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Born and raised in Greece, Nikos
Ligidakis came to
America in 1969, at the age of 24, after opposing the military regime in
his country. In America, he began to write with clarity and
passion about the eternal struggle for life and freedom. His best
selling book, The Heroes of my Thoughts,
is a warm and loving tribute to his parents and became the genesis for
the "Children's Pen Foundation" a non-profit educational program founded
by Nick in 2001 to inspire 6th and 7th graders to develop writing skills.
Today Nick coaches first-time authors. His publishing company,
Inkwell Productions,
is changing the traditional face of publishing.
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Cathy McDavid
writes the stories that make you laugh. Her latest novel, Real
Men Sell Bras, is a five star on Amazon.com
- Among her other funny novels, Wild
Notion, The Attraction Factor, The New West, have entertained
readers of Romantic Comedy.
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Cathy
Zornes is a published professional astrologer and a fiction
writer. She wrote astrological columns for a midwest newspaper and contributed
as an author to:
Llewellyn Worldwide Sun Signs 2000, and Llewellyn's Astrology Calendar
2003. Cathy is furiously composing two astrology books and writes Romances
and Mysteries. Her female sleuth is an astrologer, of course! Cathy
Zornes speaks to writers on how to use astrology
to create believable, layered, complex characters.
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Terry
Hertzler worked for 20 years as an editor and wrote for magazines and
newspapers, sales marketing, and technical documents. He taught composition,
poetry and technical writing at the university level and at writers conferences.
His short stories and poetry have appeared in various publications, including
the LA Times, and have been produced on stage and for radio and television.
He own Caernavon Press, which has published the work of
more than a dozen authors since 1985. He is the founder of the San
Diego Writers' Cooperative. Terry has also owned bookstores and sells
rare and collectible books on the internet. Hertzler served with
the 101st airborne Division in Vietnam (1969-1970). He is an addict
reader, an audiophile and owns two motorcycles.
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Dr. Loretta Malandro's
credentials include a Ph.D. in Communication Theory and Research
from Florida State University, and completing her undergraduate work at
Kent State University. She served on the faculty at both Florida State
and Arizona State Universities. Loretta also served as the Director of
Communication and Professional Development in the newspaper industry. She
was on the first International Debate Team sponsored by the United States
Government to compete throughout the former USSR,
debating in the Russian Language. She is the author of numerous
landmark books, articles,
video and audio learning programs. Her latest book is, Say
it Right the First Time, published by McGraw-Hill. Other
books include Courtroom Communication
Strategies, Nonverbal
Communication and Your
Every Move Talks. She educates writers, speakers, and
career people on how to use the right words to succeed.
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Sandra Bowen has
been teaching Black Literature for decades and is old enough to remember
the days of the depression in the south, so well depicted in her novel,
This
Day's Madness. A retired professor, Sandra taught
English, Literature, and African American Literature, specializing in African
American Women Writers at Hunter College in New York, and at Arizona State
University. She has been a consultant for literature texts and anthologies
and has contributed articles to literary journals. She is the author
of the handbook accompanying TECHNIQUES IN COLLEGE
READING from Schiavone, and selections in the series PROJECT
ENGLISH, Hunter College. Her most recent novel in print
is titled THIS DAY'S MADNESS.
Check it out at Amazon.com
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Wendy
Carroll was a Story Analyst for Walt Disney Pictures for many
years
She left Hollywood after the last major earthquake and now teaches
screenwriting throughout the United States to authors and writers who wish
to see their stories adapted to the screen. Find out about her seminars
on her website at
www.script1screenwriting.com
Or email her at script1@cox.net
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Shelley Mosley,
librarian for 26 years; -
co-author (with John Charles) of two upcoming reference books,
Fighting for the Vote: the
Suffragettes and
a biocritical dictionary
of American Romance Authors,
writes book reviews for national library publications
who recommend her choices to libraries across the country.
Shelley also co-writes romantic comedy with Deborah Mazoyer
under the pseudonym of Deborah
Shelley
Her website is under construction:http://www.DeborahShelley.com
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