Inside Scoop Live

Topics of conversation: * Characters that relate to real people, e.g. Red Necks * Southern flavor of blue collar characters * Greed and trust as underlying themes * Readers could find themselves in stories * Laugh out loud stories based on possible situations

Topics of conversation: * Sharing stores of addiction/recovery * Healing painful decisions to stop enabling * Grieving, loss and personal transformation to aha moments * Trials and tribulations of parenting an addict

# Ted talks about his experience in Antarctica, and paints a picture of the dangerous yet beautiful environment/climate. # Writing a novel that blends fact and fiction, Ted's use of informational footnotes, maps and pictures, and characters based on living people. # In depth discussion about themes of deception, greed, and that sometimes bad things happen to good people. # How it is possible to write a book in 3 weeks! # Self publishing, amazon, marketing and promoting.

Topics of conversation: Dumping or keeping a wife that has an affair Ramifications of both What is mid-wife crisis? Lessons learned Why do women have affairs in mid-life? Emotional aspects from a man's perspective.

Topics of conversation: * In-depth dialogue about endearing main characters Archer and Connor. * How Christine's 25 year history practicing divorce law informs the story and its themes of healing, second chances, and choices. * Tips and personal experiences with publishing a first novel. * Christine's passion for horses and dogs, talks about the incredible healing capacity of these animals and how they enrich the lives of humans. * Hemmingway, future projects, writing, upcoming book conferences, and more!

Topics of conversation: # What is family recovery? Why is it needed? What does Rewriting Life Scripts mean? # Substance addiction, process addiction, core addictions, family dysfunction and how it all ties together. # Personal stories and experiences from our authors. # Addiction statistics and thoughts on the current addiction epidemic in modern day society. # Recovery as a healing process - what are we healing? # Hope, transformation, 12-step programs...and much more.

Topics of conversation: * Ethical issues involving genetically engineered humans * Views on how engineering humans could solve social problems * How research became the basis for the story line * Present trends of shape shifting - vampires, werevolves, and werecats

Topics of conversation: * Importance of a child being prepared for death * Tips on how to deal with death in a family * Tips on how to talk to a child about a death in the family * Importance of death education

Topics of conversation: *Evolution of a 30 year writing career, how she eventually got published.*Professional organizations, writing clubs - to join or not? *The importance of a formal education and classes to career writers.*Lynda talks about her already published books; If Truth Be Told, and Of Words & Music, as well as her new book LIVE Ringer, and the upcoming series. *Social networking, Kindle, plenty of insights and advice for budding authors.

Topics of conversation: * Life as a sister to a sibling with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome * Friendship with Chancer, Iyal's service dog * Iyal's need for a service dog * Treatment by other children

# Issues children with AD/HD have in school and how a teacher can modify their behavior # Involvement of parents and support to a child with AD/HD # Daily challenges children with AD/HD have # Daily challenges children with AD/HD have with teachers and parents # Importance of raising the child's self-esteem and how it can be don

# Brain development and diet of evolutionary predecessors of humans # How consuming high proteins, fruits and vegetables can effect brain functions # How to control brain functions such as sleep, mood, attention, and emotions with diet # How "smart diets" can be used to improve intelligence and academic performance # Moderate heating or cooling of the body can influence moods, slowing down, euphoria or wakefulness.

# Who was Captain Dynamite Johnny O'Brien? Fascinating insights into this larger than life personality as discovered through lost memoirs recently uncovered by Powers in Alaska. # Captain O'Brien's romantic escapades, and final marriage to wife Emily. # Powers uses his unique storytelling ability to tell about many of O'Brien's amazing adventures at sea. # Surprising connection to Jack London's Captain Wolf Larsen in the famous book "The Sea-Wolf", and other notable people that claim to have rubbed shoulders with O'Brien. # Powers talks about the research process, what surprised him most about O'Brien, how sailing vessels and the business have changed over the years, and how it has stayed the same. # Upcoming events, book projects, etc.

Topics of conversation: * Nature,mysticism and spirituality of the West * Paralleling with main character and learning lessons through her * Alpha females and their place in our current society

Topics of conversation: * Social issues of the 60s and 70s * Arranged marriages in the black community * Struggle, diversity, and social issues while growing up * Survival of inter-racial communities in 21st century * Acceptance of African Americans in the 21st century