In Episode 12, we learn from the "Text Whisperer,” Dr. Mimi Winsberg, M.D. who decodes our relationship texts in her insightful debut, Speaking In Thumbs, published by Doubleday. Winsberg is a Harvard and Stanford-trained psychiatrist with twenty-five years of clinical experience. Her work frequently finds her at the intersection of Big Data and Big Dating. Like all of us, Winsberg has been handed a smartphone accompanied by the urgent plea: "What does this mean?" Unlike all of us, she knows the answer. She is a text whisperer, and this interview will satiate our curiosity about how big data meets big dating. Winsberg feels like the friend we all need, or could ever hope to have, as we navigate the subtext beneath our texts. If only this book had been born years ago, we might have saved ourselves from heartache (I can attest to that). Sigh. It’s finally here. And there is no better time to read it. Winsberg is a first-time author and shares an insider’s guide to the sheer delight she discovered working on this book, comparing it to the joy and satisfaction she has felt competing in Ironmans. She also reads to us from her favorite book, Lolita. Sit back, listen up and share this one with your friends who might need some help knowing if they’ve found ‘the one’ by carefully deciphering what they say and how they say it—inside a text bubble.
Page One, produced and hosted by author Holly Lynn Payne, celebrates the craft that goes into writing the first sentence, first paragraph and first page of your favorite books. The first page is often the most rewritten page of any book because it has to work so hard to do so much—hook the reader. We interview the world's master storytellers on the struggles and stories behind the first page of their books.
About the guest author:
Mimi Winsberg, M.D., co-founded the behavioral health startup, Brightside, while serving as resident psychiatrist at Facebook’s Wellness Center. She appears regularly on Good Morning America, and her work has been featured in GQ, Glamour, Fast Company, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, and Business Insider. Speaking in Thumbs is her first book.
Visit her website:https://www.drwinsberg.com
Twitter: @mwinsberg
About the host:
Holly Lynn Payne is an award-winning novelist and writing coach, and the former CEO and founder of Booxby, a startup built to help authors succeed. Her debut novel, The Virgin's Knot, was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers book. Her third novel, Kingdom of Simplicity, won a First Prize Benjamin Franklin Award and Grand Prize for Writer's Digest. Her books have been published in eleven countries and translated into nine languages. Her most recent novel, Damascena:The Tale of Roses and Rumi, has been optioned for a film series. She's currently at work on her first YA crossover novel inspired by her nephew with Down syndrome. She lives in Marin County with her daughter and enjoys mountain biking, surfing and hiking with her dog. To learn more about her writing coaching services, please visit hollylynnpayne.com and follow her on Instagram and Twitter @hollylynnpayne.
As an author and writing coach, I know that the first page of any book has to work so hard to do so much—hook the reader. So I thought to ask your favorite master storytellers how they do their magic to hook YOU.
After the first few episodes, it occurred to me that maybe someone listening might be curious how their first page sits with an audience, so I’m opening up Page One to any writer who wants to submit the first page of a book they’re currently writing.
If your page is chosen, you’ll be invited onto the show to read it and get live feedback from one of Page One’s master storytellers. Page One exists to inspire, celebrate and promote the work of both well-known and unknown creative talent.
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