Best ACB Radio Podcasts (2024)

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20240424 - Main Menu Live - Samuel Greene, discusses the Zoom Essential digital Recorders. Amos Miller, Glidance Founder and CEO, discusses Glide. 1:59:16

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Main Menu Live welcomes Samuel Greene, Product Specialist -Development at Zoom Corp., to discuss the very popular Zoom Essential digital Recorders. Theserecorders are accessible and have 32 bit float. Tune in to see exactly what all that means. In the second hour, Main Menu welcomes Amos Miller, Glidance Founder and CEO, to discuss Glide, the first…

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Ep 123 Writing Works Wonders. Travel author interview, Kristen Combs 50:02

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Show Notes episode 123 Travel author interview, Kristen Combs Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King Join Cheryl and Kathy for this very special episode of Writing Works Wonders: as we interview a Travel Writer., Copywriter, and communications Director. We discuss travel writing, social media, marketing, and much much more. Author Kristen Co…

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20240327 - Main Menu Live presents all things Groups.IO. 1:58:44

22d ago1:58:44

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This week on Main Menu Live we bring together major portions of the communication teams across ACB to talk with all of you all about Groups.IO in a comprehensivetwo-hour presentation. Members of the Board of Publications, ACB’s ACB Media team, Blind Information Technology Specialists and others will join us totalk all about Groups. IO. We will answ…

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Ep 122 Writing Works Wonders : Jim Hartsell, Author interview 43:15

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Show Notes Ep 122 : Jim Hartsell, Author interview **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** We know you will enjoy this entertaining and informative interview with author Jim Hartsell. Jim writes a series of books for adults called the Boone series. He also has a group of books for children. Tune in to hear us discuss a variety of topics i…

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Ep 121 Writing Works Wonders: Creative language, and cookies!! 39:37

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Show Notes Ep 121. Creative language, and cookies!! **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** Creativity at its best - Language, cookies, and debate! Join Cheryl and Kathyh, in this vibrant discussion with the Writing community about the use of language! from consonants, and vowels to pronouns and other word choices we cover the gamut of ex…

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20240131 - Main Menu Live - Karthik Mahadevan CEO Envision. We also will talk about CoPilot. 1:56:47

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Karthik Mahadevan, CEO at Envision, will delve into the upgrades in the new Envision Glasses v.2.5 featuring a new interactive describe scene powered byGPT-4 Vision by Open AI & multilingual voice commands. That's not all! Exciting changes landed on the Envision App and future updates are set to revolutionizethe user experience and create a more ac…

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EP 120 Writing Works Wonders: Linda Lael Miller, Guest Author 39:36

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Show Notes EP 120 Linda Lael Miller **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** The number one NewYorkTimes,BestSellingAuthor, Linda Lael Miller is our guest on Writing Works Wonders. Enjoy this exciting, informative and inspiring episode with our guest author. We also have a special guest cohost, Lisa Gilmartin, joins Cheryl for this intervi…

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EP 119 Writing Works Wonders: community highlights, and Carol Mackey 45:06

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Show Notes episode 119 community highlights and Carol Mackey interview **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** enjoy this exciting episode as we interview one of our community members, Carol Mackey! Discover how she’s used poetry in an innovative manner to cultivate relationship with her grandson :-). Much more to learn as we explore her …

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Ep 118 Writing Works Wonders: Eloisa James Guest interview. 54:04

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Show Notes episode 118. Eloisa James **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** Enjoy this tremendous episode with best selling author Eloisa James. A university professor of Shakespearean, drama, raped, romantic, historical fiction novels! Discover and learn her insights about writing, her advice about writing, and tremendous back stories a…

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117. Writing Works Wonders: Writers chat. 42:21

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Show Notes episode 117 writers chat! **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** join us for a discussion in many questions about publishing trends, including audiobooks, and their benefits, anti-plagiarism, software, and more. This is an opportunity for our participants to ask questions and for the community to respond. Always a fun and inte…

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EP 116 : Writing Works Wonders: Tracie Peterson, award-winning author interview.u 49:43

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Show Notes episode 116 Tracie Peterson interview **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** Enjoy this fabulous interview with Christian historical fiction author, a Tracie Peterson! This is a most inspiring interview, and she discusses her perspective on writing, her writing process and enjoys the interview with Cheryl and Kathy, as well as…

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EP115 Writing Works Wonders: open mic event 41:47

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Show Notes episode 115. Open mic! **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** listen into this fabulous open mic event. Authors, new, and experienced share their writing and insights. Always an exciting venture, Writing Works Wonders provides the opportunity to hear original work by authors who are visually impaired. Join in the creativity an…

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114 Writing Works Wonders Shari Hearn, and fanfiction 46:39

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Enjoy this amazing episode with Shari Hearn, a fan fiction author. Learn all about her work as well as fanfiction, and the opportunities it provides for readers and writers alike! This episode is brought to you by Writing Works Wonders. Shari Hearn is the author of the Miss Fortune World series. A book series set in the world of Jana DeLeon’s Miss …

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20231025 - Main Menu Live - Ryan Jones from Vispero on the release of JAWS, Zoom Text, and Fusion 2024 54:20

6M ago54:20

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Join the Main Menu team as we visit with Ryan Jones from Freedom Scientific where we hear all about the new 2024 releases of JAWS, Fusion and more!Sponsored by the Information Access Committee

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113 Writing Works Wonders: Sandra Brown interview. 55:49

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Show Notes Ep 113 Sandra Brown, Guest Interview **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** Enjoy this tremendous episode with our guest author number one, New York times best seller, Sandra Brown! Brown is the author of over 85 books, 75, which have been New York Times best sellers! With such a stellar record, you know this is going to be an…

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Ep 112 Writing Works Wonders: Writers chat 44:44

7M ago44:44

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Show Notes episode 112 writers chat **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** Don’t miss this fairy favorite episode of Writing Works Wonders! Everybody loves the writers chat episodes, where we entertain questions from the audience about issues they face as writers, authors, and poets. The fun then really begins as the participants join in…

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20230927 - Main Menu Live - Apple and IOS 17 updates. 1:58:19

7M ago1:58:19

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Hello Everyone, Join John, Larry and I along with a number of guests as we dive deep into all things tech this month: Finally, Microsoft has released a major update to Windows 11 this week. It has all kinds of accessibility improvements along with other user experience changes that we will discuss. The big change is the new Copilot feature. Think o…

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EP 111 Writing Works Wonders: Round robin storytelling summer, 2023 37:52

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Show Notes episode 111 summer 2023 round robin storytellin **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** Enjoy the special brand of creativity and laughter that is only brought to you by the Writing Works Wonders community! It’s the summer 2023 round robin storytelling event! Join in the fun as we start with a story prompt, and then the gang ta…

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Episode 110 Writing Works Wonders -anthologies and Marlene Mesot 48:34

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Show Notes EP 110 anthologies discussion **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** join this informative discussion as we discuss everything about Publishing, editing, and participating in anthologiesw. Our guest is Marlene Mesot, who is just published a new anthology. We have many questions from Kathy and Cheryl as well as from the audienc…

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Episode 1 09 Writing Works Wonders, Memoire #2 35:14

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Show Notes episode 109 memoire workshop #2 **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** enjoy this dynamic workshop about memoir writing as we continue the discussion from episode 106. Several participants share how they write memoir in different genres. Cheryl shares many strategies and tips as well. This is your place for inspiration, inspir…

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EP108 Writing Works Wonders: STEPHEN A \ THEBERGE, Author interview 46:57

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Show Notes episode 108 interview with sci-fi author, STEPHEN A \ THEBERGE **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** We know you will enjoy this inspirational episode as we discuss a variety of topics with science fiction author, STEPHEN A \ THEBERGE. Not only do we discover the inside scoop about his several books, but we also explore the d…

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106 Writing Works Wonders: Sandi Kimmel Interview 42:32

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Show Notes episode 106 Sandi Kimmel, interview, recording artist, singer, and author! **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** We know you will enjoy this exciting episode with recording artist, song, writer, and author, SANDI Kimmel! Yes, something very different for Writing Works Wonders. Isn’t Store in episode 106. Do not miss the oppor…

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107 Writing Works Wonders Memoire Writing Workshop part one 34:00

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Show Notes episode 107 Memoire Writing Workshop part one **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** Enjoy this writing workshop on the topic of memoir. Join in as Cheryl and Kathy introduce memoir, writing, using fiction and nonfiction, disclaimers, and then lead the group in crafting some memoir entries. You can follow along and do your own…

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Ep 105 writing Works Wonders; Open Mic event May 2023 45:29

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Show Notes Episode 105, Open mic event May 2023 **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** Enjoy this fabulous celebration of Writing Talent! Episode 105 Provides, another Writing Works Wonders open mic event recorded in May 2023 . This episode features, fantasy, science-fiction, Poetry, and much more. Authors/Readers in order of appearance …

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EP 104 Writing Works Wonders: Christine Amsden guest author interview. 54:11

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Show Notes episode 104, Guest, interview, award-winning, fantasy and sci-fi author, Christine Amsden **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** Award winning, popular, fantasy and science-fiction author, Christine Amsden was our guest on Writing Works Wonders for episode 104 . Christine Amsden is the author of nine award-winning fantasy and …

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20230517 - Main Menu Live - Be My Eyes and Web Accessibility the IAC way. 1:57:43

11M ago1:57:43

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In the first hour we bring on Mike from Be My Eyes. We hear from him all about the latest innovation happening with AI and accessibility as we celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day this week. Be My Eyes will also be at the national convention this year so you will hear even more from them later thissummer. We encourage everyone to come with …

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Ep 103 Writing Works Wonders: Web design for authors 50:02

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Show Notes episode 103 Web design for authors, Mini workshop, and book launch **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** Enjoy episode 103 for the exciting book launch and mini workshop about web design for authors and others who are visually impaired. This is a one-of-a-kind book focused on our community’s specific needs . Find out what you…

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20230329 Main Menu Live - CSUN 2023 Revisited 1:25:54

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Larry Gassman, John Gassmann and Jeff Bishop review CSUN 2023

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Ep 102 Writing Works Wonders: Guest author, Peter Abrahams, a.k.a. SpencerQuinn 38:48

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Show Notes episode 102 Guest author, Peter Abrahams, a.k.a. Spencer Quinn. **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** In this fast-paced episode, best selling author, Peter Abrahams aka Spencer Quinn is our guest on Writing Works Wonders . Don’t miss the opportunity to enjoy the author of the chat and Bernie series in addition to many other …

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EP 101 Writing Works Wonders - Celebration and creative writing party 35:51

1y ago35:51

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Show Notes episode 101 Celebration and creative writing party! **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King*** Join the fun and celebration of the 101 episode of Writing Works Wonders! Cheryl and Kathy share thanks and congratulations to say review the terrific advancements of the zoom call podcast and community.. As always, we quickly move on t…

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Ep 100 Writing Works Wonders: Audiobook production, Guest Annie Donnellon Davis 34:26

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Show Notes EP 100 Audiobook production, Guest Annie Donnellon Davis and her colleagues **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** Guest voice actor, and singer artist, Annie D. Davis, her producer and her voiceover coach will join us to talk about Annie’s work, and audiobook production. How do you become a voice actor without sight? We know …

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Ep 99 Writing Works Wonders: Oorganizing our writing with just Author, Abbie Johnson Taylor, 40:52

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Show Notes episode 99 **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** Abbie Johnson Taylor, Cheryl and Kathy lead a discussion about organizing your writing projects. What an information and inspiration packed episode! We tackle a frustrating topic for many new and experienced writers!!!! Abbie Johnson Taylor is our special guest to assist Cheryl…

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Ep 98 Writing Works Wonders: Guest Author, Margaret Mizushima 47:40

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Show Notes Episode 98 Guest Author, Margaret Mizushima **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** What a special treat! An exciting interview with Margaret Mizushima! This accomplished author of the Timber Creek K9 mysteries series brings insight, laughter and encouragement to writers of all levels. Enjoy this episode as readers and writers …

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20230222 - Main Menu Live - Humanware and the Victor Reader Stream 3, plus IAC planning for the next ACB Convention. 1:53:14

1y ago1:53:14

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In the first hour we talk with HumanWare all about the new Victor Reader Stream 3. It is now shipping so we get the absolute latest from the company and most importantly we get your questions answered. We will take as much time as HumanWare will give us so this may spill into the second hour. The Information Access Committee is working on plans for…

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Ep 97: Writing Works Wonders: Writer’s Chat 36:42

1y ago36:42

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Show Notes episode 97, Writer’s Chat Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King Enjoy the first, dynamic Writers chat of 2023! We never know what topics will emerge during a writers chat, but we are always pleased and thrilled at the outcome. This episode exceeded our expectations! Learn and be inspired as the writing community at Writing Works …

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Ep 96: Writing Works Wonders: Guest author and poet, Victoria Zigler 26:23

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Show Notes episode 96, cast author and poet, Victoria Zigler **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** Zoomng in from Wales, we have a a very special guest author interview, Victoria Zigler. An ACB member, Tori will discuss her many short stories, books, and poetry writing, which span children’s stories, fantasy, science fiction and more. T…

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20230125 - Main Menu Live - AIRA with Troy Otillio and Jenine Stanley. Also the team from Unmute Presents along with the iACast Network team - 1959. 1:57:36

1y ago1:57:36

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This month on Main Menu Live we bring you two hours of technology talk from a blindness perspective, including your comments and questions. AIRA has made some major announcements concerning their service. We bring Troy Otillio and Jenine Stanley to have an open, honest and frank conversationabout the service and its future direction. Emphasis will …

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Ep 95 Writing Works Wonders: Setting Goals for Writers and Readers 37:20

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Show Notes Episode 95 Setting Goals for Writers and Readers Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King Welcome to Writing Works Wonders. We are so pleased you are with us for our first episode of 2023! Setting goals for reading and writing with your friends! Setting reading goals to inform us, educate and entertain! Writing golds- short and long…

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Ep 94 Writing Works Wonders: Retrospective Special for Writers 37:18

1+ y ago37:18

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Show Notes Episode 94. Retrospective Event for Writers **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** In this very special edition of Writing Works Wonders, not only do we look back on 2022, but also enjoy trivia games and wordplay. Yes, we found a way to play “Don’t get me started!“ Discussion and insightsabout 2022 in the rearview mirror inclu…

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Ep 93 Writing Works Wonders Round Robin Storytelling 2022 Finale

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Show Notes episode 93 2022 Round Robin Storytelling finale **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** How could we end 2022 without another round robin? This is the last one for 2022 ! We’re trying to incorporate some of the suggestions and insights we’ve learned across the past two years of round robin creativity and hilarity! But wait! The…

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Ep 92 Writing Works Wonders; Susan Mallery, #1 New York Times best-selling author! 49:49

1+ y ago49:49

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Show Notes episode 92 Susan Mallery, Guest author interview Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King Incredible guest author interview; none other than the popular Susan Mallery joins us on Writing Works Wonders. Discover how to be a successful author!! You might know Susan Mallery’s riveting women’s literature about relationships and real lif…

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Ep 91 Writing Works Wonders- Linda Scribner - Author Interview -From the Vault of Spotlight Spectaculars! 38:49

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Show Notes Ep 91- Linda Scribner - Author Interview -From the Vault of Spotlight Spectaculars! **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** Welcome to this Writing Works Wonders’ landmark interview!In this episode, we take you on some time travel and know you will enjoy this vibrant, popular episode from our Vault of Spotlight Spectaculars We …

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Ep 90 Writing Works Wonders: 2022 Open Mic Finale 35:55

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Show Notes Ep 90 Writing Works Wonders: Open Mic 2022 Finale **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** Welcome to our final open mic event for 2022! We know you will thoroughly enjoy the tremendous talent packed into this episode for your listening pleasure. Presenters are listed in the order of appearance in this episode. Abbie Johnson Tay…

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Ep 89 writing Works Wonders - Holiday Book Celebration 44:56

1+ y ago44:56

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Show Notes Episode 89 Holiday Book Celebration Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King It’s the Writing Works Wonders Holiday Book Celebration packed with incredible talent, new reading leads and gift ideas just in time for the holidays. We know you will enjoy the wide variety of writing available through the Writing Works Wonders community. …

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Ep 88 Writing Works Wonders: Chris Abernathy Voice Actor Interview 39:37

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Show Notes Episode 88 Chris Abernathy Voice Actor Interview **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** Professional, independent nook narrator and voice actor, Chris Abernathy is our terrific guest. In this compelling episode. From main stream commercials to book narration, find out what is involved in getting set up to engage and succeed in…

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Ep 87 Writing Works Wonders: Book Reviews A to Z 36:20

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Show Notes Eposode 87 Book Reviews A to Z Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King We know you will enjoy this Book Review Discussion among readers and writers at Writing Works Wonders! it’s all about book reviews! compare your ideas and enjoy the lively discussion.Why do readers and authors write book reviews?What are they?Where can we find a…

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Ep 86 writing Works Wonders: Book Launch Extravaganza 43:20

1+ y ago43:20

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Show Notes Episode 86 - Book Launch Extravaganza Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King Don’t miss this episode - Cheryl’s double feature book lunch and author discussion about book launches! Yes, it is a Book Launch Extravaganza! Starting off with Cheryl’s two newest books, we know you will also enjoy this followup discussion of book launch…

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Ep 85 Writing Works Wonders: Round Robin Character

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Show Notes Episode 85 Round Robin in Character **Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King** Hot off the media editor, another round robin improvisation episode with the Writing Works Wonders game! What time works in character for the fall season. Listen to the readers and writers engage in this dynamic rating game. We begin with a story starte…

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20221026 - Main Menu Live - Ryan Jones from Vispero, Bob Roehm from Envision Glasses, and Damashe Thomas on Password Managers. 1:57:57

1+ y ago1:57:57

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This month on Main Menu Live, we present JAWS 2023; Envision; and the latest on security. Ryan Jones from Vispero joins us to talk the new JAWS2023 release. Bob Roehm joins us once again to give us updates on the Envision app and glasses. Jeff and team along with Damashe Thomas, will update you on the latest state-of-the-artpassword managers.will u…

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Ep 84 Writing Works Wonders: Barbara Hinske Guest Athor 43:54

1+ y ago43:54

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Show Notes Episode 84 Barbara Hinske Author Interview Co-hosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Kathy King Meet the Author! Barbara Hinske! This is an exciting episode as we have the award-winning Barbara Hinske on Writing Works Wonders. Be ready to be inspired and laugh as we learn about her phenomenal career spanning law, writing, and a movie? Entertain…

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