweis. You can find out more about Rana's  work by visiting her website: http://ranasweis.com/ Send us Fan Mail Support the show 🥒 NEW! The Lonely Cucumber — Natasha's latest children's book A multicultural illustrated story that teaches kids about healthy eating in a fun, heartwarming way. Perfect for elementary school children, gift...