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Jeffrey Fox is the founder of Fox Company, a Connecticut-based strategy consulting firm with a specialty in marketing. The company is innovative in its approach to new products, believing that most companies are resistant to new products because they think they cannot be manufactured easily or will be too low on investment. Jeffrey is a graduate of Harvard Business School, who previously worked for such companies as Pillsbury Co., as Director of Marketing for the wine division, and Heublein, Inc., where he held various senior level marketing jobs, including Director of New Products. Jeffrey is winner of Sales & Marketing Management magazine’s Outstanding Marketer Award; American Marketing Association’s award for Outstanding Marketer in Connecticut; and the National Industrial Distributors’ award as the Nation’s Best Industrial Marketer. Jeffrey is author of seven how-to books all published by Hyperion, ranging from How to Become CEO: The Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization (1998) and How to Become a Great Boss (2002) to THE DOLLARIZATION DISCIPLINE: How Smart Companies Create Customer Value…And Profit from it (2004). His books are published in 67 foreign languages and Jeffrey is the only American business owner to have had two consecutive No. 1 bestsellers in France. http://www.foxandcompany.com ---------- Dr. Charles Ehin is Professor of Management Emeritus, former Dean of the Gore School of Business at Westminster College of Salt Lake City, and author of three books. The first two are groundbreaking business books, Unleashing Intellectual Capital (Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000), and Hidden Assets: Harnessing the Power of Informal Social Networks (Springer, 2004), designed for top executives, knowledge professionals, organizational scholars, and everyone associated with private, public, or voluntary social institutions. In 1996 and 2001 he was the winner of the Manford A. Shaw Publication Prize at the College. The third book is Aftermath (PublishAmerica 2004), an historical autobiography that brings to life the tragic effects of the secret pact between Hitler and Stalin in August 1939. The book traces the trials and tribulations of members of Charles’ family from 1940 until the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1990. In essence, it’s an account of a family torn apart by the ravages of war. Charles began to write the book in 1980 to simply put something on paper to give his son and daughter and grandchildren about his past. However, after his colleagues at Westminster College read the manuscript and thought it was an interesting story he decided to have it published. Charles was subsequently interviewed in the Salt Lake Tribune, on local radio, and was asked to be presenter at the Great Salt Lake Book Festival in September 2004. There is also the possibility that the book will made into a movie. www.UnManagement.com
Charles can write and speak on the following subjects: *Innovative Organizations ----------
Walter Brasch is an award-winning syndicated columnist who has covered American society and government for three decades. His biting wit and deep insight has been compared to that of Andy Rooney, Art Buchwald and Bill Maher. Walter is a prolific author whose latest books are America’s Unpatriotic Acts: The Federal Government’s Violation of Constitutional and Civil Liberties (Peter Lang Publishers 2005), ‘Unacceptable’: The Federal Government’s Response to Hurricane Katrina (BookSurge Publishing 2006), Sex and the Single Beer Can – Probing the Media and American Culture (Lighthouse Press 2003) and The Joy of Sax: America During the Bill Clinton Era (Lighthouse Press 2001). Walter is professor of Journalism at Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania. A frequent radio guest, Walter can discuss or write about free speech, civil liberties, reporting practices, ethics, politics, social injustice, PR and advertising, the entertainment industry, and America's preoccupation with sex and violence. ---------- Brian Wizard is an independent publisher who has handmade the first editions of some of his books. All his work produced in the 20th century is sold in a boxed set, Brian Wizard's 20th Century Anthology.
---------- Laura Ramirez
is the author of the award-winning book, Keepers of the Children: ---------- .
---------- Rae Pica,
a children’s physical activity specialist, has written more than a dozen books
for educators, such as Teachable Transitions: 190 Activities to Move from
Morning Circle to the End of the Day (Gryphon House 2003), and
Wiggle, Giggle, Shake: 200 Ways to Move & Learn (Gryphon House
2001)Your Active
Child: How to Boost Physical, Emotional & Cognitive Development Through
Age-Appropriate Activity (McGraw-Hill-Contemporary Books 2003), is her
first trade book. Written for parents, it details the importance of physical
activity in the child’s life and education. Rae makes presentations
throughout North America and is the most widely published author in the field of
movement education. She served as adjunct faculty with the Department of
Kinesiology at the University of New Hampshire for 13 years and has shared her
expertise with such groups as the Sesame Street Research Department,
the Head State Bureau, Centers for Disease Control, and Nickelodeon’s Blue’s
Clues. She has recently been hired to serve as movement consultant on a
new Canadian preschool TV program that will promote physical activity, and is
currently at work on a new book for parents. http://www.movingandlearning.com ---------- Five years ago, Tricia Goyer
helped launch a unique ministry in Kalispell, Montana called Teen MOPS (Mothers
of Preschoolers). “As a former teen mom, I knew what it was like to want a
little support,” she says. “It’s hard enough being a teen. It’s an even bigger
challenge to be a teen and a parent.” She is currently working with a
second teen mother support group and continues to write for young parents.
An experienced Bible study
leader, Tricia has published more than 200 articles for national publications
such as Guidepost for Kids, Christian Parenting Today and Homelife.
Her book, Life Interrupted: the scoop on being a young mom
(Zondervan 2004), was nominated for the Gold Medallion from the ECPA
in the youth category in 2005. Tricia is also author of three
WWII novels inspired by true events. They are published by Moody Publishers:
From Dust to Ashes (2003) is based on the liberation of a
concentration camp in Austria; Night Song (2004) is about the
orchestra started by prisoners in the Mauthausen death camp, chosen “Book of the
Year” by ACFW in the historical romance division; and Dawn of a Thousand Nights
(2006) is about pilots caught in the bombing of the Philippines and captured as
prisoners of the Japanese. Tricia and her husband, John,
live in Montana with their three children.
http://www.triciagoyer.com ---------- Cindy LaFerle
is author of Writing Home (Hearth Stone Books 2005) a collection
of her award-winning weekly newspaper columns on motherhood and the domestic
artists. The columns were written between 1992 and 2004 and tackle the home life
issues from raising her son to turning 50. The 294-page paperback has won a
non-fiction publishing award in the Writers Digest 2006 International Book
Publishing competition. Winners will be announced in the March 2006 issue of
Writers Digest magazine. Cindy’s columns have appeared in
The Christian Science Monitor, Readers Digest, Writers Digest and many
other publications. One of her newer essays will be published next month in the
first-ever Literary Mama anthology, which she is “very proud of,” she says, “as
it’s hard to get published on the site, let alone chosen to be in the print
anthology.” Finally, apropos to the holiday
season, Cindy LaFerle has been donating proceeds from the sale of her book to
charities supporting the homeless in her community. “I have been doing this for
a couple of reasons,” she explains “First, I believe artists and writers are in
a prime position to support social programs. Since we are in the public eye, we
can use our art to aid the communities that support us. (As a local newspaper
columnist, for example, I am very fortunate to have had my work read widely and
regularly.) Secondly, “home and family” – in the largest sense – are very
important to me. By donating a portion of my profits to homeless organizations,
I can rally more support for this particular issue. “Readers with a conscience
readily embrace this concept -- especially during the holiday season when they
are shopping for gifts. Last month, for example, I was invited to do a book
signing at a local church holiday fair at which all items were being sold to
benefit missions and charities (local and worldwide.) I sent out press releases
to promote the event – not just for my own book signing, but for the church fair
as a whole. The editorial response to my press release was phenomenal – I had NO
trouble getting great publicity for the event as well as for my book. Other
authors joined in the effort. Attendance at the church fair was very good, and
we sold nearly 50 copies of Writing Home in a couple of hours. From that
sale, I was able to donate over $200 to a local organization for the homeless.
“I feel very strongly about home
and family – so donating a portion of my profits is a way of giving something
else of value to my community,” she says. Cindy lives with her husband and
teenage son in Royal Oak, Michigan.
www.laferle.com
Cindy can write and speak on the following topics:
Motherhood and
parenting
--Coping with
teenagers
--Creative
living at midlife
--Writing
(how-to): personal essays, newspaper columns, and memoirs
--Domestic
arts
---------- Lorraine Ash,
author of Life Touches Life: A Mother’s Story of
Stillbirth and Healing (NewSage Press 2004),
has been a full-time journalist since 1982, the year she earned her master’s
degree at Fordham University in the Bronx. A native New
Jerseyan, she began her newspaper career in her home state and has remained
there, currently writing for the
Daily Record in Parsippany, New
Jersey. Her feature articles and series, particularly on women’s issues as well
as physical and mental health, have won national, state, and regional awards and
appeared in daily newspapers across the country. Lorraine, a member
of
The International Women’s Writing Guild,
also has explored other writing genres. A published essayist and playwright, she
has written on topics that range from the historical—a close look at the lives
and characters of some American presidents - to the personal — identity and
intimacy. “Writers often
find the stories that are truly theirs to tell in the midst of suffering and
struggle,” she said. “Certainly it was that way for me after the stillbirth of
my daughter, Victoria. My pen helped me change my view of life, justice, God and
myself. The act of writing brings meaning.” As a workshop
leader, she helps others shape the raw stuff of their lives—experiences,
emotions and thoughts—into compelling prose that transforms, moves and inspires. “Pain is not just
to be felt,” she said. “It can be used to better the world, and literature is a
perfect way for the transmutation to take place. There is great healing in
telling our stories well and listening to those of others.” As a peer grief
contact, Lorraine works one-on-one with stillbirth mothers. She also is an
advisor to the Public Awareness Committee of the
International Stillbirth Alliance.
Lorraine lives in
Allendale, New Jersey, with her husband, Bill, a jazz trumpeter. Her passions
include Hindu philosophy, bookstores and libraries, good food, fitness, and the
state of Maine. Currently she is working on a book about holistic healing. ----------
---------- Jan Yager is a
relationships and workplace expert who applies her time management principles to
make the search for love more productive. Jan credits her expertise with helping
her to meet her husband of 21 years, Fred, who was a freelance screenwriter when
they first met, after working as a reporter for the Associated Press for
13 years. Jan is a multi-faceted author
with a Ph.D. in sociology from the City University of New York Graduate Center.
Her 25 published nonfiction and fiction books, translated into 15 languages,
include: Creative Time Management (Prentice-Hall, 1984),
Creative Time Management for the New Millenium (Hannacroix Creek
Books,1999), Business
Protocol (Wiley, 1991; 2nd edition, Hannacroix
Creek, 2001); Who’s That Sitting At My Desk (Hannacroix Creek
Books, 2004). Single in America (Atheneum 1980), When
Friendship Hurts (Simon & Schuster, Inc., Fireside 2002),
Friendshifts®: The Power of Friendship and How It Shapes Our Lives (Hannacroix
Creek Books,1999), Career Opportunities in the Film Industry, co-authored
with Fred Yager (Facts on File 2003) and Career Opportunities
in the Publishing Industry, co-authored with Fred Yager
(Facts on File, 2005), among other titles. Jan's most recent book on love
is: 125 Ways to Meet the Love of Your Life (Hannacroix Creek
Books, 2004).It has been translated into Italian and Korean with an English
reprint edition in the UK and Australia. Jan has also co-authored two suspense
novels with her spouse; Just Your Everyday People (Hannacroix
Creek, 2001) and Untimely Death (Hannacroix Creek, 1998), which
was translated into Swedish (Kentaur Press, 2000). For more on their
collaborative works, go to:
www.fredandjanyager.com Jan has been interviewed on
major broadcast and in print media including The Oprah Winfrey Show, The
Today Show, Good Morning, America, The View, Sunday Morning, The New York Times,
The Wall Street Journal, People magazine, and Reader’s Digest. She
currently teaches in the sociology department at the University of Connecticut,
Stamford Campus. The Yagers live in Connecticut
with their two teenage sons.
For more on Jan Yager, go to:
www.drjanyager.com or
www.whenfriendshiphurts.com
For more on the publications of Hannacroix Creek Books, Inc. go to:
www.hannacroixcreekbooks.com ---------- RELIGION AND ANTI-RELIGION ---------- Philip F. Harris is co-author of Waking God
(Star Publish, July, 2006). “A provocative novel, part thriller, part religion.
It should make you think,” wrote Piers Anthony, an award-winning best-selling
author. "I read Waking God, by Brian Doe and Philip
Harris,” he later wrote in his June 2006 newsletter.
http://www.hipiers.com/newsletter.html “This is a remarkable philosophical
adventure that alternates serious religious discussion with hot action
adventure. I was more impressed with the former, perhaps because as an agnostic
I have asked myself similar questions, but the average reader may skim across to
the chase sequences. Does God exist? What is his nature? This story suggests
that it is not what most Christians like to think. So if you are a thinking
reader with a halfway open mind, this should interest you.” Raised in Massachusetts, Philip attended The
American University in Washington, D.C. and completed graduate work at Howard University and the
University of Northern Colorado. He has worked at every level of government,
participated in political campaigns, and has extensive experience in the private
sector. He is also a nationally syndicated writer for the American Chronicle
(www.americanchronicle.com).
With a lifelong interest in mysticism, he is
also a member of several mystical, fraternal organizations. He and his wife reside in Maine. ---------- Marika and Howard Stone survived a near-retirement
experience and returned with a mission to help people at or approaching
so-called retirement age to choose otherwise. The mission became a website (www.2young2retire.com),
co-founded in 1998; a book, Too Young to Retire: 101 Ways to Start the
Rest of Your Life (Plume 2004); and a program to train facilitators to
work with groups on renewal and reinvention. Former advertising sales executive/publisher Howard, 70,
has a coaching practice focused on people 50 and older in transition. Marika,
64, has been a journalist, PR executive and small business owner. She is a
certified Kripalu Yoga instructor. Neither intends to retire. ---------- ---------- SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY, CRIME, HORROR, THRILLERS AND
SUPERNATURAL Gerard Readett has spent his life "bouncing between England and
Belgium.” At age five he left London and moved to Belgium where he became
bilingual in English/French. After returning to England to do a “Joint Honours
degree in Computing and Economics at the University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne,” he
went back to Belgium to work in the Network Operations department of a large
credit card company. ”My job brings me into contact with people from many
different nationalities, “he says. “I love to travel to see other cultures and
traditions, am particularly interested in Pre-columbian civilizations like the
Maya, Aztecs and Incas and Ancient Egypt.” He enjoys reading Sci-Fi, mysteries and thrillers and is author of
Roadworks (Booksurge 2004), a technological thriller. The British author
is now awaiting work on the movie version of his book. “It is in the hands of
one producer and we’re waiting on a reply and the screenplay is in the American
Zoetrope screenplay competition,” he reports. “So, I should have news by Feb.
[2006].” Gerard lives in Belgium with his wife and three children.
Gerard can speak and write about the following topics:
a) Movies of all genres, actors, directors and
Screenwriters
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Alan
Graubard was born in Monticello, New York on Christmas Day in 1941. Growing
up in the 1950s fuelled his “show biz” urges with Monticello’s proximity to New
York City enabling his introduction to the Broadway stage; the Golden Age of
Television gave him a front row seat to the wonders of live TV; the many hotels
in the Monticello area allowed him to see the nation’s top entertainers perform.
He won a
Dramatic Scholarship to Ithaca College and started his formal training in 1959.
The next summer found him working with the famous playwright, Edward Albee, on
the touring production of “The Zoo Story”. The following summer he was the
Production Stage Manager for the touring company of “The Fantasticks,” the
longest running musical in the history of the theatre. After a short stint on
the staff of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, he went back to Ithaca
College.
But
wanderlust set in and he travelled “Route 66” with a close friend before
settling in Los Angeles. He married in 1963 and entered the young world of Data
Processing, leaving the world of “show biz” to others. His family grew in the
1960s, with the addition of two wonderful daughters, Lori and Stephanie.
Alan has
been in the Information Technology industry for the past 40 years but has never
lost his writing and performing urges. Alan moved to Melbourne, Australia in
1986 and has resided there ever since. In the mid 1990s, Alan decided to start
writing and attempted to sell some TV scripts to the Australian networks. One of
the scripts, “The Psychic” formed the basis for Alan’s first book, The
Astral Sacrifices (BookSurge Publishing 2005). This manuscript had lain
dormant for 9 years excepting for some friends and family who read the first
draft. Their positive comments persuaded Alan to pursue the publication of the
book. He is currently working on the next book in the series. Alan can be
contacted via email at: agraubar@bigpond.net.au
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Allan Cole is a best-selling author, screenwriter and former
prize-winning newsman who brings a rich background in travel and personal
experience to his imaginative work. Raised in Europe and the Far East, Cole
attended 32 schools and visited or lived in as many countries. He recalls
hearing The Tempest for the first time as a child sitting on an ancient fortress
wall in Cyprus - the island Shakespeare may have had in mind when he wrote the
play.
Rejecting invitations to become a CIA operative like his father, Cole became an
award-winning investigative reporter and editor who dealt with everything from
landmark murder cases to thieving government officials. Since that time he's
concentrated on books and film. His novels include the landmark science fiction
series, Sten, the highly-praised fantasy trilogy, Tales Of
The Timuras, and the Vietnam war classic, A Reckoning For Kings.
Allan has sold well over a hundred television dramas, ranging from "Quincy" and
"The Rockford Files" to "Magnum P.I." to "Walker, Texas Ranger."
Allan's latest book, Dying Good (PublishAmerica 2005), a thriller,
has won wide praise. Another thriller, Drowned Hopes, (Publish
America) will be out shortly and Lords Of Terror, co-authored with
Russian fantasy master Nick Perumov, will be published in March 2006 by Zumaya
Books. “Lords
is the first novel ever to be written by Russian and American collaborators,”
says Allan. “The book has already appeared in Russia, where it was on the
hardback best seller list for over a year.” Readers may contact Allan at his
homepage, www.acole.com
,
where there are sample chapters of all his books. For a complete bibliography,
please visit www.acole.com/bib.html
Allan is on the board of the Writers Guild Mentor program ( wga.org ) and answers
a dozen or more missives a week from budding writers. (gratis) He
lives in Boca Raton, Florida, with his wife, Kathryn. ---------- Sci-fi, fantasy author Jeffrey Redmond has also been a
columnist and news reporter for various newspapers, and a freelance writer for
magazines. A world traveler, he speaks several languages and enjoys researching
and writing about his numerous trips and experiences. His chief love is to help
others to improve their lives, and to offer them all the encouragement he can.
As one reviewer described his works, “Instead of hard techno style, the author
provides us with more of a sociological and moralistic idea.” Jeff was born in Detroit, and grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
He attended colleges at Davenport University, Michigan State University, U.C.L.A.,
Lund Universitet in Sweden and has a Masters Degree in History. He has worked in
factories, school classrooms, river boats, corporate buildings, airports,
publication places, college academic centers, governmental bureaucracies, retail
stores, hospitals, and home offices. His military service includes time spent in
both the Army and Navy reserves. Jeff has written several books of both fiction and
non-fiction, including five published by iUniverse: SEQ
CHAPTER \h \r 1The Chronicles of Er-Da: Book One ( 2000);
The Chronicles of Er-Da: Book Two (iUniverse, 2001); The
Chronicles of Er-Da: Book Three (2005); The Er-Dan Stories
(2002); and Getting Together or Breaking Up - non-fiction advice;
and three novellas being published by Double Dragon in 2007: The Valley of
Von-Dar, The Islands of Mak-Naw, and Fair Aer-Inn. His short story, “The Temple At Twilight” won a first place
prize award in the 2004 writers of the National Fantasy Fan Federation annual
short story contest.
---------- Joan Marie Verba is author Voyager: Exploring
the Outer Planets A resident of Minnesota since age four, Joan attended the
University of Her own press, FTL Publications, has published or reprinted
4 titles. She is the producer of a public access TV show, TV Bookshelf, which
interviews science fiction, fantasy, and
---------- Bruce Elkin has been a personal, professional and executive
coach for 20 years. He has helped thousands discover what they love most
and live a life that shows it. His workshops and retreats are held in cities and
at retreat centers around North America. ----------
Since the October 1999 release of her critically acclaimed
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Actor, model, teacher, interior designer, landscaper, artist, casting director, published author, producer, television host, world traveler, international speaker, and furniture designer, Cynthia Brian is referred to as “the Renaissance woman with soul.” Cynthia has been an actress for more than 28 years, working in films and commercials with some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry. Together with Jerry Ackerman, she has completed her first screenplay, a comedy adventure entitled “A Broad Abroad,” chronicling the wild adventures and mishaps encountered during the years she lived in Europe. Her company, Starstyle® Productions, helps promote self-esteem and confidence in children, teens and adults via the medium of video. Cynthia is also the founder and president of her own interior design firm, Starstyle® Interiors and Designs, where she draws on her acting background to create beauty from the inside out. Many of her design clients are also her acting clients. Cynthia was born on a farm in Napa Valley in Northern California, where she raised chickens and sheep. After being named The Outstanding Teenager of California in 1969 and presented the trophy by then governor Ronald Reagan, she was named teenage ambassador to Holland and was off to study in the Netherlands for 18 months. Thus began her world travels that would teach her to speak seven languages, be an exchange student three times and travel to the far corners of the globe. Her higher education was exercised at UCLA, Universite de Bordeaux in France, and CAL Berkeley, where she received her bachelor’s degree in history. Cynthia is author of Be The Star You Are! 99 Gifts for Livng, Loving, Laughing and Learning to Make a Difference (Ten Speed Press 2001), Chicken Soup for the Gardener’s Soul (HCI 2001), The Business of Show Business, (Starstyle Productions 2002, now in its 13th edition, with a forward by Richard Nelson Bolles, and Miracle Moments®, a handmade gift book of inspirational quotes. Cynthia is also a syndicated columnist. www.star-style.com www.goddessgals.com www.starstyleproductions.com Cynthia can speak and write on these topics: How to start in show business; what’s necessary to be a model or actor; how do you know if your child has “it”; how to find an agent, photographer, write resumes, etc.; how to avoid the scams; what’s necessary.
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Both Gigi Miner and Linda Pynaker are ordained ministers. Gigi Miner, aka Ladyfogg, is a motivational speaker and tarot reader who has two books involving tarot; one a novel and the other a resource for understanding symbolism, using dreams and tarot. Gigi is an adult education instructor whose courses include various computer classes, Journaling, Tarot, and T'ai Chi for Chronic Pain. Certifications include:
Gigi began working with tarot more than 20 years ago. She began a professional tarot practice in 2002. She writes a monthly column for The Meta Arts (www.themetaarts.com) entitled "Moment to Moment" which includes tarot as a basis for the column. Gigi has also written for such newsletters as, the World Tarot Network, Tarot Celebrations, and Gateway to Tarot. Gigi is author of Card Shark (2005), a mystery, and Light-of-Day Tarot & Dream Work (2004), both published by Lulu Press. She is currently working on a motivational book, The Ripple Affect, the basis of which is the spiritual growth potential of humanity. Miner uses this information in much of her motivational speaking. www.lulu.com/ladyfogg www.geocities.com/ladyfogg www.geocities.com/gigi_miner ----------
Linda has remarkable ability to connect with the spirit world. You, too, may develop greater access to the spirit world and the messages it has to offer. Now is the time to get on your life path and Make It Happen! She can help you - * Discover your own psychic abilities using safe and appropriate methods * Develop your ability to tap into the wealth of guidance and information available through communication with your higher self, spirit guides and loved ones in spirit * Send out personal requests to the universe through visualization ----------
John Holland is an internationally renowned psychic medium, who has been lecturing, demonstrating and reading for private clients for more than 14 years. He is dedicated to an ongoing development of his unique gift and takes the work very seriously. “If I can help people connect with someone on the other side, and bring peace, comfort and perhaps some closure, then I’ve done my job,” he says. “Mediumship is more than just delivering messages. It’s about the confirmation that once our physical body dies, our ‘spirit’ lives on, and how the spirits of our relatives, friends and loved ones are still connected to us.” Author of the best selling Born Knowing (2003), Psychic Navigator (2004) and 101 Ways to Jump-Start Your Intuition (2005), all published by Hay House, John is keen to promote the difference between being a psychic and a medium. John is a regular guest on radio shows across the USA. His story was originally profiled on CBS “Unsolved Mysteries” and on October 14, 2005 he was a guest on A&E’s special “Mediums – We See Dead People.” He was tested in two dramatic segments at places in New York City that were scenes of tragedies in the past. On both occasions, John was able to pinpoint details about the people involved. ----------
Beth Davis is owner of The Hand Analyst, Inc. in Tucson, Arizona. A certified life coach and executive coach, she uses hand analysis (non-predictive, scientific palm reading) to help people identify their life purposes. Beth terms her work “manifest life coaching,” the umbrella of business, executive and life coaching. Unlike traditional therapy, which tends to focus on the past and “why,” manifest life coaching deals with the present and future to discover the “how” and “what” of your dreams. In so doing, you can “manifest” your life purpose. Coaching is conducted by phone. A summa cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College, Beth was stagnating as a marketing manager for a design firm when she learned hand analysis and it changed her life forever. ----------
Tatyana Tanika, a Los-Angeles-based medium and astrologer, is author of Channeling Vysotsky (Spirit Communicator's Press 2006) in which a Russian superstar speaks from the beyond. Vladimir Vysotsky (1938-1980) was a performing poet and actor, essentially the Russian counterpart of John Lennon and Elvis Presley. The 500-page book is predominately in English; the spirit messages are printed in Russian side by side with the translations in English. Although he reportedly died of a heart attack, “he was murdered,” states Tatyana, who called upon leading American and English mediums who, though unaware of Vysotsky, independently received the same spirit message that the poet was slain. In Russia it would be unthinkable to discuss mediumistic information that Soviet-Russian authorities had beaten to death the national treasure. For the sake of all parties involved, I decided to publish the book in English in the United States of America.” In a last minute twist, a friend of the performer broke his 25-year-long silence and announced publicly that Vysotsky was in fact murdered. “It changed everything,” the author says. “Now the American mediums’ concerns regarding the poet’s violent death no longer sounded unbelievable. He was destroyed because of his enormous impact. Vysotksy poems were banned, but he turned them into songs and performed them unofficially in clubs. “Illegal copies of these uncensored performances spread through the nation like wildfire,” says Tatyana. “In a country where the Communist Party controlled every breath of its subjects it was unthinkable that an artist would, as a matter of fact, control the crowd. The Communist Party wouldn’t tolerate any rivals, and a performer of Vysotsky’s magnitude would be doomed almost automatically.” Tatyana is a former a Soviet film critic with a Soviet academic degree, who, like “everybody who was somebody was silenced one way or the other.” In 1989, she and her adopted son escaped to the U.S. Her ability to channel occurred in the late 1990s while writing her first book in English, Death the Beginning. (Tanika’s Books, Costa Mesa 1999), about how she started to hear dead people under the pressure of the new start in a foreign land at age 55, without money, friends or language on her lips.) She is currently in training as a spirit healer with American teachers. www.tanika.com ---------- Guy Finley is director of Life of Learning Foundation in Merlin, Oregon, which helps individuals realize their true relationship with life through higher self-studies. His messages are aimed at cutting straight to the heart of our most important personal and social issues – relationships, addiction, fear, stress, peace, happiness and freedom. Guy’s four on-going inner-life classes are held weekly and open to the public. In addition, he brings his message to thousands at self-realization seminars throughout North American and Europe. Born into a successful show business family and son of the Late-Night TV and radio pioneer, Larry Finley, Guy is a composer who wrote award-winning music for many popular recording artists, including Diana Ross, Debbie Boone, and The Jackson 5. Guy is the host of his own radio show called "Letting Go with Guy Finley," which airs worldwide on Lime Radio. Lime (the former Wisdom Network) was recently bought by Steve Case, founder of AOL. Guy’s weekly email, Key Lesson, a short inspirational quote, is emailed weekly to approximately 400,000 people. Guy is the author of more than 25 books and audio albums that have been translated into 12 languages. Each chapter of his latest book, Let Go And Live In The Now (Red Wheel/Weiser 2004), looks at the process of letting go from a new angle. http://www.guyfinley.com ----------
Joan Wester Anderson is author of nine books that are true stories about angels and miracles. Where Angels Walk (Ballantine 1992) was on the New York Times bestseller list for more than a year, sold over two million copies, is in its 40th printing, and spawned seven more books in the series. In between she wrote the authorized biography of actress Loretta Young, who asked Joan to write it after reading her angel/miracle series. “I missed my angels so much that after Loretta’s book was finished, I decided to go back to angels, but Ballantine had decided they were over. So I did the seventh one with Loyola Press here in Chicago, which is a lot of fun having the company right in one’s own backyard.” Joan also published seven books prior to Where Angels Walk, published by small companies. www.joanwanderson.com ----------
Donna Cunningham is an astrologer and author in Oregon. She earned a master’s degree in social work from Columbia University and has more than 35 years’ experience as a therapist and certified professional astrologer. She was Director of Social Services at St. Mary’s Hospital in Brooklyn, before leaving to go into private practice as a therapist in psychotherapy, astrology and healing. Donna has published six e-books, including two metaphysical mysteries, a flower remedy book and two astrology books. http://www.donnacunninghammsw.com ----------
Myrna Lou Goldbaum began reading palms at age ten when her mother gave her an old edition of a book on palmistry. Currently celebrating the 55th year of reading palms, she has read, logged and documented in excess of 34,600 hands. Myrna is author of a how-to book, May I See Your Hand? Palm Reading for Fun and Profit (Woman in the Moon Publications 1997), and Soul Mate Connections, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Relationships, Love, Romance and SoulMates (2003) and Diary of a Palm Reader (2004), 46 palm reading sessions taken from 1956 to 2003, both published by Infinity Publishing. She contributes monthly articles to http://www.BodyMindSpiritNews.com Myrna Lou has been interviewed on numerous radio and public television stations and lectured to schools, camps, clubs and children’s groups. Over 3,000 students have learned Oriental Palmistry using her teaching methods. She was chosen Palmist of the Month in April 2002 by Seventeen Magazine at www.palmreaderonline.com and won first and second awards in 2005 from Colorado Independent Publisher Assn (CIPA) for writing. 1st place: a workbook, Palmistry 101; and 2nd place, under Misc., Why Palmistry? Myrna lives in Colorado with her husband Howard and two labs. ---------- Suppose you are alone and sense the presence of someone else in the room. Could it be a deceased loved one? Yvonne Perry has revealed the grave truth about death, dying and after-life in her new book, More Than Meets the Eye (Write on! Publishing, first printing, Booksurge.com, second printing, 2005); true stories from people across the country who have communicated with loved ones on the Other Side or have died and returned to tell about it. “These stories reveal why we should not be afraid of dying and how to actually look forward to the Afterlife,” says Yvonne. Yvonne has had a few “close calls” of her own and shares these near-death experiences in the book. She also addresses some uncomfortable topics such as suicide (with some alternate viewpoints), euthanasia, hospice care, death and dying and the Afterlife. “Crossing over and communicating with the spirit realm doesn’t have to be frightening,” she says. Since childhood, Yvonne has been intrigued by the mystery of crossing over and has always questioned “If Heaven is so wonderful, why are people so sad when someone dies?” Yvonne is a graduate of American Institute of Holistic Theology, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Metaphysics. She is also author of a self-published novel, Email Episodes: A Hilarious Look at Life (2004), and five children’s books. At 45, Yvonne is married, mother of two, step-mother of three and grandmother of six. http://www.yvonneperry.net ---------- Debora Hill began her writing career at age 16. Her first book (non-fiction), was The San Francisco Rock Experience (Anthelion Press 1979), but the publisher went under before it was distributed. Her second non-fiction book, CUTS from a San Francisco Rock Journal (And Books 1982) was published when she was 21, and received reviews from as far away as Toyko. She was heavily into the rock music scene at the time, but up to this point Debora hadn’t earned a dime as an author. After moving to England, where her mother was born, she published her third book, Punk Retro: The Music of the No-Future Generation (Columbus Books 1988) with one of the largest publishers in the UK, which subsequently went bankrupt. “Between the age of 28 and 30, my world changed forever,” Debora recalls. “I lost everything I had, learned that my college boyfriend had contracted AIDS…and my dad died after suffering a massive coronary while riding his favorite horse. That changed my outlook forever, and everything I’ve written since then has reflected this.” Before publishing her first novel, Debora worked as a music, fine arts and investigative journalist, but, like every writer, she wanted to become a novelist. Yet the books are all romantic fantasy. Where did this come from? “I think it was always there,” she says. “When I was a child it was fantasy I loved the most.” Her books are A Ghost Among Us (2002), its sequel, Jerome’s Quest (2003), and A Wizard By Any Other Name (2005). The Land of the Wand, in collaboration with Sandra Brandenburg, with whom she has published several e-books, will be out in 2006. According to the author, these books – all published by Fire Mountain Press - are Pagan in nature. “As a Wiccan and Neo-Pagan, I don’t suppose I see the world the way most people do, and I’ve been a Wiccan since I was a teenager,” says Debora, adding that even her mainstream novels “aren’t quite what other people see in life. I’d say I was a changeling, but my mother was much the same.” Debora and Sandra are also screenwriters, and in June 2004 they signed an Debora and Sandra can talk and write about writing and working in collaboration on the following topics:
* being Neo-Pagan in a Patriarchal world. The duo can write about self-editing and proofreading. Sandra can write and talk about:
* home decorating and how-to’s – she is a former
decorating consultant for Kelly Moore Paints. ------------------ Debora can write and talk about:
*designing costumes for ‘people of size’ and how to
alter patterns. She used to teach sewing. ----------
Melissa Alvarez is an award-winning author, graphic artist, website designer and renowned clairvoyant advisor. In 2000, she formed New Age Dimensions to self-publish her book, The Phoenix’s Guide To Self-Renewal (2001), which quickly landed in Amazon’s Top 1000, where it stayed until going out of print. At the time, Melissa had just moved to Florida and was manufacturing the 416-page book in her home, but couldn’t keep up with the production demand. Between March 2004 and February 2006, Melissa operated New Age Dimensions as a small press. (The Phoenix’s Guide was re-issued in June 2004 in 224 pages). By the time it closed, the company had 40 authors and more than 70 titles released. The company won awards for website design and the published books received numerous five star reviews and awards, including EPPIE’S, the Oscars of publishing. With the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma and its effect on her husband’s job, the company reverted back to a self-publishing entity – only publishing Melissa’s books. Melissa helped launch psychic fiction as a new genre with her Romantic Times BOOKclub Magazine article. She has also been published in The Writer’s Net Anthology of Prose, Paranormal Experiences Volume One, New Age Dimension Holiday Extravaganza, and was quoted in Book Marketing from A-Z by Francine Silverman. Melissa has also worked as a columnist, writing correspondent, contest judge and editor. Earlier in her career, Melissa was The Guide to Romantic Fiction at About.com, where she made many industry contacts. But when she released her first paranormal romance, suspense novel, Night Visions (2004, she used a pen name, Ariana Dupre, so the book would stand on its own – not because she new lots of people in the romance industry or was the CEO of a publishing company. It worked – Night Visions became a multiple award-winning title. Melissa currently lives in S. Florida. She can be reached at her office at 561-776-0758, via email at contact@melissaa.com or through any of her websites: http://MelissaAlvarez.com Melissa can speak or write on the following topics: * The publishing industry – how to get started, self-publishing, owning a small press, critiquing, manuscript formatting, romance fiction, the submission process, looking at both sides of the industry as a publisher and author, e-books, psychic fiction, and many other topics.
* Metaphysics – clairvoyance, past lives and past life readings, ghosts and hauntings, developing your psychic abilities, spiritual awakenings, spirit guides, empathic abilities, psychometry, telepathy, divination, life paths and lessons, connecting with your higher self, unlocking latent abilities, meditation on the go, crystals, chakras, tarot, pendulums, third eye activation, karma, soul quests, palmistry, elemental spirits, protecting with white light and much more.
---------- Internationally
renowned Personal Intuitive Advisor, author, columnist and podcaster
Allie Theiss is a descendant of the Rom gypsies of Transylvania. By
utilizing readings, workshops, classes and coaching, she propels people to
empower themselves to successfully transform their lives. She is currently working on the last two books in the
series as well as a children's book and a YA novel.
She is comfortable talking or writing about:
Soul Mates Energy Healing Stones/Crystals Tarot Numerology Runes Gypsy Lore Magic - how to perform, write Spirit Guides/Guardian Angels Goal setting & achieving Dream Travel
----------
---------- Ginny Stibolt has been a webmaster since 1994, and has created websites for professionals and businesses.
Recently Ginny has focused much of her attention on writers’ websites. After
her double session for the Maryland Writers’ Association in 2004, several attendees told
her that it had been the best presentation they’d attended on any subject. While
she’d like to claim that it was due to her superior teaching skills, it’s more probably because writers, as a group,
desperately need help with their websites. Ginny has developed a series of webpages especially for writers Website
Ideas for Writers at www.websiteideas4writers.com.
There are articles, references and discussions for writers on topics
dealing with websites, online marketing, and more.
Topics that Ginny can write and speak about are:
* You don't have to be a technical genius to have an effective writer's website. ---------- Anne M.
Fletcher
is a nationally known, award-winning health and medical journalist, as well as a
registered dietitian. She is frequently sought out by the media for her
knowledge about weight management, behavior change, and addiction. All of Anne's book have been published by Houghton Mifflin. Her national best seller,
ThinFor Life: 10 Keys to Success From People Who Have Lost Weight & Kept It Off
(Chapters Pub 1994) and its sequels, published by Houghton Mifflin,
Eating Thin For Life (1998) and Thin for Life Daybook
(2003) have sold more than 500,000 copies. In 2007, Houghton Mifflin
will release Anne's new book, Weight Loss Confidential: How Teens Lost
Weight and Kept It Off–And What They Wish Parents Knew.
Anne’s book, Sober for Good: New Solutions for Drinking Problems --
Advice From Those Who Have Succeeded (Houghlin Mifflin 2002) made
several national bestseller lists and received acclaim in two New York Times
columns by Jane Brody and in USA Today. Previously, Fletcher was
executive editor and chief writer of the Tufts University Health &Nutrition
Letter and a contributing editor for Prevention Magazine. Anne can speak and write on the following topics: · Winning at Weight Control: Secrets of People Who Have Lost Weight
and Kept It Off ----------
WRITING, PUBLISHING, MARKETING , EDITING and PUBLIC
RELATIONS
Carolyn Howard-Johnson's first novel, This is the Place
(AmErica House 2001) and Harkening: A Collection of Stories
Remembered (AmErica House 2001), are both award-winners. Her
fiction, nonfiction and poems have appeared in national magazines,
anthologies and review journals. She speaks on culture, tolerance,
writing and promotion and has appeared on TV and hundreds of radio
stations nationwide. She is an instructor for UCLA Extension's Writers'
Program and has shared her expertise at venues like San Diego State's
world renowned Writers' Conference and Call to Arts! EXPO. She was
recently awarded Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment by the
California Legislature; her home town's Character and Ethics Commission
honored for her work on promoting tolerance and the Pasadena Weekly
named her to their list of "San Gabriel Valley women who make life
happen" for literary activism. Her nitty gritty how-to book, The
Frugal Book Promoter (Star Publish 2004), won USA Book News'
Best Professional Book 2004 and her chapbook of poetry, Tracings,
is now available from
http://FinishingLinePress.com. Carolyn loves to travel and finds it inspires her writing. She
has studied at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom;
Herzen University in St. Petersburg, RU; and Charles University
in Prague and takes cruises with her actor/writer husband of 47
years. She is the founder of Authors' Coalition (www.authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com
) and editor of the newsletter for that organization as well as a blog (
http://redenginepress.com/chjohnson
) that helps authors turn a dull book fair booth into a sizzling
success. Her website is:
http://carolynhoward-johnson.com
Carolyn can write and talk about: * Savvy Marketing for Authors: It’s Never Too Late—or Early—to Hone
Your Promotion Skills
Workshops and dramatic readings are also available.
---------- Maureen
McMahon earned her
English Major/Creative Writing Emphasis from Western Michigan University, and
obtained her teaching certification. She was selected in January 2001 as one of
eleven noteworthy alumni, and has been featured in the 2001 WMU Foundation
Calendar for her writing achievements. Now residing in Victoria,
Australia, Maureen has been publishing short stories and articles in Australia
and the U.S. for many years. She was a staff writer for Australian Runner
Magazine for three years. Her novels, Shadows in the Mist, a mystery
suspense, Return of the Gulls, a ghostly mystery romance, and its sequel,
Ghosts of Auld Lang Syne, included in the anthology Enchanted Holidays,
are all published by Hard Shell Word Factory. A collection of short fiction,
A Nightingale in the Sycamore, is available from DiskUs Publishing. Maureen
has a historical romance, The Sea, The South, The Storm, and a creative
writing teacher’s manual, 50 Lessons to Better Creative Writing,
currently completed and under consideration, and is always working on new
writing projects. Maureen was director and
owner of EPPRO (The Electronically Published Professionals), an exclusive
organization that worked to bring quality and professionalism to electronic
publishing. She is now co-director of BooksWeLove.net, a site promoting authors,
publishers and their books to readers. Maureen is co-moderator of Australia/New
Zealand (ANZ) Authors. Maureen's personal website, Moonspinners Writer's Page -
http://www.maureenmcmahon.com
- is designed to assist creative writers.
---------- Patricia Fry is a full-time freelance writer and the
author of 24 books, including 8 related to writing/publishing/book promotion.
Her latest book, The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book, is
a comprehensive guide for hopeful and struggling authors. Too many authors go
into publishing wearing their writer's hat. What they don't understand is that
writing is a creative activity and publishing is all business. Patricia's book
helps authors to shift gears for greater success. Patricia has been writing for
publication for over 30 years and publishing her own books since 1983. She is the president of SPAWN (Small Publishers, Artists
and Writers Network)
http://www.spawn.org. She frequently presents writing/publishing workshops
throughout the country and she teaches online and real time classes.
http://www.matiljapress.com (for more about Patricia). ---------- Patrika Vaughn is “The World’s
Foremost Author’s Advocate™” As president of A Cappela Publishing, she guides
authors through the process of writing, marketing and publishing. She is also
the pioneer of electronic literary agenting and CEO of eLitAgent.
http://www.eLitAgent.com Patrika’s mission is to help new authors
get published, and for 25 years has done just that. Serving as writer, author,
ghostwriter, publisher, literary agent and teacher, she has taught writing on
both the university and community levels and written in many styles, from
academic to public relations copy. Ghosting has allowed her to “span everything
from world history, war and politics to anthropology, psychology and
adolescence.” She is author three books published by Cappela Publishing:
Everything You Need to Know to Write Publish and Market Your Book
(1997); The Writer’s Tool Box (1998) and How to Write Your
Own Life Story (1999). “Books have often been my best friends,
loyal and true when everything else in life was chaotic,” says Patrika. “My work
as The Author’s Advocate has grown out of everything I’ve learned over a
lifetime of loving words, crafting them and seeing them in print. Now it’s my
turn to help others get their works out there.” Patrika did graduate work in world
literature at the University of Arkansas and was awarded the Order of Excellence
in Who’s Who in the 21st Century. Online classes and publications are
available on her website,
http://www.acappela.com Patrika lives in Sarasota, Florida.
---------- Arlene Uslander is the author of 14 non-fiction books and the recipient of
numerous journalism awards. Her latest three books are The Simple Touch of
Fate, Real People; Real Stories (iUniverse 2003); Children’s Gems
for the Heart (I Wonder When God Will Get Tired of People and Put Dinosaurs Back
on Earth) (Publish America, 2003), and That’s
What Grandparents Are For (Peel Productions 2002) Arlene’s articles have
been published in many newspapers and national magazines, including
Parents, McCalls, Mothers, Working Mother, and The Writer. In addition,
an essay of hers was included in the 2004 The Writers Handbook,
and featured as one of “50 valuable essays by America’s greatest writers.” She
has also had numerous articles published in electronic writers' newsletters and
on writers' websites. ---------- Fern Reiss, CEO of PublishingGame.com and
Expertizing.com, is an expert in publishing and name-brand positioning. She is
the author of ten bestselling books, including
The Publishing Game series, and the
forthcoming title Expertizing: Position
Yourself as a Name Brand. She is
an honors graduate of Harvard University, and a board member of the Harvard
Alumni Association and Harvard Startups.
http://www.PublishingGame.com http://www.expertizing.com ---------- Merrill Sanders lives in San
Francisco in a Victorian cottage with her cat, Diva. She takes a great interest
in that city's lurid history. She is the author of Sierra Gothic: A Gold
Country Mystery (Dry Bones Press 2003), a romantic story that presents a
view of modern life in the Sierra foothills. Transparent
Murder, another of her mystery novels, as yet unpublished, was a
finalist in the St. Martin's Press Best First Traditional Mystery contest. ---------- Barbara Bradlyn Morris, a former Navy officer, has a
background in public relations. Through her own initiatives, she has been
interviewed in newspapers and on television. She has promoted in independent
book stores, given talks and sold her books at libraries and retirement
communities, farmers markets and book festivals, and held bookstore author
signings. Born in the Bronx (where she won the title "fattest baby"), she
was raised in Massachusetts and now lives in Alexandria, Virginia.
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