River of Time
Naomi Judd's life as a country music superstar has been nonstop success. But offstage, she has battled incredible adversity. Struggling through a childhood of harsh family secrets, the death of a young sibling, and absent emotional support, Naomi found herself reluctantly married and an expectant mother at age seventeen. Four years later, she was a single mom of two, who survived being beaten and raped, and was abandoned without any financial support and nowhere to turn in Hollywood, CA.
Naomi has always been a survivor: She put herself through nursing school to support her young daughters, then took a courageous chance by moving to Nashville to pursue their fantastic dream of careers in country music. Her leap of faith paid off, and Naomi and her daughter Wynonna became The Judds, soon ranking with country music's biggest stars, selling more than 20 million records and winning six Grammys.
At the height of the singing duo's popularity, Naomi was given three years to live after being diagnosed with the previously incurable Hepatitis C. Miraculously, she overcame that too and was pronounced completely cured five years later.
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About the Author
Marcia Wilkie has co-authored four New York Times bestselling books, which have also appeared on other major bestseller lists, including Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and USA Today. She has written celebrity memoirs for stars in music, film, and television, and for stage actors from Broadway and London. Her current project is scheduled for publication by Simon & Schuster in 2021.
She is a versatile writer and producer with numerous credits in television, radio, advertising, print and web media, speech writing, publicity, charitable and philanthropic fundraising, and theater.
Her writing has been featured in Rolling Stone, Newsweek, Los Angeles Times, People, Good Housekeeping, Prevention Magazine, QVC Insider, and on Oprah.com.
She prepares book proposals and full-length manuscripts in a variety of genres, as well as providing manuscript doctoring and creative editing services.
As a ghostwriter, she also brings her knowledge and experience in television talk show production, offering a seamless transition from book completion to preparing authors for promotion, book tours, and interviews. Services include media coaching, Q&A practice, speechwriting, blog posts, social media, and accompanying authors on book tour.