“Your Book Is Your Hook!” – Writing Partnerships & Co-Authors of “Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America”

[HTML1]More about Dr. Rachel Ballon
Hailed as “Doc Hollywood” by the Los Angeles Times, Dr. Rachel Ballon is a licensed psychotherapist who utilizes the healing power of writing to teach creative professionals and industry executives how to achieve personal and professional success by decreasing creative blocks and increasing creativity.

Rachel is a motivational speaker, writing teacher, and international script consultant who has reviewed hundreds of scripts for major Hollywood studios, including United Paramount Network, Saban Entertainment, and Fox Kids. Rachel has worked with top writers, producers, directors, and network executives to develop film and television projects for RAI-TV in Rome. She has also been a panelist on creativity and films in Valencia, Spain, speaking on values and psychology in movies. As a screenwriter, Rachel’s scripts have been optioned by Warner Bros. and other major studios. She has production credits on ABC-TV and is a member of the Writer’s Guild of America, West.

A master teacher and noted creativity coach, Dr. Rachel Ballon is a former adjunct professor at USC’s School of Cinema and Television. She has also led workshops at UCLA’s Writer’s Program, American Film Institute, Writer’s Guild of America, Director’s Guild of America, Women in Film, Women in Theater, Northwestern University, and major writing conferences worldwide.

More about Charlotte Waisman, PhD, & Jill Tietjen
Charlotte S. Waisman
, PhD, is a nationally known champion for women. Over the last twenty-five years, she has advocated for women as a professor, political activist, keynote speaker, and expert witness. As a corporate leader, executive coach and facilitator, Waisman coauthored several books, including 50 Activities for Developing Leaders and The Leadership Training Activity Book. She is currently a vice president with a worldwide consulting company specializing in large-scale leadership, gender, and culture changes. Waisman is also director of human resources for the Women’s Vision Foundation, through which she speaks extensively across the country and conducts leadership workshops.

Jill S. Tietjen, PE, is an author, national speaker, and an electrical engineer. Her published books include the Setting the Record Straight series, which explores the history of women in accounting, engineering, and professional achievement. Tietjen is one of the top historians in the country on scientific and technical women. In addition, she works to nominate women of achievement to the National Women’s Hall of Fame. She is the president and CEO of Technically Speaking, a national consulting company specializing in improving opportunities for women and girls to have more career options in technology. Tietjen is also a frequent keynote speaker at engineering, science, and women’s conferences. She has been inducted into the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame.

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About Jennifer S. Wilkov

Radio show Host Jennifer S. Wilkov is a #1 international best-selling award-winning author and the creator of the From Thought to Sales in 90 Days™ Book Process. Jennifer has supported first time and seasoned authors and writers with the writing, getting published and marketing of their book ideas and projects as well as the building of their platform to raise their visibility to readers and the media.

She is also an award-winning freelance writer (2009 Silver Eddie Award for an article featured in Marie Claire April, 2009 issue) who has been quoted and whose writings have appeared in national magazines and newspapers.

Jennifer has sat on Boards of Advisors and spoken at major industry events including the New York Center for Independent Publishing, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, RT Booklovers Convention, Writers for New Orleans, Self-Publishing Book Expo and BookExpo America.

Through the years, Jennifer’s works have been endorsed by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Robert Allen, Barbara De AngelisTreehugger.com, publicists, literary agents, publishers, many in the field of green book publishing, her martial arts Senseis in Shintaido and Aikido, and many more.

Jennifer is also the Host and Executive Producer of the Your Book Is Your Hook! Show on WomensRadio. Your Book Is Your Hook! is designed to serve and support authors, writers and readers of books and other writing mediums. It showcases industry professionals and authors who share insights, experiences and wisdom about writing, marketing and publishing your book and beyond including Hollywood film, television, radio and more..