by Mike Carlon | Apr 18, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Just like the classic Let it Be by The Beatles, author Lauren Destefano shares many words of wisdom for authors in today’s episode of Uncorking a Story. Meet Lauren DeStefano Lauren DeStefano lives in Connecticut, where she was born and raised. When she’s...
by Mike Carlon | Apr 14, 2023 | Authors, Comics, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Susan and I have three things in common; we are authors, we have a great sense of humor, and we both root against Duke basketball regardless of who they are playing against (Sorry John Nardone and Brent McGoldrick but that buzzer beater by Laeettner...
by Mike Carlon | Apr 11, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch I’ve interviewed many authors who were signed to muti-book deals very early in their careers—typically two or three book deals. Today’s guest on Uncorking a Story, Audrey Carlan, must be an overachiever because her book deal was for twenty-seven. You read...
by Mike Carlon | Apr 7, 2023 | Authors, Entrepreneurs, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Many of us define wealth by what we can quantify in our bank accounts, but today’s guest on Uncorking a Story, Tom Suvansri, thinks that’s way too limiting. His story is a wakeup call for anyone who thinks wealth can be measured solely in dollars and...
by Mike Carlon | Apr 4, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Charlotte Maya’s life was turned upside down when she arrived home from a hike with her children to find a police officer and priest waiting at her home. They took her aside to tell her that her husband committed suicide and that’s where this story...
by Mike Carlon | Apr 1, 2023 | Open Mike, Self Awareness
I’m a morning person. Dracula is more of a morning person compared to most of the people I know, which I suppose is fortunate for me as I can devote the time I’d be chit chatting with other humans to getting some writing done. Some people cannot handle the energy I...
by Mike Carlon | Mar 31, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Rose Patruno grew up in a very patriarchal society where her brother enjoyed many more freedoms than she did. Over time, this impacted her mental and physical health and she had no choice but to leave her home in Puglia, Italy to find love and work in...
by Mike Carlon | Mar 28, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch There is one thing that Lina Chern and I can wholeheartedly agree on and that’s the importance of having fun during the writing process. If what you are writing isn’t bringing you joy then, chances are, you aren’t going to want to see it through. It took...
by Mike Carlon | Mar 24, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Sometimes, beauty comes from tragedy, which is the backstory to Jill Santopolo’s debut novel The Light We Lost, which she penned after going through a traumatic breakup. Well, life has come full circle for Jill as her latest book, Stars in an Italian Sky,...
by Mike Carlon | Mar 21, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Today’s guest on Uncorking a Story, Lyn Liao Butler, is the type of person who likes to have many irons in the fire. While working as a professional ballet and modern dancer in New York City, she ran her own gym. After retiring from dancing, she started a...
by Mike Carlon | Mar 17, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch One of the expressions my father is very fond of saying is, “Everything happens for a reason.” He’s also fond of saying, “If a problem can be solved with money, it’s not really a problem,” which is easy to say when one has money, but I digress. Over time,...
by Mike Carlon | Mar 14, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch The sparks that ignite story ideas are almost always rooted in experience, emotion, and curiosity. Today’s guest on Uncorking a Story, award winning author Cheryl A. Head, discusses how the murder of George Floyd served as the flashpoint for her latest...
