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Our July show topic is Safe Dating for Teens. Tips for parents and teens when it comes to group and signle dating situations. Things to know and how to be safe in this ever changing world. Please post any questions below.

Please join host Marsha Cook Tuesday July12 at 6 PM-EST-5 PM-CST MT-4PM-MT -3PM- PST for an entertaining and informative discussion on writing books.Marsha has a very special co- host Book Reviewer Sasse Ashe.Sass is a professional web content writer and is the person behind S.A.Writing Services.Their guest this week is Karen Fuller publisher of WORLD CASTLE PUBLISHING. WorldCastle is a new publisher of ebooks, and trade paperback novels. They opened their doors in March of this year and have well over thirty authors who have published with them. The discussion will center around e- books and how the book market is changing. As a publisher Karen recognizes how important choosing the right authors can be in this over crowded market. She is doing a fabulous job of choosing unique projects to publish.Kathi Barton will be joining the conversation. Kathi is doing very well with her books and we will be discussing how she got into the business and her new found success with World Castle Publishing. Also on the show

Please listen in for important information about our July shows. The times may change to accommodate the guests. There may be some additions so please check back whenever you get a chance.  There will be less e- mails and reminders . LESS E- MAIL IS A GOOD THING!   Thank you  Marsha Cook / VS Grenier 

This month's show is with guest John Wilson and author of over thirty novels and non-fiction books for children, teens and adults, all of which are historically based. His passion for the past and for creating stories has taken him to Roman Germany, Renaissance London, a Civil War prison camp, New Mexico and Arizona in the 1870s. Although his mind leads him throughout history, John's prime interest is in the First and Second World Wars, which are the settings for several of his titles. Find out more about John Wilson and his books at johnwilson-author.blogspot.com  Blurb for Written in Blood: Set in the harsh desert world of Arizona Territory and Mexico during the 1870s, Written in Blood follows young Jim Doolen as he searches for traces of his father who abandoned the family ten years before. As he travels through the scorched landscape, Jim crosses paths with a variety of characters, each of whom adds one more link in a chain of discovery that leads back to a dark, violent past. Jim learns that uncovering

Please join  Marsha Cook on July 5 at 8PM - EST - 7PM - CST -6PM- MT-5PM - PST. Candance o'Donnell is the special guest. Candance will do free readings- if you call in and ask a question! Not only will this show be informative it will be entertaining. Candance is not only a wonderful writer she is a Blog Talk Radio Host and a incredibly interesting woman. Candance has several books out but her true love is helping people understand about their lives with healing hands. She is also a Certified Meditation Instructor and she  has a very interesting new show where she takes calls and does readings.It's becoming very popular in the blog talk market - Please call in and Candance will be very happy to take your calls. The call in number is 714-242-5259 and her website http://www.candyodonnell.net

Blog Talk Radio’s World of Ink Network show: Stories for Children hosts VS Grenier, Kris Quinn Chirstopherson and Irene Roth will be chatting with Clayton Paul Thomas about his book "Trantrums, Troubles and Treasures", parenting tips, writing, the publishing industry and experiences with virtual tours. Clayton will also be sharing writing tips and trials, and tribulations of the writer’s life. Clayton Paul Thomas has worked with kids for about 16 years from three different settings. The first was at St. Joseph Children’s Home. This was a place abused kids went after being permanently separated from their parents. Most of his parenting skills were developed here. The kids Clayton worked with ranged from ages 3 to 15. Afterwards, Clayton became an elementary public school teacher. He taught for 7 1/2 years from 1st through 4th grade. Finally, Clayton has two boys (Cameron age 7 and Luke age 3). He has been married for 9 years to his beautiful wife Lauren. Though his parenting skills were learned at St. Joseph

Blog Talk Radio’s World of Ink Network Show: The Writing Mama will be chatting with author Rhonda Fischer about “Team Randy” and its efforts to cure blindness. Rhonda Fischer is CEO/Founder of Whim Publishing and Author of Randy Kazandy, Where Are Your Glasses? released March 1, 2009, second printing March, 2010. She also has a Randy Kazandy Designer lead-free eye glasses for children named after characters in the book developed by Ooh la-la de Paris in Hollywood, CA. debuted February 2011. Optometrists world wide are starting to caring the new fun, funky, hip Randy Kazandy line. Rhonda is also a member of the SCBWI (Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators). Rhonda will be running the San Francisco Marathon this year in an effort to raise money for the Himalayan Cataract Project. For more information visit http://www.cureblindness.org To help Team Randy visit http://www.crowdrise.com/sfcureblindness/fundraiser/OliverFischer For more information about Rhonda Fischer and his book, “Randy Kazand

Blog Talk Radio’s World of Ink Network Show: The Writing Mama withhosts VS Grenier and Marsha Cook will be chatting with Herb D. Trainer. Herb D. Trainer inspires children to make smarter food and activity choices through unique, lively characters in "It's All About Choice: Getting Back in the Game!" The story centers on the history of Danny Dixon, an excellent student-athlete, whose strong love for basketball is side-tracked by a family tragedy. Sad and misguided, he abandons his favorite sport and begins binging on 'junk food', which leads to excessive weight gain. When he's finally motivated to get back in the game, a bully teases Danny and intimidates him into avoiding the neighborhood park. About the book: It's All About Choice: Getting Back in the Game! by Herb Trainer ISBN: 9780615440798 Publisher: IAAC Media Date of publish: May 5, 2011 Pages: 69 S.R.P.: $12.99 About the author: Master personal trainer, Herb D. Trainer brings a wealth of experience in health, fitness and food service to "I

Special show on Saturday June 18, 10 AM CST - 11AM- EST 9AM- MT - 8AM-PST. This show will be fun. Debbie Sue Goodman – Author and Comedian will be on the show talking about dating and does PRINCE CHARMING really exist? Debbie Sue is an expert on “life” and “relationships.” She has written three books, Still Single, Still Dating, and My Husband the Stranger which was just published last November. In her TribLocal column, “Ask Debbie Sue,” she offers advice on love, dating, and life in general. Debbie Sue Goodman also performs a one-woman comedy show based on her books. Also it's a special month for e- books .99 cent day for Marsha books,  THE BUSY BUS, LOVE CHANGES and SNACK ATTACK. Also joining the fun will be Bennet Pomerantz, Denise Spooner and Mary Rita.The show is live, but it's early so don't worry it will be on demand whenever you get up. The call in number is 714-242-5259.

Welcome to The Writing Mama show at BTR’s World of Ink Network. Be prepared to call in later and chat with hosts VS Grenier, Marsha Cook, J.D. Holiday and our very special guest Tal Yanai. In a world driven by instant gratification comes a gem of a book full of wisdom, couched in simple language and written from the heart. Life Is Not a Candy Store: It's the Way to the Candy Store by Tal Yanai invites teens to engage in both the critical process of self-reflection and the experience of connecting with the larger world. For more info on Tal Yanai and his book visit http://www.TalYanai.com

The idea of this new once a month show is to have guests (adults or kids) share information to help empower kids and their families. This month hosts VS Grenier and new co-host Kecia Burcham will be talking about bullying. To find out more about Kecia Burcham visit http://www.examiner.com/parenting-in-nashville/kecia-burcham To find out more about VS Grenier visit http://vsgrenier.com Visit our Families Matter Blog at http://familiesmatter2us.blogspot.com

Please join  Marsha Cook and Fran Lewis on June 14 at 6PM- EST 5PM CST -4PM MT- 3PM PST-for a very special show Gerard de Marigny, author of The Watchman of Ephraim.His book is a political thriller and is the first of his WATCHMAN OF EPHRAIM series.Gerard has been very successful as a musician and entrepreneur and now has become an author to be noticed. During the 1980’s and 1990’s, Gerard was the lead guitarist for a rock band that sold many thousands of records all over the world. His band won the “Best New Video” award on MTV in1983, but a life-threatening illness (cancer, Hodgkin’s Lymphoma) and an epiphany of faith inspired him to leave that lifestyle and devote himself to “living his faith.”  

Blog Talk Radio’s World of Ink Network Show: Stories for Children withhosts VS Grenier, Kris Quinn Christopherson and Irene Roth will be chatting with author Margot Finke about her recent children’s books: “Taconi and Claude – Double Trouble” a historical middle-grade adventure, “Horatio Humble Beats the Big D” a rhyming picture book about dyslexia, and “Ruthie and the Hippo’s Fat Behind” a rhyming picture book about change. Remember, kids today are computer savvy, and ALL 11 of Margot’s books (both hard copy and eBooks) can be viewed on Margot’ Magic Carpet.   You can find out more about Margot Finke’s World of Ink Author/Book Tour schedule athttp://storiesforchildrenpublishing.com/MargotFinke.aspx

Blog Talk Radio’s World of Ink Network Show: The Writing Mama withhosts VS Grenier and Marsha Cook will be chatting with Karen Cioffi about online marketing. Karen Cioffi is an author, ghostwriter, and freelance writer, as well as a member of the International Association of Professional Ghostwriters, the Professional Writers Alliance, and the National Association of Independent Writers and Editors. You can learn more about Karen at: http://karencioffi.com. And, to check out the books she’s authored, go to http://www.karencioffi.com/karen-cioffis-books-and-ebooks/ Karen will also be offering an eBook "Writing, Publishing, and Marketing - You Can Do It," a step-by-step guide to help you over the hurdles. You might say it's a GPS system to help get writers where they want to be - published and selling books to those who call in or post questions in the chat room. More details will be announced on the show. We'll be live 6pm EST.

This show examines the use of inspiration, imagination and invention while making use of real personalities and events, and the need for accurate historical research. Our guests this month, Janice and Tom Shefelman. They are an author-illustrator couple who live in Austin, Texas, and work together to make books for children of all ages. They particularly love to write and illustrate books that bring the past alive. Their latest collaboration is a picture book biography, I, Vivaldi, written as if by the composer himself. Research included long stays in Venice, living in the square where Vivaldi’s childhood home still stands, and studying the paintings by artists of his time. Their books have won many awards, among them the New York Public Library Best Book for the Teen Age, Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List, Reading Rainbow Book, Children’s Book Council Notable book, and the International Reading Association Children’s Choices. For more information visit www.shefelmanbooks.com .

Join host Marsha Cook and her guest co-host Bennet Pomerantz  as they welcome the very successful author William Maltese. William is the featured guest on A GOOD STORY IS A GOOD STORY on June 7, 9PM EST – 8PM – CST – 7PM – MT – 6PM- PST.  Denise Spooner will have the phone lines and chat room open.to take calls for their very accomplished guest. William is an International best – selling author of close to 200 books. Not only does he write successful books he travels constantly which is why his books  tell  beautiful stories of beautiful places. He writes in all genres including erotica, sci – fi, mystery, thriller, romance, western and espionage, There’s not much than William hasn’t done in his life. He has been to France, Germany, Spain, Italy, South Africa, Australia and Chile and if that’s not enough he’s been almost everywhere in the USA. He is the author of cook books and his pride and joy WILLIAM MALTESE’S WINE TASTER’S DIARY. He has also done research on Gluten Free Diets and has written  GLUTEN – FRE

Blog Talk Radio’s World of Ink Network Show: Stories for Children withhosts VS Grenier, Kris Quinn Christopherson and Irene Roth will be chatting about Grenier’s recent children’s book “Babysitting SugarPaw” a picture book about friendship and telling the truth. VS Grenier is an award-winning children’s author, founder & owner of Stories for Children Publishing, LLC., award-winning editor-in-chief of Stories for Children Magazine and chief editor for Halo Publishing, Int.; in addition, to running her own editorial and critique services.   The show will air live, June 6, 2011 at 3pm EST. You can find out more about VS Grenier’s World of Ink Author/Book Tour schedule at http://storiesforchildrenpublishing.com/BabysittingSugarPaw.aspx. There will be giveaways, reviews, interviews, guest posts and more. Make sure to stop by and interact with VS Grenier and the hosts at the different stops by leaving comments and/or questions. To learn more about the World of Ink Tours visitStories for Children Publishing

Blog Talk Radio’s World of Ink Network Show: The Writing Mama withhosts VS Grenier and Marsha Cook will be chatting with Bennet Pomerantz about censorship and the banning of books, among other things. Bennet Pomerantz has covered the Audio medium for the last 28 years and has a syndicated newspaper column AUDIOWORLD and Movies of Your Mind in Affaire De Couer Magazine. This is where he highlights his vast and diverse knowledge of the spoken word medium. Bennet also has his weekly column TO BE OR WHAT, which appears in 200 newspapers across the country, as well as his monthly internet self-help column for writers, A PIECE OF MY MIND, which appears in the pages of Night Owl Reviews Magazine. He also is a top 1000 reviewer for Amazon.com. The show will air live, June 3, 2011 at 6pm EST.

Come take an adventure in the World of Ink with hosts VS Grenier and Irene Roth as they share with you highlights on each Stories for Children Magazine issue. This month they will be sharing the Summer 2011 issue. Learn more at Stories for Children Magazine and purchase the Summer 2011 issue http://storiesforchildrenmagazine.org. Our Summer 2011 issue freatured author is Mary Cunningham of the award winning 'Tween fantasy/mystery series, Cynthia’s Attic. She is also co-writer of the humor-filled lifestyle book titled, WOOF: Women Only Over Fifty, Christmas With Daisy, and Ghost Light, a short story inspired by her Indiana basketball roots. Learn more at http://www.marycunninghambooks.com.

Fran Lewis and Marsha Cook have a very special guest on May 25 at 5 PM EST– 4PM-CST- 3PM -MT- 2PM PST, Eliot Pattison, Edgar award-winning author. His new book ASHES OF THE EARTH will be the topic of discussion. Sandra Elrod will be there to open the chat room and take the calls. This is a show you won’t want to miss. Take a glimpse into the future. Think about your world as it is right now. Trees, markets, stores, technological advances, medical breakthroughs and modern conveniences that everyone takes for granted and rarely gives thanks for. Imagine in one strike of a match your world goes up in flames and the end result is a total global holocaust. What is left is smoke, ash, soot, burned buildings, pieces of glass and human beings so deformed so ill they can barely survive. Humans exposed to radiation and expelled and exiled not to contaminate others. Martial law reigns. Those who question are exiled or punished. Those who dare to challenge the government tortured. Imagine a world devoid of flowers, trees