A Book and a Chat with Karen Mueller Bryson and Cindy McCoy

Today’s “A Book and a Chat” was lucky to have not one guest in the form of Karen Mueller Bryson who is an award-winning/optioned screenwriter, produced playwright and published novelist. She is also the founder of “Short on Time Books”, fast-paced and fun novels for readers on the go. Ideal reads for those on the go who want to read but can’t find the time to get into that long novel. “Short Time Books” are fund fast paced books a reader can finish in one sitting.

One such book which brings in my second guest is a biography that Karen has written “Hell on Wheels - The Incredible Story of Rookie Roller Derby Queen Cindy McCoy”. And during the show I was lucky enough to have none other than Cindy McCoy as my other guest.

In the early sixties while most other teenagers what to wear and whom they would they might go to the prom with, Cindy McCoy, then only fifteen was skating roller derby in Australia.

Coming from a far from happy childhood, Cindy found her escape at the age of fourteen with the LA T-Birds roller team. A year later she pleaded with her mother to be allowed to quit school and join the ranks of the Roller Game as a rookie in Australia.

The whole country seemed to take to this small yet tough young lady and she was in her rookie year not only voted “Roller Game Rookie of the Year” but also “Roller Game Queen of the Year”.

Her story which Karen pens brilliantly in “Hell on Wheels”, reveals the details of sports legend, “Cindy McCoy's” inspirational life story. How Cindy escaped a difficult youth, in which she faced abuse and abandonment, by becoming a professional skater as a teen and traveling on an international roller derby team. Fans in Australia became like a surrogate family to young Cindy and she was soon voted Roller Game Rookie of the Year and Roller Game Queen of the Year, an honor that was never repeated. This moving narrative, about a young woman, who gave everything she had to the sport she loved, will appeal to fans of roller derby as well as readers of all ages just learning about this fascinating sport.

As one reviewer wrote…

“I love biographies and this book was very enjoyable. I started reading the book on a Friday night and couldn't put it down. I enjoy quick-read type books like the ones Karen writes, as I don't have much spare time to read long novel type books. The Roller Derby Queen gives inspiration to achieve your life goals no matter what type of hardships you are raised with. More women should have her guts.”

They end their review “buy it today”, I would not only endorse that but also mention, watch out for a possible film as I think this great biography would make a wonderful movie.

So listen now and share an interesting, and entertaining show as I chat with my special guest today on A Book and a Chat with Karen Mueller Bryson and Cindy McCoy

Barry

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A Book and a Chat with Dr. Kent Gustavson

Dr. Kent Gustavson is an author, publishing expert, industry consultant, professor, speaker, entrepreneur, professional musician and PhD classical composer. He is also my guest on today’s “A Book and a Chat”,

Owner of independent publisher Blooming Twig Books and Skeleton Method, he is also an accomplished ghost writer and now author in his own right.

His book "Blind But Now I See: The Biography of Music Legend Doc Watson" shows the regard he has for the man and guitar legend's in this full length account of Doc Watson’s life.

An eye infection caused Doc Watson to lose his vision before his first birthday. Despite this, he was taught by his parents to work hard and care for himself. He attended North Carolina's school for the visually impaired. This did not stop Doc from becoming one of the all time greats, as Dr. Kent shared with us during the show, Doc Watson said if it wasn’t for losing his site he might have just been something like a carpenter.

Instead Doc Watson, American guitar player, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues and gospel music won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

About "Bling But Now I See"

In his book Dr. Gustavson draws upon formidable research and extensive interviews to provide an impossibly detailed portrait of Doc's life. It has been a life largely defined by his relationships with family. His parents encouraged him to partake of activities as though he were sighted and his siblings treated him that way. His father helped him buy his first guitar and, in one of the many delightful details that pepper the book, helped him make a banjo from the skin of a cat. With the exception of some unhappy time at a state school for the blind, Doc would spend his whole life in the hollow he grew up in.

We also heard about some of Dr. Kent’s other activities from Blooming Twig Books to how he was recently named one of Twitter's Top 100 Edu-Tweeters for his use of Twitter in his university teaching (as @drkent).

So sit back and listen to today's interesting and entertaining show as I host today's "A Book and a Chat with Dr. Kent Gustavson".

Barry

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