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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Chiezda Washington, author of Direct Sales for the Single Mom

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Chiezda Washington, author of Direct Sales for the Single Mom
(Self-Published)

Direct Sales for the Single Mom is a fictional and inspirational journey of how a single mom of two achieved success through direct sales and how it changed the course of her life.

This inspiring story will encourage you to reach your fullest possible potential. There are principles shared in this story that are applicable to both life and business. It provides a wealth of startup resources in addition to some interactive worksheets to help guide the reader to his or her purpose.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Direct Sales for the Single Mom?

Chiezda Washington: I’ve both directly and indirectly helped over 700+ people start their own home based businesses. As a single mom, I know Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Chiezda Washington, author of Direct Sales for the Single Mom →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon, author of Nothing and Everywhere: A Moral Tale

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Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon, author of Nothing and Everywhere: A Moral Tale
(Xlibris)

The book’s hero, John Smith, is a poverty-stricken and regrettably named young novelist searching for a publisher.

One fine day, his shabby North London house is invaded by two masked and armed gangsters. They rob him at gunpoint, stealing the one object in his life, which is truly important and close to him: his filthy, clapped-out and battered old PC.

So the question is: why? And the problem for John is that the novel he’s just completed is on the machine and he has no other copy of the book. So he has to get it back.

Nothing and Everywhere is the story of John’s quest to reclaim his baby. Despite fear of his guru’s disapproval, two handguns and a load of cash fall into his hands. Along the way, he teams up with a motley gang of helpers. The beautiful, enigmatic mathematical genius, Susie Bellavista, a Hungarian-born, ex-RAF Regiment sergeant called Biro, and the one-time political activist and fellow-failed writer, March Klossowski.

On the journey, John explores the power and wonder of numbers in an attempt to solve an imponderable, but real life mystery.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Nothing and Everywhere?

Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon: Life. I have been writing for film and TV for many years, but I have always wanted to write a novel. One night, the idea came Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon, author of Nothing and Everywhere: A Moral Tale →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Katherine McCaughan, author of Natasha Lands Down Under

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Katherine McCaughan, author of Natasha Lands Down Under
(High-Pitched Hum Publishing)

Natasha’s Russian family flees the Communist Revolution in China for a new beginning in Sydney, Australia. Unable to speak English, Natasha longs for her old life in Shanghai.

The problems of life under Japanese occupation and the following civil war seem tame compared to facing her new school with its inexplicable customs, different clothes and hairstyles. Having lost everything to communism, Natasha’s family, by virtue of being Russian, is now accused of being communist.

As Natasha begins to settle into Australia, a huge gap opens between the Russian ways at home and life in the outside community. Can she fit in at school and still be Russian at home with Mama, Papa and Babushka? Money is scarce and the family struggles with choices that have to be made.

Natasha clashes with her aunt and cousins and falls out with a popular girl at school. The first turbulent year in Australia strains even strong-willed Natasha’s confidence, but a catastrophic event makes her realize her own strength and her ability to make her new life a success.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Natasha Lands Down Under?

Katherine McCaughan: Like my heroine, Natasha, I was born in Shanghai, China, to Russian parents. We left China and moved to Australia after the Communist takeover. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Katherine McCaughan, author of Natasha Lands Down Under →