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Member Since: Sep. 03, 2015

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A.M. Cal

Biography

A.M. Cal is a t.v. writer/producer who has a passion for business, education, and the arts. A versatile artist, she has had the opportunity to write, produce, and direct for the best talent in the entertainment business, including Academy Award winner Mo’Nique, Academy Award nominee Taraji Henson, Golden Globe winner Rutger Hauer, talk show host Sherri Shephard (The View), and Nicki Micheaux from (Lincoln Heights) to name a few. A former Los Angeles Times reporter, A.M. Cal is a doctoral student at Pepperdine University and international speaker. A member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, she is currently working on her second biographical novel.

Smashwords Interview

How did your story come about?
When I was in graduate school researching prodigies for my thesis screenplay, I stumbled upon this remarkable slave boy in a crisp black suit, named Blind Tom Wiggins Bethune. He was standing there with his master, in between Beethoven and Mozart. I was riveted. I wanted to know, who was this slave boy in the same book of prodigies as Beethoven, Mozart, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder?
What inspires you to get out of bed each day?
I'm inspired by a new opportunity, a new blessing, to live out my God-given purpose, which is to express myself creatively through writing and to share in the positive exchange of humanity.
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Where to find A.M. Cal online

Website: http://www.authoramcal.com
Twitter: @amcalberg

Videos

Eighth Wonder mini doc, presales
The successful continuing presales campaign for Eighth Wonder, a min documentary about the amazing slave prodigy, Thomas Bethune. Born blind, feeble, and left for dead, he began playing Mozart at the age of three. Known throughout the world as Blind Tom, he was also called the Black Mozart.

Books

Eighth Wonder: The Thomas Bethune Story by
You set the price! Words: 120,610. Language: English. Published: December 8, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Historical » USA
It's 1852. A slave born blind, feeble, and left for dead, begins playing Mozart at the age of three. Known throughout the world as Blind Tom, the odd, musical slave and the master who saved him, are caught between forces determined to tear them apart.

A.M. Cal's tag cloud

abraham lincoln    autistic    biographical fiction    civil war    historical fiction    literary fiction    musical    prodigy    slavery