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Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherAUTHOR, LIFE COACH AND ENTREPRENEUR [Eric Gee] - Wordsleuth's 37th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (March 19, 2024)Eric Gee has administered personality-based life coaching for more than twenty years. He built a successful education company that used his personality typing method to better the lives of more than twenty thousand students, parents, and teachers. As creator of the Youtopia Project website and the Youtopia 16 assessment, he has disseminated his method to over half a million users since the website’s creation in 2016. His coaching program has been used in companies (Hulu, Disney), universities, and over forty school districts.
Eric graduated from UCLA, where he studied English literature and screenwriting. Coincidentally, he’s also a class...
2024-03-2552 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherWRITER, WRITING COACH AND EDITOR [Dr. Rachel Grosvenor] - Wordsleuth's 36th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community)(February 8, 2024)Rachel Grosvenor is a writer from Birmingham, UK, with a PhD, MA and BA in Creative Writing. With a passion for telling fantastical tales, Rachel has written poetry and short stories for reviews and anthologies worldwide. When she's not writing, she spends her time editing, coaching, and wondering what's for elevenses.
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Pass-the-Baton Interview # 36 is part of a series of Instagram Live interviews where contributors to Word Improv challenges (by @wordsleuth) interview one another so that the Word Improv community and our audience learn about Word Improv writers and their work. The in...
2024-03-0937 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherAWARD-WINNING CHILDREN'S AUTHOR, LAWYER AND HUMORIST [Steven Joseph] - Wordsleuth's 35th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (January 15, 2024)From Steven Joseph:
"I am an attorney, marathon runner, first generation American, and son of a Holocaust Survivor. I am the author of A Grownup Guide to Effective Crankiness, and the just released Cranky Superpowers.
I have also published three children’s books: The Last Surviving Dinosaur: The TyrantoCrankaTsuris, Snoodles, Kidoodles, Poodles and Lots and Lots of Noodles and Snoodles in Space: A Snoodle, the Zoodle Kidoodles and One Happy Schmoodle.
Set for release in February/March 2024: Snoodles in Space, Episode 2: The Zoodles Strike Ba...
2024-01-2338 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherCHILDREN'S AUTHOR [Leigh Ann Hughes] - Wordsleuth's 34th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (December 20, 2023)Leigh Ann Hughes is a happily married mother of three daughters with a rambunctious dog, a sassy kitten, and a laid back bearded dragon. Born and raised in the wonderfully small state of Delaware, she never imagined her life to grow any bigger than those borders. Being an avid reader all of her life, and even writing some as a young girl, she found that creativity again after the birth of her children. Ranging from picture to Elementary chapter to Middle School chapter books, Leigh Ann plans to publish them all.
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2023-12-2653 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherAUTHOR, LEADERSHIP COACH & INSPIRATIONAL PUBLIC SPEAKER [Joe Woodley] - Wordsleuth's 33rd Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (November 26, 2023)Joe Woodley is an author, leadership and team development coach, and inspirational public speaker. His specialty is equipping leaders and teams with the relational skills and divine truths they need to flourish and navigate through the unique challenges presented in today’s high-performance environments.
In his own unique style, emerging from a plethora of
transformative life experiences, Joe provides workshops, seminars and other resources to emphasize the necessity of excellence in character, integrity, leadership, support-care and accountability.
Joe has written over 16 books for adults and children on leadership, team development, character education and othe...
2023-11-2750 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherSCREENWRITER, ENTREPRENEUR AND AUTHOR OF HISTORICAL THRILLERS [ROB SAMBORN] - Wordsleuth's 32nd Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (November 2, 2023)Rob Samborn is the author of historical thrillers including The Prisoner of Paradise, The Swordsman of Venice, Painter of the Damned, and the upcoming Master of the Abyss. In addition to being a novelist, Rob is a screenwriter, entrepreneur and avid traveler. He’s been to forty countries, lived in five of them, and studied nine languages. As a restless spirit who can’t remember the last time he was bored, Rob is on a quest to explore the intricacies of our world. Originally from New York City, Rob lived in Los Angeles for twenty years before moving to Denver...
2023-11-0852 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherHISTORICAL FICTION AUTHOR, FORMER ACTRESS AND TV SHOW HOST [DEBRA BORCHERT] - Wordsleuth's 31st Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (October 19, 2023)Debra Borchert has had many careers. She debuted, at the age of five, as a model at a local
country club where her crinoline petticoat dropped to her ankles in the middle of the runway.
Since then, she’s been a clothing designer, actress (starring in her first television commercial
with Jeff Daniels for S.O.S. Soap Pads), TV show host, spokesperson for high-tech companies,
marketing and public relations professional, technical writer for Fortune 100 companies, and
author.
She is the author of the Château de Ver...
2023-10-2228 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherYA FANTASY/SCI-FI WRITER [C.R. RICE] - Wordsleuth's 30th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (October 8, 2023)
C.R. Rice is a fantasy/sci-fi writer, currently immersing you in the Realm Series. As someone who grew up in a small town, she has always loved escaping into the world of fantasy, paranormal and legend. C.R. has dedicated herself to creating that same opportunity to anyone who wants to escape the boring reality of real life. Through the years, she has traveled to dozens of different states and countries, has lived in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and now Florida! While they all have their own unique treasures, she admits to favoring the sunny southern states over the...
2023-10-1039 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherMOTHER-DAUGHTER CO-AUTHORS [Leslie and Janice Sommers] - Wordsleuth's 29th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (September 17, 2023)Leslie Sommers holds a B.A. in English with a concentration in Creative Fiction Writing from Montclair State University. Leslie was born and raised in New Jersey and inherited her love of reading from her mother. Janice Sommers holds a B.S. in Education from Seton Hall University. Her passion for books was passed on to the next generation of her family. Both Leslie and Janice currently live in New Jersey with their cat, in a busy little town, and they couldn’t think of a more perfect setting for their heroine. Brighde Reborn is their first young adult no...
2023-09-1851 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherPHOTOJOURNALIST and AWARD WINNING AUTHOR [Jeannée Sacken] - Wordsleuth's 28th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (June 11, 2023)
A former English professor, Jeannée Sacken is now a photojournalist who travels to the ends of the earth, documenting the lives of women and children. She also photographs wildlife and is deeply committed to the conservation of endangered species. Described by MKE Lifestyle magazine as “Indiana Jones with a camera,” Jeannée has summitted Mt. Kilimanjaro, canoed the Zambezi River, kayaked the North Pacific, and driven through far-western Mongolia in a blizzard. Many of her adventures have been fictionalized into her novels. Her debut novel,
Behind the Lens, won numerous awards, including the 2021 American Writin...
2023-07-0159 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherAWARD-WINNING AUTHOR [Carol Van Den Hende] - Wordsleuth's 27th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (May 21, 2023)CAROL VAN DEN HENDE is an award-winning author who pens stories of resilience and hope. Her novels Orchid Blooming and Goodbye, Orchid are inspired by wounded veterans and have won 30+ literary and design awards, including the American Fiction Award, IAN Outstanding Fiction First Novel Award, and Royal Dragonfly Awards for Cultural Diversity and Disability Awareness.
Buzzfeed, Parade, and Travel+Leisure named Carol’s books a most anticipated read. Glamour Magazine recommended her “modern, important take on the power of love.” The International Pulpwood Queens selected Goodbye, Orchid as a 2022 Bonus Book-of-the-Month and Orchid Blooming as a 2...
2023-05-2856 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherUSA TODAY BEST SELLING AUTHOR [D.C. Gomez] - Wordsleuth's 26th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (May 7, 2023)
D. C. Gomez, is a fast-talking extra-quirky Dominican with a dark sense of humor. She used to enjoy long walks at the park and all that fun outdoors activities; unfortunately, due to a mysterious condition she is now allergic to the sun. Rumor has it, that her true nature is coming out and her vampirism is now showing. If you would like to learn more about her, or join her at an event, check out her website at dcgomez-author.com. We promise she doesn't bite (much...).
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Pass-the-Baton Interview # 26 is the twenty-sixth in...
2023-05-0858 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherMINNESOTA AUTHOR [Mila V.] - Wordsleuth's 25th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (April 23, 2023)
Reading has always been a major part of Mila's life. For her, there was always a strong fascination with fiction stories and Mila loved finding ways to connect with the characters in these books.
Throughout her life, Mila began to make stories of her own. Even though she was passionate in her story making abilities, Mila never felt her stories were worth reading. It wasn’t until she left her job as science educator that Mila decided to take her dreams seriously. Now after self-publishing her first book, Orianna’s Legacy, Mila is e...
2023-04-2550 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherSYDNEY SCREENWRITER, FILMMAKER AND AUTHOR [M.A. Batten] - Wordsleuth's 24th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (April 9, 2023)In 1730, the enigmatic Mr Chicken was the last private resident of the now famous No.10 Downing Street, London, before graciously moving next door to accommodate the nation’s line of Prime Ministers who would take residence there for the next 300 years. Nothing more is known about Mr Chicken. Until today, when he’s now a writer, screenwriter, director and film-maker who sometimes goes by the name M.A.Batten.
After winning over 150 creative awards during a 25-year career in advertising, he decided to start telling stories that didn't involve brands or their ridiculous reasons to buy. He is no...
2023-04-121h 02
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherCALIFORNIA AUTHOR AND POET [Symphony Hale] - Wordsleuth's 23rd Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (March 26, 2023)My name is Symphony Hale. I'm a native California writer, chaser of dreams, wiper of messes, mom of 4.75. I’m currently working on my debut novel, A Spark Amongst the Ashes. It’s the first in a two possibly three part series. I’m also in the process of putting together a, soon to be released, poetry compilation, Staccato Rhythms of an Iridescent Heart. I’m extremely excited to be getting both of these out into the world.
I can be found on Twitter and Instagram at @symphony_hale. My website, www.symphonyhale.com, is live. There, I exhibi...
2023-03-3142 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherBALTIMORE AUTHOR, POET AND FOUNDER OF 'URSPRUNG COLLECTIVE' [Michael A. Adams, Jr.] - Wordsleuth's 22nd Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (March 12, 2023)Michael Anthony Adams, Jr. is originally from Whittier, CA. He's the author of two novels, five collections of short stories, seven collections of poetry, and a memoir. He holds a master’s degree in Philosophy from the New School for Social Research in New York City. As a teenager, he was the lead vocalist and lyricist for Richmond, VA-based hardcore band Broken Chains of Segregation. He’s the founder of Ursprung Collective, a spoken word/music project referred to as “fantastic brain food” on ReverbNation. He was the primary lyricist on indie rock group One & the Many’s first two albums...
2023-03-151h 02
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherUK AUTHOR OF DYSTOPIAN THRILLER 'MANDATE: THIRTEEN' [Joseph J. Dowling] - Wordsleuth's 21st Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (February 26, 2023)Joseph always knew he would write seriously one day. That moment arrived in 2020, when his thriving hospitality business was temporarily shuttered. With time on his hands, he quickly fell into an obsession and became a keen student of the craft.
Since finding the passion, Joseph can't imagine life without stories rattling around his head. Eager to make up for lost time, he's been fairly prolific, and his short stories have appeared in several anthologies and literary magazines. He has published one novel, the dystopian thriller, Mandate: THIRTEEN, which was released on Jan 10th 2023 via Manta Press. Even...
2023-03-1248 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherHISTORIAN AND AMERICAN URBAN FANTASY AUTHOR [P.L. Riven] --- Wordsleuth's 20th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (February 19, 2023)P. L. Riven is an American fantasy author, historian, freelancer, and content creator, writing everything from flash fiction and gift books to full-length novels and a published master’s thesis on Henry IV of England. As a professional writer and fervent scholar, P. L. has devoted more than a decade to studying, reading, writing, and breathing all things fiction.
As a child, she discovered her passion for reading and storytelling, often leaving the library after maxing out the permitted number of books, only to return later in the week hungry to check out more. At 18 years old, sh...
2023-03-1238 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherNEW YORK ATTORNEY-TURNED-AUTHOR OF 'REINCEPTION' [Sarena Straus] --- Wordsleuth's 19th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (February 5, 2023)Sarena Straus. "I write novels for the curious and adventurous, for people who are intrigued by a “what happens if,” scenario, and who like to explore the outcomes. My characters are ordinary people who find out that they are capable of extraordinary things and discover that one person can truly make a difference.
After receiving a BA in art history and political science from Barnard, I graduated from Fordham University School of Law. I then worked for five years at the Bronx District Attorney’s Office (BXDA), where I prosecuted sex crimes and child abuse cases. After leaving...
2023-03-1238 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherEROTICA AUTHOR AND BLOGGER FROM ARIZONA [Stephanie Lewis] --- Wordsleuth's 18th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (January 28, 2023)Stephanie has always been a lover of words. She started writing articles for her school papers at 12 years old. She was the youngest to be on all three platforms. TV, radio, and the paper. After finishing school she took a long hiatus from writing. Diving into poetry, and short stories later on. Primarily a prose writer. Her style is expressive and is about provoking emotions.
She has been published in multiple anthologies, Raven Cage, Open Skies, Don't forget Him, and The Femdom Coven to name a few. She has no degree or background in writing past dabbling...
2023-03-121h 02
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherATLANTA AUTHOR OF 'THE ONE DAY POET' POETRY COLLECTION [Melissa H. Hinton] --- Wordsleuth's 17th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (January 8, 2023)Melissa H. Hinton is based in the central Georgia, USA area where she lives with her husband, Brooks and two children, Caleb and Sarah Kate.
In her day job, she is a Regional Property Manager for a student housing company and oversees multimillion dollar assets across the United States. She loves developing her team into leaders and working with her clients to ensure property success.
Since childhood, Melissa has been a passionate reader and writer. This was partly due to having delays in learning to read, as once she learned, she devoured books and fell...
2023-03-121h 10
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherAN ANONYMOUS UK SCREENWRITER [Captain] --- Wordsleuth's 16th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (December 21, 2022)Cap'n The Floral Sailor was born and raised in the United Kingdom. Currently an anonymous writer, he values his privacy and prefers to keep his personal life and writing life separate. He also does enjoy the air of mystery that comes with being anonymous.
For as long as he can remember he has been writing absurd worlds, characters and stories from his vivid imagination. This passion only grew when he became a theatre technician, where he worked on the most amazing of shows and events. Ranging from fabulous West End musicals to experimental one-man studio shows. Where...
2023-03-121h 06
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherA BULGARIAN AWARD-WINNING NOVELIST AND FILMMAKER [Dessi Nikko] --- Wordsleuth's 15th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (December 7, 2022)Dessi Nikko is an Eastern European award-winning novelist and filmmaker.
Born in 1986 in Bulgaria, she grew up in a highly problematic post-socialism society to become a cosmopolitan rebel girl in the end. Dessi is interested in psychological fiction, dark humour, satire, all art quirky, urban, audacious.
She won her BA with a ‘Graffiti and PR’ thesis, and her MA – with a short film about school bullying that raised quite a controversy in Bulgaria.
Dessi knew she was to become a writer as soon as she learned how to write. Meanwhile, she worked as a life...
2023-03-1246 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherORLANDO AUTHOR OF 'SECRETS OF THE CITY OF GOLD' [C. M. Guido] --- Wordsleuth's 14th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (November 25, 2022)Concetta Otero can best be described as a coffee addicted author in her 30s. The girl who brought Goosebumps novels to recess, but always had a yearning to be the person who wrote stories instead of reading them. Her passions led her to obtaining her B.S. in Professional Communications, became an editor and researcher, a certified Life & Wellness Coach with a niche in Author Coaching, and most recently a graduate of Alex Cattoni’s Copy Posse for copywriting. She has a budding coaching business called Writer’s 2nd Sight.
Concetta made her dream a reality with her...
2023-03-1242 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherA POET FROM THE BRONX [Alexandra Henry] --- Wordsleuth's 13th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (November 10, 2022)Alexandra Henry is a licensed social worker from the Bronx, NY. She self-published a book called “Songs of Freedom” a collection of poems, inspired by the desolation and consolation she experienced in her relationship with God. Alexandra is a fan of metaphors, imagery, and other literary tools that make her words be touched and felt. She is a lover of meditation, nature, and the creative arts.
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The Word Improv Community is a writing community united by our passion for writing and a common challenge: Word Improv. A Word Improv challenge is where participants write a “Story”...
2023-03-1247 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherAN AMERICAN-BRAZILIAN POET IN SOUTH FLORIDA [Gabriela Bittencourt] --- Wordsleuth's 12th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (October 27, 2022)Gabriela Bittencourt is an American-Brazilian poet from South Florida. She carries a degree in English Literature from Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Her earlier work appears in Coastlines magazines and Shards. She’s a 2022 Brooklyn Poets fellow. Also, Voyage MIA featured Gabriela Bittencourt as one of Miami's brightest emerging artists. You can find her on Instagram, @bittencourt__gabriela and Twitter, @real_gbittenc.
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The Word Improv Community is a writing community united by our passion for writing and a common challenge: Word Improv. A Word Improv challenge is where participants write a “Story” using a set of “new” word...
2023-03-1217 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherA WRITER AND SOCIAL COMMENTATOR IN ARIZONA [Katherine Y. Nesbitt] --- Wordsleuth's 11th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (October 6, 2022)"My name is Katherine Y. Nesbitt. I am an Arizona native and 34 years old. My parents are part of the baby boomer generation. My father’s side of the family is from Canton, China ( at least that’s what it was called when they left). My mother’s side is a blend of European heritage. Since I have both Chinese and Irish in my bloodline, I joke that my ancestors on both sides were exploited to build the American Transcontinental Railroad.
I met my husband a few weeks before I turned 18 at the Arizona State DECA competition. We hav...
2023-03-1236 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherBALTIMORE AUTHOR OF THE 'FROM THE WATER'S EDGE' POETRY COLLECTION [Shundrey Patterson] --- Wordsleuth's 10th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (September 22, 2022)Shundrey Patterson writes under the pen name, Shun P. Writes.
He is an Author, Poet, Genealogist, Chef (Ancestor infused, long story) and Business owner, the head of EditCat Consulting a small boutique publishing and consulting firm.
He was born and raised on Chicago’s Northwest side in the legendary grounds of the Noble Square neighborhood.
He graduated with a B.A in Journalism from Columbia College-Chicago and earned a MBA from Capella University. His first book, 'From the Water’s Edge: A collection of poetry written while wandering Volume I', was dedicated to the memory of his Father.
In 2021, he publ...
2023-03-1242 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherA POET IN KNOXVILLE [Daniel Arnold] --- Wordsleuth's 9th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (September 8, 2022)Daniel Arnold is a visual and hearing impaired author and artist from Knoxville, Tennessee. He is the author of "The Moon Is Always Full", a poetry book that focuses on the cycles and phases of existence and how everything is relative. He lives with his fiancée and their three cats and enjoys cooking, writing, and listening to as well as making music.
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The Word Improv Community is a writing community united by our passion for writing and a common challenge: Word Improv. A Word Improv challenge is where participants write a “Story” using a set of...
2023-03-1217 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherNEW YORK AUTHOR OF 'TIL ALL THESE THINGS BE DONE' [Suzanne Moyers] --- Wordsleuth's 8th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (August 16, 2022)Suzanne Moyers, a former teacher, was an education editor and writer for over 20 years. A lifelong history geek, Suzanne spends her free time as a volunteer archeologist, mudlarker, and metal detectorist. Suzanne is the proud mom to two amazing young adults, Sara and Jassi, and resides in the greater New York City area with her husband, Edward, and spoiled fur baby, Tuxi.
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The Word Improv Community is a writing community united by our passion for writing and a common challenge: Word Improv. A Word Improv challenge is where participants write a “Story” using a set of “n...
2023-03-1247 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherA POET IN LOS ANGELES [Linda Johnson] --- Wordsleuth's 7th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (July 26, 2022)Linda Johnson is a poetry person aka PoetessLove: "I wear this badge with honor. The soul in my lyrics, my poetry is everything and anything but minor. I’ve been writing, lyrically, more than half my life; learning how to be a teenager, a mother, and a wife. Now I just write to get it right. I self-published five books of poetry through Amazon; the first in 2017, true love comes from the Heart; 2018, the Heart of a Woman; 2019, Poetry Kitchen, Reading for the Soul; 2021, IJP the Book, It’s Just Poetry, and last but not least, 2022, Round Poetry and more...
2023-03-1135 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherUK AUTHOR OF 'OSTRICH BOYS' AND 'THE CLIMBERS' [Keith Gray] --- Wordsleuth's 6th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (June 28, 2022)Keith Gray is the author of over 20 books for children and teenagers including the award-winning ‘Ostrich Boys’ which has also been adapted for the stage. His most recent book ‘The Climbers’ was nominated for the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Medal in the UK. He currently lives in Vienna where he found the writer development community: Kulterverein Sunday Writers’ Club. www.sundaywritersclub.com.
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The Word Improv Community is a writing community united by our passion for writing and a common challenge: Word Improv. A Word Improv challenge is where participants write a “Story” using a set of “new” words. A “S...
2023-03-1140 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherLOS ANGELES AUTHOR OF THE GENTLEMAN SPY MYSTERIES SERIES [Bianca M. Schwarz] --- Wordsleuth's 5th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (May 28, 2022)Bianca M Schwarz is the author of THE INNKEEPER'S DAUGHTER, THE GENTLEMAN'S DAUGHTER and THE MEMORY OF HER.
She was born in Germany, spent her formative years in London, and lives in Los Angeles with her husband and teenage son. Ms Schwarz has been telling stories all her life and holds a degree in English literature, but didn't hit her stride until she started writing books she would want to read for fun. She is currently working on THE SPY'S DAUGHTER, the fourth and last book in THE GENTLEMAN SPY SERIES.
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2023-03-1145 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherA POET IN CANADA [H.C. Kowal] --- Wordsleuth's 4th Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (May 1, 2022)h.c.kowal is a writer who specializes in poetry and creative non-fiction. She is a contributor to the wonderful feminist UK-based magazine Heroica.co and is passionate about gender equality. She uses social platforms such as Write the World and Instagram (@hckowal) to document her poetry. In addition to her passion for words, h.c.kowal spends her time playing guitar, writing songs, and studying Creative Writing & Publishing at Sheridan College. She has a newly published collection of poetry called 'People Pleaser' available on Amazon where readers can dive into the nuances of a people pleaser's mind as...
2023-03-1124 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherA POET IN THE NETHERLANDS [Sytske] --- Wordsleuth's 3rd Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (April 24, 2022)Sytske is a woman who loves animals and people. She works daily with horses. Her job is to care for 10 horses. She shares in the responsibility for the training of those horses. Besides her love for her animals she has a love for art and writing. Especially writing. She started writing poetry in her native language Dutch as an adolescent to process her feelings. Later she continued in English because she met an international friend Bruce Coleman. He inspired her to evolve her writing. She wrote some short fiction beside her poetry, poetry is her true passion. She can't...
2023-03-1118 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherA POET IN MELBOURNE [Michelle] --- Wordsleuth's 2nd Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (April 8, 2022)Originally born and raised on a horse ranch in Colorado in the United States, Michelle (@benign.lines) moved to Australia to travel around the country and fell in love with it instead. Michelle’s passion for poetry started when she read her first Shel Silverstein book Falling Up. Her passion for writing began when her mother gave her, her first journal and she wrote tirelessly about anything and everything she encountered. She has enjoyed writing ever since writing and submitting her first chapbook to a poetry competition in 2018.
She attained a bachelor’s degree in psychology and is w...
2023-03-1120 min
Wordsleuth's Pass-the-Baton Interviews on Instagram Live: Word Improv Writers Interview One AnotherA TRAILBLAZER FROM THE UK, AUTHOR OF 'THE BLACK PATH' AND 'SOUK DADDY' [Antony Curtis] --- Wordsleuth's 1st Pass-the-Baton Instagram Live Interview (Word Improv Community) (April 1, 2022)Antony Curtis has been many things in life including a Royal Marine, a Behaviour Specialist, a Managing Director, an Assistant Principal, a photographer, a Hypnotherapist and more. Each area he moves into is influenced by the ones that came before it. He has written non-fiction books based on research and work carried out in schools and has extensive experience with children and behaviour.
His debut fiction - The Black Path - is based on real memories from childhood and a desire to show how the events of childhood shape and restrict the choices we make as...
2023-03-1116 min