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The Maze Runner & Wild Reviews on the What is Success Show

This is the What is Success Show with hosts Virginia S Grenier and Marsha Cook. This week the hosts will be discussing New York Times Best-selling books "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed and "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner; along with the movie adapations on both books. We invited you to post comments and questions in the chatroom.

Host Marsha Casper Cook is the author of six published books and 11 feature-length screenplays, and a literary agent with 15 years of experience. Marsha founded the literary agency Marcus Bryan & Associates in 1996 and achieved signatory status from the Writers Guild of America (WGA) within two years. In that capacity, she has represented more than 100 screenwriters and authors, and has also optioned books to movie production companies. Marsha has spoken about her work and the craft of writing to a wide range of audiences including bookstores, schools, museums and local cable and will continue to speak to the media. Author Website: www.michiganavenuemedia.com

Host Virginia S Grenier was voted one of the Top Ten Editors in the Preditors and Editors Reader Poll 2007 & 2008. Grenier is an award-winning children's author, an editor for Halo Publishing, Int., and also, the director of the St. George Book Festival. Grenier teaches at Dixie State University's Comminity Education and is speaker at various conferences and colleges. She loves writing books, articles, and short stories for children and teens, finding that it keeps her young. Author site http://vsgrenier.com

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Listen to the podcast at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldofinknetwork/2015/01/21/the-maze-runner-wild-reviews-on-the-what-is-success-show

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