Dr. Monica Anderson--Dentist turns novelist

TGI Friday! I have uploaded a new show to my podcast this week! Dr. Monica “Dr. Moe” Anderson will be joining us today on Writers in the Sky Podcast.

Monica “Dr. Moe” Anderson, DDS is an author, publisher, motivational speaker, and Doctor of Dental Surgery. Her debut novel, When A Sistah’s Fed Up was a national bestseller. She has also authored two non-fiction books: Black English Vernacular and Mom, Are We There Yet? Her short stories are included in four anthologies.

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Her Bachelor of Arts degree bears the gold seal of Baylor University, and her doctorate is from the University Of Minnesota School Of Dentistry.

In 1996, she became the first African-American columnist for the Arlington Star-Telegram. She was a freelance, weekly columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, a leading Texas newspaper, for eight years. Her favorite topics are parenting, humor and lifestyle issues. Her editorials have appeared in various newspapers across the country including: the Seattle Times, the San Jose Mercury News, the Courier-Journal of Louisville, KY, the Minnesota Viking Update, the Cincinnati Bengal Update, and the Marshall News Messenger. In 1999, the staff of the Fort Worth Weekly named her “Best Columnist” in Tarrant County.

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Dr. Moe is the former host of Perpetual Moe-tion, a weekly cable television talk show. The Texas native was also the co-owner and business manager of a General Nutrition Centers franchise for seven years.

She is a third generation member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. and a graduate of Leadership Arlington. She donates her time and resources to countless nonprofit endeavors in her community.

Dr. Moe has been the recipient of numerous awards, including: Outstanding Young Women of America, the "Outstanding Young Alumni" Award from the Alumni Association of Baylor University, the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Fort Worth Independent School District, and the Millennium Award for Medicine from Altrusa International, Inc.

Dr. Moe lives in Arlington, Texas. She has two extraordinarily handsome sons and a pathetic pet plant named Ivy.

The following is the synopsis for her latest novel, I Stand Accused.

Deep in the heart of Jefferson, Texas lies the secret to the mysterious nightmares tormenting James Adams, a handsome, successful eye doctor.

As the eldest of nine children, he's been the head of the family since the brutal murder of his womanizing father during his senior year of high school. He thought he put that day and his difficult childhood behind him when he left his hometown.

Now, his siblings are grown and everyone is dysfunctional except James--he thinks--until chance reunites him with his sexy, high school sweetheart, Tracy. Along with Tracy, comes a host of problems. A jealous woman starts rumors about his sexuality. His mother begins dating a man he doesn't approve of and one of his brothers is arrested on serious charges. While James struggles to balance the demands of his family, work, and Tracy, the past comes knocking--threatening his future.

Encouraged by his best friend, certified “playa” and cosmetics consultant, Ren Kinney, James steps into a risky mental maze of love and lies to discover what really happened the day his daddy died.

For more visit: http://www.drmoeanderson.com/

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