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Today’s bonus featured author from Baltimore is public speaker, historian, and a retiree from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Maurice W. Dorsey Ph.D. Maurice & I talk about his newest book that’s a tribute to his late father, the three biggest lessons that he learned from his dad, and tons more!!
Key Thing’s You’ll Learn:
The 3 biggest lessons that he learned from his Dad.
What he has learned about self-publishing after publishing his first two books.
Why he prefers receiving customer reviews instead of Editorial reviews.
The benefits of sticking to one genre when writing and publishing your books.
Dr. Maurice’s Site: https://www.mauricewdorsey.com/
Dr. Maurice’s Books: https://www.xlibris.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/817976-of-time-and-spirit
The opening track is called “” by MadXRuler (formerly known as Ruler Inc.). Click the following link to listen to the full track and support the artist. https://madxruler.bandcamp.com/track/skylights
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