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This month's discussion features my favorite inspirational author, Lawrence D. Elliot. Joining Lawrence on the show are authors Dianna Graveman and Deborah Sheldon. We'll be discussing their approach to their craft as well as what makes a good ending. Join us live for this great discussion.

Please join Marsha Casper Cook and Abbi Glines as they welcome Sala Lewis a Holocaust survivor. Sala is a speaker at the Holocaust Museum in Chicago where she frequently speaks to students from all walks of life. Sala believes in the message of hope and love which is why she is greatly appreciated at every function she speaks at. She will be discussing her life story and how she survived in the camps. Sala was in the same camp as Anne Frank but unfortunately Anne did not survive but Sala did. Her book is called Sala, More Than a Survivor and Marsha Cook is the author. Sala will be discussing how at the age of ten was left to fend for herself and wonder the streets of Poland and watch in horror as her family was taken away by the Nazi’s. She had lost everything and everyone she knew. She was powerless and had to over come obstacles that at age ten seemed unconscionable. She eventually was fortunate enough to find her sister Dora, and she found a renewed sense of vigor that would stay with each of them for the rest of there lives. Sala is truly a survivor, and her story is riveting and proves that adversity can breed a life filled with love.This is a story you will never forget.

May 19th show Red River Radio is proud to announce the third edition of Book Discussion with host Fran Lewis. We are so excited to have two outstanding authors featured on today’s show. The first author is Marion L. Thomas. Marion’s book is ColormeJazzMyNe and it is an outstanding novel that deals with many issues that both families and women face today. Here is a little taste of what you can expect when you read this novel and part of my review to entice listeners to buy this book and use it in discussion groups. Our lives are often embedded in the many colors that we create to outline journeys we take in life, our important moments, emotions and the events that create our author Marion L. Thomas so brilliantly states, the crayon box of colors that are the many facets of colors of Jazzmyne. The memories that are etched in our minds, engraved in our hearts, replayed in our minds, are never turned on silent or off. Our second author comes from Israel. Eva Etzioni Halvey is the author of three bestsellers. We are showcasing The Triumph of Deborah today and it deals with many of the same issues that Marion’s book does but back in Biblical Times. In the Triumph of Deborah, our author weaves a web of intrigue, deceit, heartache and courage that follows each of the three amazing women intertwined in this novel of hope and understanding between the Israelites and the Canaanites. We welcome both distinguished authors and the members of our book club discussion group and my assistant Tina Roberts. Members of the book club are Jeffrey B Allen, Barbara Ehrentreu, Tina Roberts my assistant and myself Fran Lewis. This show proves to be exciting, mind stimulating and quite informative.

My guests for May are two ladies I know well, Marilyn Meredith and Maggie Pucillo. Marilyn is the author of too many books to name here. We've known each other for many years. Maggie and I are best friends. We've worked together writing Stargazer's Children and our newest release, A Spiral of Echoes. I know this will be a great show. I hope you will join us.

This month, Dellani's guests will be Jennifer Cervantes, author of "Tortilla Sun" and Lori Calabrese, author of "The Bug That Plagued the Entire Third Grade." Each author will share an excerpt of her book.

Dellani's stepping out in a new direction with this month's show. On Wednesday, April 28th, Dellani chats with S.A. Bailey, author of "And the Rain Came Down" - a gritty detective novel he calls "Redneck Noir". Dellani's other guest is horror author, Nicholas Grabaowsky. We'll be discussing, among his other accomplishments, his novel "Red Wet Dirt". This looks to be an exciting, fascinating and, possibly, terrifying show. Join Dellani, Nicholas and Seth for What's Write for Me. Due to the nature of the genre and the language in the novels, I have given this show a mature rating. My goal is to promote these novels to their target audiences, not to offend tender eared listeners. So if you're put off by horror, gritty crime or explicit language, this show is not for you.

On Thursday, April 22nd at 3PM Central Time Host Barbara Ehrentreu and co-Host Freda Roberts will be welcoming the outstanding young adult writer, Eric Luper. Eric is the author of Big Slick and Bug Boy. He will be talking about his new book set for a June publication, Seth Baumgartner's Love Manifesto. He will also be talking about his last book signing at Foxwoods, which was so unusual Barbara wrote an Examiner.com article about it. As usual there might be one or two surprise guests dropping by. Please come and listen to the show at 3PM Central Time.

Red River Radio would like to welcome author Stephen Tremp as our guest author for this second show. Stephen Tremp is the author of a new thriller titled “Breakthrough”. This exciting and fast paced thriller will keep readers on the edge of their seats from the first page until you read the last word on he final page. Stephen Tremp will answer questions about his book, the reasons why he wrote the book and give readers a brief summary to whet your appetite and compel you to go out and get a copy of his book. Joining Stephen will be our book club panel of authors and fans of Red River Radio: Barbara Ehrehtreu,Mickey Hoffman, Peggy Greene and more. Stephen’s book is so exciting and groundbreaking and differs in many ways from the typical thriller. if you want to know what wormholes are and learn something about nanotechnology and more you have to join our discussion and better yet, read the book. You won’t want to miss this show. Joining me will be my assistant Peggy Greene will take your questions in the chat room. Please join in the discussion. We welcome your questions in the chat room and we are looking forward to another interesting and exciting show. fran

On April 15, 2010 12:00 (CENTRAL) Marsha Cook is having a very special show. What does it take to stay in the writing game? This show is what it’s all about… writing to sell and not giving up. On April 15 at noon CST, Marsha Cook is having a very special show about what it takes to stay in the writing game? This show is what it’s all about, writing to sell and not giving up. It’s about what you need to do to get an agent and how important it is to have your work edited. Joining Marsha are Tracy Frischkorn, Judy Snider and Jeff Fleischer. Tracy Frischkorn is a screenwriter who has now decided to write her first novel, Strings Of Deception. Judy Snider, is a writer and her first children’s book is Goldy’s Baby Socks. Judy got her B.S. from Western Michigan University and her master's in social work from Tulane University in New Orleans. She is also the co-author of a women's book, The Sacred Purse, and her very special guest for this show is Jeff Fleischer who has a bachelor’s in journalism and history from Indiana University and a master’s in magazine journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. He’s a veteran newsroom editor as well as an experienced editor of books, screenplays and articles. He has written for both consumer and trade publications. He’s also a screenwriter and documentary filmmaker and Marsha never writes a word without him. He has edited all of Marsha Cook’s books and screenplays.

On Monday, April 12th at 3:00 PM (CST), Dellani chats with author Michelle McGriff. Michelle is an amazing and prolific author who has penned gritty, adult urban novels, but also touching, coming of age novels for teens. She and Dellani will be discussing her novel "Colored Summer" as well as her newest venture, a cookbook for vegans and vegetarians.

On April 9th at 12 Noon (central) join host Marsha Cook and her assistant Denise Spooner for a very candid discussion about the question parents and children alike are wondering. Will there be jobs for our children when they get out of school? High School can be a very stressful place for kids these days. They are trying to plan for their future not knowing which career path will allow them to have jobs when they finish school. One of the guests for this show will be Robert Raymond author of Entrepreneur’s Guide To the Universe and Before You Grab The Doorknob, a survival guide to keeping your job. He is also the owner of Prarie Avenue Group Consulting Firm. Robert will discuss the employment market and how to plan for a career when you may be one of thousands applying for the same job. Meredith Alger will also be on the show. She is a noted Social Worker and expert in youth issues. After graduating from Lawrence University with a B.A. in Psychology, Ms. Alger worked for two years with young people tackling issues such as academic, social, emotional, or behavioral concerns. She developed and administered an after school program, planning events, and carrying a crisis pager in Evanston, Illinois. She went back to school, looking to gain knowledge and skills, knowing that she wanted to work with children and adolescents. Ms. Alger received a Master's degree from the University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration in 2008 and became a Licensed Social Worker, as well a Certified School Social. Parents want the best for their children and after listening to this program they will be able to discuss options for their children’s future. They say the economy is improving, but will our children be able to support themselves and their families in the future? During the show the call line will be open and questions from listeners will be priority.

My guests for April are Pauline Baird Jones and Mary Nickum. Pauline has many books out there to be enjoyed, I've read a lot of them starting with Pig In A Park. She's ventured into steam punk with an upcoming release, Tangled In Time. I have no idea what steam punk is, but I will know by the end of this broadcast. Mary Nickum's book is Mom's Story. A book dealing with MS. I haven't read it yet, but since we share the same publisher, Chalet, I know it has to be good. Join me to talk with these ladies. I'm sure you won't be bored or disappointed.

On Thursday, March 25th at 3PM Central Time, Host Barbara Ehrentreu and Co-host Freda Roberts welcome an outstanding middle grade writer, Jody Feldman. Jody has written The Golliwhopper Games which was published last year. She has also written a few non-fiction books about her local synogogue and St. Louis where she lives. I met Jody about ten years ago. She was part of our critique group YA-authors which has produced some amazing authors.This show should be a lot of fun. At this time there is a possibility of another guest.

This month's show will be really exciting! Not only do I have author Lawrence D. Elliot on my show, but two exciting guests from Script Frenzy and the Young Author's Program of Office of Letters & Light - Jennifer Arzt & Tavia Stewart! These amazing ladies will be kicking off the April Script Frenzy as well as talking about their on going efforts getting young people to write. So join me & my three great guests as we talk about writing!

Red River Writers Live 3rd Thursday, March 18th, noon Central - A GOOD STORY IS A GOOD STORY with Host Marsha Casper Cook (Marsha's show Assistant will be Abbi Glines) This month we have a terrific show lined up. Our featured guests are Chip Potter and Stephen Lebed. They are the owners of Mechnology and they are the ones that provide visual effects for film and television production. Chip and Stephen are the ones that understand the science of creating visual effects that will be projected on the big screen and episodic television. Their services include 2d and 3d animation, scene composites, and visual effects creation. Television episodic, pilots, reality shows, documentaries, specials, and MOWs fall into this category. They have recently created main title sequences for “The Aviator”, “Santa’s Slay”, Nicotina, and “Even Money,” They love to design and create main title sequences and have agreed to share some of their exciting experiences and they have also agreed to take on line questions. This show is going to be an education into the film industry and Chip promised some humorous stories the audience never sees. So join us as we discuss what happens at the movies that we don’t know. CHECK THEM OUT AT… http://www.mechnology.com/