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  Date / Time: 10/2/2008 2:19 PM UTC

  Meet Andrea Wiley and Natasha Munson
  

  Andrea Wiley (Creator of SOULMATE) Andrea Wiley has enjoyed successful careers in both the corporate and entertainment industries. As an award-winning television writer and producer in Hollywood, she has amassed a body of work that includes numerous high profile network comedy series including "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," starring Will Smith, "The Parent 'Hood," "The Jamie Foxx Show," "The Steve Harvey Show,” "Malcolm and Eddie” and most recently, “The Parkers,” starring Mo'Nique on which she served as co-executive producer. The long-running sitcom ranked #1 in African-American households beginning in its first season and garnered seven NAACP Image Award nominations, including two for Outstanding Comedy. Wiley came to television in 1993, following a successful career as an Electrical Engineer at such Fortune 500 companies as IBM, Procter & Gamble and Digital Equipment Corporation. Her big break in television came with an unexpected phone call at her home from legendary producer Norman Lear, offering her a staff writing position on his CBS comedy series "704 Hauser.” The experience of working under Lear's tutelage would serve to jettison her career forward. Also a documentary filmmaker, Wiley has written, produced and directed three short documentary films and the award winning, feature length documentary, "Soulmate." "Soulmate" explores the national phenomenon that 42.3% of black women have never been married and according to recent U.S. statistics, 70% of all black women are now single. The film takes an intimate look at the lives of accomplished, professional Black women who are finding purpose while single and offers practical advice from some of the nation's leading Christian leaders. “Soulmate” also profiles Black women who married after age 40 and shares their journeys to the altar. A grass roots movement has been ignited across the country as home and church screenings are serving as intimate platforms for much needed discussion between the sexes. “Soulmate” has received top honors at numerous film festivals including Best Documentary at the Hollywood Black Film Festival, Best Feature Film and Audience Choice Award at the African American Women In Film Festival in New York City and Best Documentary in the San Francisco Christian Film Festival. It was also voted Best Documentary among Black films in 2006 by acclaimed film critic Kam Williams. As a result, Wiley has been featured on both Christian and mainstream television networks and nationally syndicated radio shows -- from CBN and The Word Network, to “The Michael Baisden Show” and “The Tom Joyner Morning Show.” “My hope and prayer, always, is that ‘Soulmate' will serve as a change agent in the lives of those who see it,” says Andrea Wiley, the film's writer-producer-director. “ I hope the testimonies of women in this film will inspire people to examine their spiritual lives, move beyond the traps that singleness sometimes creates for those who wish to be married and find wholeness in an intimate relationship with God.” Following the production of her first documentary, Wiley formed her own Los Angeles-based production company, Clean Heart Productions, a Christian based, multi-media company. “My company's mission is to be a change agent in popular culture by lifting up Christ in a relevant, relatable and irresistible way, in the media.” says Wiley. Wiley has been a guest speaker at several churches across the country and has served as a speaker/panelist for a number of professional organizations including; The Hollywood Black Film Festival, The Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association (BESLA), The Southern California Gospel Announcers Guild, and Nashville 's Conscious Music Conference. She has been featured in The Hollywood Reporter, Daily Variety, Gospel Today, Essence Magazine, Today's Black Woman, The Baltimore Sun Times, The Atlanta Voice, Rolling Out, Savoy and L.A. Focus , to name a few. She is a columnist for Hope For Women's Magazine. Born in Jamaica , West Indies, Wiley was raised in Brooklyn , New York and graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering. A member of the Writer's Guild of America West, she has served on the boards of St. James School Toddler Center and Just Lovin' Music, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing music curriculums back into the public school system. Wiley currently serves on the boards of Radical Impact Inc. and The Women's Global Resource Development Initiative. Wiley lives in Los Angeles with her husband Roland, an architect, and their two sons, Roland III and Randall. Clean Heart Productions 1-888-SOULFILM

  

  
  Originally from New Jersey, Natasha Munson never intended to write a series of books.
  Instead, her primary goal was to save her teenage cousin from making some of the same choices that had led Natasha to living a life she hated. She wanted to find a way to reach her heart without preaching or yelling at her.
  
  So, Natasha began writing down all the lessons she had learned in life. She wrote about everything she had endured, including every piece of wisdom she wished someone had shared with her about life, love, money and relationships.

  Then she realized that these lessons could help other women as well.
  
  “My goal is to empower women by helping them live lives in which they smile in their sleep, love as though they have never been hurt and create lives they love!” says Natasha. "My mission is to empower the community one spirit at a time."

  
  Life Lessons for My Sisters:  How to Make Wise Choices and Live a Life You Love! developed into a self-publishing success as Natasha became the “poster girl” for iUniverse. Featured in USA Today Weekend as one of the top self-published authors in the country, Natasha sold nearly 20,000 copies before Hyperion purchased her debut title and her second book, Spiritual Lessons for My Sisters: How to Get Over the Drama and Live Your Best Life!

  
  Natasha has been promoted and featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today Weekend, Publishers Weekly , Atlanta Journal Constitution, Writer’s Digest, Essence, Ebony, Heart & Soul, Black Issues Book Review, and Sister Power magazine. She has also appeared on Lifetime Live! (Lifetime Television), BET Nightly News, At Home – Live! with Chuck & Jenni,  Mornings with Scott & Lorrie, Mom Talk Radio, Written Voices radio, Biography Channel and CBN.com (The Christian Broadcasting Network). 

  
  With a focus on "empowering the community one spirit at a time", Natasha served as the Keynote Speaker for Ebony Magazine's 2007 SisterSpeak Luncheon in Los Angeles, as the Keynote Speaker for two Especially Me Conferences dedicated to African-American high school and middle school girls, and as an inspirational speaker for many wonderful church and women's groups throughout the nation.

  
  Natasha teaches self publishing classes via her website www.SisterLessons.com, provides editorial and ghostwriting services to aspiring writers, conducts LifeOver workshops throughout the nation, and serves as the CEO of Be Magic, Inc.,(www.bemagic.org) a nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring the lives and dreams of single mothers and their children. 
  
  Natasha resides in Atlanta, GA with her two daughters.

  Contact Natasha.
  

  Love Lessons for My Sisters: How To Find and Keep All The Love You Deserve! (iUniverse, ISBN: 9780595504886, Retail $14.95)    A guide for women looking to tap into the greatness of their being and discover the best love they can ever obtain - the love of self.  Love Lessons takes women on a journey of transformation, allowing each woman to find the balance within their lives, overcome the "victim" and "survivor" mentality and create relationships that honor their spirit.       Filled with guidance on getting over childhood pain and emotional baggage, to advice on releasing the “Boo Boo the Fool” moments, Love Lessons for My Sisters is based on five key steps—“Release Your Past & Claim Your Loving Future”, “Create a Foundation for Love”, “Expect What You Want”, “Let Your Intuition Guide You” and “Allow Your Love to Change The World”. Love Lessons serves as perfect complement to Munson’s empowering series for women, which include Life Lessons for My Sisters: How to Make Wise Choices and Live a Life You Love! and Spiritual Lessons for My Sisters: How to Get Over the Drama and Live Your Best Life!    Read An Excerpt of Love Lessons   Click the link to Order from iUniverse Click the link to Buy from Barnes & Noble   Click the link to Purchase from Amazon: LOVE LESSONS FOR MY SISTERS: HOW TO FIND AND KEEP ALL THE LOVE YOU DESERVE!

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