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Having been diagnosed with cancer twice, with the second time being a terminal diagnosis in 2016, I promised myself that if I lived 5 years, I would write a book and share how I outlived my diagnosis. According to the statistics on my cancer type, salivary duct carcinoma, I had a 20 percent chance of...

Donna lives in a small, Iowa town with her husband Marty; an ordained minister, who also does construction work and painting. A stage four cancer survivor, she started to write when, during treatments, she could do nothing else.  After decades in management  positions for large companies, she suddenly had nothing to manage and asked...

Martha Thompson, an ordained Prophetess, has been walking with the Lord all her life. Prophetess is a two-time winner for her first book called Behind The Prophetess’ Mask. As God raises her as a Bold Soldier, God uses her mightily as an Intercessor for the Kingdom of God. Her story gives you the hope desperately...

I’m Roger Wilson-Crane and whilst I was born in Harpenden I was raised in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, so hopefully, I would be described as an honorary Yorkshireman. My passion for writing has always been with me, stemming from writing and directing a school play at the tender age of 14. This enthusiasm resurfaced in...

Freelance Writer • Blogger • Wife • Mother • Friend • Wayfinder • Personal Note Writer • Virginian • Birder • Alto • Guitar Player • Christian/Episcopalian • Bank Board Chairman • Community Activist • W4EHC • Connector • Encourager Rooted in the land and the countryside Born and raised on a cattle farm,...

Michael R. Schultheiss is a lifelong daydreamer. He has been escaping into other worlds since he was a boy. His early influences include Tolkien, Terry Brooks, and David Eddings on the fantasy side of things, and Ray Bradbury and H.G. Wells for science fiction. Over time, he graduated to George R. R. Martin, Brandon...

Marcie’s debut novel, Em’s Awful Good Fortune, is based on her experiences living overseas as a tagalong wife. Her play Girls Together Always—a collection of coming-of-age stories about “growing up girl”—won the ENCORE! Producer’s Award at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Maxfield lives in Los Angeles where she volunteers for WriteGirl, a non-profit organization that...

Patricia Leavy, Ph.D., is a best-selling, award-winning author, publisher, arts advocate, and internationally recognized leader in research design and arts-based research. She is widely considered the world’s most visible proponent of arts-based research as a means of making research publicly accessible. Moreover, she coined the terms “social fiction” and “fiction-based research” and has been...

Kyomi O’Connor moved to the States from Japan in February 1990 to work as a post-doctoral researcher at the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland. Soon, she fell in love with her husband-to-be, Patrick. Their journey together led them to change their careers, move to San Diego, and practice Buddhism. They grew spiritually together, and became leaders...

As a graduate from the U.S.A.F. Academy class of 1993, Sebastian went on to serve a tour of active duty, followed by tours in the Air National Guard and Reserve service. He retired in 2016. Throughout his military career, he integrated his imaginative inspirations, exploiting his creativity to find innovative solutions to the challenges in...