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...
by Mike Carlon | Mar 10, 2023 | Authors, Local Heroes, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch If you are like me, when you hear the term lunch lady you immediately think of Adam Sandler and Chris Farley, but today’s guest on Uncorking a Story, Vanessa David, smashes that stereotype. But this episode really isn’t about lunch ladies—it’s the story...