SPIRITED WOMAN CIRCLE

CONVERSATION WITH ERIKA SCHICKEL

NEW! Listen to Erika Schickel in a 2-min. audio clip from her 57-min. conversation.

Erika Schickel is a rising star of talent. Author of the bestselling You're Not the Boss of Me: Adventures of a Modern Mom, she's also an actor, performance artist, and blogger queen - her humorous essays can be found online at LAObserved.com, TheDailyReel.com and The Huffington Post. She is a regular book critic and op-ed contributor for The Los Angeles Times and also contributes to The LA Weekly, Los Angeles City Beat and The Chicago Tribune. A stay-at-home writer, she lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two daughters.

In her "live" 1-hour conversation, Erika talked about what it's like to be a modern mom (growing up with her kids), the trials and tribulations of being a successful author and a book critic (ugh!), the joys, gratification, and pressure of being a hip blogger queen, and more.

Erika's conversation is witty, irreverent, fun, poignant, and HONEST.

"I enjoyed listening to Erika's story--how she parlayed the raw material of her life into fresh, witty material and was able to get it disseminated to a wide readership. I also enjoyed her use of language; clear, to-the-point, and clever." Ellen Zucker

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CONVERSATION WITH JILL CONNER BROWNE

NEW! Listen to Jill Conner Browne in a 3-min. audio clip from her 55-min. conversation.

It is only fitting that her majesty THE Sweet Potato Queen herself - the infamously famous Jill Conner Browne, will guest on April Fool's Day. 'Cause we'll all get a chance to share in the fun. Jill is a cottage industry - the author of seven hugely successful books - from The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love to her latest The Sweet Potato Queens' Guide to Raising Children - Jill is the founder of The Sweet Potato Queens, a women's community with a ga-zillion members and over 5,000 chapters. 1000's of costumed Queens join her each year at the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Jackson, Mississippi where she lives with her bow-legged husband Kyle and 3-legged mutt Sotsie. She's got a Broadway musical in the works and she tours the country in an RV bus "with the cutest boy in the world."

In her "live" 1-hour conversation, Jill talked about some of her hilarious (and not so hilarious) life adventures, how The Sweet Potato Queens took off, gave her advice on just about anything because she happens to know everything, and more.

She really did dish and answer. Y'all.

"I was inspired by Jill's attitude. You know the one where no matter what befalls her, she keeps on walking. Indirectly proving to her daughter and every other woman out there, that there is life beyond our comfort zones." Evelyn Marentette

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CONVERSATION WITH SUSAN MILLER

NEW! Listen to Susan Miller in a 2-min. audio clip from her 60-min. conversation.

Susan Miller is one of the most popular astrologers in the world. With her friendly openness, compassionate writing style, and spot on insights, Susan's fans are hugely devoted. In fact, her award-winning site, AstrologyZone.com, receives more than six million unique readers a month and serves up more than 15 million forecasts a month! Plus, millions more read her columns in magazines such as InStyle, watch her on TV (The Today Show, Entertainment Tonight and more), listen to her frequently on the radio, attend her sold-out lectures, and buy her bestselling books and Year Ahead calendars. Susan is a business dynamo with a passion for planetary advice.

In her "live" 1-hour conversation, Susan talked about her unstoppable road to success, how she became a leading web pioneer and created an astrology empire, how she learned she could write, the influence "little mom" has had on her life as an astrologer, and more.

Just as Susan predicted it was a great day to chat with her!

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CONVERSATION WITH CAROLYN HOWARD-JOHNSON

NEW! Listen to Carolyn Howard-Johnson in a 2-min. audio clip from her 53-min. conversation.

Named Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment by the California Legislature, Carolyn Howard-Johnson is a beloved writer's advocate. A renowned teacher at UCLA Extension’s Writers’ Program, Carolyn is the author of the award-winning HowToDoItFrugally Series of Books for writers, which includes The Frugal Editor and The Frugal Book Promoter, both winners of the USA Book News' Best Book award and both favorably reviewed Amazon.com bestsellers. She continues to publish more books, receive countless awards, and to speak across the country. Her Sharing with Writers e-newsletter is read avidly by thousands.

In her "live" 1-hour conversation, Carolyn talked about how to leap ahead frugally, the importance of Amazon in an author's life, whether to self-publish or not, and some of the hidden secrets to get your work read by millions, and more.

Carolyn's conversation is so lively and invigorating.

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CONVERSATION WITH JACQUELYN MITCHARD

NEW! Listen to Jacquelyn Mitchard in a 3-min. audio clip from her 50-min. conversation.

Jacquelyn Mitchard is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling novel, The Deep End of the Ocean which was named by USA Today as the second most influential novel in 25 years! It was also chosen as the first book for Oprah Winfrey's Book Club and was later released in a film version starring Michelle Pfieffer. Additionally, she's written seven novels, four children's books, two non-fiction books, three young adult books (two will be published in 2008). Jacquelyn's a contributing editor for such popular magazines as Parade and Readers Digest, a Ragdale Foundation Distinguished Fellow, and an essayist. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband and seven children.

In her "live" 1-hour conversation, Jacquelyn talked about how fate (in the form of Oprah) helped change her life as an author, the highs and lows of fame, writing as a form of nourishment, how she balances being a wife, mother of seven, and an amazingly successful author simultaneously, and more.

Jacquelyn's energy and enthusiasm about life, writing, family is so heartfelt.

"What an amazing interview!!!" - Stacey Kannenberg

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CONVERSATION WITH LAUREL TOUBY

Founder of mediabistro.com, Laurel Touby is the ultimate cyberhostess. She's literally redefined "community" for those in the media. A Smith College economics graduate, Laurel had a long stint as a journalist for such pubs as Glamour and Business Week. Wanting to meet like-minded friends, the original idea for mediabistro was born, when she decided to host a mixer for media people. Ten people attended that first East Village party in 1993. The parties quickly grew. In 1997, Laurel created a  website, which now features job listings, classes, a freelance marketplace and more. Today, 750,000 media professionals have registered for various mediabistro services around the world! Laurel recently made international news when she sold mediabistro for $23 million to Jupitermedia.

In her 1-hour conversation, Laurel talked about how she didn't have a lot of advantages growing up in Miami, why getting a great education can only get you so far, what it took for her to succeed in New York on the level that few women have, her unstoppable passion, and more.

Laurel is forthright, brilliant, and really inspirational.

"Thank you for a wonderful tele-chat.  Laurel was so genuine and generous with her advice and suggestions -- and revealed so much.  It blew me away! " - Evelyn Duboff

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CONVERSATION WITH CATHERINE RYAN HYDE

NEW! Listen to Catherine Ryan Hyde in a 2-min. audio clip from her 50-min. conversation.

Catherine Ryan Hyde is the  author of Pay It Forward, a defining contemporary novel (later released as a movie starring Kevin Spacey) that hit such a personal chord with millions worldwide the term "pay it forward" is now part of the vernacular. The author of several other bestselling novels, her latest book, The Day I Killed James, will be released in Summer 2008. Catherine is an award-winning short story writer, a professional speaker (she's even appeared on the dais with Bill Clinton), and is the founder and president of the Pay It Forward Foundation.

In her "live" 1-hour conversation, Catherine talked about her inspiration for the "pay it forward"  concept, what it feels like to create a phenomenon and affect the world, her other books, her daily life as a writer (glamorous or not), and more.

Catherine's conversation is genuine, forthright, and filled with priceless insight and advice.

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CONVERSATION WITH VICTORIA MORAN

NEW! Listen to Victoria Moran in a 3-min. audio clip from her 54-min. conversation.

Victoria Moran is a charmed life lady. The author of ten books, an international speaker on wellness and personal growth, and a certified life coach specializing in transformation and rejuvenation, she's appeared twice on Oprah (Oprah raves about her). Victoria's latest book is Fat, Broke & Lonely No More: Your Personal Solution to Overeating, Overspending, and Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places and her other bestselling books include Younger by the Day: 365 Ways to Rejuvenate Your Body and Revitalize Your Spirit, Fit from Within, Lit from Within, Shelter for the Spirit, and Creating a Charmed Life, which has been translated into 27 languages. She also writes for leading magazines and is a frequent radio guest.

In her "live" 1-hour conversation, Victoria talked about how she created a charmed life, the ups and downs of her journey, how to revitalize your spirit from within, getting younger by the day, and more.

Yes indeed, Victoria was charming and oh-so inspirational.

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