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Deborah Adams	Cornelia Amiri	Timothy B. Benford
Rebecca Benston	Heather Buchanan	Jeanette Clinkunbroomer
Dennis Collins	Jan Fields	P.G. Forte
Janie Franz	Michael G'Francisco	Leslie Halpern
Carolyn Howard-Johnson	Carol Ann Culbert Johnson	Kristin Johnson
Jonathan Lowe	Patience Mason	Sylvia McClain
Linda Morelli	Kim Richards	Donna Satterlee Ross
Jeff Shelby	Steven Shrewsbury	John Washburn MD
Nancy Arant Williams

Deborah Adams Deborah Adams writes novels (the Jesus Creek mystery series) as well as short stories, non-fiction, and of course, reviews. Recently retired from a career in social services, she now devotes herself to reading, napping, and tending to her chickens. Web Site Top

Cornelia Amiri I tap into my Welsh, Scottish, and Irish roots to write Celtic historical/fantasy romances set in Wales and Scotland. My ancestors, the Celts, are a fun bunch. They would paint blue symbols all over thier bodies and fight nude. Their favorite food was boiled pork. I'm crazy about the Celts. I love to read historical and paranormal romances. Books that combine the three genres are my biggest weakness except for chocolate that is. My third biggest weakness is e-bay. My books, The Fox Prince, One Heart One Way, and Danger Is Sweet are all available through http://www.awe-struck.net/ and I give away celtic stuff each month on my newsletter. You can sign up for it at my website. Web Site Top

Rebecca Benston Rebecca Benston is a writer from Springfield, Ohio. Benston is both a graduate of Antioch University McGregor with a dual major in Management and Human Development and a graduate of Capella University with a Master’s degree in Human Services. Benston is a member of the Sisters in Crime Internet Chapter and a content producer for Associated Content. Her Rona Shively Stories private detective series (In the Wash, Under Lock and Key) has received great reviews. She is currently working on the third book in the series, title to be announced. In addition to writing mystery, she has a short romance titled Hearts & Flowers available on Amazon Shorts, a short horror story which will be featured in a horror anthology to be published by Triad Publishing and she is currently working on a non-fiction book about Women’s Self Esteem. More at her TheRonaShivelyStories.com site, and her Myspace page and her website below. Web Site Top

Timothy B. Benford Timothy B. Benford is a best-selling author, award-winning novelist, and prolific magazine writer in three different genres: fiction; non-fiction; and true-crime. One of his novels was made into a TV Movie-of-The Week. His latest book is To Kill a Princess, The Diana Plot. His articles have appeared in more than a hundred publications worldwide. More at his Associated Content page and at Helium.com. Tim Benford is also a former newspaper and magazine editor and a founding member of the North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA), a director of the Working Press Association (WPA) and a past president of the North Jersey Press Association. He was inducted into the Bayonne Writers Academy Hall of Fame in 1994. He is married to the former Marilyn Fabula, his high school sweetheart Web Site Top

Heather Buchanan Heather Buchanan is an award-winning publisher, editor and consultant. A former research fellow for the National Institutes of Health in cognitive science, she is actively involved with studying the relationship between writing and culture, and is currently on the faculty of the University of Michigan-Dearborn, Wayne State University, the College for Creative Studies and Lansing Community College. As a writer for numerous organizations, Ms. Buchanan considers writing for the U.S. / South Africa Convocations one of the bright spots of her career. She is the author of historical suspense novel Dark River, and is currently focused on reaching out to other readers and writers through Aquarius Press, which she owns. Web Site Top

Jeanette Clinkunbroomer For the last twenty years, I've made a living as a writer and editor, working primarily for trade journals, also doing some copywriting and public relations work. Since 1994, I've been freelancing as a business journalist and working on my first love -- fiction. My latest novel, published July 2003, is the memoir of a fictional Civil War journalist, Nick Canfield, covering his life both on and off the battlefield. I have a degree in English lit. and am an avid reader of history and historical fiction, love mystery/suspense (any kind), as well as that vast non-specific category called mainstream. Web Site Top

Dennis Collins I am the author of two published mystery novels, The Unreal McCoy, and the second installment in this series, Turn Left at September. Another mystery, The First Domino, is currently making the rounds of literary agents in hopes of finding representation. There are three other full length projects in various stages of construction as well as plans for several more. My first short story, "Calvin," was a finalist in the Futures Magazine, "Twist," contest. I am also an avid motorcyclist and love any kind of speedsports. I am a big football fan as well. I live on the shore of Lake Huron about 100 miles north of Detroit. Web Site Top

Jan Fields My stories and articles have appeared in such varied magazines as Highlights, Cricket, Ladybug, Teddy Bear and Friends, and Byline. I've written 20 storybooks that were marketed by a toy company as a companion for their collectable doll line. I'm an instructor and web editor for The Institute of Children's Literature and have written extensively on Children's Writing. I am the editor at Kid Magazine Writers. I have a middle grade novel coming out in 2008 as part of the Creative Girls Club with DRG publishing. Web Site Top

P.G. Forte I wrote my first serialized story when I was still in high school. Documenting the very exciting and, sadly, completely fictitious adventures of my friends and I, the tales helped to liven up otherwise dull classes. Even if my teachers didn’t always think so. These days I write novels. Big ones. Romantic suspense with a psychic twist, set in the fictional town of Oberon, California. The idea for the Oberon series came to me, appropriately enough, while I was enjoying a latte at an outdoor café in Berkeley. In many ways, Oberon is a celebration of everything weird, wacky and wonderful about my adopted home state. To learn more about Oberon, please visit my website. Web Site Top

Janie Franz I'm a full-time freelance journalist, and I've written for nearly 100 publications in less than a decade, covering a wide range of topics. I've resisted becoming a niche writer, though I am one, but in several vastly different areas: music, wine, weddings, environmental issues, yoga / meditation / stress reduction, and asphalt paving. I have taught workshops on writing, the music business, and stress. I wrote Freelance Writing: It's a Business, Stupid! to counter the naysayers who thought writing was a hobby and to help new writers take ownership of their writing dreams. I taught yoga for several years and wrote Relaxation Techniques for Children and Relaxation Techniques for Adults to help my students learn to manage stress. With Texas wedding DJ, Bill Cox, I co-authored The Ultimate Wedding Reception Book and The Ultimate Wedding Ceremony Book (We have more titles coming.) I'm married to a singer/songwriter who works for the state of North Dakota. We have two grown children: a daughter who is an artist and married to an animator, and a son who is the executive chef of a high-end martini bistro and is a musician. I have a BA in anthropology with a concentration in English. I've edited novels, scientific journal articles, and magazine and newspaper features. I've also been a radio announcer and a booking agent for a touring band. I'm currently working on a fantasy novel and several short stories. Web Site Top

Michael G'Francisco To the world I'm a man, To myself I'm a writer whose past endeavors are: A collection of souvenir booklets, a trilogy of spiritual poems, three published "whodunit" novels and am presently working on a non-fiction Chicago Gangster Chronicle (1833-1983). My whodunit novels are: The Chicago Ripper, first in a series of "whodunits" introducing a female detective with the persona of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes; Chicago's Jack, a sadistic tale caused by a twist of unjust fate that befalls upon a person in the wrong place at the wrong time; and She's Naked and Dead, a character driven story relating the horrifying events of two completely unrelated complex series of murders in Chicago amid the 1960's. You can find out more about me and my works at my website, my authorsden site and my Secrets Blog Top

Leslie Halpern I have worked as a newspaper editor, magazine columnist, advertising copywriter, technical editor, radio station publicist, and education coordinator for a Shakespearean acting company. I'm currently an entertainment writer, book and movie reviewer, and author of Reel Romance: The Lovers’ Guide to the 100 Best Date Movies, (Taylor Trade Publishing, 2004), a book that guides readers through a list of romantic movies that appeal to both sexes. My other book, Dreams on Film (McFarland & Company, Inc., 2003), is an in-depth analysis of sleeping and dreaming in more than 125 movies. I received my M.L.S. degree from Rollins College and B.A. in Journalism from the University of Kentucky. I'm listed in Contemporary Authors (Thomson Gale) directory, and am a member of Orlando Poetry Troupe, Florida Freelance Writers Association, Professional Freelance Writers of Orlando, and Florida Writers Association. Web Site Top

Carolyn Howard-Johnson Let me introduce myself. As the "Back to Literature" columnist for MyShelf, I am their literary geek. But I'm also a marketing and publicity guru so that puts me somewhere in the middle of most readers' scales for accessibility. My first novel, This is the Place, won eight awards. My second book, Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered, has won three. My fiction, nonfiction and poems have appeared in national magazines, anthologies and review journals. I love to speak on Utah's culture, tolerance and other subjects related to my "serious" fiction and I have appeared on TV and hundreds of radio stations nationwide. This fall I will be teaching my first course for UCLA's Writers' Program (Watch for it in their Extension Catalog!) and my next book, The Frugal Book Promoter: How to do What Your Publisher Won't, will be used as a text for that course. I love to travel to places where I can plunk down and take my time seeing the sights and writing. I've studied writing at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom, UK: Herzen University in St. Petersburg, RU; and Charles University in Prague. It admit to loving marketing almost as much as writing. Come by my site and leave a note in my guest book. I answer every one. Web Site Top

Carol Ann Culbert Johnson  ( I am the proud author of nineteen (19) short stories for Black Romance, Bronze Thrills, Jive Magazine, True Black Experience, Black Confessions and True Black Experience Magazines. My debut novel, I Confess was published/released on December 18, 2004 and my second novel, Everything and More will be published / released on January 16, 2006. I have about six more novels in progress. I am 43 years old, and I live in Oak Lawn, Illinois. My passion is writing and reading. Reviews: RoWeb Site Top

Kristin Johnson My first written romance was a still-unfinished Elizabethan-era novel. When I became interested in science fiction, I loved passion in science fiction (Ben Bova, Ursula K. LeGuin, "Star Trek," Neal Stephenson, Ray Bradbury). My first published book was a sexy art-house romance, Butterfly Wings: A Love Story, that I've adapted to a screenplay. My second book, Christmas Cookies Are for Giving, with Mimi Cummins, is due from Tyr Publishing September 2003. I've written the autobiography of two-time Nobel Prize nominee Dr. Rupert Perrin. I celebrate romance in my business Poems For You and won first prize twice in the Blue Mountain Arts Tri-Annual Poetry Competition, the second time beating out 50,000 entries. My Web Top

Jonathan Lowe I'm tiptoeing into my mid 50s now, but have been writing since age 18. Have lived in Florida, S.C., and Arizona. As a reviewer, I've interviewed most of the major authors for XM Satellite radio, Audiobook Cafe, and Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores. Have been a judge in the Audie awards for seven years, and am also audiobook reviewer for Land Line trucking magazine, which is the premiere magazine for long-haul truckers. Novels include Postmarked for Death, (a small press hardcover that was recorded by the legendary Frank Muller as Postal.), Awakening Storm (recorded by Barrett Whitener for Blackstone), Fame Island (recorded by Emmy winning actor Kristoffer Tabori), and Geezer, (a hardcover from Five Star.) People can sample three of these four (for free) in ebook format by going to Fictionwise.com, and clicking on "Free Ebooks" at the top, and then on "Ghost Rider. I also have two CDs of stories, Tall Tales for the Road and Oscar's Hijack.) Am currently working on a new novel, and while I don't have a specific author site up yet, I've picked up the web domain JustSayNoWay.com, and plan to develop it more in the future. So bookmark it, and check it out, and until then, as #6 says in The Prisoner, "be seeing you." (Or should I say, "be hearing you?") Web Site Top

Patience Mason Patience became a published writer in 1990 with Recovering from the War, (Viking / Penguin) the book she wishes had been available in 1966 when her husband got back from his year flying a helicopter in Vietnam. When her book went out of print, she became a publisher and put it back in print. She published a newsletter for all kinds of trauma survivors on recovering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder for seven years. she also wrote and publishes pamphlets that VA Hospitals use in PTSD treatment, and kid's books on PTSD (Why Is Daddy Like He Is? Why Is Mommy Like She Is?) She is working on a book for the new veterans. Web Site Top

Sylvia McClain Sylvia is currently a contributing writer for Equal Opportunity Publications. She conducts workshops on money management, self-publishing, and freelance writing. An author of a memoir titled Skipping Through Life, The Reason I Am, Ms McClain also published a book titled The Write Life: A Beginning Writer's Guide to Writing, Money Management, Publishing and Marketing. In 2007 she had stories published in three anthologies, Chicken Soup for the Soul in Menopause, Gumbo for the Soul: The Recipe for Literacy in the Black Community, and Eyes on Fire: Witnesses to the Detroit Riot of 1967 now used as a text book for history classes at Michigan State University. Please visit her web site at www.scribalpress.com AFFILIATIONS: American Business Women Association (ABWA) Lake Shore, Lake Shore Chapter Career Network Member, National Association of Female Executives National Writers Union Web Site Top

Linda Morelli Linda is the award-winning author of Fiery Surrender, Shadow of Doubt, and Lani's Challenge. She also has several sensual romantic stories to her credit, including "The Portrait," available from FictionWise. A member of Romance Writers of America (RWA) and Washington Romance Writers (WRW) since 1994, Linda has served the chapter as Vice President, chaired various committees, judged national and regional romance writing contests, and is a permanent judge in RWA's Golden Heart contest. Her other memberships include Author's Coalition, World Romance Writers, NUW (Not the Usual Way), Authors' Community and other online author / writers' groups. In addition to writing, she is the Historical Editor for Gotta Write Network Online. In the latter capacity, she writes monthly columns, book reviews and conducts author interviews. You can find out more about her by visiting her web site, called Linda's Place - A Site for Romance Readers and Writers. Website Top

Kim Richards     Kim loves Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction. In addition to her own fiction, she writes a monthly science fiction column for Epicsff.com. She reviews women's fiction for Euroreviews and is the new Review Editor for Myshelf.com. Website Top

Donna Satterlee Ross Donna Satterlee Ross is the co-editor of That's Life With Autism (Jessica Kingsley, 2006) and the mother of a child with special needs. As a former guidance counselor and therapist for young children with autism she learned first hand the struggles of parents to help their children, no matter their age or ability. She currently lives in Alabama with her husband, 2 children and a cat named Skippyjon Jones. Website Top

Jeff Shelby      I earned a Bachelor's degree in English from the University of California, Irvine. Killer Swell, a mystery featuring PI Noah Braddock, will be published by Dutton in June 2005. I live with my wife and daughter in Castle Rock, CO. Web Site Top

Steven L. Shrewsbury Steven L. Shrewsbury, 36, is the author over 335 published tales online or in print. His fourth novel, Godforsaken will soon be released by Behler Publications. His current projects are King of the Bastards with Brian Keene; Bedlam Unleashed with Peter Welmerink, and Thrall, a solo work. He lives and works in Central Illinois where he continues to look for brightness everywhere. Website Top

John Washburn, MD I am a physician specializing in family practice and I am excited about being a part of the staff at MyShelf. My debut novel, When Evil Prospers, is scheduled for release this summer. I grew up in Richardson, Texas and I'm currently living with my family in Oklahoma. My Blogspot Web Site Top

Nancy Arant Williams Like most of you, I've always loved books. I was one of those kids who got in trouble, from an early age, for reading under the covers after lights out.    I always dreamed of writing a book, but life was just too full to work it in, until we moved to Missouri from Nebraska, the only other home I'd ever known. Since then, three years ago to be exact, I have found the hilly, wooded isolation of the Missouri Ozarks to be the perfect inspiration for writing.    My husband and I host a bed and breakfast, The Nestle Down Inn, on twenty-three acres of woods and a private lake, in the kind of quiet, natural setting most folks only dream about. And I'm grateful to God for the privilege.     With my children grown and living far away, I have nothing but time to devote to my craft. In the past three years, I've completed over twenty books, have four in print, and contracts for fifteen more, all inspirational romantic suspense. And at this point in time, I can truly say-- I've finally figured out what I want to do when I grow up. See my website for book excerpts, as well as helps for beginning writers at my website. Web Site Top

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