James Bird talks about his Ojibwe roots, being raised living out of his mom's car, overcoming the odds and now having a home and a family of his own. James also talks about his feature films "Honeyglue" and "We Are Boats," his fantastic book "The Brave" and opens up about his own struggles with a learning disability and anxiety.
Vocal Coach, Opera Singer, Certified Alexander Technique Teacher and Author Gary Ramsey talks about his deadly cancer diagnosis; he was told his time was up now (not in weeks or months) and how he was overcome by a state of bliss and surrender. Gary discusses how he was led to paradise, his miraculous recovery and how this journey inspired his book!
USA Today Best Selling Author Anna J Stewart talks about her first (writing) love paranormal romance and throwing shade at her friend for writing 'sweet romance'...until said friend offered Anna a HUGE writing opportunity in that sweet genre...the genre that ended up turning her writing hobby into her job. See what can happen when we do things we never thought we would or even wanted to!
Let’s face the facts: most artistic endeavours don’t lead to fame, fortune and flashy cars. A lot of the time, when it’s your first production or first mounting of a new piece of writing you’re ahead of the game if you just make it to the finish line ( i.e. a live performance for theatre or a final cut with sound, score and a credit roll). And without that first finish line you will never get to your second, third, fourth, fifth and eventually find your success in a steady creative career that pays and maybe even create that masterpiece you dream of making which is why you got into this industry in the first place.
Dana’s adventure continue in book #2 of the Year of the What? series
Year of the Bitch…coming soon!
Stay tuned with author Jennifer Lieberman’s upcoming events, performances and productions.
