A Good Story Is A Good Story -Host Marsha Casper Cook
Welcome to Michigan Avenue Media’s Podcasts! Your host is Marsha Casper Cook, who has been doing podcasts for 16 years and loves them!The shows are coming from Chicago—Marsha Casper Cook’s Hometown! All the shows are off the cuff and so much fun.Michigan Avenue Media Podcasts bring you shows on writing books and screenplays, self-help advice, movies, discussing relationships, publishing, health issues, marketing, fashion, and style. Visit them at www.miciganavenuemedia.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/writing-publishing-marketing--6432060/support.
Episodes

Thursday Jul 07, 2022
Thursday Jul 07, 2022
Please join Marsha Casper Cook, Trish Wilson, and Loren Rhoads on July7 at 4EST 3CST 2MT 1PST for a great discussion. Loren Rhoads is a San Francisco-based author, editor, and lecturer on cemetery history. She is a member of Horror Writers Association, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and the Association for Gravestone Studies. Trish Wilson's short fiction has appeared in "Zippered Flesh 3", "Wicked Women: An Anthology of the New England Horror Writers", "Teeming Terrors," "The Black Stone: Stories for Lovecraftian Summonings", "Dancing in the Shadows: A Tribute to Anne Rice", "Death's Garden Revisited", "The Horror Zine's Book of Ghost Stories", "The Horror Zine's Book of Werewolf Stories", and more. Marsha Casper Cook is a screenwriter, author, host, and producer of all the Michigan Avenue Media Podcasts. http://www.marshacaspercook.com Loren Rhoads https://lorenrhoads.com/loren-rhoads/ Trish Amazon page https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B0B29D5DBJBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/writing-publishing-marketing--6432060/support.

Thursday Jun 30, 2022
Thursday Jun 30, 2022
Please join Marsha Casper Cook and Children's authors Judy Snider and Rich Linville on June 30 at 4EST 3CST 2MT 1PST. Children are the future and in this show, the discussion will start with how can parents and teachers help children develop their speaking and listening skills? The discussion will move on from there with helping children in any way we can to keep them safe and interested in learning during this very troubling time. Judy was raised in Michigan and currently lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia with her husband Gil and her cat Bailey. She also has two grown sons. She is a retired Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). After her retirement, Judy had the joyful job of working at the library at Cape Henry Collegiate School for eight years. The award-winning Goldy's Baby Socks, published in English and Spanish, is Judy's first children's book that she has published. For over 40 years, Rich enjoyed teaching all subjects in elementary, middle school, high school and college. Since retiring in 2016 he has published over 120 children's ebooks, audiobooks, and paperback books. He received awards for Teacher of the Year, for Innovations in Education and Technology plus a Lifetime Achievements Award in Education. Marsha Casper Cook is an author, screenwriter, host, and producer of all the Michigan Avenue Media Podcasts. After the show is over it will be on-demand and then on iTunes. http://michiganavenuemedia.com @Marshacaspercook.com | Linktree - Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/writing-publishing-marketing--6432060/support.

Monday Jun 27, 2022
Monday Jun 27, 2022
June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month https://alzauthors.com/ Please join Marsha Casper Cook, Krysten Lindsay Hager, and Marianne Sciucco on Monday, June 27th at 4EST 3 CST 2MT 1PST for a wonderful discussion about romance at any age. And sometimes that means taking care of a loved one who needs love and understanding when life changes. Marianne's book, Blue Hydrangeas, tells the story of a man’s all-consuming love for his wife who is suffering from Alzheimer’s. Marianne does it with beauty and grace using her knowledge as a nurse to bring the story alive. The discussion will be on writing and marketing books that deal with subjects that may not be easy to discuss but important. The discussion will also feature tips on clean romance reads and getting your book into the hands of readers who like clean romance. Krysten Lindsay Hager writes books about hope, true love, fame, self-worth, friendship, & happily ever afters. Krysten is the author of True Colors, Best Friends...Forever?, Next Door to a Star, Landry in Like, Competing with the Star, Dating the It Guy, Can Dreams Come True, and In Over Her Head: Lights, Camera, Anxiety. True Colors, won the Readers Favorite award for best preteen book and the Dayton Book Expo Bestseller Award for children/teens. Marsha is an author, screenwriter and podcast host, and producer of all the Michigan Avenue Media podcasts. https://www.krystenlindsay.com/ Marianne's Website http://marshacaspercook.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/writing-publishing-marketing--6432060/support.

Thursday Jun 23, 2022
Thursday Jun 23, 2022
Please join Marsha Casper Cook, host at Michigan Avenue Media,on June23rd at 4EST 3CST 2MT 1PCT when she welcomes Amy Patricia Meade for a fun filled discussion about movies old and new! Amy Patricia Meade is the Author of the critically acclaimed Marjorie McClelland Mysteries, Vermont Country Living Mysteries, and Tish Tarragon Mysteries. Amy Patricia Meade is a native of Long Island, NY, where she cut her teeth on classic films and books featuring Nancy Drew and Encyclopedia Brown. After stints as an Operations Manager for a document imaging company and a freelance technical writer, Amy left the bright lights of New York City and headed north to pursue her creative writing career amidst the idyllic beauty of Vermont’s Green Mountains. After five years living in Bristol, England, Amy now resides in upstate New York. http://amypatriciameade.com Marsha Casper Cook is not only an award-winning author and screenwriter she is also the host and producer of all of the Michigan Avenue Media Podcasts on Blog Talk Radio. Her most recent accomplishment is her contribution to the worldwide magazine eYs. Marsha has written over fifteen books and twelve screenplays, including romance, dramas, and children’s books. Her latest series is, The Warrington Legacy, where she writes about the trials and tribulations of a family using her own sense of love and family commitment as her guide. To her, family matters, and that is reflected in every book she writes. http://marshacaspercook.com Also, several of her books are translated into Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Italian.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/writing-publishing-marketing--6432060/support.

Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Please join Marsha Casper Cook on June 16th at 4EST 3CST 2MT for a great discussion with Trish Wilson, Angela Yuriko Smith, Elaine Pascale, and Rebecca Rowland about a new Anthology honoring the late Anne Rice. A tribute to author Anne Rice, 19 authors show their love to the Queen of Horror with a collection of Gothic tales inspired by her legacy. A charity anthology with all proceeds to benefit the Animal Rescue of New Orleans in honor of Anne Rice, whose fondness for animals was well known. Edited by Elaine Pascale and Rebecca Rowland with a foreword by Lisa Kröger. Authors include C.W. Blackwell, Morgan Sylvia, Greg Herren, Holly Rae Garcia, Douglas Ford, Kristi Petersen Schoonover, Gordon B. White, Tim Mendees, Stephanie Ellis, Scotty Milder, Holley Cornetto, Lamont A. Turner, KC Grifant, Lee Andrew Forman, Anthony S. Buoni, Trish Wilson, Angela Yuriko Smith, Christine Lajewski and E. F. Schraeder. Link to the book For more info on the show or if you'd like to be a guest please let us know Marsha Casper Cook's info Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/writing-publishing-marketing--6432060/support.

Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Please join Marsha Casper Cook,Krysten Lindsay Hager and Stephanie Scott on June 9th at 4EST 3CST 3MT 1PST for the first of our new podcasts - It's All About Love- Beach Reads. Stephanie J. Scott writes young adult and romance about characters who put their passions first. Her debut ALTERATIONS about a fashion-obsessed loner who reinvents herself was a Romance Writers of America RITA® award finalist. She enjoys dance fitness, everything cats, and has a slight obsession with Instagram. A Midwest girl at heart, she resides outside of Chicago with her tech-of-all-trades husband and fuzzy furbabies. https://www.stephaniejscott.com Krysten Lindsay Hager writes books about hope, true love, fame, self-worth, friendship, & happily ever afters. Krysten is the author of True Colors, Best Friends...Forever?, Next Door to a Star, Landry in Like, Competing with the Star, Dating the It Guy, Can Dreams Come True, and In Over Her Head: Lights, Camera, Anxiety. True Colors, won the Readers Favorite award for best preteen book and the Dayton Book Expo Bestseller Award for children/teens. https://www.krystenlindsay.com/ Show Info Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/writing-publishing-marketing--6432060/support.

Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Please join Marsha Casper Cook and Trish Wilson for a fabulous discussion with John Skipp on Thursday June 2 4EST 3 CST 2 MT 1PST. John Skipp is a New York Times bestselling author, editor, film director, zombie godfather, compulsive collaborator, black-humored optimist, and all-around Renaissance mutant. John Skipp is a splatterpunk horror and fantasy author and anthology editor, as well as a songwriter, screenwriter, film director, and film producer. He collaborated with Craig Spector on multiple novels and has also collaborated with Marc Levinthal and Cody Goodfellow. Trish Wilson's short fiction has appeared in "Zippered Flesh 3", "Wicked Women: An Anthology of the New England Horror Writers", "Teeming Terrors," "The Black Stone: Stories for Lovecraftian Summonings", "Dancing in the Shadows: A Tribute to Anne Rice", "Death's Garden Revisited", "The Horror Zine's Book of Ghost Stories", "The Horror Zine's Book of Werewolf Stories", and more. She has interviewed numerous horror writers for The Horror Zine and is also the Media Director for The Horror Zine. Link to Elizabeth Marsha Casper Cookis not only an award-winning author and screenwriter she is also the host and producer of all of the Michigan Avenue Media Podcasts on Blog Talk Radio. Her most recent accomplishment is her contribution to the worldwide magazine eYs. Marsha has written over fifteen books and twelve screenplays, including romance, dramas, and children’s books. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/writing-publishing-marketing--6432060/support.

Thursday May 26, 2022
Thursday May 26, 2022
Please join Marsha Casper Cook, Jennifer Hilt, and Krysten Lyndsay Hager on May 26th at 4EST 3CST 2 MT 1PST for a great discussion and lots of fun! Jennifer Hilt is a USA Today Bestselling author who has worked as a plotter and concept creator. She’s written 24 books across four pen names and she has a degree in linguistics and literature. She lives in Seattle with her family and her canine fan club. She also loves collecting dictionaries in unfamiliar languages, bingeing Scandi-Noir streaming series, and shouting out tropes from the comfort of her couch. About Jennifer Krysten Lindsay Hager writes books about hope, true love, fame, self-worth, friendship, & happily ever afters. Krysten is the author of True Colors, Best Friends...Forever?, Next Door to a Star, Landry in Like, Competing with the Star, Dating the It Guy, Can Dreams Come True, and In Over Her Head: Lights, Camera, Anxiety. True Colors, won the Readers Favorite award for best preteen book and the Dayton Book Expo Bestseller Award for children/teens. About Krysten http://www.krystenlindsay.com Marsha is an author, screenwriter, and host-producer of all the Michigan Avenue Media podcasts on Blog Talk Radio. About Marsha Marsha Casper Cook is not only an award-winning author and screenwriter she is also the host and producer of all of the Michigan Avenue Media Podcasts on Blog Talk Radio. Her most recent accomplishment is her contribution to the worldwide magazine eYs. Marsha has written over fifteen books and twelve screenplays, including romance, dramas, and children’s books. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/writing-publishing-marketing--6432060/support.

Thursday May 19, 2022
Thursday May 19, 2022
Please join Marsha Casper Cook and Dick Belsky on March 19th at 4EST 3CST 2MT 1PST when they discuss Ozark. It's going to be a lot of fun discussing all the seasons of Ozark and the cast. Dick Belsky is a New York City journalist and author. He is the author of 12 mystery/suspense novels and several non-fiction sportsbooks. He also was the Managing Editor of News for NBCNews.com - directing day-to-day coverage for the network website and also working closely with the digital extensions of Nightly News, the Today show, Dateline, and other NBC programming. Before that, he worked at NBC as Vice President of News for Local Integrated Media - which runs local websites in the 10 cities where NBC owns television stations. Dick will be talking about Ozark and other television series. Marsha Casper Cook is not only an award-winning author and screenwriter she is also the host and producer of all of the Michigan Avenue Media Podcasts on Blog Talk Radio. Her most recent accomplishment is her contribution to the worldwide magazine eYs. Marsha has written over fifteen books and twelve screenplays, including romance, dramas, and children’s books. Her latest series is, The Warrington Legacy, where she writes about the trials and tribulations of a family using her own sense of love and family commitment as her guide. To her, family matters, and that is reflected in every book she writes. Also, several of her books are translated into Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Italian.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/writing-publishing-marketing--6432060/support.

Thursday May 12, 2022
Thursday May 12, 2022
Please join Marsha Casper Cook and her guests Stella ter Hart and Sylvia True on May12th at 4EST 3CST 2MT 1PST for a wonderful discussion about Life in 2022 and how the trauma of years ago applies to the world we live in now. It's going to be a great show - it's live and then on-demand and on Itunes. For more info on the guests : http://marshacaspercook.com http://www.stellaterhart.com/ https://www.wbur.org/news/2021/03/29/where-madness-lies-sylvia-true Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/writing-publishing-marketing--6432060/support.