Living The Next Chapter: Candid Conversations with Authors and Writers for Readers Searching for a New Read

Episode 600 - Dominick Domasky - Celebrating 600 Episodes, Tap Into Your Creativity, Go Beyond Learning, Embrace Starting

Episode 600 brings the return of Dom Domasky - every one hundred episodes of Living The Next Chapter, Dom returns to celebrate a podcast idea that he gave me 600 episodes ago

Dom shares publishing inside information and how we as creatives need to engage in action over information collecting!

Check out Dom and his ...

EPISODE 489 - Author Darlene Campos Shares the Amazing Story of Holocaust Survivor Pete Philipps

Hello! Hola! I'm Darlene P. Campos, an Ecuadorian-American author who is also a proud Houstonian.

I earned my BA in English-Creative Writing with a Medicine and Society Studies minor from the University of Houston (Go Coogs!) and my MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Texas at El Paso (Go Miners!).
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EPISODE 237 - Stewart Lee - Me and My Addiction - one man’s battle to break free from a life heavily impacted by alcoholism

About our Guest -
I grew up in Exeter, Devon and lived with my parents and 2 older sisters. I didn't really have a troubled life but from a young age I discovered alcohol and my journey into addiction began.

Drugs and alcohol consumed my life from that point on. It got so bad that I...

EPISODE 85 -

Our Empty Nest and Doing Life With Your Adult Children

For me as a Dad I sensed this empty nest state would equate freedom, my wife Jen has a different take on this - everything and everyone revolved around Jen with the kids here - she knew her role in all of our lives (mine included) now that keep the plates spinning season is over, and it feels strange.

I heard our guest on another podcast...

EPISODE 60 - Lauren MacLean Author of Me and My Sit Spot - Find your spot in nature

About the author

Lauren MacLean, an accomplished author and educator, is the creative force behind the Amazon Bestselling children's picture book, "Me and My Sit Spot," and "Finding Common Ground," as well as Sitting With Nature: An Educator's Guide to Sit Spots. With a vibrant background as an elementary school teacher, ...

Episode 599 - Gary Barnes - The Traction Coach, On a mission to empower everyone that he connects with

My name is Gary Barnes, and it's my mission in life to help people find more creativity, passion, fulfillment, and, yes, wealth in their businesses.

To do that, I help people just like you to learn how to get past their self-defeating behaviors. And I help business creators to:

Stop running your business with...

BONUS - Surrender, An Audiobook by Bono of U2 - Dave's Audible Recommendation

Surrender, An Audiobook by Bono of U2 - Dave's Audible Recommendation

Bono—artist, activist, and the lead singer of Irish rock band U2—has written a memoir: honest and irreverent, intimate and profound, Surrender is the story of the remarkable life he’s lived, the challenges he’s faced, and the friends and family who have shap...

E598 - Imagination Wizard Jason DeGray Writes About Those Left Behind with his Typewriter - A Space Western and Weird Fiction Universe

About the author

Imagination Wizard Jason DeGray conjures vivid worlds of adventure, from the lawless deserts of Those Left Behind to the cosmic horrors of The Dark Goddess. A master storyteller, he crafts tales of defiance, brotherhood, and survival that grip fans of Firefly, The Dark Tower...

EPISODE 597 - Kate Woodworth - Little Great Island, A Story of a Commuity of fishing families to the lobsters and the butterflies impacted by Climate Change

Kate Woodworth is the award-winning author of the novel Racing into the Dark, which Publishers Weekly said, “hits the mark repeatedly with emotional truths and fluid prose” and which Kirkus Reviews called, “vivid and honest, dramatic and without pat resolutions: an imp...

Episode 596 - Amanda DuBois - Lawyer and Author Shed light on the profound realities people face

About the author: In addition to writing the Camille Delaney series, I’m the founder and busy managing partner of DuBois Levias Law Group, a woman-owned boutique family law firm on Lake Union in Seattle, where I maintain an active family law practice. Over the past thirty years, I’ve represented thousands of individuals – both in divorce...

E109 - Greg Cagle - How to grow a culture that embraces our unique weirdness

Greg Cagle isn’t for everyone. Some might say he’s an acquired taste. They might even say he’s one weird dude.

Over the course of his entrepreneurial career, he has started five successful businesses in industries as diverse as real estate development, engineering and tech, food services and hospitality, and advertising and marketing.

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Sports combines team play, individual preparation, mental agility, grit and practice - business has many similar tenants, expectations and disciplines.  Tanvir shares a bridge from his time on the field to his time in the boardroom - The P.R.O. Business Mindset is designed for team players, coaches, employees and team leads - grow your team and build yourself at the same time!

After realizing that wh...

Episode 595 - Terry Kirk - Pitfall, Chicago trader Frank Cork navigates the 1929 Market Crash. He's at the top of his game... and then he's not

I write historical fiction novels—fast-paced, gritty financial thrillers that delve into real-life cataclysmic events.  Follow my cast of characters through three novels.

• In Pitfall, Chicago trader Frank Cork navigates the 1929 Market Crash. He's at the top of his game... a...

Episode 594 - Dr. Arthor L Faber - Effective - Seven Keys to Christian Leadership Success

Dr. Arthor L. Faber is an Oral Roberts University graduate with a Doctorate in Strategic Leadership and a master’s in Christian Ministry. He is the founder and proprietor of Telos Christian Life and Leadership Coaching, a Christian-based organization specializing in assisting in the future development and formation of tomorrow’s leaders in esta...

EPISODE 593 - Richard Carson - The Book of Change, A Guide to manage organizational change in the workplace

Richard H. Carson’s 40-year career includes being a practicing executive manager, organizational consultant, and research university academic. The latter was spent doing doctorate level research at a “Tier One” research university (Washington State University) in organizational psychology. For the first 30 years he w...

Episode 592 - Joe McClean - Screenwriter, Author and Director - Putting Yourself Out There and Into Your Story, That is Where the Opportunity Lies

Joe made a bunch of short films and one feature length movie with friends and no money. To this day, I enjoy watching those early attempts to craft a story, but essentially this era of on-the-job-training was my film school. Now it was time to take my first big swing. 

I wrote a script I f...

Episode 591 - Francene Gillis - Where Did i Go - A Memoir Plus, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury MTBI

Francene Gillis, author/consultant/educator/advocate, has been a writer her whole life, starting at the age of five with a writing contest created by her teacher at Port Hood Consolidated, Mother St. Magdalene. Fifty years later, she is still writing in multiple genres, both fiction and nonfiction for a variety of audiences. 

She devoured...

EPISODE 590 - Cedric Muhikira - Libaax - Grow Your Roots Where You Land, Finding Your Footing in a Foreign Land

Cedric Mu is a storyteller whose roots lie in migration, identity, and the search for belonging. Born into a world where stories were cherished like family heirlooms, Cedric grew up immersed in tales that spanned generations and geographies, stories of home, displacement, and resilience. These narratives inspired...

EPISODE 589 - Chris Castanes - Do You Need Some Sales Motivation - You’re Going To Be Great At This

Chris Castanes is a humorous sales speaker who can be a great fit for your next event, meeting or conference.

Book - “Nearly Motivated”.
Filled with examples and more humorous “Dumb Stories”, the author offers more insights on how to find prospects, handle a sales meeting, closing a deal and other pieces of inf...