Mike Angley

I’m honored that my recent opinion-editorial piece was carried by Military.com’s online newspaper.  This is a particularly significant publication because it reaches an audience of  10 million!  Military.com did a great job formatting my op-ed that features my perspective on transitioning from the military to a civilian career, particularly careers in the security industry.

Please visit the site and read the Article.

Here’s a little background on Military.com:

We started Military.com in 1999 to revolutionize the way the 30 million Americans with military affinity stay connected and informed. Today, we’re the largest military and veteran membership organization — 10 million members strong.

Military.com’s free membership connects servicemembers, military families and veterans to all the benefits of service — government benefits, scholarships, discounts, lifelong friends, mentors, great stories of military life or missions, and much more.

We believe that the benefits earned in the service should be easier to access and written in plain English. We’re passionate about helping members make the most of military experience throughout life.

Military.com’s members are sharing stories, insider tips, news from the front lines, and unique slices of military life including the tough stuff of war.

Military.com provides headline news and technology updates since our community answers the call and makes news. We also cover the rest of the military experience — from great content like our user-generated videos in our popular “Shock and Awe” feature to our military equipment guide we present what makes the military unique (and fun).

I’m honored that my recent opinion-editorial piece was carried by the Security Director News online and print newspaper.  I’ve been amazed at how many fine publications have been carrying my perspective on transitioning from the military to a civilian career, particularly careers in the security industry.

Please visit the site and read the article.

I recently had a professional photographer do a photo shoot and come up with some portrait options for me to use on my next book.  I need some help deciding which one I should use.  Please vote by commenting to this post or sending me an email: author@childfinder.us.

Thanks for your help!

Mike

I’m on a roll these days as far as publishing opinion-editorials and engaging in Q&A sessions with online magazines!  I recently wrote an editorial on military transitions for CareerPoliceOfficer.com, nearly identical to the one I did for MilitaryDegree.com (see previous post).  In this latest one titled, Transition from Active Military Service to the Private Sector, I discussed my own transition challenges, as well as what I typically saw others go through before I let the service. I hope you take some time to check out the article!

I had the privilege on October 1, 2009 of writing an opinion-editorial for MilitaryDegree.Com.  In the piece entitled, Education Can Ease Military Transition, I discussed my own transition challenges, as well as what I typically saw others go through before I let the service.  I hope you take some time to check out the article!

I had the privilege of being interviewed recently by Homeland Security Outlook (HSO) Editor, Larry Kahaner.  In the article entitled, Moving From the Military to a Civilian Career in Homeland Security: What you Need to Know, we discussed a variety of transition-related topics such as preparation, job searches, the value of education, challenges, etc.  I hope you take some time to check out the article!

I do consulting and public relations work for Henley-Putnam University in San Jose, California.  When I recently won the Silver Medal for Fiction from the Military Writers Society of America, the university promoted it with a great press release.  You can find it on PRWeb as well as Yahoo News.

Here’s an excerpt:

San Jose, CA (PRWEB) October 1, 2009 — Henley-Putnam University Public Relations Officer Mike Angley’s mystery/thriller debut novel, Child Finder, received the Silver Medal in the Fiction category in the 2009 Military Writers Society of America’s Annual Awards program. He will attend the MWSA’s annual conference in Orlando, FL from October 9 – 10 to receive this prestigious honor.

Each year the MWSA judges numerous submissions in several literary categories and selects the best for award of gold and silver medals, with one or two additional runners-up. Angley’s novel received the Silver Medal in the Fiction category for the highly-competitive 2009 MWSA program (http://militarywriters.com/2009Awards.html).

Please check out my debut novel’s book trailer at the Blazing Trailers website — so much more information there than the YouTube link to the video!

I guested on two radio programs this month.

On September 12th FM radio station WYDE 101.1, “The Source,” which brands itself as the largest FM voice in the south, had me on as a guest.  Host Michael Hart interviewed me about the recent Obama administration decision to conduct investigations of CIA interrogators.  He picked my brain about the rationale behind Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision, its impact on CIA professionals, and the future of terrorism detainee interrogations.  Unfortunately, this is not an archived interview, so there’s nothing to listen to at the moment.

On September 15th, USA Radio Network’s Michael Ray Dresser interviewed me on his Dresser After Dark program that focuses exclusively on authors.  This interview is archived and you can listen to it on the link above.

Cheers

On September 12, 2009, the Military Writers Society of America (MWSA) announced the final winners in its 2009 Annual Awards program.  My debut novel, Child Finder, won the Silver Medal for Fiction!

Here’s a great video showing all the award winners: