Meet the Writers

The Fiction Writers’ Platform is proud to introduce our writers. If you enjoy their writing, please let them know by using the comments form after each posting. Your suggestions for improvement and/or story variations are always welcomed when presented in positive, respectful, and constructive terms.

CouncilBadge_Small Several of our writers serve on the FWP Council, where they join our editors in providing future direction and feature recommendations for the Fiction Writers’ Platform. Please feel free to send your recommendations for Council consideration to the editors.

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Alfred Wellnitz has 4 posts.

Bio: I grew up in rural South Dakota, served in the United States Navy, and worked in technology as an electrical engineer. I have recently completed a novel named PushBack and previously published the novel Finding the Way. I now live in Bloomington Minnesota with my wife Joan.

Find further PushBack information at:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1450234321

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Alicia King has 1 posts.

Bio: Alicia King is a yogi, cyclist, gluten-free health-nut, and total geek. Atlantans might spot her racing automotive traffic along Peachtree on her bike, wearing silly hats on MARTA, or goofing off in any number of ways intown. Don’t get her talking about her pets, gardening, writing, reading, or international affairs, or you might never get her to shut up. For more, visit Alicia’s website.

Amy Cooper has 1 posts.

Bio: Amy loves to read, write, hike with her husband and doggies, play the fiddle and more. Her first book, Wicked Dreams, a fictional thriller, came out in 2005. Her second book, a collection of poetry and photography called The Hills of Circleville, came out in 2007. Amy is currently working on a book about life lessons learned – not really fiction, but yet… For more see Amy’s website.

Anita Saran has 1 posts.

Bio: Anita Saran leads a rich life that encompasses the world of advertising and fiction writing- she has been writing copy for more than 27 years. She won the prestigious David Ogilvy Award for direct mail writing and has a diploma from The London School of Journalism in the Advanced Short Story Course. She teaches short story writing and copywriting online.

She is the award-winning author of three books of fiction. Listen free to her short story ‘City of Victory‘.

Her first novel ‘Circe’ – a funny satirical fantasy- is now out
http://www.mojocastle.com/Circe/Circe.html.

Anne O'Connell has 4 posts.

Bio: I’ve been a PR professional since 1990, managing the communications needs for corporate and non-profit organizations, starting my career with an international PR firm in Toronto. I’ve been based in Dubai since 2007, finally working for myself doing freelance copy writing. I’ve been writing for more than 20 years but most of that has been in PR, marketing and corporate communications. I have recently started writing for Suite101 (an online magazine out of Vancouver) and am working on a couple of travel-oriented non-fiction books. I have dabbled in fiction writing in the past and The Fiction Writers Platform is where I intend to test my mettle in this genre among other writers. My main website is www.globalwritingsolutionsonline.com

Aygul Fayzrakhmanova has 6 posts.

Bio: Aygul is from Russia, Kazan. She is very happy to be here and have the opportunity to share her works with you.

Barb Perrin has 2 posts.

Bio: An FWP Council member, Barb Perrin lives in suburban central Ohio with her father, her teenage son, and two dogs. She is a 2010 winner of the Annual Women Who Write Poetry and Short Prose Contest. In addition to writing fiction, she serves as managing editor of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine and writes for Livestrong.com.

Bennett Parrish has 15 posts.

Bio: Bennett Parrish is a fifty-ish author and musician. Although he has been a resident of both New York and Los Angeles, he prefers to live in north east Ohio in a small village outside the bustling metropolis of Canal Fulton.
He has the pleasure of residing with three cats a wife and a daughter.
Much of his writing has been done with his brother Gavin who acts as editor, co-writer and co-owner of Circulogian Publishing.
Recently published works include: Mrs. Schroedinger’s Moggie, a book written from the viewpoint of the famous cat and The Scriptomatic a tale of Love and Horror, which was written in an effort to capture the spirit of the horror comics of the late 1950’s and early 1960’s.

Aswin Rai has 5 posts.

Bio: Aswin was immersed into the world of computers in the late 70’s, long before Personal Computers. Saw the birth of Apple, Microsoft and the PC. Though trained as a software programmer, Aswin was also tapped into marketing. Living in Singapore, schooling included Metalwork, Mechanical & Engineering Drawing. He uses his gift of a self taught artist to illustrate stories/ articles. He has also delved into editing and producing books/ magazine articles for others. Apart from that, Aswin also writes movie scripts collaboratively with his friend and brother under their own company name. Still, coming out with his own sci-fi story has been his lifelong dream.

Brenda Layman has 8 posts.

Bio: An FWP Council member, Brenda is co-editor of Fiction Writers’ Platform, an outdoor writer, and avid fly fisherman. She is married to Mark Layman, and they live in central Ohio. Brenda’s work has appeared frequently in Ohio Game & Fish, Ohio Valley Outdoors, and on a variety of internet sites. She is a member of the Outdoor Writers of Ohio, The Ohio Writers Guild, Trout Unlimited, and The Ohio Smallmouth Alliance. She is the Feature Writer for Hunting & Fishing for internet magazine, Suite 101, where she publishes a weekly article and blog. Brenda is also the author of “Song of Joy, a Guide to Recovery from Sorrow.” For more, visit Brenda’s website.

Carol Rzadkiewicz has 6 posts.

Bio: An FWP Council member, Carol Rzadkiewicz is an instructor with the University of Phoenix and a novelist, freelance writer, and the Topic Editor of Writing Memoirs for Suite 101. Her short stories have appeared in numerous publications, including Predicate Magazine, Zine5, and South Lit. South Lit named her “Author of the Month for May 2006.” Predicate Literary Journal serialized seven stories from her collection “The Second Coming and Other Stories.” Carol is the author of three published novels, “Mustang Summer” (2008), “Objects Are Closer Than They Appear”(2010), and “Separate but Equal” (2011), the latter two released by Woodlord Publishing of the United Kingdom. For more, visit Carol’s website.

Lisa Moon has 5 posts.

Bio: Currently Lisa is the Thorsby Columnist for the Clanton Advertiser. In addition to her novel HOUSE ON BUTCHER HARBOR, Lisa has published several poems under her maiden name Lisa Lewis. When not writing she is an avid photographer.

When her son Michael was five years old he would sit on her lap while she wrote. This gave her the idea to write a story with him. That is how the Michael and the Monster series of children’s books got started. Michael is now a senior in High School and co-author of the Monster series. This is Lisa’s favorite achievement.

Carl Macek has 3 posts.

Bio: An FWP Council member, Carl Macek has been a professional writer for over 35 years. During that time he has written books (both fiction and non-fiction) as well as numerous articles on a variety of subjects for various publications. Carl has also written films and episodic television. His most enduring work has been to develop and write the animated television series Robotech. Recently Carl has been developing a body of work as a freelance author on the Internet. For more visit Carl Macek’s website.

Charles Ray has 21 posts.

Bio: Charles Ray has been writing fiction since he was 12, with a winning short story entry in a national Sunday school publication. He is the author of two mystery e-novels, “Color Me Dead” and “Deadline.” He has also been a free lance journalist, artist, and photographer for a number of publicatons.

Daniel DeVeronica has 2 posts.

Bio: Daniel has been writing professionally for six years. He writes novels, short stories, essays and poetry. He lives in upstate New York and is currently working on getting his second novel Sick Boy published.

Darlene Foster has 1 posts.

Bio: Darlene Foster is a writer, an employment counsellor, an ESL teacher, a wife, mother and grandmother. She loves travel, shoes, reading, sewing, chocolate, music, the beach and making new friends. Her 13 year old grandson called her “super-mega-as-woman-supreme”. She was brought up on a ranch near Medicine Hat, Alberta, where she dreamt of traveling the world and meeting interesting people. She lives on the west coast of Canada with her husband Paul and their two black cats, Pumpkin and Monkey. Amanda in Arabia is her first published novel. Amanda will be travelling to other interesting places, sticking her nose in other people’s problems and getting herself in trouble. Amanda in Spain – The Girl in the Painting has been recently e-published

Dean West has 2 posts.

Bio: Dean is a sixty-five year old male who is married and likes dogs. A short-timer having written for three years, Dean feels he is still struggling with the basics, the mechanics. He sgive copy editors migraines, nightmares and job security. Most of what Dean writes is non-linear, edgy, adult, and always asking more from the reader – occasionally it works. Other times a reader storms away unsatisfied, even angry. Dean learns something from both reactions. For more, visit Dean’s website.

Gina Burgess has 3 posts.

Bio: Gina studied journalism in college, took a detour to raise two beautiful daughters, and graduated Magna Cum Laude after twenty-five years. Gina’s first love is using her God-given talent to shine a light in a dark world. She is committed to bringing God glory with her writing.

She’s been an editor for several publications, including Lifestyles Editor at her home town newspaper the Picayune Item; a weekly column for Studylight.org; and bi-weekly columns at www.EverydayChristian.com. She has written and taught several Bible studies.

She’s a book reviewer for several publishers, a member of Christian Fiction Blog Alliance, and has also taught Sunday School and Discipleship Training for more than thirty-five years.
Check out Gina’s blog, Refreshment in Refuge http://refreshmentrefuge.blogspot.com and her book reviews at Upon Reflection: http://uponreflectionblog.blogspot.com

Joyce Elferdink has 1 posts.

Bio: Joyce is known to be distinctly creative and reasonably intelligent, with a zany sense of humor. A former Peace Corps volunteer in Kazahstan, she would call that her most fascinating and frustrating experience–until writing a first novel. Attempting to show the story of a man traveling through time while in a coma has been a new challenge, one accomplished in Pieces of You. Living out her motto: live to learn and learn to live, Joyce is now a writer of speculative novels, communications college teacher, and with a partner, a guide for corporate leaders who put relationships first.

Barbara Topolosky has 10 posts.

Bio: Barbara Topolosky is a retired educator, and is a writer for The New Standard, www.thenewstandardonline.com.

She enjoys writing profiles, and is interested in creative non-fiction. She also writes short stories, and romantic fiction.

Before pursuing her writing career, she was a teacher for 30 years with The Columbus Public Schools. She also worked as a drug and alcohol counselor. She has a Masters degree in Education.

She’s been married for 38 years to a wonderful man, and has three terrific grown children.

Horst Woyde has 5 posts.

Bio: HORST WOYDE grew up in Berlin, Germany and Montevideo, Uruguay. He has lived in the United States since 1960, in Detroit and Washington, D.C. where he worked for the United States Information Agency as a writer, editor and translator in their Office of International Information Programs. After his retirement, Woyde continued to work as a contractor to the federal government. At the present time his concentration is writing fiction. He is a member of the Florida Writers Association. Visit his website: http://sites.google.com/site/horstwoyde/ or his blog: www.horst-thepowerofwords.blogspot.com.

Jeannie Delahunt has 1 posts.

Bio: An FWP Council member, Jeannie is the Feature Writer for Eating Disorders – Suite101.com. She works on fiction in different categories and is excited about the Fiction Writers’ Platform. Jeannie hopes you enjoy her pieces and welcomes comments.

Jerry Lopper has 20 posts.

John Glimmerveen has 2 posts.

Bio: An FWP Council member, John Glimmerveen is a freelance writer and author specializing in automotive, motorcycle, and motorsports subjects. John is the owner and senior instructor at the Ju-Jitsu Center of Richmond Hill, in Georgia. The Society of Automotive Engineers published John’s first book in 2004, Hands-On Race Car Engineer, which received critical acclaim in some of the worlds most prestigious motor sports magazines. He is guide for classic motorcycles on About.com. John lives with his wife, Grace, near to Savannah in Georgia, USA.

Joel Durham Jr has 6 posts.

Bio: Joel Durham Jr is an experienced writer who boasts 14 years of articles and books, mostly covering technology and games. He lives in Upstate NY with his family. He recently self-published his first novel, SLIP AWAY, and posted a sample here: http://bit.ly/g0Cy7B

John Makin has 1 posts.

Bio: I started work fitting tyres on anything from wheelbarrows to earth-movers. Then I became a software engineer, from correcting programs to designing and building systems.
In contrast to that rather sedentary occupation, my outside interests were essentially practical, learning to a level of competency any skill that opportunity presented. From cooking, knitting and gardening to building dry stone walls, wood-working and rock climbing.
I retired early following a mountaineering accident. As a part of my recovery I found that trying to write what I felt, resulted in poetry. Collected into a small book, self published but never distributed.
Then I wrote a fantasy novel, printed it and hand bound it – just to feel how it was done.
I then became interested in the whole arena of writing and am now returning to that first effort and rewriting it with more insight into what I am doing. I am learning all the time, writing when-ever and where-ever the opportunity presents itself.
The benefits that accrue from accepting the advice inherent in reviews are immense, if one has the humility to weigh them and accept rather than deny what they are saying.
I acknowledge that I am a mere tyro compared to the majority on here but trust that you will look kindly upon my desire to develop my skills.

Karen Cole has 1 posts.

Bio: I have been on the Internet since 2003 as a ghost writer, rewriter, copy editor and proof reader of book manuscripts, and I have performed many other types of freelance and contracted writing jobs. I have a combined degree in journalism, creative writing and the fine arts, and have been creating and editing books, documents and papers for people since before 1980.

I have worked on some 150 books over my lifetime, ghost writing, rewriting, copy editing and proof reading for book authors. I usually only take credit as the “editor” when I ghost write or copy edit for an author, and my fees are lower than industry standard rates for most ghost writers, rewriters, copy editors and proof readers.

Kate Campbell has 4 posts.

Bio: Novelist, poet and pundit, Kate Campbell lives in Sacramento where she tends her garden; chases Mr. Tiger Nutwoods, her old and drooling ginger cat; practices yoga; dabbles in the arts and enjoys the outdoors. She holds a journalism degree from San Francisco State University and is a member of the Squaw Valley Community of Writers. Her work has earned numerous national awards, including top awards for investigative reporting, feature writing, short stories and poetry. She is seeking representation for her first novel – Adrift in the Sound. Visit her online at kate-Campbell.blogspot.com.

Kathy Warnes has 26 posts.

Bio: I have a new history website which can be found at discoverfunhistory.webs.com. It features chapter books, books, Put-It-In-Your-Pocket Books for younger children. It also includes non-fiction articles and history quotes for every day of the year and an historical article for every day. Please visit!
I also write fiction. non-fiction, plays, poetry and six history blogs.
Women Warriors and Wayfarers is about women in history.
http://womanwarriors.wordpress.com/about/
Maritime Moments – http://maritimemoments.wordpress.com/
is maritime history.
Music in Middle C is about music history. http://musicinmiddlec.wordpress.com/
Searching Historical Horizons is a history blog with articles about distinctive people and events in history.
http://searchinghistoricalhorizons.wordpress.com/
Needless to say, I love writing.

Brenda Thornlow has 6 posts.

Bio: Brenda Thornlow resides in Brooklyn, New York with her loving husband of almost two years. She has written short stories on and off throughout her life as an escape from everyday life. Over the past several years her joy for writing had taken a backseat to other things such as moving across country, going back to school, etc. For the first time in many years Brenda has regained her inspiration and is now in the process of writing her fist full novel entitled “My Life As I Knew It.”

Lee-Ann Khoh has 3 posts.

Linnea Heinrichs has 3 posts.

Bio: Linnea lives on a small hobby farm with her husband and three very large Percheron draft horses. She loves writing and gardening and has planted a small vineyard. Linnea’s debut historical novel, The First Vial, was published in 2005 by Thistledown Press. In 2006 The First Vial was a finalist for the Ontario Library Assoc. White Pine Young Readers Choice Award. Linnea is working on a new historical novel set in ancient Babylon. She is also a contributing writer for the online magazine, Suite 101. For more, visit Linnea’s website.

Lucretius Coleman has 3 posts.

Bio: I’m a first-year Physics graduate student who spends his long drives from Mississippi to Texas thinking of new ideas and writing/enacting stories and publishable content in his head. I’ve been a comic book geek since I was 12, an internet philosopher since 18, and a wannabe media inventor since five minutes in the future. I love the beauty of short form fiction a la Maupassant, the ticklish excitement of flowery prose a la Bradbury, and the strict directness of blunt imagery a la Hemingway. Alas, this is countered by my love for bad black-and-white sci-fi from the 50s, bad Benetar-esque pop music from the 80s, and Bridezillas and the Real Housewives of Atlanta. Whether my writing’s good, bad, or ugly, I hope it’s always entertaining.

http://superfictious.wordpress.com
http://www.writing.com/main/portfolio/view/snoopylc

Manu Mark Imam has 3 posts.

Bio: Manu Mark Imam is a tourism industry professional, plays the trumpet and is an avid lover of swimming and fly fishing. He has travelled to New Zealand, the Far East, Middle East, Germany and the USA. He is a graduate in History, Economics and Political science. He hails from Bangalore, India and speaks English, Hindi and Kannada. As a writer, he is in his creative infancy and explores topics without boundaries.

Marcia Gunnett Woodard has 3 posts.

Bio: A “jack-of-all-writing-trades”, Marcia has published in a variety of genres, among them inspirational/devotional pieces, newspaper stories, and how-to articles. She is an accomplished playwright, who has enjoyed the production of several of her scripts, including a cantata, a readers’ theatre, and a full-length romantic comedy.

Currently, she has an ebook of short stories available for Nook and Kindle, and is at work on a novel and series of children’s picture books, both of which may be excerpted here.

When she isn’t writing, she enjoys traveling with her husband, playing with her seven grandkids, and discovering who her adult children have grown up to be.

Megan Wyatt has 1 posts.

Bio: Megan holds a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Louisiana where she graduated in the top 10 percent. She is currently working as a global dispatcher for Baker Hughes, as an editor for manuscripts and websites, and as an online copywriter. On any given day Megan can be found animating a story while inserting ten not-so-relevant substories in too much detail among friends or family patiently saying “Just get to the point already!” Writing lured her in when she realized she could write, edit, then share. For more, visit Megan’s website.

Michael Daigle has 8 posts.

Bio: I am a lifelong writer who for the past 30 years was a journalist, which satisfied the need to write. As it became less satisfying, I returned to previous fiction and found it was not as bad as I thought. I am reviewing older stories and have started a new story with characters I’ve been carrying with me for 40 years.

Michelle Wright has 20 posts.

Bio: An FWP Council member, Michelle is a devoted writer, an editor, and an excellent homemaker. With an HBA in English and a Graduate Certificate in publishing, she also writes for Suite101.com and Blissfully Domestic.com. Although fiction writing is her first passion, she also enjoys reading, singing and playing music, drawing, and experimenting with gluten free baking and cooking. For more, visit Michelle’s website.

Marc Nadeau has 1 posts.

Bio: Marc R. Nadeau is an American naval architect living as an ex-patriot in Dubai, who works as an engineering manager for an Arab manufacturer of interior accommodations for superyachts and luxury hotels. He and his wife of thirty years have raised two sons. His respite from the stress of his job and the inspiration for much of his writing is his avocation of flying. He enjoys traveling and documenting the adventures with photography and journals. You may share some of his insights at his blog, windvoyager.blogspot.com

Matthew Pride has 1 posts.

Bio: Originally from Staten Island, N.Y., Matthew graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a B.S. in Environmental Geography. In 2008, Matt deployed to Iraq on a fifteen month combat tour in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. While at the academy, he competed in the 2005 National Collegiate Boxing Championships and placed first at 156 lbs.

Currently he serves on active duty as an Army Engineer Officer, but spends a great deal of his time learning the art and craft of fiction writing. He is actively submitting fiction proposals for his completed manuscript in hopes he will someday be a successfully published author.

He lives on West Point with his wife, Christina, and their two children, Naomi (4 years old) and Evangeline (two years old). They are expecting their first son in the summer of 2011.

Natasja Pannecoucke has 13 posts.

Bio: Natasja is a singer-songwriter with a passion for writing, and now holds a BA in French. In her spare time she likes to write songs and stories, sing and play guitar and act as a food/music/film critic. When she is not doing any of the above or surfing the net, she can be found outside with a good book. To hear some of her music, visit Natasja’s website.

Neha Garg has 11 posts.

Bio: Neha lives in London and is a nose buried in books type of a writer and reader.

Currently working as a free-lance children’s short story writer for a local newspaper in London in addition to the job that pays the bills, IT Support Manager-Europe.

Philip Bradbury has 6 posts.

I’ve had 14 books published. My ambition is to be a writer who is read and respected worldwide, before I slip into Father Time’s withered hand … like, soon!

I am a recovering accountant and lecturer with the desire to write. I have been a columnist, editor and publisher of magazines in NZ, Aust., Sth Africa and Czech Republic. I’m currently a commissioning editor for Business Books (an imprint of O-Books) and a freelance writer and editor for clients around the world.

Punitha Muniandy has 9 posts.

Bio: Her first writing experience was with a publishing company in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where Punitha was a feature-writer for a magazine called Property Malaysia.
Upon migrating to Canada in the year 2000, Punitha pursued her career in the hospitality industry. Although she’s still very much involved in the hotel business, Punitha’s passion for writing refused to remain docile. She completed her diploma in Creative Writing and a certificate in Journalism last year (2009) and started writing again.
Punitha is also a contributing writer to Suite101.Com.

Richard Ugbede Ali has 1 posts.

Bio: Richard Ali is a Nigerian writer of prose and poetry and editor of the Sentinel Nigerian literary magazine www.sentinelnigeria.org . He is also Secretary of the Association of Nigerian Authors, Plateau State Chapter and was shortlisted for the 2008 John La Rose Short Story Prize.

Sandra Valencia has 1 posts.

Bio: Sandra Valencia, a native of Columbus, Ohio, has, since childhood, encountered a wide range of experiences commonly categorized as paranormal activity. Those experiences provided unique ideas and concepts often included in her writing. Following her series Legends from Turand, she introduced Guardian Redeemed, first book in The Chikondra Trilogy, in 2007, and followed with Whispers from Prophecy in 2008. The trilogy’s final book, Lest Darkness Prevail, is expected in the fall of 2009.

Married for more than thirty years, she is the mother of two sons who challenge her intellectually and spiritually. Besides writing and travel, she greatly enjoys classical and Latin music, and exploring the many aspects of esoteric phenomena. For more, visit Sandra’s website.

Sara Cummings has 2 posts.

Bio: Sara has always loved writing but has recently got a bit more time to do it and will soon be returning to studying English Literature.
Sara loves to read all genres but especially loves comic, sci-fi and fantasy for a bit of pure escapism.
Sara lives in Devon with a husband and young son.

Simon Marshland has 7 posts.

Bio: Most of his life Simon Marshland has been on the move, living and working in places diverse as East Africa to South America. More recent activities have been based around the Mediterranean ranging from yacht chartering in the Greek Islands to fish farming in France. He now lives in the West country but admits to itchy feet

Suzan Beacham has 1 posts.

Brandon Jenness has 1 posts.

Bio: Brandon Jenness is a Native American storyteller and Shamanic healer from the Yurok tribe. He instills his deep cultural wisdom within every story and book that he writes in hopes that he can teach humanity to raise their consciousness into a higher vibration and dimension. On top of being a devoted teacher of the wisdom of the Great Spirit he is also multi-certified in several professional avenues including: Fitness and Nutrition, Insurance, General Contracting and Reiki Master Healer from the Usui Traditional School of Reiki. His goal is to merge as many aspects of the illusion we call life so that he can better teach the deeper and hidden wisdom of the human condition.

Deborah Bull has 2 posts.

Bio: Deborah is married and has four daughters, three granddaughters and a grandson. She works as a cover teacher in a large secondary school in Hampshire, England, which is an interesting (if challenging!) job. She gained a BA Hons degree in English and Creative Writing with Heritage Studies in 2009 and writes as a hobby.

Jason Dookeran has 2 posts.

Bio: Jason Dookeran is an award-winning Caribbean author. His work mainly explores the genres of Science and Fantasy Fiction.

Christopher Eger has 1 posts.

Bio: Christopher Eger is a first generation American of Russian-German decent and has been a student of military history and hoplologist for more that 20 years. He is an associate member of the US Naval Institute, US Navy League, and a former Mississippi State Guardsman. He is a security consultant to the federal government and author of more than 200 published articles of interest. He is a firearms and impact weapons trainer as well a less than lethal weapons instructor. He formerly worked as a corporate trainer for a fortune 100 company, the department head of a county law enforcement office, and for one of the top ten defense contractors in the country. Besides his work on Suite101, he also contributes to CNN’s iReports Program, History Times.com, contributes to eHow’s knowledge base on military and security subjects, and is the Military History Editor for The Dark Paladin Underground Bookseller. Christopher has been published in the historical journal England Expects, the newsletters Combat Forums and Strike First-Strike Fast and has appeared on Pacific Radio News on the subject of military history. A number of his works have also been republished on Helium.com.

He is currently working on a comprehensive English language book on the Russian Civil War as well as taking a stab at fiction while working towards his MA

Tricia Spencer has 3 posts.

Bio: Tricia Spencer received the Best Nonfiction Book award for “Tips, The Server’s Guide To Bringing Home The Bacon – The Customer Speaks To Every Waiter, Waitress and Restaurant Manager in America!” from the Southwest Writers International Competition where the final winner was chosen by a Penguin Group editor. Published in 2002 with a 2nd printing in 2006, “Tips…” has become a training manual for restaurants and food servers around the country. Her short story, “Deviled Eggs,” was a winner in both the L. Ron Hubbard Writers Of The Future Competition for Science Fiction and CrossQuarter Publishing’s Paul B. Duquette Memorial Short Science Fiction Contest. “Deviled Eggs” is published in “CrossTime”, the 2002 science fiction anthology featuring the winners of the CrossQuarter competition. Her short story, “Miracle Man,” was a winner in the 2005 Cloak and Dagger Mystery Writing Contest where the finalists were judged by renowned mystery author Jeremiah Healy. And her short story, “Noses, Toes, and Elbows,” was a winner in the 2005 Scribes Valley Publishing Short Story Competition, and is published in the winners’ anthology, “They Do Exist”. Her spirit prayers collection, entitled “Spirit Prayers For Joyful Living – The Gentle Path to Spiritual Well-Being” was published by Amazon.com as an Amazon Short in 2007. Her latest short story to be recognized is “Empty Shoes,” which took top honors in the 2008 Scribes Valley Publishing Competition and is published in “The Road To Elsewhere.”

Danna Smith-Casey has 13 posts.

Bio: Danna Smith-Casey has been writing since childhood. She is not a genre writer; she writes stories and articles of all types, fiction and non-fiction. Currently, Danna is seeking to break into mainstream print with her novel “Bloodline.” She also has several other works of different genres, in various levels of completion.

William Conant has 1 posts.

George Arthur Davis has 2 posts.

Bio: George Arthur Davis born in Philadelphia PA (presently resides in Tampa FL); Graduate Community College of Philadelphia: recipient Fall 2001 Judith Stark Creative Writing Award; published short story collections Street Life – adventures in the asphalt cement jungle, and In The Rough; Third Place in Scripts Tampa Writers Alliance 23rd Annual Writing Contest; published short story collection He Is Not A Dog and Other Stories; contributor – Black Short Stories (Editor’s Pick), The Smoking Poet (cigar review), Pepper Tree Literary Magazine, Fiction Writers Platform (Editor’s Choice Award); published e-book Wylie (a female bodyguard) and Other Stories;

Yasmin Andrea Imam has 1 posts.

Bio: I’m an independent consultant based at Bangalore, India. My core strength has been in providing recruitment for professionals across sectors.

Apart from the spiel above, I enjoy cooking, music, watching movies, shopping (you bet), reading, gardening, etc.

Enough about me… hope to hear from you about the stories I put up. I have been blogging for a few months (occasionally), but still a rookie here. Please be kind!

Yolande Pienaar has 1 posts.

Bio: An FWP Council member, Yolande lives in sunny South Africa and enjoys traveling through the various African countries, usually off-road and in the wilderness areas. She is a feature writer for Suite101 in the Sub – Sahara Africa travel and enjoys sharing travel destinations with readers. For more, visit Yolande’s website.

Sarah Todd has 1 posts.

Bio: Born in Zimbabwe, Sarah has been living abroad since August 2003. An FWP Council member, Sarah spent three years in Greece before her husband was transferred to Izmir in turkey in November 2006. Sarah was educated in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second largest city. English was her favourite subject at school. She ran her own public relations company for five years, and was in real estate for another five years. For more, visit Sarah’s website.

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