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Laney Smith is an author of 8 books living in Southern California. She also hosts a blog talk radio show, where she interviews fellow authors the second Monday of every month. This time we interviewed her. Your talkshow "Writing Under the Influence" has a witty title, what inspires you into hosting this radio blog show? I met the producer and poet, Fre Thought through doing an interview on the show with him. Then, I interviewed him on a separate episode. It was fun. So, since I like talking to authors about their work, when Fre asked me to guest host the second Monday of every month, I jumped in. It's a great way to give authors an opportunity to get their work out there and show their personality. It's proving to be a success and I am happy Fre gave me the opportunity. He's got so many great visions. Which kind of authors do you like to interview in particular? I like to speak with any author that has a passion for their work. I like the author...

Today our guest is Melleigha Nichols from St. Joseph, MO. Melleigha works as a freelance virtual assistant . We have conducted a short interview with her. How long have you been a freelance virtual assistant? What gives you the job satisfaction about being a virtual assistant? 2 years. I love helping people get the most out of their business. By hiring me to do the small or mundane tasks, they are able to focus on the bigger picture. As a 5 star rating virtual assistant, what kind of value added services have you rendered before? I got my 5 star rating (on both Upwork and Fiverr ) by being quick, efficient, and being able to get things done with minimal, or even no supervision. I also got this rating because if I don’t know how to do something, I guarantee you I will when I am done. That is why I slowly learning html for one of my clients. For social media management as a virtual assistant, what do you need from your clients and what is encompass in your service? ...

David Escalona (Dj DAVE.E ) is a graduate of Piano and classical percussion of Professional Music school in Holguin, Cuba. We have conducted an interview with him about his new CD "Around You" . How do you describe the music you have created? Which genre does it belong? My stage name is DJ DAVE.E and I have studied classical music in the specialty of Piano and Percussion. I have graduated as a professional musician in Holguin, Cuba. I am currently Composer, Arranger and DJ Producer, so I am finishing my CD called " Around You" that is Electronic Music (DANCE, HOUSE, CHILL OUT) and Pop. You can hear some themes on www.reverbnation.com/davee2 and www.escalonaproduction.com . Who is the most influential composers in jazz history that you like most? All music and arrangements are made by me and all texts by my Dad who is also a pianist and Jazz musician. All these are influenced by elements of Jazz, Latin rhythms and Tropical rhythms, as they are wit...

Casey Bell is an author from New Jersey who has written a few books. We have conducted an interview with him about his latest book: " Essays from Dysfunctional Families: Literary Betrayal. " Why did you name your latest book, "Essays from Dysfunctional Families: Literary Betrayal"? " Essays from Dysfunctional Families: Literary Betrayal " is two books in one. I wanted to write books based on true events without the permission of the people it happened to. After giving it some thought I realized how angry some of them might be. I began to write "Literary Betrayal" which is about an author who used his families’ and friends’ darkest secrets as his subject for a best-selling book he wrote. In "Literary Betrayal" the reader gets to see the negative effects of the author writing such book. In the process of writing the book (Literary) I chose to write the book the author wrote ("Essays from Dysfunctional Families.") so t...

Eve from Illinois runs a blog about an  abusive family that functioned on lies, deceit and manipulation. She is not a counselor or psychologist, everything she writes about is from her own personal experiences. We have conducted an interview with her. When did you start writing down your own personal experiences? I kept a diary as a child, but once my mother found it she destroyed it. I began to keep a journal in my twenties but I was in too much emotional pain and trying to heal to consider sharing my story. When I was in my thirties, I began thinking about writing a book but then I suffered a traumatic event and suffered PTSD. It was about five years ago that I began writing more seriously with the thought of writing a book one day. Do you read your writings over again? Yes. I always wait a week or two and go back to read what I’ve written to see if sounds good or needs a rewrite. If yes, whenever you re-read your posts, do you ever feel the hurt al...

SerCle is a new startup in San Francisco Bay Area disrupting the Professional Services world left behind by the world of Uber, Airbnb, Yelp, Google. It offers one stop shop for all your Home & Office Services all rolled into one. We have conducted an interview with them. Which is the most important aspect of SerCle services' features for users nowadays? How do you help your clients? SerCle is all about communication, customer service, and service provider needs. All other service platforms focus entirely on either the service provider, or the user, we meet the needs of both. Sercle is a place where you can start a business and watch it grow, as well as pick a service you need at any time. One of our key features is direct communication between service providers and users. You can send a text through SerCle to any service provider, ask them questions, send them pictures, get quotes and appointment times. The second key feature is booking. Once you've chosen th...

Ty Davis is a 31 years old artist specializing in abstract expressionism from Charleston SC. We have conducted an interview with him about his art, and the meaning of his works. Please tell us more about your art and what inspires you to this kind of creation?   I was always talented with art from drawing to sculptures and actually stepped away from drawing and painting to try music. Im pretty good at that too but I had this image in my mind of a Wu Tang symbol bursting from a canvas filled with colors, and that turned out to be my first and one of my favorite abstract pieces. Since then I've been on a rampage with paint. Which is/are the process(es) you use? Is the location where you produce your art important? Why/why not? I usually start a piece by picking out the colors I want to use then just feeling my way to the final result of my painting. I have some music playing in my studio and some incense burning as well. My studio is very important. My studio is the...

FINQU is the fastest growing ecommerce platform in the Nordics. We have conducted an interview with them. How easy is it for someone who wishes to start an online store on your fastest growing e-commerce platform? It is very easy, you can get your store built in 5 minutes. And it’s completely free to build it so the customer can take his / her time to plan it and design it. Finqu uses a very simple live editor so that the merchant can build and see how his or her store will look like in the easiest way. What kind of development effort in SEO that makes your service different from your competitors? Many years knowledge and development on SEO makes our service high ranked in results and of course content is king. Which is one of your most important goals for online shoppers? We always aim to make our service as easy as possible for our merchants and shoppers, whatever sales channel you use the shopping experience is always very enjoyable. Where did you ...

Victor Alonso Boshuizen is CEO of Design Vittorpia , a company offers branding consulting in the space of social media to people, their ideas and businesses. In addition, they created The Decoy Fund, an initiative to empower the projects of other entrepreneurs and startups in the #gaming community need that first financial push. We have conducted an interview with Victor. Which is one branding myth/misconception that you would like to dispel? And, Why?   I’m determined to prove that quantity does not and will never be the same as quality. In the social media era numbers have become a determining factor to measure someone’s “success”. That is if you have X amount of followers, therefore your word is gospel and can call yourself a “Brand Evangelist”, a “Thought Leader” and so on. To me this prioritization of numbers and quantity has a negative impact. It has undermined the value to the client by professionals, who lack the experience and expertise in design principles and ...

Jessica Knauss’s contemporary paranormal novel, Awash in Talent , is participating in a Kindle Scout campaign through February 28. You can make sure it gets published and help the author in ways she’ll truly appreciate with two easy, fun clicks at this link . We have conducted an interview with Jessica. What will the readers who nominate Awash in Talent get? All readers who nominate Awash in Talent will receive an exclusive early reader copy before publication, for free. The novel comes at no obligation to read it or to leave a review, although that’s certainly the hope. It would mean the world to me for Awash in Talent to win this contract. Readers who nominate it are doing me a favor! I will be forever grateful. Why did you choose to write this contemporary paranormal set in Providence, Rhode Island? I dreamed about a girl who discovers her supernatural powers after an operation. When I sat down to write about it, the narrator turned out to be this girl’s cynical...

Donna Riner Weber is the author of Scrapbook Your Christian Faith —the Beginners Guide to Scrapbooking Your Spiritual Legacy. We have conducted an interview with her. Which are Your Most Life Changing Events? Life events that most altered my life are very similar to those of many people today. We all have trials and troubles—whether it’s the heartbreak of losing a baby or a divorce. My heart suffered through both. Both changed me. After I miscarried my second baby, I returned to college to finish my degree in Elementary Education. The week I finished my student teaching, I became ill. What a virus! In nine months my precious little bundle of a bouncing baby boy was born. Becoming a parent is one of the most life changing events ever! I didn’t realize one tiny baby could ooze so much love from me. Years later, another major change occurred on a chilly September day. I flipped the lights out at school, and thanked God for the week, my students, and the upcoming weekend....

Antoinette Ortega is an Entertainment Writer based in Los Angeles, CA. She personally writes articles for Super Producer James A. Worthy in Atlanta, Singer and Reality Star, Sara Stokes and Platinum Producer/Singer B. Howard in L.A. We have conducted an interview with her. Who are you and where are you from?   My name is Antoinette Ortega aka AO and I am an Entertainment Writer and Motivational speaker here in Los Angeles, CA. I am from Stockton, CA and moved to Southern California in 2015. Who are the key people in your life who motivates you and inspires you? My parents are my inspiration. My father passed when I was 18 years old and before he passed he told me that he wanted me to be happy for me and not anyone else. I took that advice literally once he left this earth. Both my mother and father told me to be better than them and to do as they say, but not as they do. I learned so much from them when it came to life and making decisions for myself. They are wha...

Our guest today is Bee Sturgis from the foothills of the Colorado Rockies. She is a licensed artist and designer. She creates art to sell to manufacturers that produce products to sell directly to consumers. We have conducted an interview with Bee. What is your favourite style of designing and creating a mixed media piece of art? I have several favorite art mediums, one of them is a mono printing technique using Golden Open paints. By layering natural objects on the printing plate, like leaves, weeds, flowers or branches a detailed, interesting pattern with visual depth is created. I also enjoy using Alcohol Inks to create brightly colored ink patterns. The inks are very spontaneous and the color vibrancy is very intriguing. The inks are applied with a dropper on synthetic watercolor paper or ceramic tile. I import into Photoshop where I digitally manipulate layers of pattern, color, texture and images. Which various different uses are your prints, patterns and desi...

Sabrina Piccinin, owner and founder of Sabrina Luxury Collection . The collection caters to different traveler preferences to the most popular destinations. We have conducted an interview with Sabrina. Why Sabrina Luxury Collection is not listed on VRBO or others listing sites like FlipKey? Because I offer unique and personalise service, my service can not be listed in a listing site and choosing/selecting a place where to spend your vacation is not only about the house but the all experience What people say about you? Clients are always happy to hear from me and becomes friends. They like the fact I always answer the phone when they call and go above and beyond to accomplish their requests. How does a day or a week as a "Luxury villa rentals expert" looks like? I don't have a real schedule my focus is to inspire people. So I add inspected and great properties, look to add Your day will be busy and varied - no two days will ever be the same I wake u...

Kelli Sue Landon is a mystery novelist. She has published six novels and a short story collection. Her work in progress is her second time travel novel, Christmas Past, which is the start of a series - The Willow Creek Holiday Mysteries . We have conducted an interview with her. Which is the most invigorating time travel questions you like to ask of all times? I like to ask about prices in different times, I think it's amazing how cheap things were years ago. Styles (hair and clothes) are also what I love to hear about, or see in photos. When did you start to write about 'time travel' in your short story and mystery novels? I started to write about time travel when I traced my family tree. As I found more information about my family, I wished I could go back and see how my ancestors lived, what they wore and what they looked like. How did you discover your passion for writing the mystery genre? When I was a teen, my mom gave me a Mary Higgins Clark book (A ...

Cynthia Stevison lives in Oklahoma. By sharing her own intense journey through mental illness, author , speaker, and entrepreneur She gives readers hope and healing. We have conducted an interview with her. What is essentially the 'correct' mindset to combat the stigma and discrimination surrounding mental illness? In my experience over the last 25 years there are several ways to reduce stigma and discrimination. First to combat the fears about mental illness is to accept that mental illness can’t be cured but can be managed with proper treatment. This treatment is up to the individual. This person is not broken and everyone’s success looks different. Many individuals want to end the stigma and open the door to opportunities for discussion. What is offered in your book "The Tree of Happiness"? The Tree of Happiness unites human spirit and the mental health crisis in our country today. It uncovers the secret that mental disorders can be treated, m...

Sarah Beth James is a 33 year old writer, from London England. She has resently self published her first book Save Me on amazon in paperback and kindle editions. We have conducted an interview with her. What is 'Save Me' about? Save Me is about a young man called Jack, who broke up with his boyfriend after a chokehold relationship. The only relationship he had ever had from high school onwards. After it ends, he finds himself falling into depression and addiction. Trying to find out where to find love to fill the hole in his heart. Looking in the wrong places like we all do after a breakup. He even ends up in an anti gay church who convinces him everything will be better if he just stops being gay. His friend Nic is the hero of the storyline, trying to rescue Jack and show him that this really isn’t the right way to head in his life. Who and what inspires you to write this book? It is based loosely on my own experiences growing up hiding the fact I am a bis...