By Jerry, on December 15th, 2009

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.

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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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.

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Amy

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.

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anita

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 about to be released by Mojocastle Press. She is Writer of the Month on Chillifreeze. For more, visit Anita’s website.

Barb

Barb Perrin has 1 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.

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Barry Parham has 4 posts.

Bio: Barry Parham is a freelance web developer and the author of humor columns, essays and short stories. He is a music fanatic, a 1981 graduate of the University of Georgia, and a self-described eco-narcissist. 
Barry is the author of “Why I Hate Straws,” a 248-page collection of humor and satire, including the award-winning stories “Going Green, Seeing Red” and “Driving Miss Conception.” 

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For more, visit Barry’s website.

Brenda

Brenda Layman has 2 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.

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Carol Rzadkiewicz has 4 posts.

Bio: An FWP Council member, Carol Rzadkiewicz is an instructor with the University of Phoenix and a novelist, freelance writer, and editorial consultant. 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 has serialized seven stories from her collection The Second Coming and Other Stories. Carol is the author of two published novels, Mustang Summer and Objects Are Closer Than They Appear; the latter was first released in Kindle format then re-published in hard copy by Woodlord Publishing. Her third novel, Separate but Equal, is slated for release by Woodlord in the Spring. For more, visit Carol’s website.

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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.

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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.

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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

Jerry Lopper has 5 posts.

Bio: An FWP Council member, Jerry is the administrator and co-editor of Fiction Writers’ Platform, a freelance writer, and personal life coach. He is the Personal Development Feature Writer at Suit101.com, where you can find hundreds of his articles devoted to personal growth and development. Jerry has published two books, Jump for Joy, clearing the hurdles to an easy life and Personal Development, 40 best articles. Jerry runs two other websites: Purposeful Growth and Balanced Life, where you can enroll in his work/life balance course.

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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 currently working on a second book Hands-On Race Car Component Fabrication Techniques. John lives with his wife, Grace, near to Savannah in Georgia, USA.

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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.

Megan Wyatt

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.

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Michelle Pannecoucke has 8 posts.

Bio: An FWP Council member, Michelle is a devoted writer, an editor, and an excellent homemaker. She is a Christian and an advocate for all that is lovely and good. She is a contributing writer with Suite101, where she has joined a great writers’ network. Fiction writing is her first passion and she is excited to join Fiction Writer’s Platform. For more, visit Michelle’s website.

Tasja

Natasja Pannecoucke has 3 posts.

Bio: Natasja is a singer-songwriter with a passion for writing and currently finishing her fourth year as a French major. In her spare time she likes to write songs and stories, sing and play guitar and act as a food critic to the fine establishments around town. For more, visit Natasja’s website.

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Patricia Blalock has 1 posts.

Bio: Patricia Blalock is a 56 year old lesbian living in north London. She has MS and writes when she feels up to it. Her addictions are tobacco, chocolate and crime fiction. She has traveled widely and lived in San Francisco for nine years, but is now happy to stay close to home.

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Philip Bradbury has 2 posts.

Bio: I was born really early in my life and people are amazed I am still alive, after all these years!

In New Zealand I experienced life as an accountant, credit manager, company director, shepherd, scrub-cutter, tree pruner, freezing worker, plastics factory worker, saxophonist, guitarist, busker, army driver, tour bus driver, stage and television actor and singer, builder, lecturer, facilitator for men’s groups, reporter, columnist, magazine editor, publisher, writer …

In South Africa as an AIDS workshop co-facilitator …

In the Australian bush as a barman, horse and camel trekker and stock-whip teacher …

In England as a contract accountant, corporate trainer, website editor/writer and freelance writer …

I’m wondering what’s next …

Sandra

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.

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William Conant has 1 posts.

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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.

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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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