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An award-winning science writer discovers she's faceblind and investigates the neuroscience of sight, memory, and imagination—while solving some long-running mysteries about her own life.Science writer Sadie Dingfelder has always known that she's a little quirky. But while she's made some strange mistakes over the years, it's not until she accosts a stranger in a grocery store (whom she thinks is her husband) that she realizes something is amiss.With a mixture of curiosity and dread, Dingfelder starts contacting neuroscientists and lands herself in scores of studies. In the course of her nerdy midlife crisis, she discovers that she is emphatically not neurotypical. She has prosopagnosia (faceblindness), stereoblindness, aphantasia (an inability to create mental imagery), and a condition called severely deficient autobiographical memory.As Dingfelder begins to see herself more clearly, she discovers a vast well of hidden neurodiversity in the world at large. There are so many different flavors of human consciousness, and most of us just assume that ours is the norm. Can you visualize? Do you have an inner monologue? Are you always 100 percent sure whether you know someone or not? If you can perform any of these mental feats, you may be surprised to learn that many people—including Dingfelder—can't.A lively blend of personal narrative and popular science, Do I Know You? is the story of one unusual mind's attempt to understand itself—and a fascinating exploration of the remarkable breadth of human experience.Sadie Dingfelder is a freelance science journalist. Her writing has appeared in National Geographic, the Washington Post, and Washingtonian magazine. A former staff reporter at the Washington Post Express, Dingfelder also previously served as senior science writer at the Monitor on Psychology magazine, covering new findings in neuroscience, cognitive science, and ethology for members of the American Psychological Association.Buy the book from Wellington Square Bookshop - https://www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com/book/9780316545143
Imagine accosting a stranger in a grocery store because you mistook him to be your husband? That was the fate of the Washington Post science reporter, Sadie Dingfelder, who suffers from the bizarre condition of faceblindness. She explores this condition in DO I KNOW YOU?, her own journey into the strange science of sight, memory, and imagination. Dingfelder's embrace of her own neurodiversity is both intriguing and delightful. This is a strongly recommended interview, one of my favorite of the summer so far. Sadie Dingfelder is a science journalist who is currently obsessed with hidden neurodiversity and science-based answers to the question: If you were beamed into the mind of another person or animal, what would that be like? Her debut book, “Do I Know you? A Faceblind Reporter's Journey into the Science of Sight, Memory and Imagination,” comes out in June. She spent six years as a reporter for the Washington Post Express, where she focused on high-impact public service journalism, such as this review of every single bathroom on the National Mall. From 2016 to 2019, she also penned a biweekly column, "The Staycationer," detailing her DC adventures, which included a walk-on part in the Washington Ballet's Nutcracker, auditioning to be a “Nationals Racing President,” and playing one of the Smithsonian's priceless Stradivarius violins. She contributed feature stories to other sections of the paper, including the tale of a crane who fell in love with her zookeeper. As a freelance writer, Dingfelder's work has appeared in National Geographic, Washingtonian magazine, Connecticut Magazine and the Washington City Paper. Prior to working at the Post, Dingfelder spent almost a decade as the senior science writer for the American Psychological Association's Monitor on Psychology magazine, covering new findings in neuroscience, cognitive science, and ethology.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.Keen On is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe
Stephanie Zhong Storytelling Coach stephanie@stephaniezhong.comhttps://www.stephaniezhong.com/ Stephanie Zhong is a brand storytelling coach and human design expert who helps mission-driven entrepreneurs own the power of their unique story to make their biggest impact possible in the world. She brings to her clients more than 20 years of expertise in online media and marketing, for non-profits (including Planned Parenthood and Teach For America), start-ups (including Teach.Org and Work for Humanity) and civic organizations (like the City of Los Angeles). Through her signature program, Own Your Message, she has also helped founders, coaches and consultants go from being best-kept secrets to undeniable authorities.Her expertise has been featured in Balance the Grind, ShoutOutLA, Washington Post Express and podcasts such as Square Peg Entrepreneurs, Coach the Coach, LifeForce, and the You Should Write A Book About That. She's led brand storytelling workshops at Moxie Camp, SheCatalysts, Prime Time and the U.S. State Department.Stephanie has an M.A. in Comparative Literature from UCLA, a B.A. in English and African American Studies from Indiana University. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, and is “Steph-Mom” to two young adult sons. She's currently at work on her first memoir, which she hopes to release in 2023.Stephanie's Offers for you
Stephanie Zhong Storytelling Coach stephanie@stephaniezhong.comhttps://www.stephaniezhong.com/ Stephanie Zhong is a brand storytelling coach and human design expert who helps mission-driven entrepreneurs own the power of their unique story to make their biggest impact possible in the world. She brings to her clients more than 20 years of expertise in online media and marketing, for non-profits (including Planned Parenthood and Teach For America), start-ups (including Teach.Org and Work for Humanity) and civic organizations (like the City of Los Angeles). Through her signature program, Own Your Message, she has also helped founders, coaches and consultants go from being best-kept secrets to undeniable authorities.Her expertise has been featured in Balance the Grind, ShoutOutLA, Washington Post Express and podcasts such as Square Peg Entrepreneurs, Coach the Coach, LifeForce, and the You Should Write A Book About That. She's led brand storytelling workshops at Moxie Camp, SheCatalysts, Prime Time and the U.S. State Department.Stephanie has an M.A. in Comparative Literature from UCLA, a B.A. in English and African American Studies from Indiana University. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, and is “Steph-Mom” to two young adult sons. She's currently at work on her first memoir, which she hopes to release in 2023.Stephanie'sOffers for you
All the President's Minutes is a podcast where conversations about movies, journalism, politics and history meet. Each show we use the seminal and increasingly prescient 1976 film All The President's Men as a portal, to engage with the themes and the warnings of the film resonating since its release. For minute 68, I join sporting editor formerly of Washington Post Express and SB Nation, Sarah Kelly. Sarah and I discuss portrayals of the American experience, the role of an editor, before digressing wholly into "Friday Night Lights" and life as Highschool football coach's wife. ----------------- About Sarah Kelly ----------------- Sarah doesn't stick to sports. Previously: Washington Post Express, SB Nation, Iowa City Press-Citizen, The Eagle. *Twitter:* @thesarahkelly ( https://twitter.com/thesarahkelly ) *Newsletter* : Amateur Hour ( https://amateurhour.substack.com/p/about-that-story ) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/one-heat-minute-productions/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
This week Amunt! invites Thomas Floyd, former sports writer for the Washington Post Express to discuss David Villa's retirement and legacy in the MLS. They also discuss La Liga players in the MLS, including Carles Gil's impact on the New England Revolution.
Sarah and Tia discuss the new Facebook “Game Day Commercial— More Together” commercial, as well as ESPN's “There's no place like sports” commercial, and why representation in the media is so important for women in sports. Sarah also explains the progress she hopes to see for women athletes and reporters They end the show by giving their very boring and predictable playoff predictions. (Yes, they have ‘Bama and Clemson at No. 1 and 2). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sarah and Tia discuss the new Facebook “Game Day Commercial— More Together” commercial, as well as ESPN’s “There’s no place like sports” commercial, and why representation in the media is so important for women in sports. Sarah also explains the progress she hopes to see for women athletes and reporters They end the show by giving their very boring and predictable playoff predictions. (Yes, they have ‘Bama and Clemson at No. 1 and 2). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Do you remember your favorite teacher from when you were in school? Or a teacher who could make a subject you usually didn't like come alive? Or better yet, a teacher who could break down a subject in a way that could make you understand even when others couldn't? And they may have been saying the exact same thing or reading from the exact same textbook as all the other teachers who taught that subject, but for whatever reason you could just hear it better from them? Well someone out there is thinking the exact same thing about you. Someone out there needs to hear your area of expertise, but they need to hear it from you. Even though there are already people who are saying some version of what you're saying, or doing some version of what you're doing, there are still people out there who still need to get the goods from you. Why is that? I can't explain it. Just like you can't explain how two cooks can follow the same recipe but turn out completely different dishes. Even though both taste good, one is crispier and you like it that way. But then if you ask someone else, they prefer it less crispy. It's all a matter of preference. But my point is, you are someone's preference. Someone prefers YOU. That's a part of why you have to package your genius - aside from the fact that it will call you until you answer it as I've said before. But if you're one of those people who gets so caught up in what other people are doing, or the fact that the market is saturated, or there are so many coaches in this space, or there's already five other books out on my topic there's no point in me even getting in the game - you're hurting yourself because you're not expressing what you need to express, and you're hurting the people who need to hear it from you. Now. There may be thousands of people who claim to do what you do, serve how you serve, support others how you support others. But they aren't you. They don't have your spirit. They don't have your story. They don't have your energy. They don't have your humor. They don't have your journey. They aren't from your hometown. They don't have whatever it is that gives you the power to connect with someone who may find themself on a similar path. They aren't going to say it the way you'd say it. They won't write it the way you'd write it. They won't use the same analogies and metaphors. And because they aren't you, your people may SEE the others in your field, but they won't be able to HEAR them. It's about connection. It's about bringing your you-ness to the table so others can connect with what they need in you, and you can connect with what you need in them. When you can truly understand this, you can stop wasting your time getting frustrated with why you can't land corporate clients but he seems to attract all the corporate clients. Or why the same people who read her book aren't flocking to read yours. And another thing, I'll leave you with: you have to understand that some people have "mass appeal". Others are for a more discerning palate. Both are great, both are necessary. Neither is better than the other. They're just different. Remember - it's a matter of preference. So whether you find yourself in the category of being for the masses or being for the more discerning - it doesn't matter. Either way, you're for who you're for. Don't discount a smaller audience that may have a deeper connection to your work if you like to go deep. Don't get discouraged when the masses seem to respond to someone who is saying a version of what you said six months ago, but they didn't want to hear it from you. You have to understand, they couldn't hear it from you. Who needed to hear it from you heard it, but those that couldn't hear it aren't your people. Your people caught it, digested it, and are waiting on your next insight, your next big idea, your next aha moment. We have to learn to trust - and release comparison which I know is difficult to do in the age of social media - but we have to learn to trust that what we have to share is of value and can set someone else free if we give ourselves permission to give ourselves away. Will you give yourself permission to give yourself away? I sure hope so. It's so much more fun when you do, trust me. If you're new to the podcast, I welcome you for coming on this journey with me. Don't forget to rate and review the show wherever you listen so we can reach more people like us. I'm super excited to be hosting an opinion page editor for the New York Times for our Maximum Exposure PR mastermind this week. In addition to meeting with the mastermind students in our closed session, she's also agreed to answer a few questions for the podcast. I'm so excited. If you have ever wanted to know what it takes to get your ideas published by a major outlet like the New York Times, email me your questions so I can ask her on the podcast. You can email your questions about op ed publishing to support (at) packageyourgeniusacademy (dot) com and I'll be sure to cover those when we do our interview. *** Enrollment is open for the second cohort and we're getting excited. For our first cohort, we've landed media mentions in the Washington Post, WJLA, ABC, NBC, Fast Company, Washington Post Express, Fox, News Channel 8 in Washington, DC and more. If you want to learn more about the ME program and how we help our students brainstorm story ideas, craft timely pitches and contact the media each month, visit the website and learn more and apply. In closing, I hope what you've heard here today will set you free. I hope I've inspired you to stop over thinking it and finally package your genius. Because someone needs to hear it from you.
Today is the first day of July, the first day of Q3, and the official halfway point of the year. Since we only have six months left in 2019, if you've had time to reflect on the six months that have passed, you may be lamenting on how far you are from the goals you set in January. (Or you may have crushed your goals completely, to which I say, yay you!) But if you are nowhere near where you thought you'd be, consider this your pep talk - it's time to get back in the game. I'm here to let you know, all is not lost. Even if you were asleep from January - June, you can make up the difference with the months we have left. You simply need to revisit your goals, tweak your strategy, and decide what you're going to do differently. But first, realize you're not alone. According to U.S. News & World Report, the failure rate for New Year's resolutions is said to be about 80 percent, and most lose their resolve by mid-February. I for one am guilty of hopping off the consistency train. At the end of May, I looked at my annual goals and felt a little demoralized; I simply was not on track with many of the goals I'd set. But in true Amanda fashion, I had some surprise "sleeper" wins that helped me close out the month, the quarter, and the first half of the year in spectacular fashion. Here's what's been going on: One of my goals for the year? More international travel. But for whatever reason when I set the goal in January, I failed to book any tickets or plan any trips. Fast forward to May: a friend asked if I could join her in Italy on the heels of a big conference she was attending for work. I said yes, spent an epic week in Italy in June, and just like that, my travel and adventure goals are back on track for the year. Another goal? Double my podcast downloads in 2019. As June approached, I could see I wasn't on track to meet that goal. I had exceeded last year's numbers up to this point, but doubled them? Not quite. Then by chance I went looking for parenting podcasts to help me navigate a few issues with my kids as puberty is setting in, we're switching schools in the fall, and I need a more effective way to communicate with my soon to be teenaged son. I randomly met a parenting podcaster at a media event in mid-May. She's doing a challenge to record an episode every day this year, which inspired me to challenge myself to publish an ambitious 30 episodes in 30 days. While I set out to do the challenge because I was inspired by the parenting podcast, I inadvertently boosted my podcast downloads due to the sheer volume of new episodes. And just like that, we're back on track and back on schedule to reach the 2x goal for the year. Sidebar: I learned a lot about epic productivity, motivation, and building habits during that challenge and will share the lessons in a future missive, but for now, here are a few of my favorite episodes: PYG 108 - You have to sell it PYG 100 - What are you willing to create? PYG 99 - Muscle Memory PYG 97 - Making yourself at home on a new level PYG 92 - Build a brand library so people can find your ideas Another big goal? Land media exposure. June was an exceptional month for our PR clients in Maximum Exposure. After two months of crafting ideas and pitching, I was honestly getting a little worried that we hadn't had more media wins. So at the beginning of June, I decided to further examine our process to figure out what might have been missing. We focused more on breaking news, increased our time spent on research, and changed the order of the weekly program touch points. The result? Our changes worked like magic. In the month of June alone, our students were interviewed or featured by Fast Company, the Washington Post, the Washington Post Express, ABC Milwaukee, V100.7 FM in Milwaukee, ABC 7 DC and Let's Talk Live. While media exposure wasn't tied to a specific goal I set at the beginning of the year, it was tied to a goal I set when we opened our doors to the program in April. And it was a great example of how sometimes you may plan for a trickle of sustained success over time, but end up with a flood of it all at once - if you can hone in on the right new strategy. At the end of the day - by trickle or by flood - you can still reach your 2019 goals. It may not happen out of the gate, but when you're honest about what isn't working and you decide to win, success can come at you fast. If you're looking at July 1 with a side-eye because you are nowhere near where you thought you'd be by now, remember, you can change your results if you change your strategy. You can make big things happen fast. You can make up the difference in the months we have left. You simply need to revisit your goals, tweak your strategy, and decide what you're going to do differently. If your incremental strategy hasn't worked so far, maybe it's time to do something absurdly different so you can get absurdly different results. Even if you're not blown away by what you've accomplished in the months behind us, get excited. You can turn this year around! *** We have one more spot to join us next month in Maximum Exposure. This is a high touch group PR program designed to get you media exposure - interviews, segments and features to pontificate about what you know best. If you're ready for PR results, and want a PR team that won't be happy until your face is splashed all over tv screens and newspaper pages, apply here.
Too many of us err on the side of humility when it comes to crafting our personal brand messages. But humility won't sell you. Think about the opportunities you're up for - you're likely competing with others. And while you shouldn't view your life as a competition, to a degree it is. When you have to make the case for why you over someone else, your humility can be a liability. Many people fear that they come off as "obnoxious" when they describe why they're the best fit. But if you're telling the truth, there's nothing obnoxious about your truth. It is what it is. Check out the June 10, 2019 issue of Washington Post Express for a quote by yours truly!
It's the inaugural episode of Seasons of Discontent, formerly the Burgundy and Gold Hour, featuring longtime Redskins beat writer Rick Snider from The Washington Post Express and Matt Cones. The show covers all things DC Sports - the Redskins, Nationals, Capitals, and more. Come join them for a great time!
2018 Scene-In-Review is a special edition of the DC Scene-In-Review podcast. 2018 was a great year to be a taper in the DMV, with a flood of incredible acts that left us with tons of highlights to relive. This expansive episode contains some of our favorite concert recordings from too many bands to list, along with interviews with Rudi Greenberg (Features Managing Editor at the Washington Post Express), Gordon Sterling (Gordon Sterling and the People, Nappy Riddem, Mary-el Band), Jeffrey Tribble Jr. (Executive Director of The MusicianShip DC), Neel Singh (Dro Electric, Staycation, Skaii) and Nina Goodman (Dc Music Review). Set List: "I Can Do It (Poo Jam)" by Hayley Jane and the Primates on October 4 at their fall tour opener at Gypsy Sally's "Afraid" into "Best Kept Secret" by Ghost Light on November 24 at The Hamilton "Birdland" by Amoramora on November 14 at Gypsy Sally's "Hard Highway" by John Kadlecik and Pals on November 23, night 2 of the Turkey Run at Gypsy Sally's "The Way of Things" by Gordon Sterling and the People on November 1 at Tally Ho Evanoff on November 14 at Gypsy Sally's "Just a Little Bit" by Everyone Orchestra on December 28 at Gypsy Sally's
2018 Scene-In-Review is a special edition of the DC Scene-In-Review podcast. 2018 was a great year to be a taper in the DMV, with a flood of incredible acts that left us with tons of highlights to relive. This expansive episode contains some of our favorite concert recordings from too many bands to list, along with interviews with Rudi Greenberg (Features Managing Editor at the Washington Post Express), Gordon Sterling (Gordon Sterling and the People, Nappy Riddem, Mary-el Band), Jeffrey Tribble Jr. (Executive Director of The MusicianShip DC), Neel Singh (Dro Electric, Staycation, Skaii) and Nina Goodman (Dc Music Review). Summer Set List: "Eyes of the World" into "Midnight Moonlight" at Keller Williams' Grateful Gospel on day 4 of LOCKN' "Climbing Up the Walls" performed by Mary Lankford, Gordon Sterling, Tula Pisano, Garret Gleason, Neel Singh, Nikhel Sus, and Dave Ray on June 2 at Staycation's Radiohead Tribute and Planned Parenthood Benefit at the Black Cat "By Your Side" by Ryan Buell (as part of a gift album of children's song in honor of Neel Singh's baby) "Holler and Hum" by the Cris Jacobs Band on June 9 at the Kingman Island Bluegrass and Folk Festival Odetta Hartman on June 9 at the Kingman Island Bluegrass and Folk Festival Gangstagrass on June 9 at the Kingman Island Bluegrass and Folk Festival "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" and "Bound for Glory" by Tedeschi Trucks Band with Ivan Neville on the second song, on August 25 at the LOCKN' Music Festival "Hell in a Bucket" by Dead & Company on August 25 at the LOCKN' Music Festival "China Cat Sunflower" into "I Know You Rider" performed by Joe Russo's Almost Dead on August 24 at the LOCKN' Music Festival "Dreams" performed by by Steal Your Peach on September 22 at the Hometown Get Down "Set Me Free" by the 19th Street Band on September 22 at the Hometown Get Down "Love Oh Love Please Come Home" performed by the Dirty Grass Players with Cris Jacobs sitting in on September 21 at the Hometown Get Down
2018 Scene-In-Review is a special edition of the DC Scene-In-Review podcast. 2018 was a great year to be a taper in the DMV, with a flood of incredible acts that left us with tons of highlights to relive. This expansive episode contains some of our favorite concert recordings from too many bands to list, along with interviews with Rudi Greenberg (Features Managing Editor at the Washington Post Express), Gordon Sterling (Gordon Sterling and the People, Nappy Riddem, Mary-el Band), Jeffrey Tribble Jr. (Executive Director of The MusicianShip DC), Neel Singh (Dro Electric, Staycation, Skaii) and Nina Goodman (Dc Music Review). Spring Set List: "Horizon" by Pigeons Playing Ping Pong with an April Fools fake-out at their two-night sold-out run at the 9:30 Club "DC's Been Good To Me" by The JoGo Project on May 12 at the 5th Annual Funk Parade "Better Eyes" by Nah. on April 25 at Gypsy Sally's "If it Makes You Forget" Pleasure Train on April 25 at Gypsy Sally's "Lay My Love" by The Judy Chops on April 27 at Pearl Street Warehouse "Cassidy" into "Ripple" by the Golden Gate Wingmen on March 21 at The Hamilton "Ready to Go" and "Intellectual Property" by Staycation on April 20 at the 9:30 Club "Agree to Disagree" into "Straight Cold Player" by the Mary-el Band on March 27 at the Cherry Blossom Festival
2018 Scene-In-Review is a special edition of the DC Scene-In-Review podcast. 2018 was a great year to be a taper in the DMV, with a flood of incredible acts that left us with tons of highlights to relive. This expansive episode contains some of our favorite concert recordings from too many bands to list, along with interviews with Rudi Greenberg (Features Managing Editor at the Washington Post Express), Gordon Sterling (Gordon Sterling and the People, Nappy Riddem, Mary-el Band), Jeffrey Tribble Jr. (Executive Director of The MusicianShip DC), Neel Singh (Dro Electric, Staycation, Skaii) and Nina Goodman (Dc Music Review). Set list for the Winter section: "Mokuba" by TAUK on January 13 opening up for The Disco Biscuits at The Anthem "Saturday's Children" by Circles Around the Sun on January 18th at the 9:30 Club "Slaii Dog" and "Sweet Heaven" by Skaii at their debut on January 17 at Bossa Bistro & Lounge "Fuscle Munk" by Capital Funk Squad on March 11 at Gypsy Sally's "Blaze On" and "Everything's Right" by Trey Anastasio on February 14 at Sixth & I "Just to Lie" into "Bone Digger" by Greensky Bluegrass on February 3 at The Anthem "Track 05" by Electric Beethoven on February 21 at their tour opener at Gypsy Sally's "Todd's Tots" by Spafford on January 25 at Union Stage
The DC Scene-In-Review podcast is back for regular programming! We were on break for a while during summer and the elections, but we're getting back into the swing of things and we have a great episode of November highlights for you. This month features Ghost Light's return to DC, the much-loved, annual Turkey Run by John Kadlecik and Pals, some new music from new bands, and plenty more. As always, Rudi Greenberg of the Washington Post Express will join us to talk about his favorite shows from November and run through upcoming December shows you won't want to miss.
The DC Scene-In-Review podcast returns with a special edition, called LOCKN' Scene-In-Review. We have so much incredible music lined up for you from the 2018 LOCKN' Festival. In addition to all that great music, we'll talk with William Howard from the Judy Chops about the ROCKN' to LOCKN' experience, and Rudi Greenberg of the Washington Post Express joins us later to talk about his latest article previewing all the upcoming fall shows from bands who played LOCKN' that we can look forward to.
We have a special episode of the DC Scene-In-Review Podcast this month. April brought us the finale of the ROCKN' to LOCKN' contest, where local bands got to compete for a chance to play at the annual LOCKN' Festival this summer, Between that and this episode airing the day before the Funk Parade, it seemed fitting to make this episode a 100% local showcase. And as always, Rudi Greenberg of the Washington Post Express joins us to review some highlights from the month and preview shows coming up that you won't want to miss. Enjoy Set 1: "The Way of Things" by Gordon Sterling and the People on April 13 at Gypsy Sally's "I Will Never Leave" and "Lay My Love" by The Judy Chops on April 27 at Pearl Street Warehouse "Better Eyes" and "BrainSick" by Nah. on April 25 at Gypsy Sally's "Strasbourg St. Dennis" into "Ain't it Funky" by Dan N' Friends on April 6 at Gypsy Sally's "Interstitial" into "Jamon" and "High Drama" by Yesferatu at their single release party on April 10 at DC9 "The Lion Inside" by Gordon Sterling and the People on April 13 at Gypsy Sally's
Ask an Editor Panel moderated by In Fact Books Associate Publisher, Ellen Ayoob. The panel features Hattie Fletcher, Creative Nonfiction’s own managing editor, and editors Jessica Bylander and Geeta Kothari. Get an insider’s view—our panel of editors answers your questions about the revision and editing process. Learn how pieces change in revision with an editor's help, and how you can apply these guidelines to your own work. Hattie Fletcher has been the managing editor of Creative Nonfiction since 2004 and is the co-editor, with Lee Gutkind, of True Stories, Well Told: from the First 20 Years of Creative Nonfiction Magazine. Geeta Kothari is the nonfiction editor of the Kenyon Review. She is a two-time recipient of the fellowship in literature from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and the editor of ‘Did My Mama Like to Dance?’ and Other Stories about Mothers and Daughters. Her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in various journals and anthologies, including The Kenyon Review, Massachusetts Review, Fourth Genre, and Best American Essays. In 2004, she received the David and Tina Bellet Award for Teaching Excellence. In addition to teaching in the undergraduate program, Geeta also directs the Writing Center at the University of Pittsburgh. Jessica Bylander is a senior editor at Health Affairs and editor of the journal’s "Narrative Matters" section of health policy narratives. She also contributes reported pieces to the journal. Prior to joining Health Affairs, she was a reporter covering the medical technology industry for “The Gray Sheet.” Previously, she worked at Dickinson College. She is a playwright and writes frequently for the Washington Post Express. She studied writing and journalism at Johns Hopkins University and Northwestern University.
Ellie interviews Emily Bennington on the Five Principles of Exemplary Leadership: What the Most Successful Women Do Right. Emily Bennington is coauthor of the very first business book every new grad should own, Effective Immediately: How to Fit In, Stand Out, and Move Up at Your First Real Job. She is a frequent speaker on the topic of career success and provides organizational savvy training to new grads and their employers. Emily has been featured on Fox Business, CNN, and ABC, as well as quoted in publications including the Wall Street Journal, New York Post, and Washington Post Express. She is a contributing writer for Monster.com and a featured blogger for The Huffington Post, Forbes Woman, and US News and World Report. Emily’s second book, a career guide for young women, will be published in the fall of 2012 by AMACOM.
Abby M. Locke, is the founder of Premier Writing Solutions (premierwriting.com) and Beyond Glass Ceilings (beyondglassceilings.com) has been featured and quoted in Essence, Black Enterprise, Washington Post, Washington Post Express, Wall Street Journal, KISS 105.9, ABCnews.com and CEO Update. She is a career marketing architect, master resume writer and brand leadership coach who partners with senior executives and professional MBA women to help them discover brand distinction, overcome job search obstacles and achieve career mastery in highly competitive, crowded marketplaces. She has served as a job search coach and resume advisor for MBA students at Georgetown and George Washington University and held employment training workshops for transitioning military.In addition, she was retained by Business & Professional Women Foundation to spearhead a nationwide recruiting search for talented women leaders for management positions with Walmart Stores. Today, Abby is a profiled contributor and career expert on the Career Thought Leaders blog, Excelle.com, Careerealism.com, The Ladders.com, MORE.com and Localcareernetwork.com and more recently served as the Seattle Resumes Examiner at Examiner.com and the Regional Career Expert for National Career Fairs. Her distinctive resume and career document samples have been published in 14 national career books. Abby is one of a handful of career experts who hold eight highly coveted and respected certifications including Master Resume Writer, Certified Personal Brand Strategist, Certified Job Search Strategist and Certified Career Management Coach. She is also a graduate of Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts where she earned a bachelor's degree in Business Management and holds a MBA degree from Boston University. Abby is a featured speaker at The Winner's Summit 2011.