Interviews with indie authors, publishers and book service providers in the self-publishing realm
An Interview with Rush Leaming: Author of Don’t Go, Ramanya
Rush Leaming lives in the Southeastern United States. He has done many things and lived in many places.
At various times in his life he has been a/an: car wash attendant, bartender, dishwasher, Adjunct Professor, lab rat decapitator, shoe salesman, fish pond builder (in the Congo), film actor (a very poor one), music video director, refugee camp volunteer (in Kenya/Sudan), film production manager, ESL teacher, star of a country music video, newspaper delivery person, Chinese wok assembler, night time hotel desk clerk, cement mixer, ballet manager, waiter, internet teacher, screenwriter, short film director, Cuban cigar mule, auctioneer, pre-med student, traffic […]
Robert Speigel is a Clinical Social Worker with a Master’s degree from the University of Michigan. He is a Board Certified Diplomate of the National Association of Social Workers, an Advanced Certified Hypnotherapist, and a Washington State Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. In addition to private practice in Seattle, WA, Rob and his wife Mary Anne are Certified Personal Transformation Intensive Trainers conducting intensive 15-day residential trauma recovery programs. Please email Rob at rob@beloof.com if you would like to invite him to speak to your study group.
Teacher and professional weirdo. Love to eat and read. If I can do them at the same time, I will. Just want people to have a place where they can laugh, reminisce, and connect!
David DeRose, MD, MPH is a board-certified specialist in Internal Medicine and Preventive Medicine. He also holds a Master in Public Health degree with an emphasis in Health Promotion and Health Education. As a syndicated radio host heard on 140 stations, a popular lecturer, and a practicing physician, Dr. DeRose has been helping people address disease processes with natural therapies for some three decades. DeRose’s research has been published in peer-reviewed medical journals including “The Journal of the American Medical Association,” the “Annals of Epidemiology,” and “Preventive Medicine.” His recent highly-rated books for lay audiences are entitled Thirty Days to […]
George Finney, ESQ., has worked in Cybersecurity for over 15 years and is the author of No More Magic Wands: Transformative Cybersecurity Change for Everyone. He is currently the Chief Information Security Officer for Southern Methodist University where he has also taught on the subject of Corporate Cybersecurity and Information Assurance. Mr. Finney is an attorney and is a Certified Information Privacy Professional as well as a Certified Information Security Systems Professional and has spoken on Cybersecurity topics across the country.
Wolfgang Edwards was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1987. He has been an aspiring writer since he was a child and intends to keep writing the rest of his life.
As a day job I was a forensic psychiatrist, and I also have an interest in Islamic art, particularly carpets. With my brother (who is still in the business) I opened a rug store. I wrote several books on oriental rugs, most recently with my son, who is an archaeologist.
Ashley R. Carlson grew up wanting a talking animal friend and superpowers, and when that didn’t happen, she decided to write them into existence. She runs her editing business in Scottsdale, Arizona with three (non-talking) pets and one overactive imagination. Follow her writing and editing at: