by Betsy Fasbinder | Jun 3, 2020 | Podcasts
As a literary agent, Elizabeth Kracht creates a bridge between art and commerce for her authors and the lessons she’s learned apply not only to writers, but to anyone pursuing their passions. She strives to bring her spiritual self to all of her relationships, including her business associations and has learned an important lesson about rejection: Don’t take it personally. Liz is the author of The Author’s Checklist: An Agent’s Guide to Developing and Editing Your Manuscript.
by Betsy Fasbinder | May 27, 2020 | Podcasts
Gail Warner is the dreamer and founder of Pine Manor, a unique retreat center in the mountains above Lake Elsinore, CA. Gail’s vision along with her invitational and collaborative style has allowed people from all walks of life to deepen their connection with self and others in this sacred space. Gail has created a welcoming space for the inner journey of self-awareness as well as walking the same path herself.
by Betsy Fasbinder | May 20, 2020 | Podcasts
How does a guy go from being a kid who made money for sex to being a sought-after teacher of writing and a successful author? That’s the story David Henry Sterry is here to tell on The Morning Glory Project. He is the author of 16 books, including his memoir, Chicken: Self-Portrait of a Man for Rent, along with Hos, Hookers, Call Girls, & Rent Boys, and The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published. Two of his books are currently being made into films.
by Betsy Fasbinder | May 13, 2020 | Podcasts
Francine Falk-Allen survived polio and six months of hospitalization at age three, emerging with a lifetime-paralyzed leg she has learned to love for its seemingly indomitable will to support her active life. She is also a breast cancer survivor and had many “childhood” illnesses which are now preventable by vaccines. Francine’s memoir, Not a Poster Child: Living Well with a Disability—A Memoir has won gold and silver medals and has been included on several lists of best books of 2018. She was named one of “25 Women Making a Difference in 2019” by Conversations Magazine.
by Betsy Fasbinder | May 6, 2020 | Podcasts
Martha Alderson is known among writers as The Plot Whisperer for her multiple books on the craft. But along the way she discovered that the writers and other creative people (and perhaps especially women) must face their own inner obstacles to creating their art and each must travel their own hero’s journey to create her art. Having undertaken the journey herself to write her historical novel, Parallel Lives, A Love Story, Martha came to better understand her own struggles and brokenness in a new light. She shares the hope for overcoming these obstacles with others in her latest book, Boundless Creativity: A Spiritual Workbook for Overcoming Self-Doubt, Emotional Traps, and Other Creative Blocks.
by Betsy Fasbinder | Apr 29, 2020 | Podcasts
Angela Washington, co-producer and social media wizard for The Morning Glory Project, has an elderly mom who struggles with dementia in a nursing care facility and a son on the front lines as a nurse during the COVID-19 pandemic. Like so many others during this surreal time, she has moments of heartache and horror as well as moments of joy, hope, and inspiration that renew her spirit. This episode is a conversation about the hard and the soft living side-by-side.
