Author: Matt Talford

Wimbledon 2015: Venus, Serena and the Cruelty of the Draw

Matt Talford

Monday, July 6, 2015: 12:05am EDT – If you’re a fan of professional tennis and a fan of arguably the two most famous sisters to ever take the court, one of the first things that probably jumped out at you when the Wimbledon Ladies Singles Draw was released was the possibility that the Williams sisters: Venus and Serena, would meet in the fourth round. Well, what began as a potential matchup is now reality. The sisters will face each other at the All England Club today, their first meeting at a…

One of the the Best New Book Releases of 2015!

Matt Talford

“From Fear to Faith: A Survivor’s Story” is an award-winning, powerful and inspiring tale of love, uncertainty, courage and triumph in the face of incredible odds. Purchase the eBook on Amazon Kindle or Apple iBooks this Independence Day Weekend (Thursday, July 2nd – Sunday, July 5th) for 40% off the normal list price of $9.99 USD.   What readers are saying…   “From Fear to Faith: A Survivor’s Story, is a must-read!! It was so many things: real, descriptive, humorous and a love-story, all under the same cover.” – Andrea…

Dealing with the Blockade…

Matt Talford
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Or “writer’s block” as it’s called. First, for those of you who have been following my blog since I first published it last Fall (2014), I am sorry I haven’t written anything in a while. Writer’s block is the bane of any writer’s existence, and as anyone who writes for a living might tell you, when it hits, it can really make you feel useless. In fact, I’ve had it so bad recently, I briefly flirted with the idea of updating my résumé for a possible return to a workforce…

Mayweather vs Pacquiao: May 2nd Super Fight!!!

Matt Talford

Okay, So those of you who know me well might detect the slight hint of sarcasm in the title of this post.  But those of you who don’t know me personally might ask, “What’s so sarcastic about the title?”  Okay, I’ll answer that for you… In my opinion, the only things “super” about the forthcoming showdown between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his opponent, Manny Pacquiao, are the ticket prices, the unprecedented PPV cost and of course, the hype.  But before I breakdown why this “super fight” won’t be all that super,…

I Have Updates To My Kindle Version!!!

Matt Talford

****GET THE NEW AMAZON KINDLE UPDATE OF FROM FEAR TO FAITH!! For those of you who purchased the Kindle Version of From Fear To Faith: A Survivor’s Story, when we received the printed proof, we found some updates that needed to be made and the Kindle ebook was updated. Here are the steps to update your book. 1. Go to desktop version of Amazon.com. 2. Log into your account. 3. Click on the tabs Your Account >>>Manage Your Content & Devices   4. Click on the SETTINGS tab 5. Scroll…

Winning Isn’t Everything

Matt Talford

Happy Monday! So, we’ve all heard the phrase that is the title of this post a thousand times or more: “Winning isn’t everything;” and in most of those cases, it seems it’s the guy who lost that utters those words.  Well, I won’t hold you in suspense by making you think the opposite is the case here.  I am not a winner who somehow quickly grew bored of a recent victory.  No. This post is by and about a guy who endured a humiliating tournament defeat this past weekend in…

Have You Heard The News?

Matt Talford

Not sure if you heard…but, last week From Fear To Faith: A Survivor’s Story made it to #18 on Amazon’s Hot 100 List for Inspirational e-books!!! That’s awesome news, but I want to explain my REAL GOAL. Just last night, my wife and I received a call from a dear friend whose family member has been struggling in their battle with the “c” word. They asked if I could share details of my experience and what I did to help my health care providers “help me” to overcome it. That…

Reintroducing… Matt D. Talford: Author and Motivational Speaker!!!

Matt Talford

Dear Readers: Hello again! I’m sure some of you have wondered “where has Matt been and why hasn’t he blogged in a while?” Well, as most of you may recall, I left Corporate America in October of 2013 to pursue a career as a full-time author; and as those of you who were faithfully following the progress of the “From Fear to Faith: A Survivor’s Story” project are probably aware of, our initial intent was to release the book last November. As is often the case with first-release projects, we…

The Author Wants to Know…

Matt Talford

Hello Again! I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted. I’ve been quite busy these days working to bring this publishing project to a finish and teaching tennis. At any rate, I have a question for all you fans of good literature: As we draw closer to the end of 2014, I’d like to know, what books have you read or are still reading this year? I’ll start by sharing mine (and not that it matters much, but I’ve used ‘F’ for Fiction and ‘NF’ for Non-fiction). * Lone…