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Join Marsha Casper Cook & Virginia S Grenier on the 1st Wed. of the month for the What is Success show where they will talk with guest, share tips and talk about the film and publishing industry. This month's guest is Brian Scott Mednick, an author, filmmaker and stand-up comedian who graduated New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Film and Television in 1995. Brian spent fifteen years writing and researching a biography of Gene Wilder entitled Gene Wilder: Funny and Sad, published in December 2010 by BearManor Media. Brian is widely considered the foremost authority on Mr. Wilder and his work, and his book has been cited in publications in the United States, Europe, and India. Brian has reviewed film and theater for such publications as Show Business Weekly and Good Times. Learn more about Brian Scott Mednick at http://www.brianscottmednick.com Learn more about the World of Ink Network at http://worldofinknetwork.com  

Join hosts Virginia S Grenier and Marsha Casper Cook on Tuesday February 4, 2014 at 4PM eastern - 3PM central - 2PM mountain - 1PM pacific for a special WOI show with legendary actress E.G. Daily best known as the voice of 'Tommy Pickles' on Nickelodeon's hit cartoon "Rugrats" and 'Dottie' from the iconic 80's cult classic movie PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE. E.G. had a recent resurgence in her career after she stunned judges with her moving rendition of Faith Hill's "Breathe" on NBC's "The Voice" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lZdRdcLVgU) The Los Angeles native started her career at an early age with roles on "Lavern and  Shirley", "Chips" and "Fame". Deciding to focus on pursuing music during the 80's dance music explosion led by Madonna's producer Jelly Bean Benitez, she created 3 top 10 hits including "Say It, Say It" by Benitez which went #1 on the Billboard dance charts. E.G. has never stopped signing and has produced, composed and performed her own songs and being featured on over 30 film soundtracks i

Join Marsha Cook, Virginia Grenier and RJ Jeffreys on Tuesday January 28 at 1 PM PST 2 PM MT 3 PM CST 4 PM EST on A GOOD STORY IS A GOOD STORYwith their guest Charles Day. Charles is the publisher of Evil Jester Press, a respected small press committed to publishing the best in dark fiction.(Horror, thrillers, dark fantasy and science fiction) The discussion this week will be of great value to authors, publishers, marketing experts, social media specialists and anyone and everyone that is spending hours being overwhelmed with all that must be accomplished in a day - or does it have to be that way?   In the last several years marketing and being a social media guru seems to have taken a toll on everyone and some have even given up on their dreams because they need to have some time for themselves and because many others feel as if they have been working around the clock. Please feel free to join in the conversation by calling 714- 242-5259 The chat room and phone lines will be open. Callers are always welco

Come join host Virginia S Grenier on BTR’s Featured World of Ink Network Monday January 27th at 2pm Eastern - 1pm Central - 12noon Moutain - 11am Pacific The topic this Monday on The Writing Mama Show - Gluten Free Kids. This week come meet author Christy E. Bykowski and learn about her kid friendly celiac disease awareness picture book, Gluten-Free Me: Beckmin Goes to School January 2014. “Beckmin Goes to School” is Bykowski’s first children’s book and was inspired by her middle son Beckmin, who was diagnosed with celiac disease at 18 months, after extensive sickness and a series of hospital visits. Since then, Christy has worked with Beckmin through the everyday challenges of being a kid with this disease, dealing with his frustrations and his own learning curve as to what celiac disease is, how to explain it and what it means in his day-to-day life. Beckmin’s stories, written to help children define, understand and explain celiac disease, are meant to be both empowering and educational for kids and thei

Join Cassandre Dayne as she talks with artists who take their work to the edge. On Sunday, January 26th at 2 pm EST, she'll be talking with Melissa Kier. Not only is she a talented author of several best selling books including Chalkboard Romance, Protecting His Wolfe, and Three's a Crowd - she's also the owner of InkSpell Publishling.  Cassandre will find out what makes her stories of seduction have readers craving to find out more about her complex characters. Her books are called intriguing with their cat and mouse games. This talented lady will also give an insight into what it takes to make a publishing company rise above the rest. Join us if you dare...

Fran's guest on January 23 at 4PM EST 3PM CST  will be Stephen A.Enna and Dennis J Wooten. When authors Stephen A. Enna and Dennis J Wootten penned their wildly successful political thriller, Aloha in 2011, about a gay American president who brokers a deal to sell Hawaii to China to pay off the national debt and raise 13 trillion dollars, little did they envision that the book would spawn a popular trilogy and that it would eventually lead them to publish the second half of the series.  Shalom! Is the first book in the new series and follows with the familiar themes and story lines that made the Aloha! trilogy so popular with readers. Shalom! also revisits favorite characters from the first trilogy as America heads into an uncertain future...sound familiar?

Welcome Back – Sizzling Authors. Join Marsha Casper Cook on Tuesday January 21 at 4 Eastern, 3 Central 2 Mountain 1 Pacific for Romance. We're Back!      Great show planned co – host for the show is Elizabeth Black. Marsha and Elizabeth’s guest are Sable Hunter, Jean Joachim and Jacqueline Hopkins-Walton. It’s back to Sizzling hot shows.  Going to be a great discussion and reading. Some of the authors will be reading short passages from their books. Guest Call-in (714) 242-5259 We’re live but will also be on demand right after the show is over  Join us! Bethany Cross will be opening up the chat room and phone lines . http://www.worldofinknetwork.com http://www.michiganavenuemedia.com

Saturday Night Special - 10PM CST 11 PM EST During this special edition of The Paranormal Hour, host Willow Cross will be joining Mark Hamptom and the Extreme Arkansas Paranormal (EAP) team for a live showing during the filming of a special documentary from Potato King Productions in Smack Over Arkansas. Smack Over is well known for it's incredibly active haunted locations.  Demonologist Michael Barbee will be co-hosting from the control room with host Marsha Casper Cook, as Willow and EAP attempt to scientifically document paranormal activity in one of the most haunted places in the United States.  The phone lines and chat room will be open to take your calls and questions.   The Paranormal Hour: https://www.facebook.com/theparanormalhour Willow Cross:  https://www.facebook.com/willowcrossbooks Extreme Arkansas Paranormal: https://www.facebook.com/ExtremeArkansasParanormal Potato King Productions: https://www.facebook.com/potatokingproductions Michael Barbee: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Michael-Ba

Please join Fran Lewis on January 16 AT 4PM EST 3PM CST 2 PM MT 1PM PST for a wonderful book discussion. Blog Talk Radio and the World of Ink would like to welcome authors Mark Young, Dale and Kaila Halling, Mark Rubinstein, Stuart Yates and a special mystery guest to BOOK DISCUSSION WITH FRAN LEWIS. Mystery Thursday will feature husband and wife authors: Dale and Kaila Halling and their novel: The Pendulum of Justice, Mark Rubinstein: Foot Soldier, Stuart Yates: Varangian, Mark Young: Broken Allegiance and a special mystery author for the first hour. The second hour we will be joined by the author of The Tragedy of King Lewis the Sixteenth: David Lane. This should be quite interesting: the discussion will center around Gang violence, corruption in the US Patent Office, A foot soldier serving in Vietnam and his experience and The Vikings. David's book is based on the life of King Louis XVI and is written in classical style. Join me: Fran Lewis the author of the Face Behind the Stones Series and Bertha an

Host, RJ "Jeff" Jeffreys of The Write Step is most honored and pleased to welcome publisher, poet, and managing editor, Ami Kaye. Join us for a lively and in-depth conversation on poetry, the craft of writing and the business of publishing books. Ami Kaye serves as publisher of Glass Lyre Press, and is also the principle owner and managing editor of Pirene’s Fountain, a poetry journal. Ami edited and published Sunrise from Blue Thunderin response to the Japan 2011 disasters. More recently she co-edited First Water: Best of Pirene’s Fountain. Her poems, reviews and articles have appeared in various journals and anthologies including East on Central, First Literary Review- East, Tears in the Fence, Cartier Street Review, Wild Goose Poetry Review, Peony Moon, Scottish Poetry Review, Diode Poetry Journal, Dance of the Peacock, Enchanting Verses, among others. Ami’s work was nominated for the James B. Baker award, and received an honorable mention in the 2013 Tiferet Journal writing contest. She is the author of

Come listen to The Writing Mama show with hosts Virginia S Grenier & Marsha Casper Cook on BTR’s Featured World of Ink Network live at 8pm ET - 7pm CT - 6pm MT - 5pm PT This week come meet debut children's author Alicia Lloyd. She is a senior at West Chester University of Pennsylvania and is working towards her Bachelor’s Degree in Early Grades Preparation (PK-4) and Special Education. She has a strong passion for working with children and loves to write! Alicia Lloyd’s monster picture book, When the Monsters are Quiet is a 1st grade reading level children's book with phonemic awareness and has reading comprehension strategies in the back of the book so parents can get their kiddos to become star readers! You can find out more about Alicia Lloyd, her book and World of Ink Author/Book Tour at http://tinyurl.com/mxhj8vj Follow Alicia Lloyd on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/whenthemonstersarequiet Learn more about the World of Ink Tours at http://worldofinknetwork.com   Follow us on Facebook at h

Join Cassandre Dayne as she talks with artists who take their work to the edge. On Sunday, January 12th at 2 pm EST - she'll  be talking with Don Martin, the author of Sol. His work has been called stunning as well as terrifying in its predictions of the future. "Mankind is facing the biggest challenge he has ever faced. THe human race will be extinct in 5 - 7 years." With an opening like this, you can imagine the rest of the story. His life is extraordinary in many ways and Cassandre will highlight his accomplishments as well as his hopes for the future. Our worlds and life don't always go exactly as planned...

On this week's episode of The Paranormal Hour, host Willow Cross will be joined by co-host JH Glaze and demonoligist Michael Barbee to discuss a recent ghost investigation in Kansas City.  Willow and Michael set out to find evidence in a hotel which has reportedly had numerous deaths.  What they discovered will blow your mind.  Tune in 8pm PST, 9pm Central, and 10EST to hear all about their adventure.   The Paranormal Hour on Facebook Willow Cross on Facebook JH Glaze on Facebook Michael Barbee on Facebook

Please join Marsha Casper Cook on Tuesday January 7 at 1:30 PST 2:30 MT 3:30 CST PM  4:30 EST  for a Special Afternoon with Jen Grisanti. Writing Instructor for Writers on The Verge at NBCUniversal, Story and Career Consultant at Jen Grisanti Consultancy. Jen is really a woman that can do it all. She will be talking about screenwriting and authoring novels. The phone lines will be open as well as the chat room with Bethany Cross. The number to call in is (714) 242-5259 Past: CBS Paramount and Spelling Television, Inc. info for Jen http://jengrisanticonsultancy.blogspot.com/ Her Mission - To teach story and the idea of moving to a higher consciousness in the stories that we tell. I love the idea of character growth and when the character moves from ego to spirit within the course of a story. for more info about advertising with World Of Ink or being a guest on the show http://www.worldofinknetwork.com http://www.michiganavenuemedia.com

Special A GOOD STORY IS A GOOD STORY  World Of Ink show on Monday January 6, 2014.  3PM CST 4PM EST Marsha Casper Cook will be taking over Indie Authors Books & More for the day - there will be postings by several authors, bloggers, show hosts - and to wind up the the day a radio show open for callers. World of Ink Hosts will be on at various times in the day. Lets have some fun - you can join in. This is going to be great. Come and meet us ! call in number       (714) 242-5259 https://www.facebook.com/IndieAuthorsBooksMore http://www.worldofinknetwork.com http://www.michiganavenuemedia.com        

Please join Fran Lewis on December 19 th at 4 PM  EST 3PM CST when her guest will be John Land. Jon Land is the critically acclaimed author of thirty novels, including the bestselling series featuring female Texas Ranger Caitlin Strong: Strong Enough to Die, Strong Justice, Strong at the Break, Strong Vengeance, and Strong Rain Falling. In addition, Land is the author of the nonfiction bestseller, Betrayal, which was named Best True Crime Book of 2012 by Suspense magazine and was recently announced the winner in the True Crime category for the 2013 USA International Book Awards. Land graduated from Brown University in 1979 Phi Beta Kappa and Magna cum Laude and continues his association with Brown as an alumni advisor. Land often bases his novels and scripts on extensive travel and research as well as a 25-year career in martial arts. He is an associate member of the US Special Forces and frequently volunteers in schools to help young people learn to enjoy the process of writing. The Tenth Circle: Blaine M

Join Cassandre Dayne on December 15th at 2pm EST as she hosts a show highlighting artists who take their work to the very edge. This lively discussion will be all about the gritty world of writing and a look into the future. What does it take to make it big in a sea full of authors? Will the edgy writers be pushed out of mainstream publishing? Just how far should writing go to the edge? Thoughts and reflections of the future. Up first is Jennifer Sage - a well respected author of Immortal Dreams and Immortal Bound, her words reek of passion and sexuality. Her paranormal romances are filled with gorgeous creatures and horrific curses. Her readers call her works mystical and amazing. Call in to find out how she creates such adventrues. Next is the talented team of KB Cutter and Margie Church. Both accomplished writers on their own accord, their explosive and very passionate teamwork leaves you breathless. With titles such as Razor's Edge and Love's Storm, their pieces are provocative and sexy. Just what makes

Please join Willow Cross and her co host JH Glaze as they welcome authors KB Miller and Jennifer Malone Wright on Friday December 13 at 10 EST 9 CST 8 MT 7 PST for a special Four Horsemen edition of The Paranormal Hour.  This week any paranormal topic is open for discussion.  Call in with your stories and talk to the panel.  You don't want to miss this!   Willow Cross JH Glaze KB Miller Jennifer Malone Wright The Four Horsemen of The Parapocalypse The Paranormal Hour

Special launch party for Jack Remick on Tuesdsay December 10 at 6PM PST 7PM MT 8PM CST 9PM EST. Call in to speak with Jack!(714) 242-5259 Twitter chat - #WOIjack -  (giveaways)  Jack has a new book out with Coffeetown Press and we are going to have one hell of a time celebrating! Beast”, the lead character in The Book of Changes, comes to Berkeley, the Cathedral of Learning, in 1971, a time of political chaos, hallucinogenic drugs, group sex, and electric, acid, psychedelic, mind-bending rock and roll. On his quest for meaning he hangs out with a Harley-riding dwarf, a raven-haired Gothic artists’ model, a sorority girl turned nymphomaniac, and the heir to a family of French aristocrats with a bloody history dating back to before Joan of Arc. Beast soon discovers that he can’t live in the past but has to embrace the present.In the Cathedral, students still go to class, fall in love, get laid, study in libraries, win awards, even graduate, but the world is burning and Berkeley supplies the fuel. This is

Join Fran Lewis on Thursday December 5 at  4 PM EST 3 PM CST when she welcomnes Archer Mayor, the author of the highly acclaimed, Vermont-based series featuring detective Joe Gunther, which the Chicago Tribune describes as “the best police procedurals being written in America.” He is also a past winner of the New England Independent Booksellers Association Award for Best Fiction—the first time a writer of crime literature has been so honored.  In 2011, Mayor’s 22nd Joe Gunther novel, Tag Man, earned a place on the New York Times bestseller list for hardback fiction. Whereas many writers base their books on only interviews and scholarly research, Mayor’s novels are based on actual experience in the field. The result adds a depth, detail and veracity to his characters and their tribulations that has led the New York Times to call him “the boss man on procedures.” http://www.michiganavenuemedia.com http://www.worldofinknetwork.com