If there is one thing that I love most it is writing. I have always respected the art of writing and spend every possible time I can reading and refining my craft. I believe writing is part art and part science. A writer has to be able to analyze a subject and organize thoughts before putting words on paper and use the fine art of making each word count.
Over the years, Ihave honed my ability to convert complex ideas and subjects into easily understandable material. After I started writing quarterly newsletters and weekly investment news, our investment professionals used those materials to increase their business, which grew our assets under management.
To paraphrase Bruce Springsteen, "This pen's for hire, even if we're writing in the dark." Check out mollywalpola.blogspot.com for random samples.
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From left: Melissa Mendelson, Mike Plested, David Silva
Join us for this inspiring show in which three writers explain how writing has changed their lives.
Melissa Mendelson is an author and poet. Her prose poetry collections include Silent Dreams and Tears of Sand. She appeared on "Homework," an ABC News program, in 2007 and in Cinematherapy, 2008. She was a news reporter for Long Island's Smithtown Messenger and wrote freelance for The Photo News. Her poetry has been published by The Outreach for Breast Health Foundation and appears in Names in a Jar: A Collection of Poetry by 100 Contemporary American Poets. Her short stories have been published by Bartleby Snopes Literary Magazine, The Subway Chronicles, and Literary Masters, Inc.
Michell Plested is an amateur writer with three completed books and a handful of short-stories to his credit. Two of the books, a YA adventure and an adult fantasy, are currently in front of publishers. Michell is the creator of the podcast "Get Published," featuring guest writers, editors and agents. He is currently doing final edits on a book that is rumored to be on next year's release schedule for a small press. You can read Michell's blog entries and book reviews and hear episodes of "Get Published" at MichellPlested.com .
David Wayne Silva is an eighty-year-old retired teacher and school administrator who spent 38 years working with teachers, children, and parents of all races and backgrounds. In that capacity, he found himself providing a good deal of family counseling. After the death of his wife, he met others who were seeking help and soon found himself facilitating a counseling group for widowers. The author of two nonfiction books and a collection of short stories, Silva encourages other seniors to write their own stories and memoirs. He now lectures senior citizen groups on living with the problems of aging. Suddenly, he says, life is once again an adventure, and aging is only a necessary annoyance.
Interviewees: Melissa Mendelson, Mike Plested, and David Silva
Host: Paula B.
Date: June 7, 2009
Running time: 37:01
File size: 18 megabytes
Rating: G
Melissa Mendelson's Web site: MelissaMendelson.com
Mike Plested's Web site: MichellPlested.com
David Silva's Web site: SeniorMomentsBooks.com
I recently did a signing/reading event at Borderlands in San Francisco
One of the meditations for writers included on my 2-CD set -- "The Voice of the Muse Companion: Guided Meditations for Writers." For more about the CD and The Voice of the Muse book, visit http://calltowrite.com.
