My guests on this episode are Moe and Laura Berg. Moe Berg is a musician, songwriter, and producer best known as the frontman for the band The Pursuit of Happiness. Moe’s first book, a short story collection called The Green Room, was published by Gutter Press in 2000. Laura Berg is a college professor, professional speaker, trained therapist. She has been named one of the Top 10 Mom Entrepreneurs, Savvy Mom of the Year, and was awarded YouTube’s Silver Play Button. Laura’s first book, The Baby Signing Bible, was published by Avery in 2012. Her most recent book, Thriving Life: How to Live Your Best Life No Matter the Cards You're Dealt was published by Health Communications Inc in 2021.
In its review of The Green Room, the Globe and Mail said “the stories… take the edgy, easy cynicism of Berg's songs and build from it some fascinating glimpses into young urban lives grappling with love and lust, flirting with fame and confronting the prospect of abject failure.”
In its review of Thriving Life, the Wisconsin Bookwatch said that “Laura Berg deftly draws upon her years of experience and expertise to create an ideal DIY instructional guide that is as practical and effective as it is inspired and inspiring.”
Moe and Laura and I talk about how moving into the publishing world after achieving success in another creative field can open doors, but can also create unrealistic expectations, how unforeseen problems—like, say, a breakdown in the distribution chain or a global pandemic—can mess up book release plans, and how an unexpected collaboration with their daughter has brought new life to an in-progress book project.
Moe Berg: moeberg.ca
Laura Berg: lauraberginc.com
Music: "simple-hearted thing" by Alex Lukashevsky. Used with permission.
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