My podcast logo with the words Inspirational Journeys: Stories that Matter
As authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs, we often find it hard to stand out above the constant chatter on thee internet. If that sounds like you, I’d like to help you boost the visibility of your brand. My name is Ann Harrison and I run a podcast called Inspirational Journeys: Stories that Matter. On my podcast I post solo episodes of value to my listeners, led by the Holy Spirit. I also talk to authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs who want to share their inspirational journeys with the world. If you’re interested in being a guest on my show, please email me, connect with me on social media or fill out my contact form with Inspirational Journeys in the subject line of your email or in your message.
If you’re launching a book, please let me know and I’ll send you my featured book questionnaire, so I can feature your book in the show notes blog post associated with your interview.
Thanks for listening to Inspirational Journeys and have a Blessed Day.
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In this week’s episode, hear an amazing story of survival despite my special guest’s lack of support from her family and the damage the mold in her house did to her brain.
INSPIRATIONAL JOURNEYS PRESENTS!
Why Tammy Revard calls herself The True Airhead!
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I’m proud to announce the following guest for your listening pleasure.
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My name is Tammy Revard and I am probably the only true airhead you will ever meet! I had a brain injury caused by lack of oxygen from a serve asthma attack due to an allergic reaction to mold part of my brain has deteriorated and is no longer there. Not enough people talk about the dangers of household mold and my goal is to make people more aware of how sick it can make people.
I have worked on over 150 award shows including the Academy Awards, Grammys, & Emmys, Super Bowl halftime shows, and many Survivor Finales.
My husband had a double lung transplant. So, I had to figure out a way to find an income, but at the same time still stay safe from covid. I made so many mistakes along the way until I found an amazing entrepreneurial community that helped me breakthrough I became more self-confident and increased my income.
Let me help you find those mental blocks and guide you on how to create your own laptop lifestyle without making the airhead mistakes I made along my journey. If I can write a book and live a laptop lifestyle with part of my brain missing I know you can achieve even more with a full brain.
Tammy’s book is entitled The True Airhead. The details are as follows:
Description: A compelling story of inspiration, If I can write this book with part of my brain missing you can write a book and leave a legacy with a full brain.
As authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs, we often find it hard to stand out above the constant chatter on the internet. If that sounds like you, I’d like to help you boost the visibility of your brand. My name is Ann Harrison-Barnes and I run a podcast called Inspirational Journeys. On my podcast I post solo episodes of value to my listeners, led by the Holy Spirit. I also talk to authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs who want to share their inspirational journeys with the world. If you’re interested in being a guest on my show, please send an email to annwrites75@gmail.com with Inspirational Journeys in the subject line of your email, so I can send you my featured book questionnaire.
Thanks for listening to Inspirational Journeys and have a Blessed Day.
I wrote the following biographical poem to introduce myself.
I am from black dirt, rocks and gras
I am from wind chimes, front porches and swings
I am from humming birds kissing my cheeks to say hello
I am from children laughing while playing in the pool
I am from four wheelers and lawn mowers roaming around the yard
I am from Mama and Daddy, Meemax and Papa, Grandma and Granddaddy and family gatherings.
I am from sweet tea, morning coffee and chicken and dumplings
I am from chickens in a pin and running lose in the yard.
I’m from living in the city and coming back to my country home.
I am from books, stories and recorded voices reading to me from day to day.
My childhood imagination has grown with me
To tell stories that the Lord has laid on my heart.
I am from bouncing balls, trampolines and toys from yesteryear
I’m from a life full of memories, laughter and tears.
My blindness doesn’t define me,
I’ve seen the world with my heart
Through sound, touch, taste and sometimes smell,
Though my eyes don’t work
My life has been filled with light through the years.
The light of Jesus continues to flow from my heart, through my fingers onto the page
As my writing reaches readers
from every walk of life and age.
Even though I’ve flown away for a time
And left my country family home
My roots brought me back
Never more to roam.
The city life I left behind
To take a closer walk with Thee,
In this country life I find,
The Lord uses his gifts of nature
To speak wisdom and inspiration to me!
I challenge you to write a biographical poem of your own and post it on your blog. When you do, be sure to ping back to this post, so I can see your work.
If you have always wanted to harness your love of writing and publish a book, you are in the right place. The intent of this book is to not only share my writing and self-publishing journey with you, but to help you in your journey as well. As a wife, mother, freelance Instructional Designer and eLearning Developer, as well as an online blogger and writer, I want to assure you that it’s definitely possible to write and self-publish a book while working full-time. Over the course of five years, from 2015 through 2020, I wrote and self-published nine books. By the time this book and the whole Author Journey Success Toolkit series is completed in 2021, I will have approximately 14 books under my belt and counting. Beyond that, the possibilities are limitless. All you need is drive, commitment and discipline, along with faith and determination. With all those things, along with a thirst for learning, anything is possible. Throughout this book, I include practical steps to take to successfully plan, outline, write, publish, and market your book; however, more importantly, I include strategies I used (and still use) to help me with time management, daily routines and having the right mindset.
As authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs, we often find it hard to stand out above the constant chatter on the internet. If that sounds like you, I’d like to help you boost the visibility of your brand. My name is Ann Harrison-Barnes and I run a podcast called Inspirational Journeys. On my podcast I post solo episodes of value to my listeners, led by the Holy Spirit. I also talk to authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs who want to share their inspirational journeys with the world. If you’re interested in being a guest on my show, please send an email to annwrites75@gmail.com with Inspirational Journeys in the subject line of your email, so I can send you my featured book questionnaire.
Thanks for listening to Inspirational Journeys and have a Blessed Day.
Have you ever felt hopeless and asked yourself, “Is there any good men”? This book will help you understand why our men are missing in action. You will encounter the evil force behind fatherlessness, sexual immorality, drug/abuse, imprisonment and all the terrible things that have a strong hold on our men; causing a break down in family relationships. This book also shares how to reclaim our men. It also provides us with testimonies of those who were once captured by the ugly enemy. This book has a companion. “Part Two.
“Family Reformation”
“Praying for our men: Prayer Journal and Daily Devotional”.
As authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs, we often find it hard to stand out above the constant chatter on the internet. If that sounds like you, I’d like to help you boost the visibility of your brand. My name is Ann Harrison-Barnes and I run a podcast called Inspirational Journeys. On my podcast I post solo episodes of value to my listeners, led by the Holy Spirit. I also talk to authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs who want to share their inspirational journeys with the world. If you’re interested in being a guest on my show, please send an email to annwrites75@gmail.com with Inspirational Journeys in the subject line of your email, so I can send you my featured book questionnaire.
Thanks for listening to Inspirational Journeys and have a Blessed Day.
Today’s episode is about writing as ministry. Listen as my special guest and I discuss her writing process and how the Lord lays stories on her heart, in order to tell the world about Jesus.
INSPIRATIONAL JOURNEYS PRESENTS!
Writing As Ministry with Jodi Artzberger!
Hello:
I’m proud to announce the following guest for your listening pleasure.
Please be sure to read onward after the following message to learn how you can be my guest here on INSPIRATIONAL JOURNEYS.
Thanks for listening and do write to let me and my guest know what you thought of this presentation.
I have a passion for the Word. I love to study the Bible, especially with my kids! I’m also a homeschool mom and love most minutes of it. When time allows, you can find me cooking and playing with my latest kitchen gadget. (But I hate ironing and I could really use a laundry fairy.)
I pray my writing inspires, makes you smile, and teaches you something about Christ and His love. Remember, if you can you read, you can learn anything!
God bless! Soli Deo Gloria!
Jodi’s featured book is entitled: Don’t Give Up on Me and the details are as follows:
No Greater Love (John 15:13)
She’s left for dead.
He walked away eight years ago.
As the threats continue, will Amanda accept help from the only man she’s ever loved and who left Otter Bay without explanation? Will her heart?
As a trained Army Ranger, Ryker’s going to have to use his skills if he wants to keep the only woman he’s ever loved alive.
Redemption changed him. Redemption calls her.
A Gospel centered story about the power of God’s love and redemption.
As authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs, we often find it hard to stand out above the constant chatter on the internet. If that sounds like you, I’d like to help you boost the visibility of your brand. My name is Ann Harrison-Barnes and I run a podcast called Inspirational Journeys. On my podcast I post solo episodes of value to my listeners, led by the Holy Spirit. I also talk to authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs who want to share their inspirational journeys with the world. If you’re interested in being a guest on my show, please send an email to annwrites75@gmail.com with Inspirational Journeys in the subject line of your email, so I can send you my featured book questionnaire.
Thanks for listening to Inspirational Journeys and have a Blessed Day.
The Holy Spirit orchestrated today’s audio/video podcast episode. Join me as I discuss how God blesses us with the gift of storytelling to minister to the world, with my special guest.
INSPIRATIONAL JOURNEYS PRESENTS!
How God Uses Authors to tell the World about Jesus Through Storytelling with Heidi Gray McGill!
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I’m proud to announce the following guest for your listening pleasure.
Please be sure to read onward after the following message to learn how you can be my guest here on INSPIRATIONAL JOURNEYS.
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She enjoys living near Charlotte, NC, with her husband of nearly 30 years. When she isn’t writing, you most likely will find her playing outside with her grandson, scrapbooking, cooking, or reading.
Heidi’s featured book is entitled: Desire of my Heart. The details are as follows:
Description:
Not willing to be auctioned off to the highest bidder for her hand in marriage, Rachel orchestrates a narrow escape to find a man on her own, dragging her younger brother, Charlie, with her into an unseeable future. An uplifting, wholesome, and inspirational book that will keep you engaged to the very end.
As authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs, we often find it hard to stand out above the constant chatter on the internet. If that sounds like you, I’d like to help you boost the visibility of your brand. My name is Ann Harrison-Barnes and I run a podcast called Inspirational Journeys. On my podcast I post solo episodes of value to my listeners, led by the Holy Spirit. I also talk to authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs who want to share their inspirational journeys with the world. If you’re interested in being a guest on my show, please send an email to annwrites75@gmail.com with Inspirational Journeys in the subject line of your email, so I can send you my featured book questionnaire.
Thanks for listening to Inspirational Journeys and have a Blessed Day.
Since I’ve done some research for Shadow of Truth, I felt that it was important to ask my victim named Diana Peabody to tell us a little about how she was really killed. I know that in real life this wouldn’t be possible, but she is a character in my book, so let’s pretend we’re talking to her before her fatal climb on the stepping stones and that she knows what will happen in the near future. Without further ado, here’s the character interview.
Ann: Thanks for returning to my blog for a story update. Let me start by asking you a very important question. How old were you when you fell off the stepping stones?
Diana: I was 29. My birthday was August 14. I couldn’t celebrate it that weekend.
Ann: How did you celebrate your birthday?
Diana: Becca and I went up to Sweet Water Park for Labor Day to celebrate the official end of Summer. We had planned a big party after climbing our favorite paths, but someone waxed the stones, causing me to go blind and fall to my death.
Ann: Tell me what actually happened out on the stepping stones?
Diana: You know what the stepping stones look like right? It’s an old spiral staircase made of limestone at the base of the stairs and the steps are actually carved out of sandstone. There are a couple of places where the stones turn at a right angle. Ted Morris planned to put rails around the steps to keep people from falling off the sides or the top, but he hadn’t put them up at that time.
Anyway, as I made my way up the stepping stones, I noticed the steps getting slippery the higher I climbed. One time I tripped, but I was able to catch myself. When I climbed up the step above me, my feet slipped out from under me and I face planted, hitting my left eye. When I got up, I couldn’t see out of that eye, but like the adventurer I am, I kept going. I used the vision in my right eye and my memory of the staircase design to navigate up the steps. I fell again on the step below the turnoff near the top of the staircase. When I fell the second time, I hit my right eye. My world went totally dark, but I was too afraid to turn around, so as you might suspect, I trudged ahead. I felt my way up the top step and I stepped off the side, because I didn’t see the turn. The last thing I remember was feeling as though I was floating through the air. I heard Becca call my name, but I couldn’t answer. All I could think was “God help me! God, help me!” My world went totally dark when I landed on the rockface behind the stones. The next thing I knew, my soul was winging its way to heaven. The Lord had taken me home after I fell, so I wouldn’t suffer and die a slow death.
Ann: What was your relationship to Becca Martin?
Diana: She was my best friend.
Ann: How did you and Becca meet?
Diana: We grew up and went to school together.
Ann: I thought you lived in Taderville Arkansas.
Diana: My parents did, but we lost the farm when I was about five years old. After Mom and my older brother found us a new place to live, Daddy ran off after my death, because losing me and the farm was too much for him to handle. You need to ask him about what happened there, because I don’t know all the details.
Ann: Did you go mountain climbing with Becca when you were younger?
Diana: No, this was my first attempt, but my parents took me on hiking trips every summer, so I thought I was brave enough to take the stepping stones.
Ann: Do you have any regrets?
Diana: Yes and no. I regret not heeding Ted Morris’s warnings about the stepping stones, but I don’t regret taking the dare, because it was fun, until I fell the first time and injured my eye.
Ann: What would you say to your younger self?
Diana: Don’t go up those stepping stones, because there not safe. Ted hasn’t put the rails up yet, but even if he does, they can still be slicked down with oil and ski wax.
Thanks to Diana Peabody for joining me for an eye-opening conversation. If you like interviewing your characters, why not share them on your own blog and tag me so I can read them and share them in my social circles as well. Until tomorrow, when I’ll have a special podcast guest to introduce you to, happy reading and writing.
Blessings,
Ann
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Robin Lee Hatcher is the author of 85 novels and novellas with over six million copies of her books in print. Her well-drawn characters and heartwarming stories of faith, courage, and love have earned her both critical acclaim and the devotion of readers. Her numerous awards include the Christy Award for Excellence in Christian Fiction, the RITA® Award for Best Inspirational Romance, Romantic Times Career Achievement Awards for Americana Romance and for Inspirational Fiction, the Carol Award, the 2011 Idahope Writer of the Year, and Lifetime Achievement Awards from both Romance Writers of America® (2001) and American Christian Fiction Writers (2014). Catching Katie was named one of the Best Books of 2004 by the Library Journal.
Robin began her writing career in the general market, writing mass market romances for Leisure Books, HarperPaperbacks, Avon Books, and Silhouette. In 1997, Robin felt called to write stories of faith and hasn’t looked back since. She has written both contemporary and historical women’s fiction and romance for CBA publishers (Thomas Nelson, Zondervan, Revell, Steeple Hill, Tyndale House, Multnomah, and WaterBrook).
When not writing, Robin enjoys being with her family, spending time in the beautiful Idaho outdoors, Bible art journaling, reading books that make her cry, watching romantic movies, and decorative planning. She makes her home on the outskirts of Boise, sharing it with a demanding Papillon dog and a persnickety tuxedo cat.
Robin’s latest book entitled, Make You Feel My Love was released on July 12. The details are as follows:
Description:
In 1895, Cora Anderson jumps on a cross-country train to escape New York society and her domineering father. She leaves with only some spare clothing, jewelry that once belonged to her grandmother, her cherished violin, and hopes for an uncertain future. The tiny town of Chickadee Creek is idyllic and welcoming, but it’s only a matter of time before Cora’s new friends discover the secrets of her past.
More than a hundred years later, Chelsea Spencer is fleeing a dangerous situation of her own when her great aunt’s antique shop in Chickadee Creek becomes the perfect haven. At the same time, up-and-coming Hollywood star Liam Chandler has returned to the town of his ancestors to grieve some painful family losses and ponder the direction of his career.
When Chelsea discovers a beautiful violin among her aunt’s antiques, she begins to wonder about its origins. In this heartwarming Idaho town, one precious instrument will connect Liam and Chelsea to each other and to loves long forgotten. There, the captivating history tells them the stories of how to by faith and live in God’s perfect freedom.
As authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs, we often find it hard to stand out above the constant chatter on the internet. If that sounds like you, I’d like to help you boost the visibility of your brand. My name is Ann Harrison-Barnes and I run a podcast called Inspirational Journeys. On my podcast I post solo episodes of value to my listeners, led by the Holy Spirit. I also talk to authors, creative artists and entrepreneurs who want to share their inspirational journeys with the world. If you’re interested in being a guest on my show, please send an email to annwrites75@gmail.com with Inspirational Journeys in the subject line of your email, so I can send you my featured book questionnaire.
Thanks for listening to Inspirational Journeys and have a Blessed Day.
A blank page for a writer is like a block of wood that a carpenter uses to create his/her masterpiece. As a carpenter measures the wood and envisions the project, he/she will create, so does a writer envision and creates the first draft of his/her story. Let’s call this draft a writer’s blueprint.
In the same way the carpenter carves one piece of wood and uses the tools of the trade to connect it the carving to other pieces to create a work of art, a writer adds and cuts word, sentences, and sometimes even whole scenes and chapters to mold and shape his/her work into a piece of writing that readers will treasure for a lifetime.
As you listen to the song linked below, I challenge you to think about how the lyrics relate to your creative work. Write your reflections in your journal and open your heart and mind to receive inspiration as you write. Feel free to share your reflections on your blog and pingback to this post, so I can read your post and share it in my social circles.
