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Featured
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Nesta
Aharoni,
publisher and writer, is the owner
of Grassroots Publishing Group, Inc. Her company is committed
to producing books that have the power to transform the
world into a better, kinder, and safer place. Her first
book, My Goodness: My Kids, Cultivating Decency in a
Dangerous World, inspires parents to recognize character-building
opportunities every day, and to focus on goodness above
and beyond any other quality. Her first booklet, The
6-Minute Home Inspection Guide for Home Buyers and Investors,
is intended to give buyers more control of the home purchasing
process. www.grassrootspublishinggroup.com
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Alexis
Ahrens is a write-at-home mom
and naptime entrepreneur living in La Mesa with her musician
husband, her toddler son, and three cats. She is the creator
of Baby's Little Log Book, (www.littlelogbook.com),
author of the blog, Taking the Lid off the Sun, (www.takingthelidoffthesun.com),
and founder of MOMentum, a mastermind group for entrepreneurial
moms. She can be reached at alexis@littlelogbook.com.
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Charles
Asher
is a certified Jungian analyst, licensed Marriage Family
Therapist, and Episcopalian priest with a private practice
in Encinitas. I focus, in addition to relationship issues,
on working with unconscious material, such as dreams in
the therapuetic process. Simon's Crossing has just
been published. www.drcharlesasher.com
or charles@drcharlesasher.com. (805-705-2451)
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Tim
Barger's
Selwa Press has published books about Saudi Arabia since
2000 beginning with the Saudi Arabian best-seller, Out
in the Blue: Letters from Arabia 1937-1940, followed
by Nimah Nawwab's The
Unfurling, and now Wallace Stegner's Discovery!
The Search for Arabian Oil — a richly detailed
history of the rugged birth of ARAMCO. More details at www.SelwaPress.com
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James
Beard
had an out of body experience that was the beginning of his
exploration into metaphysics and the holistic arts. He is
currently writing his first book titled Turning Points
(Towards Home, a Breathworkers Memoir). He is certified
in Bioenergy, a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist and
an entrepreneur of Breathwork. www.sacredsystems.com
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Glenna
A. Bloemen,
J.D., MA Ed., is the owner of Vanderblumen Publications,
established 1991 as an independent small press publishing
house. Glenna is an editor, book shepherd, author, speaker
and educator with extensive legal background in contracts
and copyright laws. Her love of writing inspired her to
establish her own small press company to assist others in
developing their writing skills and seeing their work self-published
when traditional publishing avenues were not available.
She can be reached at gab11853@aol.com.
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Carol
Brooks
speaks at conferences to land acquisition professionals
and the hospitality industry on communication and conflict
resolution. She received the Right of Way Magazine’s
Mark A. Green Award for Journalistic Excellence for “The
Art of Successful Negotiations.” Carol publishes The
Conflict Management Link, a quarterly eNewsletter,
offering conflict remedies.
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Nancy
Burnett, PhD,
formerly a teacher, psychotherapist, and studio artist,
currently celebrates life’s transitional events through
individualized ceremonies and rituals, witnesses spiritual
seekers through dialogue and sand meditations, creates and
facilitates workshops and retreats for women, and reads
and writes. Her first book, Journeys Home, can
be seen at www.nancyburnett.org.
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Kathi
Burns, founder of addSpace To Your
Life!, is a Board Certified Professional Organizer (CPO)
and Image Consultant. Her upcoming book Master Your
Muck! Create Space, Organize, Live Your Passion reflects
her mission to empower people to master their environment
and personal image by showing them simple methods to take
control, make change and organize their lives. www.addSpaceToYourLife.com
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Lauren
Castle began her career with an editorial
service in New York where she counted numerous authors among
her clients. In response to changing industry demands, she
expanded and founded Impress
Express, a company that provides a full range of services
for writers and other professionals seeking to improve or
create their image in person or on paper. She has published
numerous articles about image and career management. In
addition to Impress Express, Lauren has taught Advertising,
Copywriting, and Journalism at Temple University, published
The Image Networker (an international image publication),
and coordinated promotional book tours for authors.
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Andrew
Chapman
is the current president of PWSD and a 24-year veteran of
publishing. He is a recognized expert and professional speaker
in the industry, having taught thousands of people individually
and in audiences throughout the U.S., U.K., and Australia.
Locally, he teaches publishing classes for Learning Annex.
He is now reaching a broader audience through his new website
AskThePublishingPro.com. To learn more or contact Andrew,
visit www.AskThePublishingPro.com.
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Nora
Cohen is the owner of ChildrensBookEditing.com,
a children’s book editing/evaluating web-based business.
She is a former Senior Editor and Managing Editor of children’s
books at G.P. Putnam’s Sons in New York. She has taught
children’s book writing/publishing courses and is
the author of An Easter Alphabet (Putnam, under the
pseudonym Nora Tarlow) and From Apple to Zipper (Simon
& Schuster). She can be reached through www.childrensbookediting.com
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Rev.
J. Kingston Cowart, M.S.
(www.self-change.com)
is a counselor and influence communication consultant working
with people and organizations that want to make important
changes quickly. He recently founded Center Point Publications
(www.centerpointpublications.com)
in order to produce books, monographs, and articles on personal
and professional development, psychological self-change,
and spiritual transformation.
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Rachel DiPaolo is a Christian writer
who is about a relationship, not a religion. She’s
working on a book about cultivating a relationship with
God through His Word. Her blog, Stirring
the Deep, is a place of encouragement, enlightenment,
and reflection for those who are seeking an intimate and
authentic relationship with God.
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Paulette
Ensign is the former PWSD vice-president
and also known as The Booklet Queen. Since 1991, her company,
Tips Products International, has assisted individuals and
organizations transform their knowledge into tips booklets
for marketing and making money. Paulette's personally sold
over a million copies of her own booklet without spending
a penny on advertising. Visit www.tipsbooklets.com
for more details.
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Virg
Erwin
comes from a navy family, moving every two and half years.
After Vietnam, corporate life in the semiconductor industry
moved him every two and half years. He retired as VP Worldwide
Sales and Service, settled in San Diego, and wrote Cat
Lo, a memoir of invincible youth. www.catlo.net
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Janice
Farnow
is responsible for marketing at Just the Skinny Publishing.
The company was founded on the concept that "less is more"
when it comes to beginner's guides for sophisticated software,
and has launched a series of clear, concise and "skinny"
books to help readers get up and running quickly and easily.
Just the Skinny Books—the best introductory guides
you'll ever find! She invites you to contact her at jfarnow@justtheskinny.com
or visit http://www.JustTheSkinny.com
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Stephen
Farnow,
publisher and writer, is the owner of Just the Skinny Publishing.
He is introducing a series of "Just the Skinny" books to
help beginners learn popular software products. His unique
ability to demystify difficult concepts and explain them
in clear and friendly terms earned him a 4.5/5 star rating
from About.com's Guide to Photography for his first title,
Photoshop–Just the Skinny. Future titles
include Photoshop Elements–Just the Skinny
(August 2010) and Flash–Just the Skinny (October
2010). For more information, visit www.justtheskinny.com.
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Barbara
Field
is a communications consultant, author, marketer and speaker.
She has worked for CBS (NY), Harcourt Brace, ad agencies,
Scripps Health and UC San Diego. She has published in newspapers,
magazines and online. Her novel The Deeper, the Bluer
won 1st Place for Mainstream Fiction in the 14th Annual
Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book Awards.
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Annette
Fix is a wordsmith and spoken-word
storyteller living in Laguna Niguel with her Danish Prince
Charming husband, aspiring photographer son, and two rescued
dogs. She is the author of The Break-Up Diet: A Memoir
(www.thebreak-updiet.com)
published by her company Orange Curtain Publishing. She
is the co-owner and senior editor of www.wow-womenonwriting.com.
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Carolyn
Fox
is a former PWSD board member. Her business, Proof or Consequences,
provides proofreading and editorial services. Her editorial
experience extends through fiction, nonfiction, technical
guides, and marketing materials. Carolyn can be reached
at prooforconsequences@yahoo.com.
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Michael
Lee Garrow is a builder/contractor.
He has built everything from custom homes in Rancho Santa
Fe, to shopping centers in Fashion Valley, to furniture.
Michael has lived in San Diego since 1982, and thinks it
is the best place on planet Earth to be as a writer. When
Mike is not doing anything else he writes novels: science
fiction, alternate history, adventure, mystery, westerns,
and romance. Michael is currently getting his latest alternate
history book Mein Way ready for publication.
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Andrea
Glass, owner of WritersWay, is an
award-winning ghostwriter and copyeditor. She specializes
in writing and editing books, eBooks, websites, articles,
blogs, and newsletters in the personal and professional
development markets. She helps small business owners, coaches,
speakers, trainers, and more turn their wisdom into words
so they can help others with their personal and professional
journeys. Order her free report at www.WritersWay.com.
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Bob
Goodman,
founder and past president of PWSD (originally San Diego
Publishers Alliance), is owner of Silvercat, a book-packaging
service, and Silver Threads, a memoir publishing service.
An award-winning book designer and recognized speaker, Bob
has been in publishing for over 30 years. Currently, he
is a board member of PMA - The Independent Publishers Marketing
Association. He can be reached at rg@silvercat.com.
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Mark
Anthony Hall
is an internationally-known author/publisher of contemporary
and romantic poetry and prose. On November 1, 2009 his forty-sixth
book titled Human Solitaire, The Dirty, Dangerous &
Deadly Game of Internet Dating will be released. He
is also the founder of Entrepreneurship Education through
Poetry. Mark Anthony Hall can be reached at markanthonyromance@gmail.com
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Luawanna
Hallstrom
is Principal of Collaborative Communications. Hallstrom’s
focus on agriculture’s contribution to issues of education,
environment, health, food security, human rights, international
good will and understanding for over two decades has led
to leadership on several state and national agricultural
organizations. Hallstrom is the recipient of Soroptomist
International’s 2005 Woman of Distinction Award, Women’s
International 2007 Living Legacy and San Diego 2008 Farmer
of the Year.
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Tom
Hinton is a popular author and professional
speaker on the topics of Life Balance, Personal Growth,
and Leadership. Tom is the author of four books including
his 2009 release, 10,000 Days: The Secret to Finding
Purpose, Peace, and Passion for the Rest of Your Life.
For information, visit: www.tomhinton.com
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Holly
A. Hunt, Ph.D.,
is a psychologist, author, and speaker based in Southern
California, where she first established her private practice
in 1990. She is the author of Emotional Exorcism: Expelling
the Four Psychological Demons That Make Us Backslide
(Praeger, 2009) and Essentials of Private Practice:
Streamlining Costs, Procedures, and Policies for Less Stress
(W.W. Norton, 2005). Dr. Hunt provides presentations on
the topic of expelling the four psychological demons that
make us backslide. For more information and to order the
books, visit www.HollyAHunt.com.
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Tim
and Irene Hunt
are authors, photographers and founders of Hunt for Nature
Publishing, a nature-based children's book publisher. Their
Queen Iween book series entertains and educates
children through a fact-based narrative and compelling photographs.
The Hunts deliver material in a fun and enlightening manner.
To learn more visit http://www.HuntForNature.com.
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Lisa
Kaczmarczyk, PhD,
is an independent consultant, author, freelance journalist
and educator. She helps people write grants, and acts as
an external project evaluator. She loves to teach, and is
writing a computer science textbook due out Summer 2011.
Lisa spends her spare time either outdoors or in the yoga
studio. Follow her Interdisciplinary Computing Blog at http://computing4society.blogspot.com/. Contact Lisa here: lisakacz AT gmail.com
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Marj
Lacey, a marriage and family therapist
and former journalist and teacher, recently published her
first book, It’s Not a Life Sentence: Liberating Your
Self, Becoming Who You Are. The book addresses a key mental
health issue of our time: the loss of connection to our
own authentic selves. Only by rediscovering who we are at
the core, Marj believes, can we make the life changes necessary
to become whole and profoundly happy. Excerpts may be viewed
at www.marjfrazerlacey.com.
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Terry
Larkin of WhitMar
Electronic Press has produced thousands of printed projects
for businesses and organizations throughout the San Diego
region with great success by providing good service with
less expensive production methods giving our clients a great
value. We produce newsletters, brochures, books, posters,
etc.
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Tom
Leech is author of books in several
genres: Business presentations (winner of San Diego Book
Awards), Shakespeare and communications today, and Outdoors
San Diego: Hiking , Biking & Camping (Premier, with
Jack Farnan). Info at www.winning-presentations.com.
He has a new book in work and has recently launched his
own publishing firm.
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Arlene
Lochridge
has completed her first nonfiction book, A Fish Out
of Water, From Seattle Socialite to Commercial Fisherwoman,
a biography of her Aunt Hazel. Told from Hazel's detailed
diaries, the book is embellished with 46 photos from the
40s, during World War II and the bombing of Alaska, personal
reminiscences from the author, and extensive historical
research. The manuscript for this book was awarded Editor's
First Choice Submission at the SDSU Writing Conference,
2008. Visit Arlene at her website: www.arlenelochridge.com.
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Karla
Olson
is a current PWSD board member. She has been in the publishing
industry for over 20 years and is the co-founder of BookStudio,
a publishing consultancy. Before founding BookStudio, she
was the Creative Director of Tehabi Books, the founder of
Via Press, and worked in the editorial departments of two
major publishers in New York City. Learn more about BookStudio
and its services at www.bookstudiobooks.com.
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David
Patrick
is Vice President of Art of Problem Solving, a publisher
of mathematics books and online resources for high-ability
middle and high school students. He is also the author of
3 textbooks: Introduction
to Counting & Probability, Intermediate Counting &
Probability, and Calculus. Visit the Art of Problem
Solving at www.artofproblemsolving.com.
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Jannine
Corti Petska is published in historical
romance and romantic suspense. She prefers 15th-century
Italian settings and is currently working on a four-book
series set in that era. After tutoring languages at a local
college for several years, she turned to writing full-time
in 1990. She is a member of Romance Writers of America,
as well as numerous online writing chapters. She is also
active in the Order Sons of Italy in America. Check out
her website at
www.jcortipetska.com
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Michaela
Renee
is a journalist and novelist whose primary writing focus
is character-driven literary non-fiction and narrative memoirs.
She recently completed her first novel, a memoir Teetering
on Disaster, and is currently working on a fiction
piece Therapy Sessions of an Online Dating Addict.
She holds a Bachelor’s of Arts in both Communications
and Broadcast Journalism and has won the Bay Scholarship
Winner for Journalism Excellence from San Jose State University.
She was also awarded a seat at the Washington D.C. Journalism
Conference. http://www.michaelarenee.com/
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Raymond
A Ringhoff —My passion for writing
started when I immigrated to Australia in 1996. My first
book, titled Backpacking at an older age, is my
6 month backpacking adventure around Australia, staying
at youth hostels, doing adventure tours with international
backpackers and working with them along the way doing agriculture
work.
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Penny
C. Sansevieri, CEO
of Author Marketing Experts, Inc. (AME), is an internationally
recognized book marketing and media relations expert. AME
is the first marketing firm to use Internet promotion to
its full impact through The Virtual Author Tour™.
To subscribe to her free ezine, send an email to: subscribe@amarketingexpert.com
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Chiwah
Carol Slater is a talented
author, ghostwriter, freelance editor (copy, structural,
developmental) and book coach, serving scores of private
and commercial clients on book, article, newsletter, Web
site, marketing and sales letter projects since 1984. Chiwah
has founded and published two community magazines and also
writes book and music reviews for The Light Connection magazine.
www.wordweaver4u.com
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Lynette
Smith owns ALL MY BEST Business
and Nonfiction Copyediting, applying 20 years' experience
in proofreading and copyediting, up to and including the
level of minor rewrites. She assists nonfiction authors,
publishers, printers, small businesses, corporations, consultants,
speakers, marketers, teachers, and graduate students. Visit
www.AllMyBest.net
and/or email her at Lynette@AllMyBest.net.
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Janice
Stanger,
Ph.D., is author of The Perfect Formula Diet, a
whole foods diet and nutrition guide. She is also a speaker,
researcher, and educator, and is always available to answer
readers' questions on diet, weight, and health. You can
read book excerpts and email Janice at www.perfectformuladiet.com.
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Nicole
Strickland
is a paranormal investigator, researcher and author. She
is a Fellow Founder/Assistant Director of San
Diego Paranormal Research Society (SDPRS) and Southern
California Area Research Director for the Ghost Research
Society, based in Illinois. She is also a published author
with the Ghost
Research Society Press. Her first book, Field Guide
to Southern California Hauntings, was released in 2009.
Her second book on the RMS Queen Mary is set to be published
in April, 2010. Strickland also enjoys teaching classes
and lecturing about ghosts and hauntings.
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Gerry
Strong
has her background in art and is a certified and registered
yoga instructor. Her books include The 1 Minute Yoga
Plan, showing busy people how to blend yoga into their
daily routine, and The Yoga Class, an illustrated
yoga book for kids. She has also written 2 Picture Books
and 6 Chapter Books for kids staring Charlotte, pug, Master
Detective and Sleuth. www.downdogpress.com
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Thornton
Sully
has worked his way across the globe sleeping with whatever
country would have him, and picking up stray stories along
the way. He is the author of several books and has been
a regular contributor to book reviews for the San Diego
Union Tribune and other publications. Currently he is Editor-in-Chief
for A Word with You Press and lives in Southern
California, where a litter of dog-eared passports has taken
up residence in his sock drawer.
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Carol
Sveilich, MA, is an award-winning
author and community leader. Her book JUST FINE:
Unmasking Concealed Chronic Illness and Pain was awarded
first place in the Health/Medicine/Nutrition category of
the Independent Publishers Book Awards. She also received
the Channel 10 Leadership Award for her service in
the San Diego community. For more information, go
to www.writefaceforward.com
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Krasna
Svoboda is a writer, teacher, consultant,
and co-founder of a publishing start-up, Open Window Press.
She is the former editor of PWSD's Publishers and Writers
Monthly newsletter, and does technical manuals and publicity
writing for clients. Krasna is working on two books: Eight
Great Things About Death, a fearless but not too serious
look at this scary subject; and Dawn Fire, a poetry
anthology. krasna.writer@mac.com
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Jeniffer
Thompson is the co-founder
of MonkeyCMedia, an Internet and Web design and marketing
firm that specializes in author services. She is also the
author of Website WOW: How to Turn Your Website into Your
Most Powerful Marketing Tool. The MCM website is www.MonkeyCMedia.com.
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Antonio
F. Vianna is frequently on television
and radio offering practical tips for taking charge of your
career, and is available for speaking engagements, and ghost
writing projects. Mr. Vianna is on-faculty with multiple
universities in the San Diego area, and he also conducts
workshops on “Re-Careering at any Age,” and
“How to Write a Book and Get Published.” He
lives in Carlsbad. His books, both fiction and non-fiction,
are available almost everywhere including his web site at
http://www.viannabooks4u.com.
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Joan
and David Vokac
have written ten travel guidebooks and contributed to other
publications like Westways. Their guidebooks include
The Great Towns of America: A Guide to the 100 Best Getaways
for a Vacation or a Lifetime. As they update their
guidebooks they provide ongoing updates on notable attractions,
restaurants and lodgings on their websites, including www.greattowns.com.
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Barbara
Wallace,
an award
winning wedding planner located in Orange County, operates
ZinGiBer Publishing. She is co-authoring A Beautiful
Bride from Every Angle: Look Great in Every Photo…
and in Life being released in Spring 2009. She wrote
and published The Wedding Vendor Handbook: Get to the
Top and Stay There. www.zingiberpublishing.com
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Diane
Welch,
author, freelance writer, public speaker and "full time
mom", melds raising her four children with retelling other
people’s stories, past and present. She is an authority
on the life and works of 1920s architect Lilian J. Rice,
an expert on local history, author of local history
books, a San Diego Union Tribune contributor, the official
Ecke Family historian and Paul Ecke III’s official
biographer. For more information visit www.dianewelch.com.
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Dr.
Elizabeth Yahn Williams loves performing
with Partner-in-Rhyme Lundy from her four co-authored Hither
& Yahn chapbooks. Her Guidelights Productions helps
"groups with goals" — ex., MiraCosta's Phi
Theta Kappans who named her "Most Distinguished Honorary"
Member. Winner of many creativity/writing awards, Elizabeth
received the 2000 SDPA-PMA/BookExpo grant to Publishing
University.
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Janet
F. Williams
has authored articles, short stories, sales marketing materials
and more. Her upcoming book You Don’t Ask, You
Don’t Get shows you how to ask for what you want
and how to increase your chances of getting it. Visit her
blog on this subject at: http://janetfwilliams.com.
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Lois
Winsen
(www.editorontap.com)
is a freelance book editor, called "Queen of Polishing"
by one of her many authors, for her ability to make any
manuscript shine. After a successful career in advertising
Lois decided to "give back" and is particularly
adept at turning new writers into successful published authors.
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If
you are in need of publishing-related services, consultation,
or other information, in addition to the members profiled
above, PWSD has over 50 other members representing various
aspects of the publishing industry who may be able to assist
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The
following are also members of Publishers and Writers of
San Diego:
Cynthia
Acree
www.musicforlifebooks.com
Camille Cloutier
Stephani Dikiy
Marilyn Froggatt
www.atvantagemktg.com
Roberta Giesea
George Goddard
Nancy Gordon
www.pawsforcomfort.com
Anna Kelso
Tom Kirkbride
www.gamadin.com
Jen Leong
www.YourWellnessByDesign.com
Andrea Lex
andrealouiselex@yahoo.com
Elaine Masters
www.DrivetimeYoga.com
Louise Mathews
Karla Ogilvie
Maureen (Mo) Rafael
Harold Rongey
www.whostolemyfood.com
Karen Silsby
Rick Simoni
Karen Slevinske
Sheri Snively
Janice Stanger
Tricia Van Dockum
Larry Wampler
www.drlarrywampler.com
Louise Watkins
James Whiting
www.jimtoons.com
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