What inspired you to write your memoir? My kids, like all children, have said some pretty funny things over the years, and I started journalizing all of the quotes until I had enough to make a short, funny memoir. About your Book: Do you have kids? Do you sometimes want to send them to their bedroom until puberty? And other times, do you want to hug them until they burst? What about those moments when they say something so innocent and incredibly cute or hilarious that you wish you had a … [Read more...] about No Thanks, Mommy, I Peed Yesterday by Sandy Appleyard

What inspired you to write your memoir? This incredible journey opened my eyes to how tough cowboys were! It wasn't only a journey of rescuing horses and giving them a new life, but it was about two regular people doing something extraordinary. The emotions and connections we had with our five horses was awe-inspiring - together we witnessed a miracle. The experience left me questioning my life, and where I was heading. About your Book: They rescued five horses from an unknown fate. They … [Read more...] about A Standard Journey – 5 horses, 2 people, and 1 tent by Jackie Parry

Project Management is, in many ways, like flying a kite. How do you design and construct it so that it’s lifted high and strong by the wind? What do you do when it gets snagged in a tree, lands on the roof of a house, or is tangled on electrical wire? How do you retrieve it while keeping it intact? Similar elements come into play when executing a project. Successful delivery may be affected by obstacles such as erroneous engineering, defective equipment, late arrival of materials, … [Read more...] about Why is it that my kite won’t fly? by Roberto Rodriguez Esteves

What inspired you to write your memoir? I was an ear specialist and I was bored. I was looking for something different. I saw an ad recruiting a physician to work in Colorado's maximum-security prison. Well, that was different. Most of us, thankfully, will never see the inside of a supermax prison. People were fascinated by what I experienced in my day-to-day medical practice inside the walls. I started to keep a journal, and it got completely out of hand. I knew I had to publish it. About … [Read more...] about Maximum Insecurity by William Wright

What inspired you to write your memoir? I've been writing diaries for decades and always wanted to publish them. About your Book: In 1990 twenty-year-old Natasha finds herself in France on her university year abroad. She is ANGRY. Everyone should be a lesbian, or she will punish them for their oversight (particularly her bemused fellow English assistant friend, Ange). The frites and the pâtisseries are not helping Natasha recover from her bulimia. And the door-to-door Mormon missionaries … [Read more...] about Lesbian Crushes in France: A Diary on Screwing Up my Year Abroad by Natasha Holme

What inspired you to write your memoir? I wanted to share my experience with others and show them that anything is possible. About your Book: Are you feeling hopeless? Do you feel like happiness is a far-fetched idea and not something you'll ever experience again? How great would it feel to have a little less anxiety in your life? Or be free of depression? Overcoming Fear & Depression Baseballs Don't Bounce is full of ideas on how to help you in: - Getting self-help for … [Read more...] about Baseballs Don’t Bounce: My Journey From Hopelessness to Happiness… and The Three Words That Changed My Life by Forrest Willett

What inspired you to write your memoir? Most people will never see the inside of a jail nor know what goes on inside the walls. When I became medical director of the El Paso County Jail, I knew I had to record the environment, events and people that I met. I'd already found success with my first book, Maximum Insecurity, about being the doctor in Colorado's supermax prison, so I knew people would want to know about the jail too. About your Book: Dr. William Wright gave up a suburban … [Read more...] about Jailhouse Doc by William Wright

What inspired you to write your memoir? My paternal grandfather , Alban Williams, was born in the late 1880's. The West was still the Wild West. Born in Reno, Nevada , he lived in the West all his life. I was able to meet and stay with him for only about a month when I was nine years old. He was a quiet and reserved gentleman who never mentioned his youth. My father Jack had told me that he was a card dealer in Reno, a lumberjack in Northern California, an auto mechanic, a deputy sheriff, and … [Read more...] about Surviving To Twenty-One by Skip Williams