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 episode 10 video Zaid Hasan is an aspiring author, currently editing his debut novel. It’s an epic adventure story in the High Fantasy genre with elements of Sci-Fi mixed in. Zaid is a proud Muslim-American, born and raised in New York, hoping to explore deep themes and offer new perspectives through his art.

 episode 8 video Lalitha Ramanathan is a Finance Manager turned writer. She is an avid blogger and has published her stories with many online platforms and anthologies. She is a 2022 Orange Flower Award Runner-up. Her upcoming debut book on parenting humor will be published by OM Books International. Lalitha lives with her family in Singapore. When not writing, she loves to read, play the violin, and design Rangolis, all the while gathering ideas for her next plot. She loves writing stories with a pinch of humour!

 episode 8 video Natasha Sharma is a freelance software developer who moonlights as a writer. She has been a voracious consumer of the written word since her childhood and is never without a book (or a Kindle) by her side. A true blue feminist, she is passionate about creating awareness on gender inequality and other social issues. At the same time, her work displays a characteristic streak of cleverness and wit. Her stories have been published in several online magazines like eShe, Reading Frame, Thinking Pen, eFictionProject, and Penmancy, amongst others. Her op-ed pieces and other articles can be found on leading web portals such as MoneyControl, SheThePeople, and Women’s Web. Her stories have been printed in several anthologies like Everything Changed After That, Musings Mundane and Mortal, Existing Loudly, The Runner’s Tribe, TMYS’s Review: Food and Drinks, Dancing Gold Flecks, An Iron Fist in a Velvet Glove, amongst others. In 2022, in association with Tell Me Your Story, Yor...

  episode 7 video Veena Rao is an award-winning Indian-American journalist and author. Purple Lotus, her debut novel, is a 2021 American Fiction Award winner, a 2021 Georgia Author of the Year finalist, and an award-winning finalist in the multicultural and women’s fiction categories of the 2021 International Book Awards. She is the founding editor of NRI Pulse, an Atlanta-based news publication. She has been recognized by The Limca Book of Records (the Indian version of the Guinness Book of Records) as the first Indian woman to edit and publish a newspaper outside India. When she is not writing or meeting press deadlines, you will find her meditating or gardening. To find out more about Veena, visit her website www.veenaspulse.com.

 episode 6 video Kerry Kriseman is the author of Accidental First Lady: On t he Front Lines and Behind the Scenes of Local Politics, published by St. Petersburg Press. The memoir recounts her 22 years as a political spouse to her lawyer-turned-politician husband, Rick Kriseman, St. Petersburg Mayor from 2014-2022. Historical dramas, traveling, scratch cooking, drinking wine, and daily walks are her interests. The St. Petersburg native is a graduate of University of South Florida with a B.A. in Mass Communications/Broadcasting and has worked in print media for the St. Petersburg Times (now Tampa Bay Times) in various positions in the Newsroom and Marketing Department. She volunteers in the community and serves on multiple non-profit boards. She joined Creative Clay as the public relations manager. The non-profit creates equality through art with programs for individuals with neuro-differences. She has served as mentor with the 'Take Stock in Children' program in Pinellas County ...

episode 5    video Anne Marie's debut collection of poetry, Survived By: A Memoir in Verse + Other Poems, was accepted for publication by Curious Corvid Publishing and is scheduled for release in April of 2023. Her chapbook, Mother, (v), won the 2023 Cinnamon Press Pamphlet Contest and is scheduled for publication in Spring 2024. She won the 2023 Jackson Hole Poetry Box Contest, the 2023 DC Public Library Haiku Contest, the 2023 Maryland Writer's Association Poetry Contest, and was one of 120 poets long-listed out of 15,000 entries for the international Erbacce Prize. Anne Marie was a finalist for the inaugural Emma Howell Rising Poet Award, was the winner of the 2021 Crow House Press Poetry Competition, and earned the 2021 Peter K. Hixson Memorial award in poetry, which was presented by Writer's Relief. She received the 2020 Milestone Award presented by Wyoming Writers, Inc., and the 2020 Rising Star Award presented by the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce. She was a 2021 W...

 episode 4 video Kathryn P. Carter is an educational consultant, children’s book author, and speaker. Her goal is to elevate, energize and encourage children to become reading rockstas. She is the author of The Lizzie B. Hayes children’s book series about a precocious eight-year-old and three generations of her colorful family. Her historical fiction series is just right for children ages 8-12. Through her Ten Steps to Reading Success © parent workshop, participants learn tips and strategies to support children on the journey to success in school and in life. Kathryn is available to speak about children's literacy development and tips for aspiring authors. #authorlife #writerslife,  #lol, #loveofliterature, #aspiringauthors, #tipsforpublishing, #sredhanea, #jayanthisankar, #jaysre, #allunderoneumbrella, #writingjourney, #becominganauthor, #editimanuscript, #literaryagents, #editors, #publishers