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Name: L.R. Hatcher
Location: Alabama
Book: Art of Innocence ISBN: 1424138019 Publisher: PublishAmerica
Bio: L.R. Hatcher was born September 28 1983 in Cleveland, Ohio. She was raised in small town Brundidge AL, where she still resides, and is currently a SR. at Troy University, majoring in Graphic Design with a minor in Literature and Writing. In 2005 she decided to gather some of her poems that she wrote in the beginning year of 2005, though only a joke to her or to see what would happen and if it's possible, she put together her manuscript of poetry
and sent it to a publishing company. And in the summer of 2006, L.R.Hatcher could now say she was a published author.
Interest and hobbies: Photography, Web/Graphic Design, Painting, Garderning, Surfing the Web, Art, Literature.
Alaska
Arizona
Name: Vijaya Schartz
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Books: Relics ISBN: 1-933471-54-9 Publisher: Triskelion publishing
Lockdown ISBN: 1-933471-61-1 Publisher: Triskelion Publishing
White Tiger ISBN: 1-932866-44-2 Publisher: Triskelion Publishing
Anaz-Voohri (E-book, Sept. 2006) Publisher: Triskelion Publishing
This Magic Moment (anthology, November 2006) ISBN: 1-60186-005-6 Publisher: Triskelion Publishing
Bio: Born in France, Vijaya Schartz is a daredevil and a world traveler who brings an exotic quality to all her novels, whether paranormal suspense, fantasy, science fiction or romance, and often a combination of all the above. Her published books collected many five star reviews and literary awards. She is a master of suspense and will make you believe you actually lived these extraordinary adventures among her characters. So, go ahead, dare to experience the magic, and her compelling stories will keep you entranced, turning the pages until the last line.
Website: http://www.vijayaschartz.com Interests and hobbies: I love cats, mountain climbing, skydiving, surfing, white water rafting, travels, you get the idea...
Anything else you'd like to share with the world: I also love movies, can never see enough of them. I think I'm a story addict.
Name: Elizabeth Lucas-Taylor
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Books: Unfinished Business ISBN: 1-8933026-8-7 Publisher: Dandelion Books.net
Reflections & Dreams [Poetry][download only] Publisher: KingfisherBooks.com, UK
Sourdough & More [CD] ISBN: 0-9754206-0-7 Publisher: Self-published
A Treasury of Poetry [CD/Poetry] ISBN: 0-9754206-1-5 Publisher: Self-published
Bio: A certified hypnotherapist for many years, and a member of the Arizona Society of Professional Hypnosis [ASPH], Elizabeth has been a contributing author
to several publications on Women’s Networking, Self-healing, Mind Disciplines, Diabetes, Hypnosis, and Goal Setting Techniques, and has contributed to many books. She specializes in past-life regression, behavior modification, medical & legal referrals and stress management. She lectures and writes on such topics as Dream Interpretation; Behavior Modification and Relaxation; Regression Therapy; The ABC’s of Mental Projection; Using Visualization to Achieve Your Goals; Marketing & Promoting Yourself As A Writer; and Marketing Yourself As A Freelance Writer.
Website: http://www.authorsden.com/elucastaylor and blog at http://www.elucas-taylor.blogspot.com Interests and hobbies: Traveling for book setting locations, reading, cooking, museums, and volunteering are what consume her spare time. Elizabeth devoted many hours to the
Austin Women’s Speakers Bureau where she taught Motivational and Marketing Classes for the Austin Women’s Center, and was an enthusiastic reader/monitor volunteer for Recording for the Blind. A BBB trained arbitrator/mediator, she helped settle disputes between consumers and manufacturers, and helped settle business disputes in Texas.
Anything else you'd like to share with the world: I live in the Southwest in the Sonoran Desert at South Mountain. There are ancient Indian ruins everywhere you look. Phoenix itself is built on the ruins of an ancient Hoho'kam Village; some of the canal systems still in use date back thousands of years. The mountains in this area were once the tallest in the world; today you only see the eroded tips of their once grandeur. As erosion progressed over the eons, the granite sand filled in the valleys to make up the desert floor. The ancientness of the place takes hold of you and invites you in to explore and to dream.
Name: Judy Azar LeBlanc
Location: Mesa, Arizona
Book: Many Faces to Many Places ISBN: 1-60031-001-X- Audio - 2:52:19 Running Publisher: TimeSpoken Books Publishin / ISBN: 1-594678-66-9 92-page Trade Paperback Publisher: Xulon Press
Bio: Judy Azar LeBlanc was born in Raton, New Mexico, and was raised and educated in Albuquerque. She is a graduate of San Jose University, San Jose, CA and is the author of Things My Father Never Taught Me, The Compromise, and The Unveiling.
Website: http://www.manyfacestomanyplaces.com
Interests and hobbies: Judy Azar LeBlanc loves to travel. She spent 19 years living in a quaint little town in Mexico. She learned the language, wrote books, and taught the
locals her native language of English at the local university, high school and at home. She wrote english articles for the state newspaper and the federal government's tourist magazine. She loves to garden and swim.
Name: Kelley Heckart
Location: Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Book: Of Water and Dragons ISBN: 1-4196-0457-0 Publisher: Booksurge
Bio: Kelley lives in Arizona with her husband, Michael, and their two dogs, Hercules and Xena. She was born with a vivid imagination and a fascination with ancient history and Celtic mythology. She has written numerous short stories and song lyrics. This is her first novel. Currently, she is working on a sequel to Of Water and Dragons.”
Website: http://www.kelleyheckart.com Interests and hobbies: Most people are surprised to find out that Kelley played in an all-female hard rock band in the early 1990's and still enjoys playing her bass guitar. She is also an artist, designing crosses from driftwood and decorating them with crystals, shells and leather strips, which she sells in her eBay store. Kelley is a Metal Maiden, Fiction Chick and New Age Artist.
Anything else you'd like to share with the world: Though she resides on the earthly realm, Kelley always has one foot firmly planted in the mystical realm of otherworldly creatures and magic.
Arkansas
Name: Andrea Campbell
Location: Hot Springs Village, Arkansas
Books:Detective Notebook: Crime Scene Science (Children w/activities, quizzes) ISBN: 1-4027-0652-9 Publisher: Sterling Pub
Legal-Ease: A Writer's Guide to Criminal Law, Evidence, and Procedure (Professional reference) ISBN: 0-398-07297-3/07298-1 Publisher: Charles C. Thomas Publishers
Making Crime Pay: A Writer's Guide to Criminal Law, Evidence, and Procedure (Writers reference) ISBN: 1-58115-216-7 Publisher: Allworth Press
Bringing Up Ziggy: What raising a Helping Hands monkey taught me about love, commitment and sacrifice (Memoir/Primate behavior) ISBN: 1-58063-085-5 Publisher: Renaissance Books
Forensic Science: Evidence, Clues and Investigation (Nonfiction science & library reference) ISBN: 0-7910-4950-7 Publisher: Chelsea House Pub.
Bio: Andrea is author of ten books on a variety of topics including forensic science, criminal justice and entertaining among others. She is Contributing Editor for several professional organizations, Sleuth Sayer, First Draft and The Simian. She is also editor for Arkansas Identification News, a quarterly for forensic scientists and law enforcement whom all belong to the professional organization, the International Association for Identification. In another vein she is a trained forensic artist and holds a degree in criminal justice.
Website: http://www.andreacampbell.com Interests and hobbies: Pilates, walking and yoga. Likes to draw with pencils and colored pencil when time allows. Reads shelter, home and interior design magazines and has knowledge in home design. A party afficianado.
Anything else you'd like to share with the world: Raised a capuchin monkey, Ziggy Campbell, for "Helping Hands" from the tender age of five weeks old until age 13. Ziggy has been placed with a disabled person who lives in pain daily. She is a helper aid and companion for John, a 38-year old who lives
alone. They have bonded and are the best of friends; Ziggy performs simple tasks for her friend and is a valuable helper.
California
Name: Marilyn Meredith
Location: Springville (foothills of the Southern Sierra), California
Books: Wingbeat ISBN: 1-891940-08-2 Publisher: Golden Eagle Press
Cup of Demons ISBN: 1-032695-24-9 Publisher: Treble Heart Books
Calling the Dead (coming soon as of April, 2006) ISBN: 1-59426-352-3 Publisher: Mundania Press
Bio: Marilyn Meredith is the author of Deadly Omen, Unequally Yoked, Intervention, a Bloody Dagger finalist, and Wing Beat, best mystery from American Authors
Association, all in the Deputy Tempe Crabtree mystery series published by Golden Eagle Press as well as other mysteries and Christian horror. She is a member of EPIC, Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and Public Safety Writers of America. She is an instructor for Writer’s Digest School, served as an instructor at the Maui Writer’s Retreat and many other writer’s conferences. She makes her home in a small foothill community much like Bear Creek
where Deputy Tempe Crabtree lives.
Websites: First chapters of most of her books can be read on Marilyn's website at http://fictionforyou.com and books may be purchased there as well. For e-books of many of the books, go to the individual publisher's website or http://www.fictionwise.com Interests and hobbies: Marilyn is the mother of five, grandmother of 18 and great-grandmother of nine. Needless to say, family is one of her greatest interests. She is married to the cute sailor she met on a blinddate 54 years ago. (And they said it wouldn't last.) She also enjoys speaking about writing and her books wherever she's invited.
Name: John Blumenthal
Location: Westlake Village, California
What's Wrong With Dorfman? ISBN: 0-312-31188-5 Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Millard Fillmore, Mon Amour ISBN: 0-312-32368-9 Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Bio: I've been on the editorial staffs of Esquire and Playboy and have written articles for at least 20 major magazines. I have also written 2 produced movies, "Short Time," (20th Century Fox) and "Blue Streak" (Columbia). My other books include: The Official Hollywood Handbook (Simon & Schuster), The Case of the Hardboiled Dicks, (S&S), The Tinseltown Murders, (S&S), The History of Hollywood High, (Ballantine,Books) and ,i>Love's Reckless Rash, under pen name Rosemary Cartwheel (St. Martin's Press)
Website: http://www.johnblumenthal.com Interests and hobbies: Doing The New York Times Sunday Crossword Puzzle, reading, collecting autographs of famous dead people ( i.e. Napoleon, Freud, Einstein), and collecting First Editions of my favorite books (i.e. This Side of Paradise, God Bless You Mr. Rosewater etc.
Name: Genie Davis
Location: Redondo Beach, California
Books: The Model Man ISBN: 082177977X Publisher: Kensington/Zebra
Dreamtown ISBN: 1581247311 Publisher: The Fiction Works
Bio: Genie Davis' romantic suspense The Model Man is her first with Kensington/Zebra. The noir Dreamtown was published by a small press in 2001. Coming July 2006: a novella written as Nikki Alton, The Cowboy; January 2007, more suspense with Five O'Clock Shadow. A produced screen and television writer, director, and producer,
her work spans a variety of genres from supernatural thriller to romantic drama, action, family, teen, and comedy. Her credits
include ABC's Port Charles; the independent film, Losing Hope; reality programming and documentaries for The Learning Channel,
PBS, and HGTV, numerous television commercials and corporate videos.
Website: http://www.geniedavis.com
Interests and hobbies: Genie grew up in Maryland, but considers herself a California
native now. She's married with two children whom she views as the most fascinating persons on the planet. When she's not
writing, she likes to take road trips.
Anything else you'd like to share with the world: She's also excited to be selected as an Amazon Shorts author. Her noir
short story The Girl and the Gun is linked through her novels and sold exclusively
on Amazon as part of a new program on the web giant's site.
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Name: Jim Grigsby
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Books: Don't Tick Off The Gators! Managing Problems Before Problems Manage You ISBN: 10 1-56825-106-8 Publisher: Rainbow Books Inc.
irreverent guide to problem solving ISBN: 13 978-1-56825-106-6 Publisher: Rainbow Books Inc.
Bio: Jim Grigsby is a marketing executive for a national healthcare consulting firm and has faced problems similar to events depicted in this book; some are the basis for case studies. Throughout his career, he worked with trying people, worked for extremely demanding, micromanaging, and in some cases unethical bosses, and managed 51 employees in a multi-department environment. Experience taught him the importance of identifying the core issue and working to solve the problem.
Website: http://www.jimgrigsbybooks.com
Interests and hobbies: My interests are raising two toddlers, baseball, reading, golf and physical fitness. I am working on my second book Are You Surrounded By Jerks? an irreverent guide to dealing with the difficult people in your life.
Anything else you'd like to share with the world: Jim escaped gator-filled swamps many times! While surrounded by gators, he maintained his sense of humor, learned valuable lessons, and preserved his sanity. Success and failure taught him the 32 lessons portrayed in this book. He is willing to share those lessons through his writings and presentations.
Name: Joy V. Smith
Location: Lakeland, Florida
Book: Building a Cool House for Hot Times without Scorching the Pocketbook ISBN: 1-4137-3521-5
Bio: Joy writes fiction and non-fiction. She's been published in print, online, and in two audiobooks, including Sugar Time. She has stories in several anthologies: The Ghost in the Gazebo, Kings of the Night II, Magistria: Realm of the Sorcerer, and Scoundrels and Rascals. Upcoming is Pretty Pink Planet in WomanScapes, Crystal Quest (sequel to Seedlings) in Magistria II: Shards of the Goddess, and Cold New Planet in Tales from the Big Black.
She lives in Florida on a registered backyard wildlife habitat with Xena the Warrior Puppy and Bryn the Flying Corgi.
Website: http://hometown.aol.com/Pagadan/WhatsnewnowwithJoyVSmith.html
Interests and hobbies: Reading, going to dog, herp, and arts and craft shows, museums and historical sites, and frivoling.
Name: Nadia Brown
Location: Miami, Florida
Book: Unscrambled Eggs ISBN: 1413781691
Bio: Nadia Brown is an award-winning writer, poet, and author of Unscrambled Eggs. Her poetry has appeared in many literary journals, magazines, and anthology including Poetry Super Highway, Poems Niederngasse, Voices Literary Magazine, Tamafyhr Mountain Poetry, Lily Literary Review, Awareness Magazine, Wicked
Alice, Muses Review, etc. Unscrambled Eggs is her first full-length book collection and was awarded the Poetry Book of Merit Award by the American Authors Association. Poems from Unscrambled Eggs have also been nominated for Muses Prize, (in the Best Poem of Year 2005 category).
Website: http://www.nadiabrown.com
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Name: Rosemarie Piemonte
Location: Downers Grove, Illinois
Books: Falling Roses ISBN: 1-4208-3852-0 Publisher: AuthorHouse
Falling Roses: The Years Between (published in April 2007) ISBN: 9781425999346 Publisher: AuthorHouse
Bio: Rosemarie Piemonte was raised in Downers Grove, Illinois. She has many loves in her life: Marine Biology, traveling, writing fiction, and raising her two children. Rosemarie has earned an A.A. degree in Criminal Justice, a diploma in Children’s Literature, and is the author of Falling Roses (Authorhouse, 2005). She is a Fire Department Secretary for a department located in the western suburbs of Chicago. She is an active member of the Authors Marketing Group, an interactive organization for authors in and near the Chicago area. A quirky sense of humor and the unpredictable journey pulls you into the passion
of her writings. She encourages you to dream of a different world.
Websites: http://k.1asphost.com/fallingroses http://www.falling-roses.com Interests and hobbies: Marine Biology, traveling, writing fiction, and raising her two children
Anything else you'd like to share with the world: Your passion is waiting for your courage to catch up.
Name: Michelle Ailene True
Location: Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Books: True Reflections ISBN: 1-4137-2918-5
True Emotions ISBN: 1-4137-5785-5
True Identities ISBN: 1-4116-4600-2
In Katrina's Wake ISBN: 1-4116-5533-8
The Poet's Manual: How to go From Aspiring Writer to Published Author and Beyond (coming in Fall 2006) ISBN: 987-1-4116-8975-6
Bio: Michelle is author of three books of poetry. She edited, published and contributed to two poetry anthologies. She hosts an Internet radio talk show called Practical Poetry in which she interviews published poets and provides powerful poetry writing, publishing, promotional and other tips for poets. She
is the Founder & Managing Editor of True Poet Magazine. She presents poetry writing and publishing workshops at libraries, park districts, and literary centers around Chicago. She mentors high school students interested in a writing career. She organizes and hosts WriterFest, an annual event where published authors answer questions posed by aspiring writers about writing, finding agents, getting published, book promotion, and more.
Website: http://www.MichelleAileneTrue.com
Name: Arlene Uslander (co-author with Brenda Warneka)
Location: Glenview, Illinois
Books: The Simple Touch of Fate: How the Hand of Fate Touched Our Lives Forever ISBN: 0595302831 Publisher: iUniverse
That's What Grandparents Are For ISBN: 0939217600 Publisher: Peel Productions
Children's Gems for the Heart ISBN: 1592866018 Publisher: Publish America
Bio: Arlene Uslander is the author of 14 books, hundreds of articles, and has received several awards from the media for "Outstanding Contributions to Journalism."
She is also a free lance editor.
Website: http://www.uslander.net http://www.thefatesite.com Interests and hobbies: Writing, literature, theater, travel, music, having good times with good friends and family members.
Anything else you'd like to share with the world: My co-editor and I are looking for new true inspirational stories about Fate for a sequel to our anthology, The Simple Touch of Fate. For guidelines, please
contact the editors through their website: www.thefatesite.com, or simply send a story to Arlene Uslander: auslander@theramp.net. Stories should focus on how being at the right place at the right time, or not being in
the wrong place at the wrong time profoundly affected your life. Particularly interested in how Fate helped you meet your mate, but all subjects are welcome as long as they are not pornographic or about drugs.
Indiana
Name: Debra A. Kemp
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Book:The House of Pendragon I: The Firebrand ISBN: 1-59279-155-7 (electronic) and 1-59279-883-7 (trade paperback) Publisher: Amber Quill Press
Bio: Ever since seeing the movie Camelot as a teenager, Debra A. Kemp has wanted to write her own version of the Arthurian legends. She could hardly disobey King Arthur when he commanded: "Don't let it be forgot . . ." The idea of her main character was conceived that very night. She just wishes she could remember the specific date of that important moment in her life. But what started as an innocent evening at the cinema turned into Debra's obsession.
She read everything she could find on the topic, slowly building her extensive Arthurian library and quirky collection of artwork, movies, toys and figurines.
Website: http://www.telltalepress.com/debrakemp.html Interests and hobbies: Writing and reading keep me fairly busy. I love to research for my Pendragon series. Doesn't everyone get excited over a new book about Roman military/calavary training? But I also enjoy browsing secondhand and antique shops--always on the hunt for title or two to add to my massive collection. In short, I lead a rather quiet existence here in Indy, the Circle City.
Anything else you'd like to share with the world: I like to write my early drafts in longhand, using a fountain pen (blue ink, of course!) on colored legal pads. I usually have music as background as I work. What I listen to depends on the mood of the scene I'm writing. Most times Lin (my main character) has a lot of adolescent angst and anger,
so the mood is best evoked in Heavy Metal such as Godsmack, Metallica and Soulfly. If I want a general feel for her time period (around 500 AD) I go for traditional Celtic/Irish/Scots music with lots of skirling pipes and throbbing bodrhans.
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Name: Russell A. Vassallo
Location: Liberty, Kentucky
Book: Tears and Tales: Stories of Animal and Human Rescue ISBN: 978-0-9776739-0-2 Publisher: Krazie Duck Productions
Bio: Russell A. Vassallo, Esq., is a graduate of Seton Hall University and Law School, holding a B.A. and J.D. While holding a full time job, he also wrote for the university newspaper and authored many newspaper articles. His first story, The Horse That Cried, was published in November, 2001. Mr. Vassallo was also an insurance investigator, founded his own investigation business, and now, in retirement, manages a horse farm in Kentucky. Tears and Tales recounts not only his personal battle with depression and cancer, but his touching fondness for animals, large and small. He is a five star writer.
Website: http://krazyduck.com Interests and hobbies: Mr. Vassallo is first and foremost an animal lover. He raced standardbreds for several years, but retired his horses when an accident killed his favorite filly. He is also an avid gun enthusiast, frequently writes letters to the editors and is a political advocate of constitutional rights. He has trail ridden in several states, rescued animals in various circumstances and loves writing. Most of all, he enjoys helping people.
Anything else you'd like to share with the world: Tears and Tales was not written for profit, but it has helped people in despair, soldiers in foreign countries, people in hospitals, the elderly and infirmed, animal lovers trying to raise funds and readers who enjoy a good laugh or cry. As a child, Russ suffered from asthma, often bed-ridden for months. His only real friends were his tiny, metal soldiers and a Pomeranian named Palsy. Both occupied his hours and filled him with a sense of adventure. Bedridden and alone, he longed for faraway places and indeed he has traveled throughout the world. The adventure still lives with him.
Louisiana
Name: Pamela S Thibodeaux
Location: Iowa, Louisiana
Books: Books 1&2 of 5 part 'Tempered' series....
Tempered Hearts ISBN: 0-9769960-2-2 Publisher: Com Star Media, LLC Tempered DreamsISBN: 0-9769960-3-0 Publisher: Com Star Media, LLC
Bio: Pamela S. Thibodeaux is a member and co-founder of Bayou Writers Group in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Multi-published in romantic fiction as well as creative non-fiction, her writing has been tagged as, “Inspirational with an Edge!” and reviewed as “steamier and grittier than the typical Christian novel without decreasing the message.”
Website URL: http://www.pamelathibodeaux.com Email: pthib-7@centurytel.net
Interests and hobbies: Interests are varied, hobbies are limited. Reading, writing, and playing with grandchildren are among my favorite things to do for relaxation as well as fishing with my husband. Prayer and meditation are also high on my list and I talk to the Lord on a regular (sometimes moment-by-moment) basis.
Anything else you'd like to share with the world: Remember, no matter how big the dream, despise NOT small beginnings!
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Name: Andrew C. Markey
Location: Michigan
Book: The Afterlife Phenomenon ISBN: 978-0-6151-9036-5 Publisher: Andrew C. Markey
Website: www.bugboyandy.com Bio: Andrew C. Markey is a young writer. He has yet many unpublished works of children's fiction to be printed. He has always been attracted to books, but more into writing them, instead of reading. When he isn't writing, such as stories or poems, he studies the many different kinds of insects, but spending most of his time volunteering for non-profit organizations, as he's currently a proud member of the American Red Cross Disaster Action Team. Andrew is more known across the Internet, under the unique screen name as BugBoyAndy. Andrew lives with his family in Michigan, USA, where he was born.
Name: Brenda A. Jenkins
Location: Southfield, Michigan
Book: He is NOT Left Behind…He is with Me! ISBN: 1-933972-00-9 Publisher: PriorityONE Publications
Bio: Brenda is a national motivational speaker that gets right to the heart of the issue. She is the mother to four adult children and the proud grandmother to twelve grandchildren. She loves people. Brenda is very transparent and has no problem sharing her victories overcoming rough times in her life. She has the ability to see the expected outcome of tasks and works to put plans in place to reach that end. Brenda is well verse in problem solving, organizational, and interpersonal tasks.
Website: http://www.heisnotleftbehind.com Interests and hobbies: Active member of the National Speakers Association. Loves to bowling with her league, enjoys friends, family and grandchildren. As CEO of ARIEL Connections her passion is “Providing Relationship Solutions to Organizations that Value People”.
Anything else you'd like to share with the world: She is a volunteer instructor for Detroit Parent Network. She currently teaches the Facilitator/Speaker class for Parents.
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Name: Cynthianna Appel
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Books: Seven Ways to Seduce a Martian ISBN: 1-933471-88-3 Publisher: Triskelion Publishing
Scrambled Eggs ISBN: 1-933471-23-9 Publisher: Triskelion Publishing
Beautiful Dreamer ISBN: 1-932866-79-5 Publisher: Triskelion Publishing
Country Boy, City Girl ISBN: 1-58851-918-X Publisher: Publish America
The Fixer-Uppers ISBN: 1-59088-984-3 Publisher: Wings ePress Inc.
Bio: Writing as Cynthianna Appel, Cindy has published several contemporary
romantic-comedy and chick-lit novels. More information about her fiction works can be found at http://www.cynthianna.com. Her
non-fiction articles and inspirational essays have appeared in over forty publications. She's written how-to writing guides, a column
collection and a children's book as well. http://www.cindyappel.com
Websites: http://www.cynthianna.com
http://www.cindyappel.com Interests and hobbies: I enjoy reading, writing (what else?), singing, walking, bird-watching and being out of doors.
Anything else you'd like to share with the world: Plant your hips in the desk chair and get to writing! You will become
published some day--but only if you don't quit! :)
Montana
Name: Leonard Schonberg
Location: Montana
Books: Deadly Indian Summer ISBN: 0-86534-441-8 Publisher: Sunstone Press
Fish Heads ISBN: 0-86534-290-3 Publisher: Sunstone Press
Legacy ISBN: 0-86534-357-8 Publisher: Sunstone Press
Morgen's War ISBN: 0-86534-441-8
Website: http://www.leonardschonberg.com Bio: Leonard Schonberg is an author-physician-actor who has worked as a volunteer physician in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. His novels, Deadly Indian Summer and Fish Heads, are medical thrillers; Legacy is a family saga spanning three generations; his most recent novel, Morgen's War, is based on his experiences as a volunteer physician on the Afghan border 1985-1986 during the Russian-Afghan War.
Nebraska
Nevada
Name: Mary Jean Kelso
Location: Fernley, Nevada
Books: Blue Coat ISBN: 1-59374-477-3 Publisher: Whiskey Creek Press, Inc.
The Homesteader's Legacy Publisher: Wings-Press.com
Back to the Homestead The Christmas Angel Publisher: Guardian Angel Publishing
Kat's Cradle Publisher: Whiskeycreekpress.com
Bio: Mary Jean Kelso is a correspondent for The Lahontan Valley News, Fernley Today section. Some of her articles are reprinted in The Nevada Appeal (Carson City). She has been published in many newspapers and magazines, both as a writer and photographer. She was an Assistant Editor for three pharmaceutical magazines before concentrating on fiction. Her books include titles for children, young adults and adults. Previously published novels are Mystery in Virginia City, A Virginia City Mystery, and the third printing, Goodbye is Forever, recently released. The sequel is Abducted! and, the third in the series is Sierra Summer. Other titles include Goodbye, Bodie, The HomesteaderBlue Coat, One Family's Christmas, Andy and the Albino Horse, and Andy and Spirit Go to the Fair. The Homesteader's Legacy was released in February 2007.
Website: www.authorsden.com/maryjeankelso Interests and hobbies: Travel, photography, history, painting, reading and writing
New Hampshire
name: CJ Heck
Location: Bedford, New Hampshire
Book: Barking Spiders and Other Such Stuff, Poetry for Children ISBN: 1563152215 Publisher: SterlingHouse
Bio: CJ is a published poet, writer, essayist, and children's author. She lives and writes in New Hampshire and has three married daughters and (almost) 8 grandchildren.
Websites: Barking Spiders Poetry for Children: http://www.barkingspiderspoetry.com CJ Heck Author Site: http://pages.prodigy.net/myaquas Interests and hobbies: I love to travel, especially taking cruises whenever time (and money) allow. I also love walking on the beach, old lighthouses, watching children play, and romantic dinners and holding hands.
New Jersey
New Mexico
Name: David Lee Summers
Location: Las Cruces, New Mexico
Books: The Pirates of Sufiro ISBN: 1-885093-37-3 Publisher: LBF Books
Children of the Old Stars ISBN: 1-885093-38-1 Publisher: LBF Books
Vampires of the Scarlet Order ISBN: 0-975433-6-X Publisher: LBF Books
Bio: David Lee Summers is author of three published novels. He’s also the author of numerous science fiction, fantasy and horror short stories and poems that have appeared in such places as Realms of Fantasy and The Santa Clara Review. David also edits the science fiction and fantasy magazine, Tales of the Talisman, serves as a book editor for LBF Books, and a consulting editor for El Paso Community College’s literary magazine, Chrysalis. In addition to his work with the written word, he is also an astronomer who has discovered variable stars and worked in the field of robotic telescopes.
Website: http://www.davidleesummers.com
Interests and hobbies: History -- including, but not limited to Celtic and Native American history -- bicycling, hiking, traveling, reading, cooking, science -- including paleontology -- and
brewing beer.
Anything else you'd like to share with the world: David's book, The Pirates of Sufiro, is now available in a podcast format at http://www.podiobooks.com.
New York
Name: Shirley Cheng
Location: New York
Books: The Revelation of a Star's Endless Shine: A Young Woman's Autobiography of a 20-Year Tale of Trials & Tribulations ISBN: 1411618602 Publisher: Self-published
Dance with Your Heart: Tales and Poems That the Heart Tells ISBN: 1411618580 Publisher: Self-published
Daring Quests of Mystics ISBN: 1411656644 Publisher: Self-published
101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life, Volume 2 (co-author with Jack Canfield, John Gray, Richard Carlson, Alan Cohen, Bob Proctor, et al) ISBN: 0974567272 Publisher: Self Improvement Online Inc.
Embrace Ultra-Ability! Wisdom, Insight & Motivation from the Blind Who Sees Far and Wide ISBN: 9780615155227 Publisher: Dance with Your Heart! Publishing
Bio: Shirley Cheng (b. 1983), a blind and physically disabled award-winning author, motivational speaker, self-empowerment expert, poet, author of seven books, and contributor of eleven, has had severe juvenile rheumatoid arthritis since infancy and lost her eyesight at age seventeen. Owing to years of hospitalization, she received no schooling until age eleven. Having mastered grade level in all areas after only about 180 days of special education in elementary school, she was transferred to a regular six grade class in middle school. After a successful eye surgery, Shirley hopes to earn multiple science doctorates from Harvard University.
Website: http://www.shirleycheng.com Interests and hobbies: Writing, reading, life, nature, animals, the visual arts (I was an artist of the visual arts when I had my eyesight), sciences, math, computers, making new friends, helping out, inspiring others, living life to its fullest, advocating parental rights in children's medical care, speaking, bringing humor, hope, and healing
Anything else you'd like to share with the world: I am advocating parental rights in children's medical care to help today's loving parents protect and keep custody of their ill children; and aide advocacy for students with special needs and ill people in general--these serious issues in American society have affected me personally. When doctors ask yes or no, parents should have the right to say no. I need all the help I can get, so please e-mail me if you're interested in this topic. I'd love to hear from parents and children who have been victimized by this power abuse in the American medical system. Thank you.
Name: Diana Bocco
Location: New York
Book: Don't turn the lights on ISBN: 1-60076-084-8 Publisher: StoneGarden.net Publishing
Bio: Diana Bocco is a writer, artist, published author, writing coach, and consultant whose work has appeared in a variety of print and online journals, including Woman's Day, Marie Claire, Adirondack Life, Writer's Journal, Writer's Digest, and Self. She is also the published author of Don't Turn the Lights On (StoneGarden, 2008), and a contributor to Vegetarian New York: The Essential Dining, Shopping, and Lodging Guide, edited by Suzanne Gerber and with a foreword by Paul McCartney. Diana also teaches writing classes at www.CoffeeHouseforWriters.com
Website: www.dianabocco.net (official website),
inkwoes.blogspot.com (blog)
Interests and hobbies: Books, animals and photography. I also travel a lot (I've been all over the world, from Tokyo to Amsterdam to Angkor in Cambodia).
Name: Lillian C. Larry
Location: New York, New York
Books: Understanding Salvation ISBN: 1-4010-8198-3 Publisher: Xlibris
Living By The Truth ISBN: 1-4137-6805-9 Publisher: PublishAmerica
Soul Survivor ISBN: 1-4137-8590-5 Publisher: PublishAmerica
Website: http://sisterlillian.tripod.com Bio: My Name is Lillian C. Larry, I am a Psychology major and a spiritual motivator for the growth of God’s church. Back in 1993, I experienced the life-changing message of salvation; since then I have developed a desire to share messages of hope to the world. Through my writing I am able to inspire others. I am the mother of three wonderful children, and a grandmother of three. I love cooking, interior decorating and of course, writing. I am currently working on my fourth book, entitled Woman on Fire! Due to be released sometime this year (2006).
I can be reached via the following:
Email: sisterlillian@dc9.net
LillianL@dc9.net
Phone: 212 255-2950 (day) 917 569-8270 (Eve.)
Fax: 212 924-9104
Name: Alma H. Bond
Location: New York, New York
Books: Camille Claudel, a Novel ISBN: 1-4241-1670-8 Publisher: PublishAmerica.com
The Autobiography of Maria Callas: A Novel ISBN: 0-913559-48-2 Publisher: Birch Brook Press
Tales of Psychology: Short Stories to Make You Wise ISBN: 1-55778-806-5 Publisher: Paragon House
Who Killed Virginia Woolf? ISBN: 0-595-00205-6 Publisher: Human Sciences Press
On Becoming a Grandparent ISBN: 1-882593-08-1 Publisher: BridgeWorks Publishing
Bio: Alma Halbert Bond received her degree in Developmental Psychology at Columbia University. She subsequently became a psychoanalyst in private practice. Dr. Bond has had 12 books published, including Camille Claudel, a Novel, America's First Woman Warrior: The Courage of Deborah Sampson, Tales of Psychology: Short Stories to Make You Wise, The Autobiography of Maria Callas, a Novel, and Who Killed Virginia Woolf? A Psychobiography. She belongs to the International Psychoanalytic Association, the American Psychological Association, and is a fellow and former instructor of the Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. She also is a member of the Dramatists Guild, American Society of Journalists and Authors, Florida Freelance Writers Association, and a faculty member of WritingSchool online, where she teaches Psychology and Writing. She was married to the late Rudy Bond, film, TV, and Broadway actor and author of I Rode A Streetcar Named Desire. Dr. Bond has three children, all of whom are published authors, and 7 grandchildren.
website URL: http://alma_bond.tripod.com Interests: Writing, reading, psychoanalysis, sculpting, swimming, my children and grandchildren, old friends and meeting new ones.
I am a psychoanalyst who was in private practice for 37 years in Manhattan. I “retired” from a wonderful full time practice to write full time. Since then, I have had 12 books published. Another one, Old Age is a Terminal Illness, is presently in publication with Universal Publishers.
Name: Frank O'Donnell
Location: Rockville Centre, New York
Book: The Witch of Greenwich Village ISBN: 1-59466-019-0 Publisher: Port Town Publishing
Bio: Playwright/Novelist
Frank wrote the book and lyrics for Robin for Good, a musical comedy based on the Robin Hood legends. It played to rave reviews and standing ovations at the Muskoka Festival in Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada for a summer season. His drama Twisters was produced on Theatre Row in Manhattan. Eight of his one act plays have been seen in a variety of venues. As an actor O'Donnell appeared in over thirty plays and nearly a dozen films. The Witch of Greenwich Village, Frank's first novel, is currently in print. For a synopsis, reviews
and an excerpt please visit...
Website: http://www.thewitchofgreenwichvillage.com Interests and hobbies: Film, books and plays are my passions. As in my own writing I appreciate implication. I don't like (and I don't think my readers or playgoers like( being hit over the head with plot points, motivation or character development. Just tell or show what happens and allow the reader or the viewer to fill in the subtext. After all that's why it's called subtext.
Name: Francine Silverman
Location: New York
Books: Catskills Alive (2000 and 2003) and Long Island Alive (2003), both published by Hunter Publishing
Book Marketing from A-Z Publisher: Infinity Publishing 2005
Bio: Francine Silverman is a lifelong New Yorker who honed her writing skills as a newspaper reporter and freelance writer. In 2003, Fran started Book Promotion Newsletter for authors of all genres. The ezine spawned Book Marketing from A-Z (Infinity Publishing 2005), containing the best marketing strategies of 325 subscribers. In 2006, Fran started a publicity service and has gotten subscribers placed in the Boston Herald, Oklahoman and Chicago Tribune. Most recently, Fran began a radio show, Book Marketing with Fran, on Achieve Radio, http://www.achieveradio.com
Website: http://www.bookpromotionnewsletter.com
North Carolina
Name: Gail Z. Martin
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Book: The Summoner: Book One in The Chronicles of the Necromancer ISBN: 13: 978-1-84416-468-4; 10: 1-84416-468-3 Publisher: Solaris Books
Bio: Gail Martin discovered her passion for science fiction, fantasy and ghost stories in elementary school. The very first story she ever wrote—at age five—was about a vampire. Her favorite TV shows as a preschooler were Dark Shadows and Lost in Space. At age 14, she decided to become a writer, and launched a fanzine when she was in college. She enjoys attending science fiction/fantasy conventions, Renaissance fairs and living history sites.
Website: http://www.ChroniclesOfTheNecromancer.com Anything else you'd like to share with the world: Gail Martin was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Grove City College with a B.A. in History, and earned an M.B.A. in marketing and management information systems from The Pennsylvania State University. After nearly 20 years as a marketing executive for corporations and nonprofit organizations, she started her own consulting firm, DreamSpinner Communications. She also writes feature articles on a variety of topics for regional and national magazines.
In addition to writing and consulting, Gail Martin teaches public relations writing and public speaking for the University of North Carolina—Charlotte.
She is married and has three children, a Himalayan cat and a golden retriever.
Name: Beverly Mahone
Location: North Carolina
Book: Whatever! A Baby Boomer’s Journey Into Middle Age ISBN: 0977887693
Bio: I am a twenty-five year veteran radio and television journalist-turned-author. Whatever! is my first book. I am also a motivational speaker and mother of a teenage daughter.
Website: http://www.talk2bev.com
Interests and hobbies: writing, finding new and exciting ways to make my husband happy!!!
North Dakota
Ohio
Name: Valerie L. Coleman
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Book: Blended Families An Anthology ISBN: 0978606604 Publisher: Pen of the Writer
Bio: Walking in her purpose, Valerie Coleman established Pen Of the WritER (POWER) and has coached hundreds of aspiring authors. Her compilation, Blended Families An Anthology, ministers to the unique demands of stepfamilies. Valerie is a contributor to The Midnight Clear a Christian-fiction anthology published by Kendra Norman-Bellamy and has been selected for inclusion in Chicken Soup for the Stepfamily Soul. Valerie’s other projects include Pen To Paper Literary Symposium, Write On! Workshops and Passionate Pens. Valerie has a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering and an MBA. A mother of five, she resides in Dayton, Ohio with her husband.
Website: http://www.penofthewriter.com
Name: D. L. Johanyak
Location: Ohio
Book: Shakespeare's World ISBN: 0130971014 Publisher: Prentice Hall
Bio: Debra Johanyak teaches college writing and literature. Publications include
literary fiction and numerous articles in several genres. Special interests
include gender communication and family issues. In Fall 2006, the University
of Akron will publish her next book titled Behind the Veil: an American Woman's Memoir of the 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis.
Website: http://www.bardworld.com
Interests and hobbies: Debra enjoys travel, hiking, and the outdoors. She also is a freelance
business communications consultant and editor.
Anything else you'd like to share with the world: Be open to God and life--read, read, read!
Name: Floriana Hall
Location: Akron, Ohio
Books: Small Change (children's nonfiction) ISBN: 0-9701600-2 Publisher: self-published (A revised edition will be published by BookSurge of Amazon.com which is titled The Adventures of Flossie, Rrobbie, and Juney During the Great Depression.)
Daddy Was a Bad Boy (nonfiction) ISBN: 1-58501-070-7 Publisher: Sterlinghouse Publishers of Pittsburgh (CeShort Imprint)
Out of the Ordinary Short Stories (compilation of fiction and nonfiction - inspirational) ISBN: 1-4033-6026-X Publisher: First Books (www.Authorhouse.com)
The Sands of Rhyme (inspirational poetry) ISBN: 0-9701600-3-8 Publisher: Self-published
Hearts on the Mend (nonfiction) ISBN: 1-4241-2038-1 Publisher: PublishAmerica
Bio: Floriana Hall, b. 10/2/27, Pgh Pa., graduate and Distinguished Alumna of Cuyahoga Falls High School, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, attended Akron University, married Robert Hall 57 years, five children, nine grandchildren, author/editor of seven nonfiction inspirational books, SMALL CHANGE, THE SANDS OF RHYME, DADDY WAS A BAD BOY, OUT OF THE ORDINARY SHORT STORIES. Founder/coordinator of the Poet's Nook at Cuyahoga Falls Library, Editor of The Poet's Nook's
three books, THROUGH OUR EYES, POEMS OF BEAUTIFUL NORTHEAST OHIO, POET'S NOOK POTPOURRI, and new book, TOUCHING THE HEARTS OF GENERATIONS. Winner of many poetry contests. Published in United States, England, and India. Poetry teacher, YOU, ME, AND POETRY, for www.LssWritingSchool.com. Other new books, HEARTS ON THE MEND, THE ADVENTURES OF FLOSSIE, ROBBIE, AND JUNEY During the Great Depression
Website: http://www.expage.com/flossiesbooknook http://www.LssWritingSchool.com under YOU, ME, AND POETRY, poetry teacher
Hobbies:
My life at 78 years young is very busy. My priorities in life are God, family, friends, country, and helping people. I take care of my husband, do water exercise, hike, read, walk, church volunteer work, along with Bible Study, and am on the boards of other organizations.
I am part of three WHO'S WHO Groups - International Poetry, U. S. Writers and Poets, and Marquis WHO'S WHO.
Anything else you'd like to share with the world: I am the founder and coordinator of The Poet's Nook, a group of local poets who meet once a month at the Cuyahoga Falls Library.
I published and edited their three books. Our mission is to help all people, not just poets. We decorated a Christmas Tree for Children's Hospital two years ago, donated $100 to Haven of Rest last year, and this year, I am collecting money to help Battered Women's Shelter. Check Google, too, for any other information.
Name: Gail Fonda
Location: Beachwood, Ohio
Book: My Private Hell: Struggle & Survival ISBN: 1-4137-6082-1 Publisher: Publish America
Bio: I have been writing my entire life. The book is a combination memoir/self-help book about using regular, daily exercise to help alleviate the pressures of life, including the emotional and physical side effects of anxiety, stress, depression, even hot flashes and high blood pressure.
Everywhere we read about the growing problem of obesity among both children and adults in American society. We can only guess the multitude of reasons. People eat too much, smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol and simply overindulge in many ways. All of these things are self-defeating, destructive behaviors.
I spent most of my life shy, quiet, and, being a victim of a dysfunctional family, felt my life was doomed for never-ending failures.
Interests and hobbies: Whatever your limitations, some kind of movement will cheer you up. When I am not writing, working or exercising, I spend a lot of time with my Siberian Huskies. I found them recently with the help of Petfinder.com. I highly recommend that, as well, for any animal lovers out there. Dogs are also helpful with anxiety and depression. Just having them around is a pleasure.
Anything else you'd like to share with the world: Everyone has problems of some kind. That's just a part of life. But regular exercise improved my moods and lightened the load on my shoulders. I think exercise is mandatory for my existence, and it should be for everyone else, as well. Check out my book and find out for yourself!
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Name: Walter M. Brasch
Location: Pennsylvania
Books:America's Unpatriotic Acts; the Federal Government's Violation of Constitutional and Civil Rights ISBN: 0-8204-7608-0
'Unacceptable': The Government's Response to Hurricane Katrina ISBN: 1-4196-1839-3
Sx and the Single Beer Can; Probing the Media and American Culture ISBN: 1-032211-05-5
Website: http://www.walterbrasch.com Bio: Walter M. Brasch, Ph.D., is an award-winning social issues journalist and university professor. He is the author of 16 books, more than 200 magazine articles, and 25 major multimedia productions. He was a media advisor and consultant to the entertainment industry and to several social-political campaigns. Among his honors are the Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award, the Plaque of Honor from Lowe's Syndrome Society, and Outstanding Educator Award of the Women's Center. He may be contacted through his website.
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Name: Yvonne Perry
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Books:
More Than Meets the Eye: True Stories About Death, Dying and Afterlife ISBN: 0975387065 Publisher: Booksurge.com
Email Episodes ISBN: 0975387006 Publisher: Self published at www.yvonneperry.net/books.htm
The Sid Series Publisher: Self-publishing in progress at www.yvonneperry.net/books.htm
Bio: Yvonne Perry is a freelance writer, author and speaker who enjoys assisting people on a spiritual path. She is a graduate of American Institute of Holistic Theology where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Metaphysics. Yvonne is the owner of Write On! Creative Writing Services—a team of freelance writers located in Nashville, Tennessee. She authors a line of children’s books, The Sid Series that build self-esteem and empower young ones to follow inner guidance and is the author of a humorous book entitled Email Episodes, and More Than Meets the Eye: True Stories about Death, Dying and Afterlife.
Website: http://www.yvonneperry.net
Name: Rita Hestand
Location: Wylie, Texas
Books: Pretend Mom ISBN: 192097203X Publisher: Writers Exchange E-Publishing
Heart of the Wild ISBN: 9781876962555 Publisher: Writers Exchange E-Publishing
Chief Cook And Bottle Washer ISBN: 9781920741648 Publisher: Writers Exchange E-Publishing
Hannah's Man ISBN: 192097279X Publisher: Writers Exchange E-Publishing
Courting Abby ISBN: 97811920741655 Publisher: Writers Exchange E-Publishing
Bio: Rita Hestand is a native born Texan,at 61 years young, she writes romance, children's book, short stories, and poetry. She's recently widowed, with two grown daughters and seven grandchildren. She's
been writing for a long time and she has many more books coming out.
Website: http://ritahestand.com Interests and hobbies: Kid parties, bowling, reading, computing, designing websites, learning more.
Anything else you'd like to share with the world: Shirley is my kind of people. The kind that never give up, no matter what the odds. It's what our country was built on. People who keep on going, keep on trying. Keep trying, and keep learning....
Name: Dotti Enderle
Location: Houston, Texas
Books: Granny Gert and the Bunion Brothers ISBN: 1589803736 Publisher: Pelican Publishing
The Cotton Candy Catastrophe at the Texas State Fair ISBN: 158980189X Publisher: Pelican Publishing
The Lost Girl ISBN: 0738702536 Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
Aesop's Opposites - Interactive Aesop Fables ISBN: 1573104248 Publisher: Teaching & Learning Co.
Bio: Dotti Enderle is the author of fifteen books for children and educators, including the picture book, Granny Gert and the Bunion Brothers, and the educational series, Storytime Discoveries. She lives in Houston with her husband, two daughters, and a fat lazy cat named Oliver.
Website: http://www.dottienderle.com
Name: Ayn Hunt
Location: Texas
Books: Unwilling Killers ISBN: 1-59129-184-4 Publisher: PublishAmerica
Obsessed (out of print) Publisher: LondonCircle.com (as an ebook)
The Haunting ISBN: 1-59088-748-4 Publisher: Wings-Press
Bio: Ayn Hunt who lives in SE Texas where her books are set, is both a full-time published author and a ghost expert, and also teaches an interactive Gothic Writing course for www.CoffeehouseforWriters.com.
She also has a free nonfiction newsletter filled with interesting facts about ghosts that comes out six times a year. Married for 34 years now, she and her husband are empty nesters who share their house with a resident ghost, who inspires her books. Her newsletter can be signed up for at her website, where she has excerpts of her books.
Website: http://www.AuthorsDen.com/aynhunt Hobbies and Interests: Having wanted to be a published writer ever since she can remember, her main interests are writing and reading everything that crosses her path, and researching ghosts. She has never met a cat she doesn't like, and has a 19-year-old stray, named Ginger which she adopted when it was 3 months old. She loves to hear from her readers and can be emailed through her website.
Utah
Name: Thao T. Huynh
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Book: The Fate ISBN: 0-9776332-0-9 Publisher: Salt City Books
Bio: Thao Thi Huynh, born in Dalat Vietnam to family rich in love and faith. She‘s the fil’s destiny, the determination of God “A girl’s fate is bound to one of the twelve water banks, you should be lucky if the water where you are positioned is clear, but should not complain if the water is muddy.” The issues of social class, personal and political exile, and her ability to adapt, and ultimately survive among these sundry forces, have molded her into the philosophical being that she is today. She lives happily now in Utah with her family by her side.
Website: http://www.saltcitybooks.com Interests and hobbies: Honor, family and friends
Anything else you'd like to share with the world: Some times I think “mans will can outdo God’s will.” But I never had the good fortune of turning the tide even once. I had battled again my FATE.
Vermont
Virgin Islands
Virginia
Name: Margy Ohring
Location: Virginia
Cat-House Sonnets (100 Poems Concerning Cats) ISBN: 978-0-9710696-4-0 Publisher: Jorlan Publishing
Bio: Retired from business, Margy moved to Virginia with her
twenty-year-old cat, Patches. Frail, elderly Patches became Margy's
first muse. A member of the Cat Writers' Association, Margy divides her time between
writing award-winning sonnets about her cats and enjoying her four
grandchildren. Margy's cat sonnets have been published in a number of ezines. Her
non-cat sonnets have been published in Releasing Times Magazine. Often
Margy writes sonnets to ease the grief of her online friends when their
cats succumb to age or illness and soar away to the Rainbow Bridge.
Margy Ohring, Cat Sonnet Writer, can be contacted at mcatsonnets@erols.com.
Website: http://www.jorlanpublishing.com/Cat-HouseSonnets.htm
Interests and hobbies: Reading, writing, cats, politics
Anything else you'd like to share with the world: Margy Ohring was voted "Best Poet" in the 2005 Preditors & Editors
Readers Poll.
Washington
West Virginia
Name: Bob O'Connor
Location: Charles Town, West Virginia
Book: The Perfect Steel Trap Harpers Ferry 1859 ISBN: 0-7414-2944-6 Publisher: Infinity Publishing
Bio: I live within about 5 miles of all the sites of this
historical novel about the John Brown raid, trial and execution and the five
men who got away. This is my first book, but certainly not my last. I live
close to my five grand children this book is dedicated to.
Website: http://www.boboconnorbooks.com Interests and hobbies: writing, reading, and photography
Wisconsin
Name:K & E Innovations LLP
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Books: Gratitude Works: Open Your Heart to Love ISBN: 0-9748550-0-6 Publisher: K & E Innovations LLP
Bio: Besides more than 30 years of owning and operating a business, Author Katherine Scherer was trained in parent education and counseling at Family Service and the Women's Crisis Line in Milwaukee. Eileen Bodoh chairs many civic committees in her community and was instrumental in creating a successful holistic health conference. Both completed hospice training
for Compassion in Action.
Website: http://www.gratitudeworks.com Anything else you'd like to share with the world: Our mission of "touching lives with the spirit of gratitude" has been enhanced by comments we've received from women prisoners after reading copies of our
book which we donated. Gratitude Works shifts focus, relieves stress, raises energy, and promotes positive change.
The healing power of gratitude is summed up by this comment: "It helps me open my heart to love others and to love myself."