Writing Class

Have you ever wondered how a book gets reviewed? We have. Hear how the process goes from book reviewer Jennifer Copeland. She reviews many books she loves to read on her site Jenny's cozy book

Francine Rodriguez, and is an author, but she wasn’t always an author. She grew up in and around downtown Los Angeles. Later, she worked as a Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity Investigator in the Federal sector. Altogether, before becoming Francine Rodriquez, Author, she worked in the fields of law and psychology for over thirty years. It is her experience as a professional in those fields that informs her writing.

George Weinstein is the author of numerous novels in diverse genres, including the sassy Southern mystery Aftermath, his suspense thriller Watch What You Say, modern relationship novel The Caretaker, novel of forgotten US history The Five Destinies of Carlos Moreno, and the Southern Gothic historical novel Hardscrabble Road, a favorite with book clubs.

George speaks often at book clubs, conferences, workshops, and other events. He has been an active participant and leader within the Atlanta Writers Club since 2001 and directs the AWC’s twice-yearly Atlanta Writers Conference,

Kathleen M. Rodgers is a novelist whose work has appeared in Family Circle Magazine, Military Times, and in several anthologies. A professional writer for more than forty-five years, her novels have garnered many awards and favorable reviews. She’s been featured in USA Today, The Associated Press

CAROL VAN DEN HENDE is the award-winning author of Goodbye, Orchid which won the American Fiction Award, Pinnacle Achievement Award, IAN for Best First Novel, two Royal Dragonflys, received honorable mention in NY Book Festival and finalist in the Best Book Awards. When she’s not penning stories of resilience and hope, Carol applies her MBA to marketing and strategy (in chocolate, sweet!).

Rebecca Dimyan is an award-winning writer whose nonfiction essays and short fiction have appeared in national and international publications. Rebecca teaches writing and literature at several universities in Connecticut. She is co-founder of the Ridgefield Writers Conference and now leads the Woodhall Press Writers Conference.

D.L. LeGere is a publishing professional with over fourteen years of experience in the US, specializing in the trade nonfiction, fiction, gift, and outdoor markets. He has worked with a vast network of industry professionals and published hundreds of titles,

Through the years, Heather Weidner has been a cop's kid, technical writer, editor, college professor, software tester, and IT manager. Vintage Trailers and Blackmailers is the first in her cozy mystery series, the Jules Keene Glamping Mysteries

Janet Todd is an internationally renowned novelist and academic, best known for her non-fiction feminist works on women writers including Jane Austen, Aphra Behn and Mary Wollenstonecraft. In recent years, she has turned her hand to writing novels, publishing Lady Susan Plays the Game in 2013, A Man of Genius in 2016 and Don’t You Know There’s a War On? in 2020. Her latest book is Jane Austen and Shelley in the Garden: A Novel with Pictures and was recently reviewed and recommended in Washington Post.

Janet has published and edited more than 40 books including the complete works of Mary Wollstonecraft (with Marilyn Butler), of Aphra Behn, and, as General Editor

Lauren has loved books since before she learned to read and she was a lifelong bookworm she has the great privilege of spending her career close to what she love. They have allowed her to explore people, places and ideas she wouldn’t be able to experience without them. As a professional book editor and publishing executive she gets to work with writers and words and ideas all day. She is the author of bookish broads.