Conversations with Authors

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  • Alison Thompson, AKA The Proof Fairy, chats to amazing authors about what inspires them to write, how they go about the writing process and what advice they can pass on to other aspiring authors.
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  • S3 Ep25: Eileen Forrestal: The Courage to Shine

    S3 Ep25: Eileen Forrestal: The Courage to Shine
    Aug 11 2022
    Welcome to Conversations with Authors, where I – Alison Thompson, AKA The Proof Fairy – meet amazing authors and find out what inspires them to write and what advice they would offer other aspiring authors.
     
    In this episode I meet Eileen Forrestal, a retired anaesthetist who worked as a doctor for 32 years, took over a publishing company, began publishing a series of award-winning diaries and journals and has now written her memoir, “The Courage to Shine”. As you’ll hear during our interview, as a child Eileen had a stammer that made her afraid to speak for years, but she now works as a speaker, mentor and coach, as well as writing and publishing. 
    During our conversation, we discuss the power of saying yes, overcoming fear, being open to opportunities and using coaches and mentors to help you write your memoir. Eileen’s positivity is infectious and it was a joy to chat with her. I hope you enjoy listening too!
    More About Eileen Forrestal
    Eileen Forrestal (MB BCh BaO FFARCSI), a retired doctor after 32 years, now engages full time in the business she co-founded in 2006, Get Up and Go Publications Ltd, creating and distributing her award-winning inspirational Get Up and Go diaries and journals, with almost 500,000 copies sold worldwide to date. 
    Having spent 20 years as an anaesthetist ‘putting people to sleep’, Eileen is now in the business of ‘waking people up’, committed to making a greater impact on personal health and wellbeing with inspiring and encouraging words, rather than with drugs and one pair of hands!!! 
    In her memoir “The Courage to Shine: Find Your Voice and Discover the Healing Power of Your Words”, Eileen shares her personal story of ‘waking up’ to the discovery of the source of her own wellbeing and vitality – her own authentic self-expression – her voice! Plagued by a childhood stammer, and afraid to speak for too many years, Eileen is now fully enjoying life as an author, speaker, mentor, coach, publishing entrepreneur and accredited thought leader  and encourages others to overcome their fears, find their true expression and shine their light in the world. 
    An avid traveller, she has explored much of this beautiful earth. She describes summiting Kilimanjaro, trekking to Everest Base Camp, flying a microlite over Victoria Falls, riding an ostrich and hypnotising a chicken as special highlights in a very colourful life. 
    A native of Dublin, she has lived the best years of her life in Sligo, in the beautiful northwest of Ireland.
    Links: 

    The Courage to Shine on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3IijwRB 

    www.eileenforrestal.com
    www.getupandgodiary.com
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    40 mins
  • S3 Ep24: Mose J Gingerich: Murder mysteries in the Amish community

    S3 Ep24: Mose J Gingerich: Murder mysteries in the Amish community
    Jul 27 2022
    Welcome to Conversations with Authors, where I – Alison Thompson, AKA The Proof Fairy – meet amazing authors and find out what inspires them to write and what advice they would offer other aspiring authors.
      
     In this episode I meet Mose J Gingerich, a murder mystery author and former reality TV star who spent the first 23 years of his life in the Amish community. I had an absolutely fascinating conversation with Mose, who not only shed light on being an author but also on his time in the Amish, his reasons for leaving and the harsh truth about the world of reality TV. 
    We also talk about agents and publishers, Mose explains why recording his own audio books was more challenging than he expected, and we discuss the ‘golden hour’ for writing. 
    More About Mose J Gingerich 
    Mose J Gingerich was born and raised in the Old Order Amish community of Greenwood, Wisconsin. During his 22 years among the Amish, Mose lived in over a dozen Amish communities, teaching school in several of them. Mose is best known for his roles on television shows like UPN’s Amish in the City (2004) and Amish: Out of Order, National Geographic Channel (2012).
    In 2021, Mose started an Amish fiction murder/mystery/suspense series. Shadows We Remain was the debut novel and was written in the sleeper of Mose’s big rig while trucking coast to coast. Caroline Creek Chaos is the second book in the Caroline Creek Series and is out July 2022.
    Links: 
    Mose’s website: https://www.amishinthecitymose.com/
    Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mose-J-Gingerich/e/B09DTNDZQ3
    Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Mose-J-Gingerich/e/B09DTNDZQ3 
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mosejgingerich
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSc7G-fq0Y5-_y12HT9suvw
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mjgingerich/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmishNCity
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    1 hr
  • S3 Ep23: Linda Jämsén, Memoir Writer: Odyssey of Love

    S3 Ep23: Linda Jämsén, Memoir Writer: Odyssey of Love
    Jul 7 2022
    Welcome to Conversations with Authors, where I – Alison Thompson, AKA The Proof Fairy – meet amazing authors and find out what inspires them to write and what advice they would offer other aspiring authors.
     
    In this episode I meet Linda Jämsén, author of Odyssey of Love: A Memoir of Seeking and Finding, which was published in June 2021. Linda is an American ex-pat living in Helsinki and her book tells the true story of how she moved across the world to find love after a psychic told her to travel to Europe to find a tall man wearing glasses! 

    Linda never intended to write a book and she explains how it grew organically from personal writing she did as therapy after the death of her father. We also talk about being authentic, writing at your own pace, and using editors and beta readers to make your book as good as it can be.

    More About Linda Jämsén 
    Linda Jämsén is an American ex-pat writer-musician living in Helsinki. She grew up in New York, holding a book in one hand while exploring the piano keyboard with the other. She graduated with a B.A. in Music from Bard College, and as an avid choral singer has performed in Hungary, Finland, the UK, and Israel. 
    For years, she raised funds for a variety of philanthropic causes in Boston, but longing to return to her musical roots, in 2001 she moved to Budapest, land of her musical idol Franz Liszt. Her musical, romantic, and travel adventures abroad inspired her to write Odyssey of Love: A Memoir of Seeking and Finding, her literary debut
    Links
    Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Odyssey-Love-Memoir-Seeking-Finding-ebook/dp/B092LNSG2J 
    Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Odyssey-Love-Memoir-Seeking-Finding-ebook/dp/B092LNSG2J
    Linda’s website: https://lindajamsen.com
    https://www.facebook.com/lindajamsenauthor
    https://www.facebook.com/OdysseyOfLoveBook
    @lindajamsenauthor (Instagram)
     
     
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    41 mins

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