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Author Q&A: Pamela Jaye Smith, “Symbols*Images*Codes”

August 31st, 2010 in Author Q&A by Debra Eckerling

Pamela Jaye Smith is a writer, mythologist, international consultant and speaker, and award-winning producer and director. Her latest book—Symbols.Images.Codes – The Secret Language of Meaning in Film, TV, Games, and Visual Media—was recent released by Michael Wiese Productions. The founder of MYTHWORKS and co-founder of the Alpha Babe Academy, Smith is also the author of [...]

Author Q&A: Paula Bruno, “Come Hell or High Water”

August 24th, 2010 in Author Q&A by Debra Eckerling

Paula Bruno is the author of Come Hell or High Water, the first book in the Kirkland family saga. Come Hell or High Water is set in 1958, and the western/family series revolves around a feud between the Kirkland Ranch and the fictional Logan family of Burkburnett. “The Kirkland Family Saga reflects many of the [...]

Author Q&A, Brandon Stauber, The Wine Spies

August 17th, 2010 in Author Q&A by Debra Eckerling

Brandon Stauber co-founded The Wine Spies with long-time business colleague and friend Jason Seeber in 2007. The site, which introduces readers to new wines through reviews, articles, and interviews, is proof of the necessity of content in any online business. Stauber—aka “Agent White”—is a pilot, kick-boxer, an avid foodie, and wineaux, and enjoys traveling the [...]

Author Q&A: Pilar Alessandra, “The Coffee Break Screenwriter”

August 10th, 2010 in Author Q&A by Debra Eckerling

Pilar Alessandra is director of the Los Angeles writing program “On the Page” and author of the newly released The Coffee Break Screenwriter, published by Michael Wiese Productions. She has worked as Senior Story Analyst for DreamWorks and Radar Pictures and has trained writers at ABC/Disney, MTV/Nickelodeon, the National Screen Institute, the Los Angeles Film [...]

Author Q&A: Cheri Mancuso, “Coldspring”

July 27th, 2010 in Author Q&A by Debra Eckerling

Coldspring, written by Cheri Mancuso and her partner John Scarano, came to life after nearly a decade of research. The literary non-fiction book is a story of karmic redemption, chronicling the lives of three hapless individuals—Bernice, Harry, and Freddy—as they reincarnate together over and over again. The story begins 12,000 years ago, culminates in 1935, [...]

Author Q&A: Ron Hogan, Beatrice.com

July 23rd, 2010 in Author Q&A by Debra Eckerling

Ron Hogan helped create the literary Internet by launching Beatrice.com in 1995. In 2010, after writing about the business side of publishing as a senior editor for GalleyCat for several years, he briefly served as the director of e-marketing strategy for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. His most recent book is Getting Right with Tao, a print [...]

Author Q&A: TV Critic, Entertainment Writer, and Novelist Mary McNamara

July 20th, 2010 in Author Q&A by Debra Eckerling

Television Critic Mary McNamara has written for the Los Angeles Times for nearly two decades, writing extensively about the inner workings of Hollywood. She recently released her second novel—The Starlet—which is the sequel to Oscar Season. McNamara discusses the joys and challenges of writing fiction and non-fiction, reveals her writing processes, and more. What led [...]

Author Q&A: Julie Spira, “The Perils of Cyber Dating”

July 16th, 2010 in Author Q&A by Debra Eckerling

Julie Spira is the author of the bestseller, The Perils of Cyber-Dating: Confessions of a Hopeful Romantic Looking for Love Online. Julie is a frequent guest in the media, and has been quoted in/on ABC News, CBS News, FOX News, Smart Money, Woman’s Day, Men’s Health, Cosmo Radio, Los Angeles Times, and The New York [...]

Author Q&A: Christopher Riley, “The Hollywood Standard”

July 13th, 2010 in Author Q&A by Debra Eckerling

Christopher Riley, the author of The Hollywood Standard: The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style, is a veteran of the Warner Bros. script department. He has written feature films, notably After the Truth, an award-winning German language courtroom thriller, as well as screenplays for Touchstone, Paramount, Mandalay, and Sean Connery’s Fountainbridge Films.  [...]

Author Q&A: Mitchell James Kaplan, “By Fire, By Water”

July 9th, 2010 in Author Q&A by Debra Eckerling

First-time author Mitchel James Kaplan, By Fire, By Water,  has lived and worked in Paris and Los Angeles as a translator, screenwriter, and script consultant. A graduate of Yale, he has served as adjunct professor of Literature Currently he resides in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Kaplan spent six years working on this historical fiction novel, which [...]