Book Journeys - Traveling the Path of Being a Non-Fiction Author

Join Angela Lauria of the Author Incubator as she interviews feng shui consultant Tisha Morris, author of Feng Shui Your Life. Tisha didn’t originally set out to become a feng shui consultant, but after practicing law for a time, she realized it wasn’t for her, and so went into interior design; and it was while she was doing that, and investigating into energy healing, that she got involved in feng shui, studying it and eventually becoming a feng shui consultant. Read more and get the transcript here: Tisha Morris on the Author Incubator.

Join Angela Lauria of the Author Incubator as she interviews Denise DeSimone, author of From Stage IV to Center Stage. After being diagnosed with cancer, doctors had predicted that Denise would have only three months to live and would never be able to sing again, but after two years of treatment and rehabilitation, Denise then went on to sing the American national anthem at a Red Sox game in Fenway Park. Read more and get the transcript here: Denise DeSimone on the Author Incubator.

Join Angela Lauria of the Author Incubator as she interviews business and life coach, entrepreneur and authorDiana Lynn about the publishing of her book, Pieces of Me: Life of a Recovering Dysfunctional. Although a bookkeeper, Diana Lynn found herself being asked for advice by her clients for advice to help them get through their troubles, and this experience eventually made her write out a book of her own stories that might help others out. Read more and get the transcript here: Diana Lynn on the Author Incubator.

Join Angela Lauria of the Author Incubator as she interviews author, musician and self-confessed vagabond Noah James Hittner about the publishing of his book, The Modern-Day Buddha - 10 Techniques to Cultivate Awareness and Understanding in a Busy World. The book is actually the third book he wrote, and was a distillation of two other books he had already written. He intended to create his own, personal brand andwanted to have something that he could offer to anyone who came on his website, hence his decision to go ahead with publishing the book. Read more and get the transcript here: Noah James Hittner on the Author Incubator.  

Join Angela Lauria of the Author Incubator as she interviews author, healthcare speaker, writer, and consultant Joe Flower about the publishing of his book, Healthcare Beyond Reform: Doing it Right for Half the Cost. Joe began his journey into health care in 1980, when he began writing for the journal his wife was then connected with, and which needed someon who could writeabout health care, and in the thirty-two years since Joe has become a self-professed “health care futurist” and has written several articles on the subject. Read more and get the transcript here: Joe Flower on the Author Incubator.

Join Angela Lauria of the Author Incubator as she interviews author, sign language interpreter, gifts & calling mentor, co-founder of Koinonia Business WomenKrista Dunk about the publishing of her book, Step Out and Take Your Place: How to Discover and Live Your Everyday Calling. Krista's book came out of her personal experience of finding herself in a place where she had no clarity or confidence in what she was supposed to be doing, and asked a lot of questions, such as what it was she was supposed to be doing in the first place, what gifts did she possess, and who the people were whom she was called to influence. Read more and get the transcript here: Krista Dunk on the Author Incubator.

Join Angela Lauria of the Author Incubator as she interviews Jamie Wolf, author of Start Over! Start Now! Ten Keys to Success in Business and Life! As an entrepreneur who has started up a tech company, Jamie has had occasion to interact with several entrepreneurs, and in her interactions with them, she found patterns of places that the entrepreneurs got stuck in, as well as issues they ran into, and then saw parallels between these and people could use in their own lives, such as recovering from mistakes and self-development. Read more and get the transcript here: Jamie Wolf on the Author Incubator.

Join Angela Lauria of the Author Incubator as she interviews author, growth, success and acceleration expertDr. Laureen Wishom about the publishing of her book, How to Become Fit, Fine & Fabulous in Career, Business and Life. The book came about from Lauren's realization, after surveying several women, that most women either didn't know their purpose or didn't know how to get to where they wanted to go from where they were presently at; and, once she had published her book, Laureen found sponsors to help her market her book, which ensured that she didn't have to spend that much to do so. Read more and get the transcript here: Dr. Laureen Wishom on the Author Incubator.

Join Angela Lauria of the Author Incubator as she interviews Dan Stradford, author of The Men's Code of Honor. Dan's interest in the idea for his book came when he was on a trip with a friend and the latter’s son. The friend’s son was asking questions about things, such as the way men treated women, to which Dan said that men have an unwritten code that they live by, a statement that his friend agreed with. Dan thought about that and began doing research into the various codes men have lived by, such as codes of knighthood and military codes to guide men’s conduct, and began condensing these into written form, resulting in the sixty-six items mentioned in the book.  Read more and get the transcript here: Dan Stradford on the Author Incubator.

Join Angela Lauria of the Author Incubator as she interviews author, creativity expert and trainerAlka Dalal about the publishing of her book, Creative Genius TIPS to Unleash Yours.  Alka's book sprang from a period of soul-searching, when she realized that she had been using creativity all her life in just about everything she did, such as the time she created a network with little time and money, and she also introduces such simple, effective tips as reading new books to get the creative juices flowing as well as to never stop learning.   Read more and get the transcript here: Alka Dalal on the Author Incubator.

Join Angela Lauria of The Author Incubator as she interviews Beauty & Image Expert, Author, Proffesional Speaker and Coach Wendy Lyn Phillips about the publishing of her book, Naked To Knockout: Beauty from the Inside Out. One of the reasons why Phillips wrote the book was to pave the way for her two daughters to embrace wanting to be beautiful and to do whatever they wanted to do in life while realizing that there is more to life than merely those activities. The end result is a book which she hopes will add value to the lives of those who read it. Read more and get the transcript here: Wendy Lyn Phillips on The Author Incubator

Join Angela Lauria of The Author Incubator as she interviews Educational Psychologist, Author, Speaker and Coach,Dr. Rob Pennington about the publishing of his book, Find The Upside Of The Down Times: How To Turn Your Worst Experiences Into Your Best Opportunities! Dr. Rob Pennington has a story to tell, and it's an unusual one. He got shot in the chest and survived as a result of an amazing set of coincidences that were short of miraculous. To Dr. Rob, getting shot was one of the best things that ever happened to him. It was an unfortunate event that had helped him on his path to helping people find the upside of their down times. Read more & get the transcript here: Dr. Rob Pennington on The Author Incubator

Join Angela Lauria of Book Journeys as she interviews Author Darrell Knoch about the publishing of his book, Mastering a Healthy Self Image: The Guidebook to Real Happiness and Enormous Success. Darrell Knoch had quite a difficult and unusual upbringing. He suffered an accident that damaged his face at a young age, and was only able to get part of it fixed at age sixteen. It took him more than twenty years to repair the rest of the damage to his face, and as such, he had self-esteem and self-image issues growing up. In time, he was able to turn his fortunes around, and got back his self-confidence> He was inspired to write a book on the life lessons that he has learned. Read more and get the transcript here: Darrell Knoch on The Author Incubator

Join Angela Lauria of The Author Incubator as she interviews author Sharon Clarkson about the publishing of her book, My Dream, a book of poems on encouragement and inspiration. Clarkson revealed that she had dreamt of becoming a writer. She recalls selling the first copy of her book to her husband’s friend, who was only going to review the book initially. After reading the book, the man ordered ten more copies from her, which he then distributed the books to his family. Another reader, who said that one of the poems in My Dream touched her on a spiritual level, ordered 25 copies to share to her friends. This has emboldened her to work beyond some people's lack of appreciation for poetry, and simply push on forward. Read more and get the trnscript here: Sharon Clarkson on The Author Incubator

Join Angela Lauria of The Author Incubator as she interviews change strategist, keynote speaker, trainer, coach, and author Edie Raether about the publishig of her book, Why Cats Don't Bark: Unleash Your PowerZone and Stop Bullying Now!  When it comes to building material for a book, Raether compares it to building Tinker Toys—that is, put material together piecemeal until you get to the finished product. She prefers the physical act of writing on a sheet of paper instead of typing them out on a device like a computer, because she believes that physically writing the words out taps into a very creative part of the brain that can help in putting the right words together. Read more and get the transcript here: Edie Raether on The Author Incubator

Join Dr. Angela Lauria of The Author Incubator as the interviews author Cathy Larson on the publishing of her book, Yard Wine: It’s a Neighborly Thing. According to Larson, the concept of her book, Yard Wine, came about from her bonding activities with her neighbors, who were fond of sharing drinks while talking about different topics. In her website, yardwinebook.com, Larson says that this is a good way to build meaningful relationships the old-fashioned way, that is, face to face. Read more & get the transcript here: Cathy Larson on The Author Incubator

Join Angela Lauria of The Author Incubator as she interviews Chiropractor Dr. Mark William Cochran about the publishing of his book, Oby's Wisdom! A Caveman's Simple Guide to Health and Well-being. This first book is a holistic health and wellness book that presents ideas on the benefits of natural medicine using a family of cavemen led by Oby, or Obsidian J. Stone, his wife, Fern, and son Scooter. It gives weight to natural medicine as a powerful alternative to the conventional medicine of today. Read more & get the transcript here: Dr. Mark William Cochran on The Author Incubator

Join Angela Lauria of The Author Interview as she interviews career strategist and president of The Bauke Group, Julie Bauke, about the publishing of her book, Stop Peeing on Your Shoes: Avoiding the 7 Mistakes that Screw Up Your Job Search. Bauke is a professional career strategist, and has several years of experience working with a large recruitment and career management services firm called Lee Hecht and Harrison. Her time with the career management services firm allowed her to pick up on the warning signs that employees often miss or ignore, which leads to them being laid off work. Read more & get the transcript here: Julie Bauke on The Author Incubator

Join Dr. Angela Lauria of The Author Incubator as she interviews author and coach, Jane Bernard, about the publishing of her self-help book Fine Tuning, Connecting with Your Inner Power. Author Jane warmed up to the idea for her book after going through a rough patch in her life and losing her passion and motivation to write. Fine Tuning, Jane said, was formed by way of different small clippings here and there that she eventually collected into a single volume. Jane teaches writing classes and conducts workshops for writers. Read more & get the transcript here: Jane Bernard on The Author Incubator

Join Angela Lauria of Book Journeys Radio as she interviews clutter coach and best selling author, Sallie Felton on the publishing of her book, If I'm So Smart, Why Can't I Get Rid of This Clutter? She revealed that the idea for her book came during a radio show she was hosting one New Year’s Eve. After hearing the resolutions from her callers, she announced her own resolutions, which then became the seeds of her book. Sallie is also the author of a few other books, including one in which she had a chapter published along with some self-help luminaries like Stephen Covey, Deepak Chopra, Dr. John Gray, and Jack Canfield. Read more & get the transcript here: Sallie Felton on The Author Incubator