If you want to speak as powerfully as you write, this book is for you.  The perfect guide to help you kick ass when you have to put pants on and speak to the public.

—Kate Perry, internationally best-selling romance and suspense author

These tools and skills moved me from amateur to professional, intimidated to confident, and helped me to clarify the message of my book so that I was able to enjoy a book launch that exceeded my dreams.

—Catherine Marshall-Smith, author of American Family

Like it or not, speaking is part of the author’s overall marketing toolbox. With her new book From Page to Stage, Betsy Graziani Fasbinder offers excellent advice for becoming a better advocate for your book, whether on the stage, at an in-person reading, or on a podcast interview.

—Anne Janzer

“This author doesn’t flinch. She writes down to the bone, deep into the heart, where blood, tears, and humor pool.”

—Elizabeth Appell, Screenwriter and author of Lessons from the Gypsy Camp.

“The soul of an artist meets a woman who finally admits love into her life—despite subtle signs of trouble. I could hardly put down Fire and Water. In one moment I was lost in an artist’s dream, in another, I was on the edge of my seat. A memorable book by a wordsmith whose language enchants.”

—Linda Joy Myers, Ph.D., author of Don’t Call Me Mother and Journey of Memoir—A Workbook.

“Set between the comfort of an Irish Pub and the intellectual buzz of San Francisco’s UCSF, Fire & Water will take you on a breathless journey. You will find the funniest and honest best friend you could ever want, passionate sex with the likes of Picasso, and a story that will grab your curiosity and soul. Don’t make plans once you turn the first page.”

—Amy Peele, Author of Cut: A Medical Murder Mystery

“An uncommon love story told with joy and pathos from a writer of exceptional talent. With fearless examination and a sure sense of pitch and pace, the novel reveals the moral predicament that Kate must ultimately face:  can the deepest expression of love become an instrument of its demise?”

—Christie Nelson, Author of Dreaming Mill Valley and Woodacre

“A heart-wrenching journey set against a richly drawn San Francisco Bay Area, Fire & Water deftly explores trust, wealth, family and the way love changes the shape of our hearts.  What a beautiful exploration of love and mental illness and family. That I lived in the Bay Area for ten years only enriched my experience of this story. A triumph.”  

—Kim Culbertson, author of 2012 NCBA Winner Instructions for a Broken Heart

“This book contains multitudes. Every character is richly drawn, captured in all of their flaws and gifts. It celebrates the families we’re born to and those we choose, it digs deep into the difficulties of wanting love and art in the same life. It examines the cost of being true to yourself all the while being a total page-turner.”

—Heather Donahue, author of Growgirl: How My Life After The Blair Witch Project Went to Pot

“Betsy Graziani Fasbinder writes about ordinary human lives in an extraordinary way, revealing the secrets, desires, and fears that lie under the waters of everyday life. Her prose is deft, sure, and deeply wrought, her story one you will want to follow to the end.”

—Jessica Barksdale Inclan, author of Her Daughter’s Eyes and When You Believe