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Speaking with Author & Entrepreneur Ja-Naé Duane

April 3rd, 2011 in Video by Debra Eckerling

Write On! spoke with entrepreneur and author Ja-Naé Duane, How to Start Your Business with $100, at SXSW in Austin, Texas, last month. She is currently working on her second book, How to Start a Revolution: A Step-by-Step guide from History to Social Influencers. Duane is CEO of Wild Women Entrepreneurs, CEO of Ja-Naé Duane [...]

Write On! Advice from Actress Marcia French

April 2nd, 2011 in Video by Debra Eckerling

Actress Marcia French offers advice for creatives. Write On!

Speaking with Social Media Specialist Chris Husong

April 1st, 2011 in Video by Debra Eckerling

Write On! Online caught up with social media specialist Chris Husong last week at the opening of the new Sony store at Westfield Century City. We talked about the importance of creating digital content, connecting online, and more. Check out the new store here. Become a fan of Sony on Facebook. Watch the video interview:

Speaking with Dan Gould, Co-Founder, Namesake

January 28th, 2011 in Video by Debra Eckerling

Writing is a business. Write On! speaks with entrepreneur Dan Gould, who co-founded the online-community Namesake with Brian Norgard. Gould talks about the elements which make for successful business, the importance of pursuing your passion, and more. Watch the video here: For an invite to Namesake, email me.

Speaking with Jennifer Karlson, University of Wisconsin – Madison

January 14th, 2011 in Video by Debra Eckerling

Write On! caught up with Jennifer Karlson, Director of Development/Outreach for the School of Journalism & Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, when she was in Los Angeles for a Badger Alumni Event on January 12, 2011. Karlson talks about the importance of networking, starting with when you are still in school, [...]

Speaking with Jeff Hall, Publisher, Brentwood News

December 3rd, 2010 in Video by Debra Eckerling

Write On! speaks with Jeff Hall, the publisher of the Brentwood News. The community paper in West LA, which launched in 1991, recently came out of a year-long hiatus brought about by the economy. Hall, who has been in the newspaper business since 1972, speaks about community news, the importance of writing for people in [...]

Speaking with Chris Husong, Loyalty Creative

November 19th, 2010 in Video by Debra Eckerling

Write On! Online spoke with social media specialist Chris Husong at the Sony Internet TV Mashable Meetup Tuesday, November 16, at the Sony Style Store at the Beverly Center in Los Angeles. Guests at the fabulous networking event were treated to a demo, yummy appetizers, and plenty of opportunities to try out the fun Sony [...]

Speaking with Kirk Ellis, “John Adams”

November 12th, 2010 in Video by Debra Eckerling

Write On! Online caught with award-winning writer/producer Kirk Ellis, John Adams, at Writers Guild of America’s Sublime Primetime last summer. Ellis won two Emmys and the Humanitas Prize for his work on the seven-part HBO miniseries John Adams, starring Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney, based on David McCullough’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography. He also took home [...]

Speaking with Benson Deng, “They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky”

October 22nd, 2010 in Video by Debra Eckerling

Write On! Online spoke with author Benson Deng at the Drop in the Bucket “Cause on the Rocks” fundraiser on Tuesday, October 19, where he was guest speaker. Deng is co-author and subject of the book: They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan. Deng speaks with [...]

Speaking with the Writer Panel at Jeff Pulver’s 140 Characters Conference in LA

October 12th, 2010 in Video by Debra Eckerling

Last Tuesday, October 5, Carmen Elena Mitchell (@TheRealGirls), creator of The Real Girls Guide to Everything Else; Zac Sanford (@ZacSanford), co-founder of Scriptchat, and I (@WriteOnOnline) did a Writer Panel at Jeff Pulver’s 140 Characters Conference at the Music Box in Hollywood.We talked about writing, using the real time web to develop community, and more. [...]