Amobi Miracle Moses Eche wants to be an engineer when he grows up. But right now, he's a prolific author at age 13, having written his third novel, The Busted Tire. With the solid support of his mother, Moses is a middle school honor student with lots of ideas to write about. He's written two short children's books followed by The Busted Tire, a story about a man who loses his way in life, finds drugs and violence, then turns to God for redemption. Moses counts as his first inspiration his pastor. His church is a big part of his life.

I spoke with Moses and his mom in this episode of Type. Tune. Tint. because I admire his commitment to writing and self-publishing. Let's keep an eye on this young man!

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Forty years after the city of Philadelphia bombed a home in an eviction that went off the rails and killed all 11 people inside, there is still interest in the story as evidenced by a number of developments in 2025. Tom Kranz, who covered the story at the scene on May 13, 1985 and wrote a book about it, reports on another book in the works by a university professor, a middle-school project on the rights of the MOVE children and an adaptation of the MOVE story for an episode of a prime time TV series.

Tom's book, Liveshot: Journalistic Heroism in Philadelphia

Link to the episode of FBI: MOST WANTED on CBS/Paramount

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Jacob Moon spent 28 years as a corrections officer in one of Florida's huge county jails. Much of that time was spent supervising psychiatric inmates. So, it's not surprising that the villain of his latest novel, Letter 26, is a psychopathic serial killer who augments kidnapping and murder with mortuary skills.

Jake's love of writing came early in life and began with short stories about all kinds of subjects, some of which were published. Today, he is enjoying the freedom to write novels and has three to his name. Letter 26 is an engrossing crime story that just one a Maxy Award for suspense/horror, a contest for self-published authors named for a little girl who died of the rare congenital disease Lissencephaly.

Jake and I talk about writing, inspiration and mental illness in the prison system in this episode of Type. Tune. Tint.

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You have to remind yourself that Samantha Ulrich is only 20 years old. With more than 39,000 YouTube subscribers, a new book explaining how to score YouTube success and a nascent clothing line, she has achieved what other entrepreneurs work at for a lifetime. She is a 10-year veteran YouTuber since she started at age 10 posting videos featuring her Barbie dolls.

Now, as Samantha Zazz, her website, zazzifyit.com, promotes her books and her YouTube coaching business. For a monthly or yearly fee, you too can learn the basics of making viral videos that earn money. Her parents have been supportive since the beginning. Today, her mom helps her with photography and sewing. They are a tight family unit.

Have a look/listen to my conversation with Samantha and maybe learn a thing or two about making your mark on YouTube!

• Website: zazzifyit.com
• YouTube: @samanthazazz

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The 6,000 residents of the Moon habitat known as the Daedalus Dome are under attack by a mysterious hacker. Their waste management system has shut down, a ship has blown up killing a thousand citizens and the atmosphere processor is red-lining threatening the entire population with suffocation.

Once again, the Earth-based Planetary Commission turns to Enrico Janice Walton Stein, known globally as Chairman Rick, for his leadership and bravery that twice helped save them. This time, his partner is his 10-year-old daughter, an android named Peach, whose skills navigating the cyber cloud lead her to the hacker.

Rick, Peach and Moon cop Jenna McNamara embark on a three-thousand-mile trek to find the hacker and stop the AI that is carrying out a deadly mission of revenge.

Hack Rescue: Chasing a Cyber Killer, is the third and final book in the Earth-Moon Trilogy that began with Time Travel Rescue and followed by Moon Rescue.

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Lisa Michaud, an American expat now living in France, is enjoying the sweet spot where music and writing intersect. She has published her second novel, Somewhere in Hollywood, a semi-autobiographical story of a young woman navigating life and love in Los Angeles. Like her protagonist, Lisa marches to the tunes of many drummers, guitarists and singers with an eclectic taste in music and an insightful writing style. Music may well be in her genes as evidenced by a quirky 1968 album featuring her entire family and pianist Chick Corea before he became one of the most celebrated jazz musicians of our time. Lisa has engaging stories and gives a peek into the creativity that has defined her life. Listen or watch this episode of Type. Tune. Tint.

https://lisacmichaud.com

https://www.instagram.com/lisamichaudrocks/

We Are the Levitts (album referenced above)

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As a 6-year-old boy, Matt Campbell had a stuttering problem. His mom thought that the local community theater might give him more confidence. It did, and after just a few years his stutter was gone. He'd come out of his shell and he was acting in one local play after another. By age 14, he'd acted in 33 shows. Today, at age 30, Matt is a full-time actor who has appeared in many commercials, TV shows, movies and music videos. His dream was to create a movie based on a wild weekend he had in Las Vegas with several of his friends. He wrote a screenplay which he adapted to a novel, Sinister City. Now, it's being developed into a feature-length movie and Matt is on the brink of seeing his dream come true. Meanwhile, he's going on auditions, acting in web features and anything that comes along. Join me for our fascinating conversation about acting, movies and the craft of writing.

https://mattycampbellofficialcom

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Jennifer Carr gave up her career as a family and marriage counselor to do something she loved more--writing. She is an author of several romance novels in both Christian and Clean Contemporary categories, a conscious choice based on her desire to create work accessible to wider audiences. Her latest book, Wrapped Up In You, follows two young people whose love of music brings them together in a sweet, country romance. As we await her next release in March of 2025, Jen and I talked about juggling the homeschooling of her daughter, with podcasting and writing. Give us a listen!

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Jen's website and socials:
https://jcarrwrites.com
All socials @jcarrwrites

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