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Noah Lukeman is President of Lukeman Literary Management Ltd, which he founded in 1996. His clients include winners of the Pulitzer Prize, American Book Award, Pushcart Prize and O. Henry Award, finalists for the National Book Award, Edgar Award, and Pacific Rim prize, multiple New York Times bestsellers, national journalists, major celebrities, and faculty of universities ranging from Harvard to Stanford. He has also worked in the New York office of a multi-talent management company, where he represented many New York Times Bestsellers, and prior to becoming an agent he worked in the editorial departments of several publishers, including William Morrow, Delphinium Books and Farrar. Noah Lukeman is also an accomplished author. His best-selling The First Five Pages: A Writer’s Guide to Staying out of the Rejection Pile (Simon & Schuster, 1999), was a selection of many of Writer’s Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers and is now part of the curriculum in many universities. Find out more about Noah at www.noa

Michelle is head of the Selz Customer Engagement team. She works individually with sellers to help them get set up and selling on the platform. Selz is an ecommerce platform where you can create an online store, sell from an existing website or even from social media. Selz handles the payment processing, digital delivery, hosting as well as integrations to help you with the process. To sign up and get a support with selling books, courses, and other products on your website, go to tinyurl.com/laurapowers. You can also follow Selz on social media @selz. You can connect with Laura at www.laurapowers.net, on Facebook @thatlaurapowers, on twitter @thatlaurapowers, and on instagram at laurapowers44.

Valentina Valentini is a freelance journalist who was based in Los Angeles for eight years writing about the entertainment industry for the likes of Vanity Fair, Variety, and Mashable. Recently, she put her belongings in storage and began the life of a digital nomad, writing personal essays, travel pieces, cultural and human interest stories and adventurous tales. She will be starting her first book this coming fall, during a Master in Creative Nonfiction at City University London. Find more about Valentina at http://www.valentinavalentini.com or follow her on Twitter @tiniv and on Instagram @tiniv11. You can connect with Laura at www.laurapowers.net, on Facebook @thatlaurapowers, on twitter @thatlaurapowers, and on instagram at laurapowers44.

Brad West is the co-founder of 180g and co-developed Vellum, an app designed to help authors craft ebooks. Vellum allows authors to publish ebooks on Apple’s iBookstore, Amazon Kindle and Nook devices, enabling live previews and fine-tuning. Prior to founding 180g, they worked for a combined thirty years at Pixar Animation Studios where they helped to create Pixar’s feature films. Learn more about Vellum at https://vellum.pub/ You can connect with Laura at www.laurapowers.net, on Facebook @thatlaurapowers, on twitter @thatlaurapowers, and on instagram at laurapowers44.

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch writes in almost every genre. Under her real name (Rusch), she publishes bestselling science fiction and fantasy (including the Fey series, the Retrieval Artist series and the Diving series), award-winning mysteries, acclaimed mainstream fiction, controversial nonfiction, and the occasional romance. She has won more than twenty-five awards for her fiction, including the Hugo, Le Prix Imaginales, the Asimov’s Readers Choice award, and the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Readers Choice Award. Publications from The Chicago Tribune to Booklist have included her Kris Nelscott mystery novels in their top-ten-best mystery novels of the year. The Nelscott books have received nominations for almost every award in the mystery field, including the best novel Edgar Award, and the Shamus Award. She also writes goofy romance and light mystery novels as award-winner Kristine Grayson. Find more about her and her books at www.kriswrites.com.You can connect w

Steven James is a national bestselling novelist whose award-winning, pulse-pounding thrillers continue to gain wide critical acclaim and a growing fan base. Both his Patrick Bowers and Jevin Banks series have received wide critical acclaim. Suspense Magazine says that he “sets the new standard in suspense writing” and Publishers Weekly calls him a “master storyteller at the peak of his game.” Equipped with a unique Master’s Degree in Storytelling, Steven has taught writing and storytelling on four continents over the past two decades, speaking more than two thousand times at events spanning the globe. You can learn more about Steven at his website, www.stevenjames.net, follow him on Twitter @readstevenjames, or check out his podcast at www.thestoryblender.com. You can connect with Laura at www.laurapowers.net, on Facebook @thatlaurapowers, on twitter @thatlaurapowers, and on instagram at laurapowers44.

In this interview, Laura Powers talks with Bob Schultz, President of Script Fest and The Great American Pitch Fest. Pitch Fest is an event held in Burbank, CA in which 500 writers pitch to more than 120 production companies, agents, managers, financiers, and industry pros seeking material to option, writers, to manage, hire, and represent. There are also classes and panels on screenwriting and the business. You can find out more information and register at www.scriptfest.com or get in touch with Bob directly at bob@scripfest.com. Enter the code “Laura10” at checkout for a 10% discount. You can connect with Laura at www.laurapowers.net, on Facebook @thatlaurapowers, on twitter @thatlaurapowers, and on instagram at laurapowers44.

Denise started Scriptd as a way to empower creators/screenwriters, connect them directly with their audiences and the entertainment industry. Scriptd is a searchable database for scripts. This service is now in BETA and is free for writers. Previously Director of Sales and Marketing at famed nightclub, The Box. Seasoned television and digital producer who has worked on Ugly Betty, Sex and the City 2, with tenures at MTV and Endemol (Executive Producer). Bachelor's Degree from Gallatin at NYU. For more information on on Denise and Scriptd, go to Scriptd.com @scriptdinc or find Denise on facebook @deniselovehewett. Connect with Laura Powers at www.laurapowers.net or on Facebook and follow her on twitter @thatlaurapowers.

Alexandra Boylan is a writer, producer, and actress. Alexandra Boylan is a writer, producer and actor . She was born and raised in Georgetown, Massachusetts, where she first began her exploration into acting, which led her to relocate to Los Angeles. Utilizing the skills obtained on dozens of movie sets and harnessing the passion that fuels her, she formed her own production company. MirrorTree Productions, which has produced numerous feature films, including “Home Sweet Home” and “At Your Own Risk.” Her film “Catching Faith” is currently streaming on Netflix and had an eight-month run in Wal-Mart. Her most recent film “Wish For Christmas” sold to Pure Flix Entertainment and Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Alexandra is the.To view her websites please visit, www.mirrortreeproductions.com and www.yourperfectadventure.com. She is an active member of Woman in Film in Los Angeles, where she sits on the PSA Board. And hopes to continue to create strong female driven content for audiences everywhere. Alexa

International Best-Selling Author and Publisher of Lifestyle Entrepreneurs PressJesse sits squarely at the intersection of publishing and promotion – having signed two publishing deals on two different continents and navigated the world of becoming a best-selling author twice. As the publisher and founder of Lifestyle Entrepreneurs Press, it has been his honor to work with 100+ authors from around the world to achieve their dreams of writing and publishing a book. With constant exposure to books, trends in publishing and the latest marketing techniques for authors, Jesse has a superpower to see the meaning beneath your words and help craft titles, website copy and your unique author language quickly and effectively. In addition to being featured on over 50 media outlets for his best-selling book Lifestyle Entrepreneur, Jesse has been an entrepreneur his entire adult life and holds degrees from University of California, Berkeley, as well as National Taiwan University and Beijing Normal University. For more inf

According to Filmmaker Magazine, Signature Move is one of the "Most Anticipated American Films of 2017." In this Podcast, viewers will be part of a rare interview with Director, Jennifer Reeder, Co-Writer and Actress, Fawzia Mirza and Actress, Sari Sanchez. In the movie, a new romance with Alma forces Zaynab to confront her relationship with her recently widowed mother who escapes to TV dramas and finding her daughter a husband. In this coming-of-age Muslim melodrama, Zaynab copes by taking up Lucha-style wrestling. More information about the movie, cast and crew can be found at the website: www.signaturemovemovie.com, on Facebook at:https://www.facebook.com/signaturemovemovie/ and on Twitter: @SignatureMov. For more information on Laura Powers and her work you can go to her websitewww.laurapowers.net and you can find Laura on twitter @thatlaurapowers or follow her on instagram at laurapowers44.

A Bad Idea Gone Wrong is a comedy about two would-be thieves who accidentally arm the alarm system and have to break out of the house they just broke into. This interview is with Writer and Director Jason Headley, Actor Matt Jones, and Actress Eleanore Pie. When they discover an unexpected housesitter, they suddenly have to deal with a hostage situation, double crosses, sexual tensions, and discoveries that make their difficult escape even more dubious. More information about the movie, cast and crew can be found on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abadideagonewrong/ and on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/jason_headley. For more information on Laura Powers and her work you can go to her website www.laurapowers.net and you can find Laura on twitter @thatlaurapowers or follow her on instagram at laurapowers44.

Damon Courtney is an author and software engineer, and sometimes a little of both. Always wanting to serve both muses, he created BookFunnel as a way to deliver his own free books to new readers and decided to polish it up for other authors. He spends most of his days working on cool new stuff for authors while wishing he could get back to his own writing more often. In this Podcast, he talks about how BookFunnel can be a great resource for new authors. You can find out more about BookFunnel at: http://bookfunnel.com/. You can, also, connect with Damon and Book Funnel at the following social media sites: @BookFunnel on Twitter and http://facebook.com/BookFunnel/. You can, also, connect with Laura Powers at www.laurapowers.net. You can also find her on facebook and follow her on twitter @thatlaurapowers.

Emily Best is the founder and CEO of Seed&Spark, a subscription video streaming and crowdfunding platform that gives filmmakers the power to take control of their careers. In 2011, she produced the feature film, Like the Water, starring Caitlin FitzGerald (Masters of Sex, Rectify). Since then she has served as executive producer on a host of film and virtual reality projects that have played at festivals from Sundance to SXSW to Tribeca and beyond. Most recently she created and co-directed the web series F*ck Yes!, which Refinery 29 called, "The sex education you wish you had in high school." Emily was named a 2013 Indiewire Influencer, a 2014 New York Woman of Influence, was included on the 2015 Upstart 100 list, and graduated from the 2016 class of Techstars Boston. She has raised millions of dollars in traditional funding, equity crowdfunding, and rewards based crowdfunding, and contributed to over 300 crowdfunding campaigns to date. For more information on Seed and Spark and Emily, please visit her we

Denise Meyers began her professional career at the William Morris Agency as an assistant to literary agent, Judy Scott-Fox after graduating from Oregon State University in 1982 with a degree in broadcast communications. After working as a freelance story analyst for independent film and distribution companies, Meyers became a screenwriter herself, but after twelve years in the film business with nothing but a handful of free options to show for her efforts, she moved to Utah to pursue a successful career as a full-time artist. When the economy bottomed out in 2009, Meyers returned to what she calls “the dream that wouldn’t die”. Principal photography was just completed on a short film she wrote in 2015 entitled THE DARK OF NIGHT (a Table Read my Screenplay Grand Prize Winner, Austin Film Festival 2015). The film, directed by Robin Wright, stars Leslie Bibb and Sam Rockwell, and was shot with the crew from House of Cards (including award winning director of photography, Dave Dunlap). In February 2016 she w

Pilar Alessandra started her career as Senior Story Analyst at DreamWorks SKG. In 2001, she opened the Los Angeles-based On the Page Writers’ Studio dedicated to teaching and consulting with screenwriters and TV writers at all levels. She’s the author of the top-selling scriptwriting book, “The Coffee Break Screenwriter,” and host of the popular “On the Page Podcast.” An in-demand speaker, she’s taught seminars at Disney Animation, ABC, CBS and MTV, and traveled the world teaching in the UK, China, Poland, Vietnam, Columbia, Portugal and South Africa. Pilar’s greatest accomplishment is the success of her students, many of whom have won top competitions like the Nicholl Fellowship, are working on TV shows such as “The 100,” “The Walking Dead” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” and have sold scripts and pitches to studios including DreamWorks, Warner Bros. and Disney. We discussed screenwriting versus web series and tv writing. For more information about Pilar, her classes, consultations, book and podcast, go to www.onthepa

Lynn Povich is an award-winning journalist who has spent more than 40 years in the news business. She began her career at Newsweek as a secretary. In 1970, she was one of 46 Women who sued Newsweek for sex discrimination. Five years later, Povich was appointed the first woman Senior Editor in the magazine’s history. Her book on that landmark lawsuit, The Good Girls Revolt, was published by PublicAffairs in September 2012. A fictionalized 10-part series inspired by the book, Good Girls Revolt, has been running on Amazon Prime since October 2016. In 1991, Povich became Editor-in-Chief of Working Woman magazine and in 1996, she joined MSNBC.Com as Managing Editor / East Coast. Povich has received numerous honors, including a 1976 Matrix Ward from Women in Communications for Exceptional Achievement in Magazines and the 2006, Exceptional Woman in Publishing Award from Women in Periodical Publishing. For more information on Lynn, please visit her personal web page at: lynnpovich.com. You can, also, connect w

Robin Colucci helps coaches, consultants, and speakers write books that grow their businesses. Through ghostwriting or coaching, her professional team helps leaders in thought and business and other change. She is the author of How to Write A Book That Sells You. Her clients have been published by major publishers, such as Random House, DoubleDay, Hay House, and Wiley, while others have self-published. Get Robin’s free report: 5 Reasons You Might Need A Book Deal http://needabookdeal.com. To find out more about Robin Colluci’s services, please visit: http://www.robincolucci.com/. You can, also, connect at www.laurapowers.net. You can also find her on facebook via Write Hot and follow her on twitter @thatlaurapowers.

For years, Steve Kaplan has been the industry's most sought-after expert on comedy. In addition to having taught at UCLA, NYU, Yale and other top universities Steve created the HBO Workspace, the HBO New Writers Program and was co-founder and Artistic Director of Manhattan's Punch Line Theatre. Steve has consulted with Disney, DreamWorks Animation, Aardman Animation, HBO and others, and has taught his seminar in LA, New York, London, Paris, Kiev, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Steve discusses his previous book, The Hidden Tools of Comedy and his upcoming book, The Comic Hero’s Journey, as well as providing information on his workshops and consulting services. If you would like more information on Steve Kaplan, his work and services, you can connect with him the following ways: Twitter: @skcomedy, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KaplanComedy/ or his website at: www.KaplanComedy.com. You can connect at with Laura at www.laurapowers.net. You can also find her on facebook via Write H

Laura and Marika met at Book Expo America 2016 in Chicago at a panel on PR for authors. Marika Flatt launched PR by the Book, LLC in 2002, combining her love of the media, public relations and books. Leading up to that, after garnering experience as the host of two cable television shows (The Teen Report & The College Report) in San Antonio, reporting for her college newspaper and producing for her college TV station, and working with NBC-TV in Dallas, Marika spent seven years leading the publicity team of an Austin-based book publicity firm. While there, she was the Director of Publisher Services, handling the company’s key publicity campaigns and serving as the company’s spokesperson. Marika received a Gold Bulldog Award for a publicity campaign that resulted in exposure in over 700 media outlets. Marika is a regular speaker at conferences around the country, educating audiences on topics related to publicity and promotion. Keeping her in touch with her journalism side, Marika has been a travel writer f