My name is Dana Rossi, and I am the creator and host of The Soundtrack Series--the live storytelling event at Le Poisson Rouge in New York where the stories are all based on songs from each reader's past. The Soundtrack Series has been featured in the New York Times and on NY1, "Above & Beyond" in the New Yorker, repeatedly named a Critic's Pick by Time Out New York, and included among the "Best Events and Things to Do" by CBS News New York. As a performer with a degree (and an extensive background) in theater, and an active member of NYC's vibrant storytelling community, I participate in a lot of "mixed bag" literary events where some of the performers are seasoned, but many of them are authors who are reading from their recently published book in order to promote it. While some of these authors are right at home behind a microphone, many others are not used to performing live and it shows--both in how they bury themselves in their pages to read, and in how the audience can't help but tune them out after awhile, simply because they're not engaging live readers. But it doesn't have to be this way, and as both a writer who performs and a performer who writes, I understand both sides of this coin and can help you to be a more confident and engaging presenter of your own work. For more about me and my work, please visit: www.danarossiwrites.com www.soundtrackseries.com

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