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Michelle Marcos
WICKEDLY EVER AFTER, by Michelle
Marcos
I just love writing about bad girls. I am drawn
to them in spite of their imperfections...
maybe even because of them. There's an
old adage that says every villain is the hero
of his own story. Well, I want to know what
makes bad girls tick. So I opened the doors
on a place called The Pleasure Emporium,
London's most notorious bordello. In this
series, the heroines are surrounded by
scarlet women, making them a little pink
around the edges, but that's precisely what
makes them so irresistible to our heroes.
In the third novel, called WICKEDLY EVER
AFTER, Athena McAllister is an unattractive
marriage prospect. She's plump, poor, and a
lower aristocrat…and to top it all off, she's
Scottish. But just as the perfect man is about
to marry her, she finds him in the arms of a
courtesan. After all, most men prefer the
company of their mistresses to their wives.
So how can she, and other brides to be,
become both wife and mistress to a man?
Athena decides to find out by setting up a
"finishing school," wherein ladies will learn
the polite arts of, say, keeping a man
entertained at the dinner table, while keeping
him entertained under the dinner table.
Captain Marshall Hawkesworth's sister was
one of her students, a lady who had become
far too knowledgeable in the ways of sex. So
when he stomps off to close down this
salacious school, he is surprised to meet this
decidedly attractive headmistress who does
nothing but insult him. And to further shock
him, Athena mistakes him for the nude
artist's model she's expecting, and insists on
auditioning him right on the spot.
Marshall decides to play along, even
teaching a few of the classes himself. But
when the newspapers get wind of this
disreputable school, it threatens to expose
not just his family to public shame, but also
Athena. They've got to learn to trust each
other…before these forces destroy them
both.
Readers can watch the trailer and indulge in
an excerpt on
http://www.michellemarcos.com.
WICKEDLY EVER AFTER, by Michelle
Marcos
I just love writing about bad girls. I am drawn
to them in spite of their imperfections...
maybe even because of them. There's an
old adage that says every villain is the hero
of his own story. Well, I want to know what
makes bad girls tick. So I opened the doors
on a place called The Pleasure Emporium,
London's most notorious bordello. In this
series, the heroines are surrounded by
scarlet women, making them a little pink
around the edges, but that's precisely what
makes them so irresistible to our heroes.
In the third novel, called WICKEDLY EVER
AFTER, Athena McAllister is an unattractive
marriage prospect. She's plump, poor, and a
lower aristocrat…and to top it all off, she's
Scottish. But just as the perfect man is about
to marry her, she finds him in the arms of a
courtesan. After all, most men prefer the
company of their mistresses to their wives.
So how can she, and other brides to be,
become both wife and mistress to a man?
Athena decides to find out by setting up a
"finishing school," wherein ladies will learn
the polite arts of, say, keeping a man
entertained at the dinner table, while keeping
him entertained under the dinner table.
Captain Marshall Hawkesworth's sister was
one of her students, a lady who had become
far too knowledgeable in the ways of sex. So
when he stomps off to close down this
salacious school, he is surprised to meet this
decidedly attractive headmistress who does
nothing but insult him. And to further shock
him, Athena mistakes him for the nude
artist's model she's expecting, and insists on
auditioning him right on the spot.
Marshall decides to play along, even
teaching a few of the classes himself. But
when the newspapers get wind of this
disreputable school, it threatens to expose
not just his family to public shame, but also
Athena. They've got to learn to trust each
other…before these forces destroy them
both.
Readers can watch the trailer and indulge in
an excerpt on
http://www.michellemarcos.com.
Carol Crigger
One Foot on the Edge begins a new
historical suspense series, featuring China
Bohannon. China is a young lady very much
of the modern 1890s mindset, with a yen for
independence. She has no wish to rely upon
her male relatives for her keep, and while not
quite a suffragette, in one scene she studies
a pamphlet by May Arkwright Hutton, who is.
China's aim is to make herself indispensable
to her uncle, Montgomery Howe, and his
business partner, Gratton Doyle, helping out
in their private investigative office. Of course,
the men don't believe they need China's
help, even though she proves herself as a
bookkeeper and office manager right away.
It's when she is drawn into one of her uncle's
cases and helps him solve it that her life
becomes more complicated. First she is
drawn into inquiring about the circumstances
surrounding the murder of a young girl and
unwittingly puts herself in danger. Then she
becomes the victim of more than one
inexplicable attack, each becoming more
violent and frightening. Apparently she's
struck a chord in someone with her
blundering inquiries, but it is her penchant
for finding dead bodies that has Gratton in
an uproar. The men in China's life regard
her adventures more as awkward and
reckless than dangerous, but then she is
kidnapped, snatched from her bed in the
middle of the night. Now she will need to
extricate herself from almost certain death.
Oh, where is Gratton Doyle whom she wants
to kiss, but not to fall in love with, when she
needs him?
As in nearly all my books, a dog plays a part
in Edge. China's little dog Nimble takes on a
character's role in the book. Nimble is a
Bedlington terrier, a rather rare breed in the
U.S. I chose a Bedlington for her role in the
story because of her unique appearance
and terrier personality. Nimble is based, in
part, upon my own sweet bichon frise.
http://www.ckcrigger.com/
One Foot on the Edge begins a new
historical suspense series, featuring China
Bohannon. China is a young lady very much
of the modern 1890s mindset, with a yen for
independence. She has no wish to rely upon
her male relatives for her keep, and while not
quite a suffragette, in one scene she studies
a pamphlet by May Arkwright Hutton, who is.
China's aim is to make herself indispensable
to her uncle, Montgomery Howe, and his
business partner, Gratton Doyle, helping out
in their private investigative office. Of course,
the men don't believe they need China's
help, even though she proves herself as a
bookkeeper and office manager right away.
It's when she is drawn into one of her uncle's
cases and helps him solve it that her life
becomes more complicated. First she is
drawn into inquiring about the circumstances
surrounding the murder of a young girl and
unwittingly puts herself in danger. Then she
becomes the victim of more than one
inexplicable attack, each becoming more
violent and frightening. Apparently she's
struck a chord in someone with her
blundering inquiries, but it is her penchant
for finding dead bodies that has Gratton in
an uproar. The men in China's life regard
her adventures more as awkward and
reckless than dangerous, but then she is
kidnapped, snatched from her bed in the
middle of the night. Now she will need to
extricate herself from almost certain death.
Oh, where is Gratton Doyle whom she wants
to kiss, but not to fall in love with, when she
needs him?
As in nearly all my books, a dog plays a part
in Edge. China's little dog Nimble takes on a
character's role in the book. Nimble is a
Bedlington terrier, a rather rare breed in the
U.S. I chose a Bedlington for her role in the
story because of her unique appearance
and terrier personality. Nimble is based, in
part, upon my own sweet bichon frise.
http://www.ckcrigger.com/
Marlo Schalesky
I'm author Marlo Schalesky. I write love
stories with a twist for Waterbrook-
Multnomah Publishers, a division of Random
House. If you wonder what "Love Stories
With a Twist" are, think the poignancy of a
Nicolas Sparks love story matched with the
jaw-dropping twist of an early M. Night
Shymalan movie, and you'll get a taste of the
books I write.
My latest is called IF TOMORROW NEVER
COMES. Here's what I like to tell people
about it:
They say you should reach for your dreams.
This time, they're wrong…
Childhood sweethearts Kinna and Jimmy
Henley had simple dreams—marriage,
children, a house by the sea…everything
they needed for happily ever after. What
they didn't plan on was years of infertility,
stealing those dreams, crushing their hopes.
Now, all that's left is the memory of young
love, and the desperate need for a child to
erase the pain. Until…
Kinna rescues an elderly woman from the
sea, and the threads of the past, present,
and future weave together to reveal the
wonder of one final hope. One final chance
to follow not their dreams, but God's.
Can they embrace the redemptive power of
love before it's too late? Or will their love be
washed away like the castles they once built
upon the sand? The past whispers to the
present. And the future shivers. What if
tomorrow never comes?
Find out more about me, my books, my own
infertility journey, and tips for surviving
infertility on my website: http://www.
marloschalesky.com/
I'm author Marlo Schalesky. I write love
stories with a twist for Waterbrook-
Multnomah Publishers, a division of Random
House. If you wonder what "Love Stories
With a Twist" are, think the poignancy of a
Nicolas Sparks love story matched with the
jaw-dropping twist of an early M. Night
Shymalan movie, and you'll get a taste of the
books I write.
My latest is called IF TOMORROW NEVER
COMES. Here's what I like to tell people
about it:
They say you should reach for your dreams.
This time, they're wrong…
Childhood sweethearts Kinna and Jimmy
Henley had simple dreams—marriage,
children, a house by the sea…everything
they needed for happily ever after. What
they didn't plan on was years of infertility,
stealing those dreams, crushing their hopes.
Now, all that's left is the memory of young
love, and the desperate need for a child to
erase the pain. Until…
Kinna rescues an elderly woman from the
sea, and the threads of the past, present,
and future weave together to reveal the
wonder of one final hope. One final chance
to follow not their dreams, but God's.
Can they embrace the redemptive power of
love before it's too late? Or will their love be
washed away like the castles they once built
upon the sand? The past whispers to the
present. And the future shivers. What if
tomorrow never comes?
Find out more about me, my books, my own
infertility journey, and tips for surviving
infertility on my website: http://www.
marloschalesky.com/
Velda Brotherton
I'm Velda Brotherton and I've been writing
for about 25 years. I write both fiction and
nonfiction, and enjoy them both equally.
I've had a total of ten books published and
am working on two more under contract.
The only education I have comes from
experience. I learned to write from an inner
spirit and a great desire to share my words
with others.
My book, FLY WITH THE MOURNING
DOVE, is the biography of Edna Smith
Hiller. In 1921, when she was six years old,
she moved to a homestead in New Mexico
with her parents. She grew up there on the
high desert, and learned to love the life.
Until the age of 85 she was a rancher and
teacher, and enjoyed taking long hikes
and rides to explore the Sangre de Cristo
Mountains. The book is written as creative
nonfiction, and explores her life and
beliefs in novel form, using journals and
diaries from her and her mother. It was a
finalist for creative nonfiction in the 2008
WILLA Literary Awards.
My website is
http://www.veldabrotherton.com
I'm Velda Brotherton and I've been writing
for about 25 years. I write both fiction and
nonfiction, and enjoy them both equally.
I've had a total of ten books published and
am working on two more under contract.
The only education I have comes from
experience. I learned to write from an inner
spirit and a great desire to share my words
with others.
My book, FLY WITH THE MOURNING
DOVE, is the biography of Edna Smith
Hiller. In 1921, when she was six years old,
she moved to a homestead in New Mexico
with her parents. She grew up there on the
high desert, and learned to love the life.
Until the age of 85 she was a rancher and
teacher, and enjoyed taking long hikes
and rides to explore the Sangre de Cristo
Mountains. The book is written as creative
nonfiction, and explores her life and
beliefs in novel form, using journals and
diaries from her and her mother. It was a
finalist for creative nonfiction in the 2008
WILLA Literary Awards.
My website is
http://www.veldabrotherton.com
Virginia S Grenier (St. George, UT)
I'm the Founder & Owner of Stories for
Children Publishing, and
Editor-in-Chief of Stories for Children
Magazine and SFC Newsletter for
Writers. I'm also a children's author
and freelance editor for Halo
Publishing; in addition, to running my
own editorial and critique service. I was
voted one of the Top Ten Editors of
2007 and 2008 in the Preditors and
Editors Reader's Poll, won 2nd place
for my article, "Yes, Virginia, There IS
a Santa Claus" in the Preditors and
Editors Reader's Poll for Best
Nonfiction of 2007, and won 7th place
for my article, "Dinosaur Tracks in My
Backyard" in the Preditors and Editors
Reader's Poll for Best Nonfiction of
2008. I learned how to hone my writing
skills at the Institute of Children's
Literature, and I'm a member of the
Society of Children's Book Writer's and
Illustrators (SCBWI), the National
Association of Professional Women
(NAPW) and Musing Our Children.
My works include: Babysitting
SugarPaw (release date July 2009),
the Best of Stories for Children
Magazine Volume 2 anthology (release
date Fall 2009), the Best of Stories for
and over 30 short stories, articles, and
crafts for children along with newsletter
articles for writers.
A California girl at heart, I currently
lives in Utah with my husband, our two
children, and the family's big fat cat
Speed Bump and miniature schnauzer
Taz.
VS Grenier's sites are:
http://storiesforchildrenmagazine.org/de
fault.aspx
http://vsgrenier.com/authorbio.aspx
I'm the Founder & Owner of Stories for
Children Publishing, and
Editor-in-Chief of Stories for Children
Magazine and SFC Newsletter for
Writers. I'm also a children's author
and freelance editor for Halo
Publishing; in addition, to running my
own editorial and critique service. I was
voted one of the Top Ten Editors of
2007 and 2008 in the Preditors and
Editors Reader's Poll, won 2nd place
for my article, "Yes, Virginia, There IS
a Santa Claus" in the Preditors and
Editors Reader's Poll for Best
Nonfiction of 2007, and won 7th place
for my article, "Dinosaur Tracks in My
Backyard" in the Preditors and Editors
Reader's Poll for Best Nonfiction of
2008. I learned how to hone my writing
skills at the Institute of Children's
Literature, and I'm a member of the
Society of Children's Book Writer's and
Illustrators (SCBWI), the National
Association of Professional Women
(NAPW) and Musing Our Children.
My works include: Babysitting
SugarPaw (release date July 2009),
the Best of Stories for Children
Magazine Volume 2 anthology (release
date Fall 2009), the Best of Stories for
and over 30 short stories, articles, and
crafts for children along with newsletter
articles for writers.
A California girl at heart, I currently
lives in Utah with my husband, our two
children, and the family's big fat cat
Speed Bump and miniature schnauzer
Taz.
VS Grenier's sites are:
http://storiesforchildrenmagazine.org/de
fault.aspx
http://vsgrenier.com/authorbio.aspx
Barbara M. Hodges (Central Coast, CA)
Barbara M. Hodges' is the author of
five published novels, four fantasy and
one science fiction. Wynd Stallion is
her first young adult fantasy. Sixteen
year old Allyn of Morayn, already in
trouble with his father, is sent to bring
home his twin sister, Alyssa's new filly,
Deva. Allyn loses Deva in a horse race
and turns to Alyssa, who is a user of
magic, for help. Against her better
judgement she agrees.
Rivlyn, their older brother is a Wynd
Stallion. When the new moon is above,
he becomes a stallion, and no mortal
horse can outrun a Wynd Stallion.
Alyssa fashions an amulet to keep
Rivlyn in Wynd Stallion form for an
extra night so they can race him and
win back Deva. But when Rivlyn is
stollen, they must battle evil and magic
to rescue him before he remains too
long a Wynd Stallion and can never
return to his human form.
To read excerpts and reviews of
Barbara's books, check out her
website.
http://barbarahodges.gobot.com
Barbara M. Hodges' is the author of
five published novels, four fantasy and
one science fiction. Wynd Stallion is
her first young adult fantasy. Sixteen
year old Allyn of Morayn, already in
trouble with his father, is sent to bring
home his twin sister, Alyssa's new filly,
Deva. Allyn loses Deva in a horse race
and turns to Alyssa, who is a user of
magic, for help. Against her better
judgement she agrees.
Rivlyn, their older brother is a Wynd
Stallion. When the new moon is above,
he becomes a stallion, and no mortal
horse can outrun a Wynd Stallion.
Alyssa fashions an amulet to keep
Rivlyn in Wynd Stallion form for an
extra night so they can race him and
win back Deva. But when Rivlyn is
stollen, they must battle evil and magic
to rescue him before he remains too
long a Wynd Stallion and can never
return to his human form.
To read excerpts and reviews of
Barbara's books, check out her
website.
http://barbarahodges.gobot.com
Don Hoesel (Nashville, TN)
Elisha's Bones
"The bones of the prophet once raised
the dead to life... but they vanished
from history in a whisper. Now Jack
Hawthorne, part-time skeptic and
full-time professor of archaeology, is
enlisted to sift them from the sands of
time. Bankrolled by a dying man of
unlimited means, Hawthorne's hunt
spans the globe and leads him into a
deadly conspiracy older than the
church itself. And he soon discovers
those sworn to keep the secret of the
bones will do anything to protect them.
"
Author Web site:
http://www.donhoesel.com
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Elishas-Bones-
Don-Hoesel/dp/0764205609
Publisher:
http://www.bethanyhouse.com/ME2/Aud
iences/Default.asp
Elisha's Bones
"The bones of the prophet once raised
the dead to life... but they vanished
from history in a whisper. Now Jack
Hawthorne, part-time skeptic and
full-time professor of archaeology, is
enlisted to sift them from the sands of
time. Bankrolled by a dying man of
unlimited means, Hawthorne's hunt
spans the globe and leads him into a
deadly conspiracy older than the
church itself. And he soon discovers
those sworn to keep the secret of the
bones will do anything to protect them.
"
Author Web site:
http://www.donhoesel.com
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Elishas-Bones-
Don-Hoesel/dp/0764205609
Publisher:
http://www.bethanyhouse.com/ME2/Aud
iences/Default.asp
Beverly Stowe McClure
My name is Beverly Stowe McClure.
When I was a kid, I hated to read. Even
though my eighth-grade teacher sent my
poem "Stars" to a high school anthology,
and it was published in Young America
Sings, I hated to write. In spite of my
rocky relationship with books, I attended
the university, read a lot, and graduated
with a teaching degree. Imagine that.
Reading great books to my students and
to my sons opened my eyes to what I'd
been missing: reading was fun. Now I
read, and I write for children and teens.
And I love it.
Rebel in Blue Jeans, my latest YA novel,
touches on the effects divorce has on
young people. Sixteen-year-old Rebel
Ferguson faces this problem when her
mother runs away with the drummer in a
rock band. As if she doesn't have
enough to deal with at home, the Garret
boys on the neighboring ranch, who have
been her friends all her life, suddenly are
looking at her in a different way, and a
handsome college guy with a bad
reputation has taken an interest in her.
Rebel decides to do three things:
1. Bring her mother home where she
belongs.
2. Show the Garret boys she's not
interested in either of them, except as
friends.
3. Prove to the boys, and to herself, that
the college guy is a gentleman.
Nothing turns out the way Rebel plans,
however. If only people were as
trustworthy as her puppies, cat, and
horses.
If you'd like to learn more about Rebel,
she keeps a diary at her blog:
http://rebelinbluejeans.wordpress.com
You can also read reviews of her book
there or at my
blog:http://beverlystowemcclure.wordpres
s.com
The book is available for purchase at
Amazon.com or at the publishers:
http://www.twilighttimesbooks.com
My name is Beverly Stowe McClure.
When I was a kid, I hated to read. Even
though my eighth-grade teacher sent my
poem "Stars" to a high school anthology,
and it was published in Young America
Sings, I hated to write. In spite of my
rocky relationship with books, I attended
the university, read a lot, and graduated
with a teaching degree. Imagine that.
Reading great books to my students and
to my sons opened my eyes to what I'd
been missing: reading was fun. Now I
read, and I write for children and teens.
And I love it.
Rebel in Blue Jeans, my latest YA novel,
touches on the effects divorce has on
young people. Sixteen-year-old Rebel
Ferguson faces this problem when her
mother runs away with the drummer in a
rock band. As if she doesn't have
enough to deal with at home, the Garret
boys on the neighboring ranch, who have
been her friends all her life, suddenly are
looking at her in a different way, and a
handsome college guy with a bad
reputation has taken an interest in her.
Rebel decides to do three things:
1. Bring her mother home where she
belongs.
2. Show the Garret boys she's not
interested in either of them, except as
friends.
3. Prove to the boys, and to herself, that
the college guy is a gentleman.
Nothing turns out the way Rebel plans,
however. If only people were as
trustworthy as her puppies, cat, and
horses.
If you'd like to learn more about Rebel,
she keeps a diary at her blog:
http://rebelinbluejeans.wordpress.com
You can also read reviews of her book
there or at my
blog:http://beverlystowemcclure.wordpres
s.com
The book is available for purchase at
Amazon.com or at the publishers:
http://www.twilighttimesbooks.com
David Lee Summers (Las Cruces, NM)
My name is David Lee Summers and I'm
an author, editor and astronomer living
between the western and final frontiers in
Southern New Mexico. I am the author of
five novels including Vampires of the
Scarlet Order that tells the story of
vampire mercenaries who used to work
for the Spanish Inquisition and now
operate out of a secret base in Northern
New Mexico. My most recent novel is The
Solar Sea that tells the story of
humanity's first voyage to the outer
planets aboard a solar sail space craft.
Learn more about my novels at
www.davidleesummers.com
I also edit the science fiction and fantasy
magazine Tales of the Talisman which
features work by new and established,
award-winning authors. Learn more
about the magazine at
www.talesofthetalisman.com
My name is David Lee Summers and I'm
an author, editor and astronomer living
between the western and final frontiers in
Southern New Mexico. I am the author of
five novels including Vampires of the
Scarlet Order that tells the story of
vampire mercenaries who used to work
for the Spanish Inquisition and now
operate out of a secret base in Northern
New Mexico. My most recent novel is The
Solar Sea that tells the story of
humanity's first voyage to the outer
planets aboard a solar sail space craft.
Learn more about my novels at
www.davidleesummers.com
I also edit the science fiction and fantasy
magazine Tales of the Talisman which
features work by new and established,
award-winning authors. Learn more
about the magazine at
www.talesofthetalisman.com
Latayne C Scott
Many people have Mormon friends and
admire their lifestyle. But hundreds of
thousands of people regretfully leave this
religion they once loved, and I am one of
them.
My novel, Latter-day Cipher (Moody,
2009), has been called "The DaVinci
Code of Mormonism." Christian Retailing
(March 2009) named it a "top pick," and
reviewers have called it "elegant and
chilling," and spoken of how it "dazzles
the senses with her poetic prose, bang
on descriptions and hold your breath
suspense."
Released about the same time as my
reviewer-acclaimed novel, Latter-day
Cipher (Moody 2009), was a nonfiction
on the same subject.
The Mormon Mirage: A Former Member
Looks at the Church Today (Zondervan,
2009) is a compassionately-written,
heavily documented primer not only of
the Mormonism of the past but also a
fresh look at this religion in the Internet
age.
It has stayed on the Amazon bestseller
list for its category since its release. Here
is what one reviewer said about it:
"Latayne Scott is a gifted writer with a
thorough knowledge of Mormonism. The
book is filled not only with excellent
information, but keen analysis. Moreover,
she demonstrates genuine kindness and
empathy toward Latter-day Saints, based
on her positive experiences growing up in
the LDS Church."
http://www.latayne.com/
Many people have Mormon friends and
admire their lifestyle. But hundreds of
thousands of people regretfully leave this
religion they once loved, and I am one of
them.
My novel, Latter-day Cipher (Moody,
2009), has been called "The DaVinci
Code of Mormonism." Christian Retailing
(March 2009) named it a "top pick," and
reviewers have called it "elegant and
chilling," and spoken of how it "dazzles
the senses with her poetic prose, bang
on descriptions and hold your breath
suspense."
Released about the same time as my
reviewer-acclaimed novel, Latter-day
Cipher (Moody 2009), was a nonfiction
on the same subject.
The Mormon Mirage: A Former Member
Looks at the Church Today (Zondervan,
2009) is a compassionately-written,
heavily documented primer not only of
the Mormonism of the past but also a
fresh look at this religion in the Internet
age.
It has stayed on the Amazon bestseller
list for its category since its release. Here
is what one reviewer said about it:
"Latayne Scott is a gifted writer with a
thorough knowledge of Mormonism. The
book is filled not only with excellent
information, but keen analysis. Moreover,
she demonstrates genuine kindness and
empathy toward Latter-day Saints, based
on her positive experiences growing up in
the LDS Church."
http://www.latayne.com/
Hope Tarr
Hope is the award-winning author of a
dozen historical and contemporary
romance novels. TWELVE NIGHTS,
her next Harlequin Historical Blaze and
the sequel to BOUND TO PLEASE, will
be released December 1, 2009. To
enter her regular and special contests
and to check out her blog, visit Hope
online at www.hopetarr.com.
Hope is the award-winning author of a
dozen historical and contemporary
romance novels. TWELVE NIGHTS,
her next Harlequin Historical Blaze and
the sequel to BOUND TO PLEASE, will
be released December 1, 2009. To
enter her regular and special contests
and to check out her blog, visit Hope
online at www.hopetarr.com.
Janet Ann Collins
Used to write feature articles for a
newspaper in the San Francisco Bay
Area and her work has appeared in
many other publications. She is a
retired teacher and she and her
husband raised three deaf foster sons
with special needs in addition to their
birth daughter. She has taught
workshops at many conferences, is a
columnist for the Antique Auction
Explorer and author of two fiction
books for children,The Peril of the
Sinister Scientist and Secret Service
Saint.
Janet Ann Collins
Opening Eyes, Opening Hearts
http://www.janetanncollins.com
http://onwordsblog.blogspot.com/
http://janetanncollins.blogspot.com
Used to write feature articles for a
newspaper in the San Francisco Bay
Area and her work has appeared in
many other publications. She is a
retired teacher and she and her
husband raised three deaf foster sons
with special needs in addition to their
birth daughter. She has taught
workshops at many conferences, is a
columnist for the Antique Auction
Explorer and author of two fiction
books for children,The Peril of the
Sinister Scientist and Secret Service
Saint.
Janet Ann Collins
Opening Eyes, Opening Hearts
http://www.janetanncollins.com
http://onwordsblog.blogspot.com/
http://janetanncollins.blogspot.com
Joanne Gallant Chilton
Born in Summerside PEI of Acadian
heritage, Joanne grew up knowing that
creativity nourishes the soul. The first
camera given to her during her early
childhood years became a way to explore
and express the world around her. In the
last 12 years, Joanne has made
photography her main focus of creative
expression, leading to several solo and
group exhibitions internationally and
features in several prominent magazines.
Joanne’s photography received national
attention in 2003 when the cover of “The
Antigonish Review”, featuring one of her
images, won a top award from the
Canadian Magazine Publishers
Association. That same year Joanne was
featured in a CBC television documentary
program Artiste dans l’Ame entitled
“Parallel Worlds.”
Joanne’s latest project a self published
book titled, “Wings to Fly” was released in
spring 2008.
To see more of Joanne’s photographic art
and receive updates on projects, and
upcoming exhibits please visit her websites
below or visit her studio ( by appointment
only ).
Joanne@mindfulcreations.com www.
mindfulcreations.com
www.youtube.com/mindful2me
www.omstudio.ca
Born in Summerside PEI of Acadian
heritage, Joanne grew up knowing that
creativity nourishes the soul. The first
camera given to her during her early
childhood years became a way to explore
and express the world around her. In the
last 12 years, Joanne has made
photography her main focus of creative
expression, leading to several solo and
group exhibitions internationally and
features in several prominent magazines.
Joanne’s photography received national
attention in 2003 when the cover of “The
Antigonish Review”, featuring one of her
images, won a top award from the
Canadian Magazine Publishers
Association. That same year Joanne was
featured in a CBC television documentary
program Artiste dans l’Ame entitled
“Parallel Worlds.”
Joanne’s latest project a self published
book titled, “Wings to Fly” was released in
spring 2008.
To see more of Joanne’s photographic art
and receive updates on projects, and
upcoming exhibits please visit her websites
below or visit her studio ( by appointment
only ).
Joanne@mindfulcreations.com www.
mindfulcreations.com
www.youtube.com/mindful2me
www.omstudio.ca
Missy Tippens
Missy is a pastor’s wife and mom of
three. She has a story included in
Blessings of Mossy Creek, published
by BelleBooks. After ten years of
pursuing her dream, she made her first
sale of a full-length novel to Steeple
Hill Love Inspired. She still pinches
herself to see if it really happened! Her
debut novel, Her Unlikely Family, was a
2009 American Christian Fiction
Writers Book of the Year contest
finalist and is now available in large
print from Thorndike. His Forever Love
was a June 2009 release from Love
Inspired, and A Forever Christmas is
on the shelves now!
You can find Missy at www.
missytippens.com. And she blogs all
over the place: www.lifewithmissy.
blogspot.com, www.seekerville.
blogspot.com, www.writingbyfaith.
blogspot.com, and www.
craftieladiesofromance.blogspot.com.
She’s also on Facebook, MySpace and
Shoutlife, so be sure to give her a
holler!
Missy is a pastor’s wife and mom of
three. She has a story included in
Blessings of Mossy Creek, published
by BelleBooks. After ten years of
pursuing her dream, she made her first
sale of a full-length novel to Steeple
Hill Love Inspired. She still pinches
herself to see if it really happened! Her
debut novel, Her Unlikely Family, was a
2009 American Christian Fiction
Writers Book of the Year contest
finalist and is now available in large
print from Thorndike. His Forever Love
was a June 2009 release from Love
Inspired, and A Forever Christmas is
on the shelves now!
You can find Missy at www.
missytippens.com. And she blogs all
over the place: www.lifewithmissy.
blogspot.com, www.seekerville.
blogspot.com, www.writingbyfaith.
blogspot.com, and www.
craftieladiesofromance.blogspot.com.
She’s also on Facebook, MySpace and
Shoutlife, so be sure to give her a
holler!
Laura Elvebak
Lost Witness is Laura Elvebak's
second Niki Alexander mystery,
following her debut novel, Less Dead,
which features an ex-cop turned
counselor for a Houston teen shelter
called Open Palms. Born in North
Dakota, but raised in Los Angeles and
San Francisco, Laura draws from her
nomad kind of existence in various
cities throughout Baja California, New
York, Florida, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania before settling in
Houston with her three children, now
grown. Along the way, she studied
writing at UCLA, USC, Chaffey
Community College, and Rice
University. Laura optioned three
screenplays to a production company
and a fourth script placed second in
the Empire Screenwriting Contest.
Laura also wrote, directed and acted in
a play staged in Houston. She is a
member of The Final Twist Writers,
Sisters-In-Crime and Mystery Writers
of America. Find out more about Laura
Elvebak at www.lauraelvebak.com.
Lost Witness is Laura Elvebak's
second Niki Alexander mystery,
following her debut novel, Less Dead,
which features an ex-cop turned
counselor for a Houston teen shelter
called Open Palms. Born in North
Dakota, but raised in Los Angeles and
San Francisco, Laura draws from her
nomad kind of existence in various
cities throughout Baja California, New
York, Florida, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania before settling in
Houston with her three children, now
grown. Along the way, she studied
writing at UCLA, USC, Chaffey
Community College, and Rice
University. Laura optioned three
screenplays to a production company
and a fourth script placed second in
the Empire Screenwriting Contest.
Laura also wrote, directed and acted in
a play staged in Houston. She is a
member of The Final Twist Writers,
Sisters-In-Crime and Mystery Writers
of America. Find out more about Laura
Elvebak at www.lauraelvebak.com.
Mickey Flagg
Brings the joy of music to hundreds of
students every week. Named a
Distinguished Music Educator at the
2009 Yale Music Symposium, she also
writes paranormal romance.
Retribution! her debut novel, was
released in March 2009, and Book 2,
Consequences, will be released by
The Wild Rose Press in 2010. Living in
northern NJ, Mickey's quiet home sits
on the edge of a forest, which served
as inspiration for writing, reading, and
all things creative. Contact her at
www.mflagg-author.com
Brings the joy of music to hundreds of
students every week. Named a
Distinguished Music Educator at the
2009 Yale Music Symposium, she also
writes paranormal romance.
Retribution! her debut novel, was
released in March 2009, and Book 2,
Consequences, will be released by
The Wild Rose Press in 2010. Living in
northern NJ, Mickey's quiet home sits
on the edge of a forest, which served
as inspiration for writing, reading, and
all things creative. Contact her at
www.mflagg-author.com
Rowena Cherry
Heroines get more hero than they
bargain for....
Rowena Cherry has played chess with
a Grand Master and former President
of the World Chess Federation (hence
the chess-pun titles of her alien
romances).
She has spent folly filled summers in a
Spanish castle; dined on a sheikh's
yacht with royalty; been seranaded (on
a birthday) by a rockstar and an
English nobleman; ridden in a pace car
at the 1993 Indy 500; received the
gold level of the Duke of Edinburgh's
Award; and generally lived on the edge
of the sort of life that inspires her
romances about high-living alien gods.
Mission statement
My goal as a Romance author is to
give good value. I expect to provide my
readers with six to eight hours of
amusement, a couple of really good
laughs, a romantic frisson or two from
the sensual scenes, a thoroughly
satisfying Happy-Ever-After, and
something to think –or talk-- about
when the book is finished.
Pretty cool multi-author first chapter
samplers by some of the best
http://www.freado.com/book/4645/The-
Best-of-Futuristic,-Fantasy,-and-
ParaNormal-Authors-#1
http://www.freado.com/book/4647/The-
Best-of-Futuristic,-Fantasy,-and-
ParaNormal-Authors-#2
Rowena Cherry
SPACE SNARK™
Space Snark™
http://www.rowenacherry.com
Knight's Fork excerpt. (download mp3)
http://lsc.audioacrobat.
com/download/f6f073b2-2366-f54c-
aee8-c1d265d1ccff.mp3
Heroines get more hero than they
bargain for....
Rowena Cherry has played chess with
a Grand Master and former President
of the World Chess Federation (hence
the chess-pun titles of her alien
romances).
She has spent folly filled summers in a
Spanish castle; dined on a sheikh's
yacht with royalty; been seranaded (on
a birthday) by a rockstar and an
English nobleman; ridden in a pace car
at the 1993 Indy 500; received the
gold level of the Duke of Edinburgh's
Award; and generally lived on the edge
of the sort of life that inspires her
romances about high-living alien gods.
Mission statement
My goal as a Romance author is to
give good value. I expect to provide my
readers with six to eight hours of
amusement, a couple of really good
laughs, a romantic frisson or two from
the sensual scenes, a thoroughly
satisfying Happy-Ever-After, and
something to think –or talk-- about
when the book is finished.
Pretty cool multi-author first chapter
samplers by some of the best
http://www.freado.com/book/4645/The-
Best-of-Futuristic,-Fantasy,-and-
ParaNormal-Authors-#1
http://www.freado.com/book/4647/The-
Best-of-Futuristic,-Fantasy,-and-
ParaNormal-Authors-#2
Rowena Cherry
SPACE SNARK™
Space Snark™
http://www.rowenacherry.com
Knight's Fork excerpt. (download mp3)
http://lsc.audioacrobat.
com/download/f6f073b2-2366-f54c-
aee8-c1d265d1ccff.mp3
| Myra Johnson Myra's roots go deep into Texas soil, but she’s proud to be a new Oklahoman. Empty-nesters now, she and her husband share their home with two loveable dogs and a snobby parakeet. Her debut novel, One Imperfect Christmas, released in September 2009 from Abingdon Press. She also writes for Barbour Publishing’ s Heartsong Presents line. Autumn Rains, winner of the 2005 RWA Golden Heart for Best Inspirational Romance Manuscript, is a November 2009 Heartsong Presents book club release, soon to be followed by Romance by the Book and Where the Dogwoods Bloom. Myra writes full-time and is active in her church as well as local and national writers groups. Myra and her husband have been married since 1972. The Johnsons have two married daughters and five grandchildren. |
Mitch Haynes
Graduated from the University of North
Texas with a B.A. in political science and
a minor in English. He has also studied
various disciplines of martial arts,
combat handgun tactics, and wilderness
survival. He is an avid lover of the
outdoors and a highly experienced
camper and hiker. He is a former
independent contractor for the
Department of Homeland Security and
currently operates his own company.
http://mitchhaynes.com/
Graduated from the University of North
Texas with a B.A. in political science and
a minor in English. He has also studied
various disciplines of martial arts,
combat handgun tactics, and wilderness
survival. He is an avid lover of the
outdoors and a highly experienced
camper and hiker. He is a former
independent contractor for the
Department of Homeland Security and
currently operates his own company.
http://mitchhaynes.com/
Fran Lewis
Born in the South Bronx, I grew up with
people from many ethnic backgrounds. I
learned to play and work with children in
my school that came from other
countries and different places.
I was always over weight as a child and
got picked on a lot by the other children
in my class and even my teachers. I
found it hard to do many of the sporting
activities that my sister and cousins
could do. I learned at an early age that
kids can be mean and I promised myself
that I would never retaliate or do mean
things to other kids in return.
When I decided to write my short stories
I realized that I had a lot to say about my
youth and in both of my books I tell
about a ten year old girl named Bertha
who learns to deal with real life issues
kids face today at home and in school. I
write reviews for other sites and I wrote
three children’s books and currently
writing one on Alzheimer’s Disease.
As an educator I the New York City
Public Schools for over 36 years, I
realized just how unique and precious
our children are. I was the reading and
writing staff developer in my school and
the dean. I loved the children and had
the respect of my fellow teachers and
parents.
Teaching children to read was really
very rewarding and introducing them to
writing and creating their own stories
was exciting for the students. I am a
member of WhosWho of America’s
Executives and Professionals as well as
a member of WhosWho of America’s
Teachers. I am the author of three
children’s books and my fourth entitled
Memories Are Precious: Alzheimer’s
Journey: Ruth’s Story will be out next
month. I am currently writing my fourth
Bertha Book and another book in a
different genre.
Born in the South Bronx, I grew up with
people from many ethnic backgrounds. I
learned to play and work with children in
my school that came from other
countries and different places.
I was always over weight as a child and
got picked on a lot by the other children
in my class and even my teachers. I
found it hard to do many of the sporting
activities that my sister and cousins
could do. I learned at an early age that
kids can be mean and I promised myself
that I would never retaliate or do mean
things to other kids in return.
When I decided to write my short stories
I realized that I had a lot to say about my
youth and in both of my books I tell
about a ten year old girl named Bertha
who learns to deal with real life issues
kids face today at home and in school. I
write reviews for other sites and I wrote
three children’s books and currently
writing one on Alzheimer’s Disease.
As an educator I the New York City
Public Schools for over 36 years, I
realized just how unique and precious
our children are. I was the reading and
writing staff developer in my school and
the dean. I loved the children and had
the respect of my fellow teachers and
parents.
Teaching children to read was really
very rewarding and introducing them to
writing and creating their own stories
was exciting for the students. I am a
member of WhosWho of America’s
Executives and Professionals as well as
a member of WhosWho of America’s
Teachers. I am the author of three
children’s books and my fourth entitled
Memories Are Precious: Alzheimer’s
Journey: Ruth’s Story will be out next
month. I am currently writing my fourth
Bertha Book and another book in a
different genre.
Kathy L. Patrick
Kathy is the owner of Beauty and the Book,
the only Hair Salon/Bookstore in the
country located in historic Jefferson,
Texas. She also is founder of The
Pulpwood Queens Book Club, which is the
largest “meeting and discussing” book club
in the world. Kathy Patrick also founded
and runs two book festivals in the
Arkansas/Louisiana/Texas area including
Books Alive!, a Christian & Inspirational
Author, Book, and Music Festival and her
annual Pulpwood Queen Convention which
we call Girlfriend Weekend Author
Extravaganza! Her book, “The Pulpwood
Queens’ Tiara Wearing, Book Sharing
Guide to Life” was awarded one of the Top
Ten Books of Texas for 2008.
She currently writes a Pulpwood Queen
blog at www.pulpwoodqueen.com and
contributes columns to www.
southernauthors.blogspot.com and www.
ReadingGroupGuides.com. Her official
website is www.beautyandthebook.com
She also teaches a life writing class for the
homeless at Newgate Mission in Longview
and is getting ready to launch a Christian
and Inspirational version of her book club
called King of Kings Book Clubs. Also in
the works is the first time ever, an all men
book club to be called The Timber Guys of
East Texas that she hopes will expand too,
just like the Pulpwood Queens Book Clubs
now with 220+ book clubs nationwide and in
eight foreign countries.
She has appeared on Oprah, Good
Morning America, and other national
television shows, and she has appeared in
national publications such as Newsweek
and the Wall Street Journal.
Kathy L. Patrick lives just outside of
Jefferson, Texas in the piney woods with
her husband, Jay, and high school
daughter Madeleine. Their oldest daughter,
Helaina, is currently attending college.
Kathy is the owner of Beauty and the Book,
the only Hair Salon/Bookstore in the
country located in historic Jefferson,
Texas. She also is founder of The
Pulpwood Queens Book Club, which is the
largest “meeting and discussing” book club
in the world. Kathy Patrick also founded
and runs two book festivals in the
Arkansas/Louisiana/Texas area including
Books Alive!, a Christian & Inspirational
Author, Book, and Music Festival and her
annual Pulpwood Queen Convention which
we call Girlfriend Weekend Author
Extravaganza! Her book, “The Pulpwood
Queens’ Tiara Wearing, Book Sharing
Guide to Life” was awarded one of the Top
Ten Books of Texas for 2008.
She currently writes a Pulpwood Queen
blog at www.pulpwoodqueen.com and
contributes columns to www.
southernauthors.blogspot.com and www.
ReadingGroupGuides.com. Her official
website is www.beautyandthebook.com
She also teaches a life writing class for the
homeless at Newgate Mission in Longview
and is getting ready to launch a Christian
and Inspirational version of her book club
called King of Kings Book Clubs. Also in
the works is the first time ever, an all men
book club to be called The Timber Guys of
East Texas that she hopes will expand too,
just like the Pulpwood Queens Book Clubs
now with 220+ book clubs nationwide and in
eight foreign countries.
She has appeared on Oprah, Good
Morning America, and other national
television shows, and she has appeared in
national publications such as Newsweek
and the Wall Street Journal.
Kathy L. Patrick lives just outside of
Jefferson, Texas in the piney woods with
her husband, Jay, and high school
daughter Madeleine. Their oldest daughter,
Helaina, is currently attending college.
Penny Lockwood Ehrenkranz
Has published more than 75 articles,
50 stories, two e-books, a chapbook,
and her stories have been included in
two anthologies. She writes for both
adults and children. Her fiction has
appeared in numerous genre and
children's publications and non-fiction
work has appeared in a variety of
writing, parenting, and young adult
print magazines and on line
publications.
Her writing blog is available at
http://pennylockwoodehrenkranz.blogs
pot.com/
Her middle grade novel Ghost for
Rent, in trade paper back is available
at
http://www.hardshell.com/ProductInfo.
aspx?productid=0759910057
and as an eBook at
http://store.fictionwise.com/servlet/mw
?t=book&bi=8656&si=42
Has published more than 75 articles,
50 stories, two e-books, a chapbook,
and her stories have been included in
two anthologies. She writes for both
adults and children. Her fiction has
appeared in numerous genre and
children's publications and non-fiction
work has appeared in a variety of
writing, parenting, and young adult
print magazines and on line
publications.
Her writing blog is available at
http://pennylockwoodehrenkranz.blogs
pot.com/
Her middle grade novel Ghost for
Rent, in trade paper back is available
at
http://www.hardshell.com/ProductInfo.
aspx?productid=0759910057
and as an eBook at
http://store.fictionwise.com/servlet/mw
?t=book&bi=8656&si=42
Marsha Casper Cook
Marsha is a Literary Agent and an
optioned screenwriter with10
screenplays out for review at
production companies. She has 2
novels, Love Changes and Sala, More
Than A Survivor and three children’s
books,The Busy Bus, The Magical
Leaping Lizard Potion and Snack
Attack. She donates a portion of each
book sold to different charities.
Her websites are www.marcusbryan.
com and www.michiganavenuemedia.
com
Marsha is a Literary Agent and an
optioned screenwriter with10
screenplays out for review at
production companies. She has 2
novels, Love Changes and Sala, More
Than A Survivor and three children’s
books,The Busy Bus, The Magical
Leaping Lizard Potion and Snack
Attack. She donates a portion of each
book sold to different charities.
Her websites are www.marcusbryan.
com and www.michiganavenuemedia.
com
Jeanne Ripley
Jeanne has written poetry, children’s
stories and short stories for several years
but did not seek publication until recently.
She attended one-week poetry workshops
at University of NB with Brian Bartlett and
at the Tatamagouche Centre with Harry
Thurston.
Broken Jaw Press published a preface
poem in 1999 and the Women’s Theatre
and Creativity Centre published two
poems in 2000. The Nova Scotia Designer
Crafts Council published an article written
by Jeanne in a 2001edition of the NS Craft
News. Poems from the manuscript of
inspirational writings, Wings to Fly have
been published by: Reflections,
(Wordshop Publications, AR) 2004, The
Nashwaak Review (St Thomas University
Press, NB), 2005 and Nuggets, (an on-line
publication, North Wind Press, Toronto,
ON) May, 2006.Twenty poems from the
Wings to Fly manuscript were on exhibit at
Anderson gallery, Lunenburg, 2006.
Jeanne has had several poems published
in 2008 by All Rights Reserved, Heroes
and Villains edition.
Her first book, Wings to Fly, was released
in April, 2008
Jeanne & Joanne were interviewed for the
Live at Five, ATV show in 2008 and
interviewed by Mark David Gerson for Red
River Writer’s Blog Talk Radio in Sept.2009
Jeanne facilitates ‘writing from the heart’
workshops and is preparing for her next
book: Uncovering Brilliance. She also
contributes articles to www.ezine.com
www.selfgrowth.com and www.authorsden.
com.
Have a look at Wings to Fly at www.
jeanneripley.com
Jeanne lives in Dartmouth, NS.
Writer’s Statement
My first memory of writing was an essay
describing the feel of textiles, wood and
forms in my hands. My earliest poems
were an expression of curiosity about the
essence of people. Who are they, really?
What moves them?
Today, I am moved by beauty and
kindness. I write when I experience
something deeply. Trust. Love. Fear.
Writing has been about hiding and
opening doors, the dance and retreat.
Wherever I was, writing was also there.
When I was hiding, it would find me in a
speech, a letter, a report or a poem.
Writing reveals where you are, where you
want to go and if you keep on writing, it
takes you where you need to be.
Jeanne has written poetry, children’s
stories and short stories for several years
but did not seek publication until recently.
She attended one-week poetry workshops
at University of NB with Brian Bartlett and
at the Tatamagouche Centre with Harry
Thurston.
Broken Jaw Press published a preface
poem in 1999 and the Women’s Theatre
and Creativity Centre published two
poems in 2000. The Nova Scotia Designer
Crafts Council published an article written
by Jeanne in a 2001edition of the NS Craft
News. Poems from the manuscript of
inspirational writings, Wings to Fly have
been published by: Reflections,
(Wordshop Publications, AR) 2004, The
Nashwaak Review (St Thomas University
Press, NB), 2005 and Nuggets, (an on-line
publication, North Wind Press, Toronto,
ON) May, 2006.Twenty poems from the
Wings to Fly manuscript were on exhibit at
Anderson gallery, Lunenburg, 2006.
Jeanne has had several poems published
in 2008 by All Rights Reserved, Heroes
and Villains edition.
Her first book, Wings to Fly, was released
in April, 2008
Jeanne & Joanne were interviewed for the
Live at Five, ATV show in 2008 and
interviewed by Mark David Gerson for Red
River Writer’s Blog Talk Radio in Sept.2009
Jeanne facilitates ‘writing from the heart’
workshops and is preparing for her next
book: Uncovering Brilliance. She also
contributes articles to www.ezine.com
www.selfgrowth.com and www.authorsden.
com.
Have a look at Wings to Fly at www.
jeanneripley.com
Jeanne lives in Dartmouth, NS.
Writer’s Statement
My first memory of writing was an essay
describing the feel of textiles, wood and
forms in my hands. My earliest poems
were an expression of curiosity about the
essence of people. Who are they, really?
What moves them?
Today, I am moved by beauty and
kindness. I write when I experience
something deeply. Trust. Love. Fear.
Writing has been about hiding and
opening doors, the dance and retreat.
Wherever I was, writing was also there.
When I was hiding, it would find me in a
speech, a letter, a report or a poem.
Writing reveals where you are, where you
want to go and if you keep on writing, it
takes you where you need to be.
Sally Drumm
Served on active duty in the United States
Marine Corps from 1978 through 1998.
Sally developed and leads Milspeak
Creative Writing Seminars (MCWS), a free
program for military people who want to write
about their lives. She is founder, publisher
and editor of Milspeak Memo, an online
literary magazine dedicated to freedom of
speech and sharing military life in the words
of those who live it. Sally is editor of
Milspeak: Warriors, Veterans, Family and
Friends Writing the Military Experience
(Press 53/Jul 09), a crossgenre work that
combines a collection of memoir written by
participants of MCWS1 through MCWS8
with the MCWS workshop story and Sally’s
personal memoir.
Sally’s writing has appeared in print and
online publications, including: Gargoyle,
The Gettysburg Review, Lowcountry
Weekly, Mythic Passages, and ArtNews.
Jick’s Journey, a play written in
collaboration with Dennis Adams and John
Blair, was presented at Beaufort Performing
Arts Center during March 2007. In May
2007, Mythic Passages, journal of Mythic
Imagination Institute, published Jick’s
Journey. Sally’s fiction and essays have
also been published in Mythic Passages.
She also writes poetry. “Letting Go,” a
memoir published in The Gettysburg
Review, earned honorable mention in Best
American Essays 2005. Sally’s most recent
dramatic work, Scars on My Heart: Military
Life in the Words of Those Who Live it, a
play derived from the Milspeak anthology,
was presented at Beaufort Performing Arts
Center in July 2009, and was selected for
presentation at Association of Writing
Professional’s 2010 Conference in Denver
Colorado.
At present, Sally is forming Milspeak
Foundation, a nonprofit organization
devoted to raising cultural consciousness of
creative works by military people to
a more visible and influential position in
American culture. Milspeak Foundation
seeks to be a leader in shaping a receptive
climate for creative works by military
people by developing new audiences,
creating new avenues for delivery, and
encouraging creativity among military
people. In the long term, Milspeak
Foundation aspires to make creative work
by military people directly relevant to
the American public while diminishing the
military stereotype, preserving the
history of everyday military life in writing
and other arts, and sharing with military
people the stress management benefits of
writing and reading.
Sally Drumm
Milspeak & Milspeak Memo
http://www.milspeak.org
Served on active duty in the United States
Marine Corps from 1978 through 1998.
Sally developed and leads Milspeak
Creative Writing Seminars (MCWS), a free
program for military people who want to write
about their lives. She is founder, publisher
and editor of Milspeak Memo, an online
literary magazine dedicated to freedom of
speech and sharing military life in the words
of those who live it. Sally is editor of
Milspeak: Warriors, Veterans, Family and
Friends Writing the Military Experience
(Press 53/Jul 09), a crossgenre work that
combines a collection of memoir written by
participants of MCWS1 through MCWS8
with the MCWS workshop story and Sally’s
personal memoir.
Sally’s writing has appeared in print and
online publications, including: Gargoyle,
The Gettysburg Review, Lowcountry
Weekly, Mythic Passages, and ArtNews.
Jick’s Journey, a play written in
collaboration with Dennis Adams and John
Blair, was presented at Beaufort Performing
Arts Center during March 2007. In May
2007, Mythic Passages, journal of Mythic
Imagination Institute, published Jick’s
Journey. Sally’s fiction and essays have
also been published in Mythic Passages.
She also writes poetry. “Letting Go,” a
memoir published in The Gettysburg
Review, earned honorable mention in Best
American Essays 2005. Sally’s most recent
dramatic work, Scars on My Heart: Military
Life in the Words of Those Who Live it, a
play derived from the Milspeak anthology,
was presented at Beaufort Performing Arts
Center in July 2009, and was selected for
presentation at Association of Writing
Professional’s 2010 Conference in Denver
Colorado.
At present, Sally is forming Milspeak
Foundation, a nonprofit organization
devoted to raising cultural consciousness of
creative works by military people to
a more visible and influential position in
American culture. Milspeak Foundation
seeks to be a leader in shaping a receptive
climate for creative works by military
people by developing new audiences,
creating new avenues for delivery, and
encouraging creativity among military
people. In the long term, Milspeak
Foundation aspires to make creative work
by military people directly relevant to
the American public while diminishing the
military stereotype, preserving the
history of everyday military life in writing
and other arts, and sharing with military
people the stress management benefits of
writing and reading.
Sally Drumm
Milspeak & Milspeak Memo
http://www.milspeak.org
Judith Woolcock Colombo
Was born and raised on the island of
Jamaica. She came to the United
States in 1969 to attend Fordham
University where she earned a
Bachelor of Arts degree. In 1978, Ms.
Colombo earned a Masters in
Philosophy from the New School for
Social Research.
For over twenty years, Ms. Colombo
taught at various New York City
colleges as an adjunct English
Instructor. In 2000, she and her
husband Vincent, a retired N.Y.P.D.
Sergeant of Detectives, moved from
Park Slope, Brooklyn to rural upstate
New York.
Ms. Colombo is the author of two
published novels. Her first novel, The
Fablesinger, a fantasy set among the
myth and magic of the Caribbean, was
published by The Crossing Press in
1989 and republished as an Authors
Guild Backinprint.Com Edition in June
2001. When it debuted, The
Fablesinger was well received and
listed in the Year’s Best Fantasy and
Horror published by St Martin’s Press
in 1990. Excerpts have been
republished as recently as 2004 in
Margin magazine.
AmErica House Book Publishers
published her second novel Night
Crimes, a mystery/suspense tale, in
April of 2001. Night Crimes received
many rave reviews. In 2003 the foreign
rights to the book was sold to Yacom
Publishers of Seoul South Korea. She
is currently rewriting her third novel
and second mystery. Her short story
The Gasman was published in 2007 by
Amazon.Com as an Amazon Short and
is available on their site. Her short
mystery, The Death of Betty Pinto, was
also published in 2007 as an Amazon
Short and is also available on their
site.
The author’s non-fiction works have
also appeared in the anthologies
Voices from the Couch, and Mothers.
She has also had several reviews and
articles published in the North
American Edition of The Gleaner, a
Jamaican-American newspaper.
Judith Woolcock Colombo: Visit my
web site at http://odin.prohosting.
com/~night01
Was born and raised on the island of
Jamaica. She came to the United
States in 1969 to attend Fordham
University where she earned a
Bachelor of Arts degree. In 1978, Ms.
Colombo earned a Masters in
Philosophy from the New School for
Social Research.
For over twenty years, Ms. Colombo
taught at various New York City
colleges as an adjunct English
Instructor. In 2000, she and her
husband Vincent, a retired N.Y.P.D.
Sergeant of Detectives, moved from
Park Slope, Brooklyn to rural upstate
New York.
Ms. Colombo is the author of two
published novels. Her first novel, The
Fablesinger, a fantasy set among the
myth and magic of the Caribbean, was
published by The Crossing Press in
1989 and republished as an Authors
Guild Backinprint.Com Edition in June
2001. When it debuted, The
Fablesinger was well received and
listed in the Year’s Best Fantasy and
Horror published by St Martin’s Press
in 1990. Excerpts have been
republished as recently as 2004 in
Margin magazine.
AmErica House Book Publishers
published her second novel Night
Crimes, a mystery/suspense tale, in
April of 2001. Night Crimes received
many rave reviews. In 2003 the foreign
rights to the book was sold to Yacom
Publishers of Seoul South Korea. She
is currently rewriting her third novel
and second mystery. Her short story
The Gasman was published in 2007 by
Amazon.Com as an Amazon Short and
is available on their site. Her short
mystery, The Death of Betty Pinto, was
also published in 2007 as an Amazon
Short and is also available on their
site.
The author’s non-fiction works have
also appeared in the anthologies
Voices from the Couch, and Mothers.
She has also had several reviews and
articles published in the North
American Edition of The Gleaner, a
Jamaican-American newspaper.
Judith Woolcock Colombo: Visit my
web site at http://odin.prohosting.
com/~night01
Amanda McCabe
Wrote her first romance novel at the age
of sixteen in Algebra class, an epic
starring all her friends as characters!
That story will never be published (and
she nearly failed Algebra), but now she’s
the RITA-nominated, award-winning
author of many other books and
novellas. She lives in Oklahoma with two
cats, a Pug, and a bossy miniature
Poodle, and loves dance classes,
collecting cheesy travel souvenirs, and
watching the Food Network—even
though she doesn’t cook. Visit her at
ammandamccabe.com for Behind the
Book information, contests, and
upcoming releases, and at
riskyregencies.blogspot.com.
Amanda McCabe
The Winter Queen, Harlequin Historicals
Nov. '09--danger, romance, and
Christmas in Elizabethan London!
The Maid's Lover, Harlequin Historical
Undone, Dec. 2009
"The Daughters of Erin" Trilogy, writing
as Laurel McKee, coming February 2010
from Grand Central Publishing!
http://ammandamccabe.com
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