Books That Make You Podcast - S:5 E:9 Unravel the Sports World’s Mental Health Crisis with Chris K Jones, author of Headcase

S:5 E:9 Unravel the Sports World’s Mental Health Crisis with Chris K Jones, author of Headcase

11/10/22 • 31 min

Books That Make You Unravel the Sports World’s Mental Health Crisis

There are many unilluminated corners of the sports world, areas we don’t discuss, don’t know about or simply pretend don’t exist. In an industry where the consumer feels entitled to their ball-chasing entertainment, we can easily forget about the human variable existing and struggling beneath those jerseys.

Once a competitive athlete and coach, author and serial entrepreneur Chris K. Jones has channeled his lifelong journey to understand the minds of athletes into is debut novel, “Headcase”. With a dynamic imagination and narrative skill, Chris’s book sets the table for awareness and discussion of the wide world of sports’ generational trauma and mental health issues.

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Books That Make You Unravel the Sports World’s Mental Health Crisis

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S:5 E:8 Horror Writers Associations’ 9th Annual Poetry Showcase with Stephanie M. Wytovich

Books That Make You Dive into Dark Poetry

October makes us want to revel in the spooky season, to think back to some of the more memorable dark poems, like Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven”. Horror poetry can spark our imagination in the best ways, invigorate our love for things going bump in the night.

Author and poet Stephanie M. Wytovich of the HWA (or, the Horror Writers Association), now celebrates a poetry showcase featuring poems from a variety of writers: the ideal read for this time of year, and beyond.

The Horror Writers Associations’ 9th Annual Poetry Showcase features the best in dark, never-before-published verse. Edited by Angela Yuriko Smith, this year's featured poets are Stephanie M. Wytovich, Geneve Flynn, and Naomi Simone Borwein, plus dozens of contributions from other talented members of the Horror Writers Association.

Stephanie M. Wytovich is an American poet, novelist, and essayist. Her work has been published in multiple magazines and anthologies, such as “Nightmare Magazine”, “Weird Tales”, “Southwest Review”, “Year's Best Hardcore Horror: Volume 2”, “The Best Horror of the Year: Volume 8”, and others.

Wytovich is the Poetry Editor for Raw Dog Screaming Press, and an adjunct at Southern New Hampshire University, Western Connecticut State University and Point Park University. She is a recipient of the 2021 Ladies of Horror Fiction Writers Grant, the Elizabeth Matchett Stover Memorial Award, and has received the Rocky Wood Memorial Scholarship for non-fiction writing.

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S:5 E:10 Monetize your books and online courses with Parchelle Tashi of The Author’s Leverage

Books That Make You Want to Expand Your Book’s Platform

Online seminars and workshops provide ways to share our knowledge and expertise. With their books as a foundation, authors can build their brand outward, monetizing their words books to reach a broader and hungry audience.

Award-winning creative educator Parchelle Tashi does just that. She partners with authors to aid them in monetizing their books as profitable online courses that generate additional income and impact.

Parchelle is a former high school teacher who has since become an award-winning video professional. She has a master’s in education and curriculum design, and has created hundreds of videos, launched podcasts and online courses, YouTube channels, as well as digital products for clients. She is also the founder of The Author’s Leverage, a premiere partner in creative media and education.

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