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Terry Burns, Agent
Terry's clients have formed something of a writer's community, sharing leads and encouraging one another as
Terry works hard to represent them and keep them up to speed on their own progress and that of fellow clients.
Amy Alessio Max Elliott Anderson Linda Apple Tim Austin Tammy Barley DonnaMarie Bond Richard Brown Carla Bruce Roger Bruner Michelle P. Buckman Bonnie S. Calhoun James R. Callan Tim Champlin Trudy Chun Kevin and Kristin Collier Robyn Conley Jim Dyet Sherri Gallagher Graham Garrison William Garrison Ruth Geisler Dr. Bill Griffith Caron Guillo Douglas Hirt Ronni Hosseli Steve Hutson Curt Iles Alan Jackson Jean, Mary & Frank James Bryn Jones Pam Krumpe Mark Littleton S. A. J. Lyttek Dr. Celeste Matthews Dale McElhinney Pam Meyers Susan Miura Randall M. Mooney Brenda Nixon Vickie Phelps Kristine Pratt Trish Porter Joe Ragont Carolyn Rankin Jennifer Reed Frank Roderus Ann Schrock Tim Shoemaker Teresa Slack Mike Smith Paul Sturm Donn Taylor Jennifer Hudson Taylor Jane Thornton Deb Van Horn Andy Van Loenen Susette Williams Jill Williamson
Amy Alessio - The
author's teen interests and dialogue has been acquired through over nine years of
running teen groups at the Schaumburg Township District Library in IL, where
she is the Teen Coordinator. The title she co-authored: A Year of Programs for
Teens has been an ALA Editions
top five bestseller since its release in October 2006. She brings a background
of several years of reviewing, writing and editing for Crimespree Magazine,
YAttitudes online journal, VOYA, Public Libraries and Teenreads.com
as well as experience on the Board and Executive Committee of the Young Adult
Library Services Association to this project. This gives her a terrific
platform for promotion and opportunities to get out and do it. Author's blog
site: http://vintagecookbooks.blogspot.com/
Current Project Proposal THE HIGH GROUND [48,500 completed
YA manuscript] follows sixteen-year-old Joelle’s search for a murderer. After
her brother
Max Elliott Anderson - In addition to his film and production work, Max
Elliot Anderson has written thirty-five manuscripts for a Christian chapter
adventure series for boys ages eight and up. Seven of these books now
published, Newspaper Caper, Terror at Wolf Lake,
North Woods Poachers, Mountain Cabin Mystery, Big Rig Rustlers, Secret of
Abbott's Cave, and Legend of the White Wolf
have been published. Max has a tremendous web presence and is a tireless
promoter. Author web site: http://www.maxbooks.9k.com
Books for Boys blog: http://booksandboys.blogspot.com
Current Project proposal: Whispers
in the Graveyard –[ 23k Middle
Reader] Josh didn’t like moving from his safe, comfortable house
into a cramped apartment in
Linda
Apple
an inspirational writer of both creative
nonfiction and fiction published in eight of the
Chicken Soup for the Soul series. One story, Never Too Late,
published in Chicken Soup for the Working Women’s
Soul, was one of eighty stories chosen from all the
stories published in the past ten years for Chicken Soup’s anniversary
addition, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living Your
Dreams. Her story, Mr.
Jackson and the Angel Pin, published in Chicken Soup for the Nurse’s Soul, was
reprinted in Woman’s World Magazine. She has sold several devotions to The
Upper Room Devotional Magazine and The Secret
Place Devotional Guide . and has won numerous awards for
both her fiction, nonfiction, and humor pieces. In addition to her writing,
Linda is an inspirational, motivational, public speaker currently on the
speaking circuit for Stonecroft Ministries so she has a good promotional
platform. Author's Website: http://www.shoutlife.com/lindacapple
travel blog: http://www.southerngalsview.blogspot.com/
Current
Project Proposal: In the
Elephant's Shadow [78k historical
romance ]- Elizabeth Collins never wanted to see the Elephant, but her life
takes a tragic turn when her mother dies and she is forced to leave everything
she holds dear in St. Louis and follow her father to the California gold
fields. Bitterness takes root inside her and she vows to never forgive
the man who was once her beloved Poppa, but now is a cold, distant stranger.
The four month journey by wagon train exposes her to dangerous men, nature’s
violence, and death. What unequaled, experience of a lifetime can save her from
self-destruction and restore her relationship to her father? ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AVAILABLE
Tim Austin As a construction manager for multi-million dollar projects, Tim's
he-man experience is bonafide, and he shares it as any rugged gentleman would. A
humor writer, and philanthropist. He’s committed to pointing kids in the right
direction, coaching them to be better than they ever imagined, and shaping the
next generation of young men to be self-reliant, self-disciplined, thoughtful,
patient, kind, chivalrous, yet fierce when necessary. To achieve these goals,
Austin offers seminars and lectures on topics like: Respect and Honor - Earning
the Respect you Desire - Respect in our Culture - Respect in the Workplace http://www.austinbuildingcompany.com/
Current Project Proposal: Real Men Don’t Talk Trash - Respect and honor are not fashionable concepts in our
culture of individualism, self-indulgence, and materialism where “it’s all
about me.” But in reality, research
shows that the greatest need and desire in the life of a man is respect. Based on respect, men rank everything in
their world from women, cars, jobs, and professional athletes to vacations,
hobbies, movies, and music. But more
than anything else, we rank ourselves against other men. No matter how much our culture tries to tell
us we are all equal, in the minds of men, some people are better than others
and some deserve more respect than others. To survive in this “man’s
world” you need to know the rules. This
book teaches what respect is, how to get it, and how to lose it. It affirms respectful men and teaches those
who don’t “get it” how respectful men think and what allows them to work at
their best. It will give you tools and
ideas that will help you excel in business, relationships and life.
Tammy
Barley
- a published author, and the book, On
the Wings of the Storm, won 2nd Place in the 2006 Golden Rose
Contest, Inspirational Romance category, and scored high in the Ticket to Write
Contest 2006. The book is being released as Love’s Rescue by Whitaker
House, the first book in The Sierra Chronicles Trilogy. Author's Website: http://www.shoutlife.com/TammyBarley
Current project proposal: Tammy is busy promoting Love’s Rescue and getting the
next two books in the trilogy ready to go
DonnaMarie Bond – writes travel articles. She is also a newspaper
reporter and syndicated columnist in the Irma Bombeck tradition. Inspirational
writing was added to the mix after a three-year stint on staff at her local
Crisis Center. This area of interest defined itself in nonfiction articles and
stories, one of which won The Linda Tomblin Award for Excellence in
Inspirational Writing. She is married, the mother of five sons, mother-in-law
to five daughters-in-law and nine grandchildren. The subject of family is woven
into much of her work.
Current Project Proposal: Recipes for Living & Loving: Stories
& Advice that Celebrate Mothers-in-Law & Daughters-in-Law. This
relationship is as old as the account of Ruth and Naomi in The Old Testament
and it is as new as the newest bride. It is also the pivotal relationship in
the family and its importance is vastly underrated. Recipes….bridges
the gap between compilation, self-help and how-to and seeks to present a
composite of stories, professional observation and ideas to enrich both women
in their journey together.
Richard
Brown - was a Youth Pastor/Christian
Education Director (5 years), continued as a Senior Pastor (19 years),
college professor and Dean of the Simpson Graduate School of Ministry (12
years), then moved to Vice President of Spiritual Formation (1 year) which was
ultimately joined to his present position as Vice President for Student
Development at Simpson University,
Current Project Proposal:
Christian Living book,
Carla
Bruce volunteered to write and edit for
the magazine, Miracle Living, published by Sweetwater Ministries. This
led to her eventual career of working as an editor and freelance ghostwriter;
she also edits and typesets for a college textbook company. After 27
years of writing experience, Carla has had numerous articles, poems and ghostwritten
books published; she led a writer’s group for several years and taught writer’s
workshops in
Current project Proposal: When
their candidate for the presidential elections has a massive stroke late on the
eve of the party’s convention, the nominating committee makes a desperate
last-minute search for someone with “charisma” to pull in the votes for their
party. They agree that the cowboy charm of Drummond Wakefield, junior senator
from
Roger Bruner Numerous technical
articles published in national computer user newsletter, Periodic
contributor to Faith & Values section of Richmond.com website - Found
in the Translation 1st place winner in novel category at 2006 Blue Ridge
Mountains Christian Writers Conference, Short story version of Found placed in
top ten in 2005 Faith-in-Fiction contest sponsored by Dave Long of Bethany
House , Article adapted for use in Bonnie Bruno’s When God Steps In: Stories of
Everyday Grace (Standard Publishing, September 2006) Retiring in September 2008
to write full-time http://www.rogerbruner.com/
Current project Proposal - Found
in the Translation is an
inspirational coming-of-age novel about Kim Hartlinger—eighteen and spoiled—who
arrives on a mission trip to
Michelle
P. Buckman – a published writer with one
title Pretty Maids All in a Row
from Avalon press, A Piece of the Sky
from the River Oak Imprint of David C. Cook, and a series from Navpress, the
first of which is Maggie Come Lately and a second title entitled Beautiful Disaster. Authors Website: http://www.michellebuckman.com/
Current Project Proposal -
Three Legs [20k middle reader] features an eleven-year-old girl who’s
suffering from the changes in her life after her parents’ separation. The loss
of her father in her daily life and a move away from her old friends to an
apartment have left Julia feeling bereft. To compensate, she seeks out the
companionship of a stray dog in the woods. With the help of eight-year-old Tim,
a studious homeschooler, Julia wins “Three Legs’” trust. The two must keep
Three Legs’ existence a secret from Toby, the area bully. Toby’s father runs
the local animal shelter, and he’s sure to put Three Legs to sleep. ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AVAILABLE
Bonnie S. Calhoun is a Bible Study teacher,
Teen Sunday school teacher, and the Choir Director at her church. As a Google
certified Blog*Star, she is designated as an expert user on Blogger. She
dispenses advice for problem resolution on the Google/Blogger Help Boards for
those using the Blogger platform. As the Director of the Christian Fiction Blog
Alliance (CFBA), she has 170+ member blogs that weekly do blog tours to market
the latest in Christian fiction. She is the Assistant Director of Fiction In
Rather Short Takes (FIRST) where first chapters of new Christian fiction are
showcased each month by the approximately 50+ members. Bonnie is also the
designated Northeast Zone Director for the American Christian Fiction Writers
(ACFW). In 2007, she participated in the Greater Philadelphia Christian Writers
Conference teaching workshops on blogging and Marketing, Publicity, and Promotion.
She has plans to develop a brand "feel the beat…"
where her readers know that she will deliver heart pounding action and
adventure.
Author websites: http://shoutlife.com/bonniescalhoun http://bonniescalhoun.blogspot.com http://bonnieswritingtips.blogspot.com
Current Project Proposal: What if a real government project had the ability to control
the weather? In Touched By Fire, Montana Sinclair poured her
heart into creating a project for measuring the magnetism circling the Earth.
Now she discovers that someone is using her project to physically destroy the
James
R. Callan has a degree in English with an
emphasis on writing, but when that did not support a growing family, he
returned to graduate school in the field of mathematics. Upon graduation,
he worked as a research mathematician, segueing into computer science.
This eventually led to the formation his own company, with his wife. Then
one day, he realized his children were grown, self-supporting, and he could
return to his original love—writing. Along the way, he received grants from the
National Science Foundation, NASA, and the Data Processing Management
Association. He has been listed in Who’s Who in Computer Science, and Two
Thousand Notable Americans. Callan has published two
books: one non-fiction book on computers, and a mystery/suspense novel,
which appeared in print and audio. The audio version (by Books in Motion)
rose as high as number seven on the publisher’s list. Two of his unpublished
novels have won contests for novels.
Current Project Proposal: Cleansed
by Fire is his first Christian
novel. Take four burned churches, one murder, add in a priest, troubled because
he has learned information about the fires – but in the confessional, so he
cannot use it, a widow whose mission is to help others achieve success
while she remains in the background, and a detective who has abandoned his
religion because he is convinced people are basically bad and the church hasn’t
changed that. Then, there’s the dangerous newcomer involved in the local
drug scene, and the burly man who tells the priest the churches deserved to be
burned. Add in the drop-out teen who attacks the priest with a knife, and
a troubled young man, angry at the world. Countering those are the teen choir
that works to help those churches that have suffered at the hands of the
arsonist, and the young widow who works to change the detective’s cynical
attitude and bring him back to God. Mix them together and you have Cleansed
by Fire, a book that illustrates Christian principles in everyday
situations, yet has enough suspense to stand as a mystery novel.
CHAMPLIN, TIM; pseudonym of John Michael Champlin, (1937- ) born John Michael Champlin in
Trudy
Chun is a missionary serving in
Current Project Proposal: The Gift Giver – the story of St Nicholas
[28k youth manuscript] is intended to reach out to young people who have
discovered the truth about Santa or those who have been raised to not believe in
him. Strongly based on the true story of St. Nicholas this fictional tale gives
the reader something to replace what they have lost.
Kevin and Kristen Collier - - are a husband and wife youth writing team. The couple
has over 40 books published either as author, illustrator, or both.
Kevin
Collier, an award-winning children’s
author who is young at heart, is truly gifted by the Lord to write for
children. His first book was praised as a "masterpiece of
communication" by critic Diane Moore. As an illustrator, Kevin's "
Kristen
Collier B.A. in English
from Concordia College,
Current
Project Proposal: The Secret of Little Pine. [14k early reader] This is one of those stories that
just stays with you. On the surface it is the story of a young boy who journeys
into Little Pine woods and discovers a whole world hidden there, but it is so
much more than that. It reminds one of those classic movies of childhood, like
“The Sandlot,” with the good-natured, old-fashioned characters of yore. ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AVAILABLE
Robyn Conley writer and freelance
editor whose Christian publishing credits include articles sold to The Church Herald, VICTORY! FCC Magazine, St. Anthony
Messenger and many others, as well as the novel, Living the Rapture to Hard Shell Word Factory.
Robyn is the author of several other books, including: BE YOUR OWN BOOK DOC, What Really Matters to Me: A Guided Journal,
(Walking Stick Press); the biographies: John
Grisham, Influential Cartoonists,
and Alexander Graham Bell, (Lucent
Books); Depression (Lucent Books);
and Meerkats (Capstone
Press). She’s the author of two of the invention series books published
by Scholastic’s Children’s Press: The Motion
Picture and The Automobile.
Her latest book, to be released in February 2007 is Beyond the Branches: Writing and Scrapping Your Complete
Family Tree (AWOC Books). Her author page is http://www.robynconley.com/
Current Project Proposal: published author and speaker with a great platform
offers Insights from the jobsite [35k]. A book of
devotionals but not presented under that label is designed to be carried and
shared at the jobsite. A great idea for a gift book.
Jim Dyet is a Theological
Consultant, Manuscript Consultant, Conference Speaker and Writing Workshop
Leader, Board Member and
Author
website: http://www.jamesdyet.com/
Blog: http://jamesdyet.blogspot.com/
Current
Project Proposal - Jim
is working with fellow author and illustrator Joe Ragont on a book called Moments
of Grace that I'll be representing them on.
Sherri
Gallagher – The author has served the body of
Christ for over ten years doing canine search and rescue. She has been a Boy
Scout merit badge counselor for nine years, and her son is an Eagle Scout. She
brings the authenticity of this experience to her writing. http://www.shoutlife.com/profile_view.cfm?uid=141260
Current Project Proposal -
Turn is one of a series of three books
about the teens in the canine search and rescue group. All the titles come from
commands given to the search dogs. A second book, Go Find, also complete at 62,000 words, and is the story of Blanca.
The third book, Geb Laut, (German for
speak) is Shane’s story and is at the outline stage.
Graham
Garrison has published articles in six newspapers and
eight magazines, including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, America’s
Civil War, Georgia Physician and Boating World magazine.
He has written countless personality profiles and features on topics ranging
from college football (as a staff sports reporter) to the medical industry.
This is his first venture into book length titles except for a self-published
work, Groomed: Wedding Planning and an Engagement from a Groom’s
Perspective, via iUniverse. Author's Website: http://www.shoutlife.com/GrahamGarrison
Current
Project Proposal: – [80k
inspirational fiction] Tribute combines two topics woven into the
fabric of
William
Garrison lives in
….
Current
Project Proposal: His third and
current novel is THE SOLOMON PROJECT. In this novel, Tommy
Knox is a corporate prodigy that won a multi-million dollar contract for
Freeman Construction. Then he discovered the Solomon Project. Now,
someone is trying to kill him.
Ruth
Geisler - I’m a Christian day school teacher and author living in Aliso
Viejo, California. I grew up devouring books and still do. My goal is to write
lively, entertaining, and humorous fiction which will also let children know in
a gentle way that Jesus loves them and will help them through any problem. During
my early days of teaching, I wrote a great deal of curricular and devotional
material for Concordia Publishing House in St. Louis. That led to my being
asked to become head of the children’s book department. When I got there, I
found the book department had been closed for three years, was $300,000.00 in
debt, and everyone who knew how to make a book had been fired! With God’s
blessing and a great marketing partner, I gradually came to be in charge of
children’s, family, devotional, and teacher resource books. By the time I left
nine years later we were making 90 books a year and the book department showed
a greater percentage of profit than any other segment in the publishing house. Now
I’m back to my greatest loves—teaching, writing, and California. I’m really
looking forward to chatting online with other authors. The critiques and
sparking of ideas will be invaluable.
Dr. Bill
Griffith Pastor
and Bible scholar for forty five years, Author of an opera about the characters
twenty two years ago which was performed for several years with the religious
community of
Current
Project Proposal: Darkness Before
The Dawn - Book One of series - Chronicles of Cauis – [150k
historic
fiction] novel reports events six months prior to the Annunciation, when the
Virgin Mary accepts the task of being the mother of God’s messiah. The
characters involved struggle with the mixed culture of the time and place and
their individual varying values, hopes and circumstances. ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AVAILABLE
Caron
Guillo - Christian fiction and
non-fiction author published in God Answers
Prayers Military Edition (Harvest House, 2005). Publishing
credits include short stories, articles, and/or feature articles for Christian
Woman, Choice, Church & Family, and Church Growth magazines. Authored “Real Family Values,” a parenting and
family life column for Choice Magazine. Author Website: http://caronguillo.blogspot.com
Current Project Proposal:
Children of Light
[94,000-word historical] begins in thirteenth century Germany at the dawn of an
ill-conceived peasant crusade and ends a decade later on a sprawling estate in
Egypt, approaching its subject from an evangelical perspective of hope and
redemption. The first in a series, Children of Light tells a lively
story of faith lost and forgiveness found, painting the medieval setting with
vibrant strokes. Novelist Jack Cavanaugh writes, “With warmth and humor,
Guillo weaves an unforgettable story of hope and perseverance in a cruel and
unforgiving world.”
Douglas
Hirt was born in Illinois, but heeding
Horace Greeley's admonition to "Go west, young man", he headed to
Current Project Proposal: What happens when you have two seasoned and well
published authors (Doug Hirt and Frank Roderous with a heart for reaching out
to the Christian market with an exciting read and a subtle faith message? You
get a series proposal like
Steve
Hutson My first book, What
They Never Taught You in Sunday School, was released in 2006 by Tate
Publishing. I manage a local writers’ conference (www.avwriters.com), and lead a workshop for beginning writers. My
website (www.hutsonbooks.com) promotes both my book and my manuscript editing
service. My greatest mentors in this business have been Tim Riter and
Cecil Murphey. Through the process of writing my first book, I learned much
about the publishing industry. Also, I often unexpectedly found my
longtime religious beliefs challenged and (in some cases) strengthened. http://www.hutsonbooks.com/
Current Project Proposal:
You Can Have it Both Ways Quite
often in our day, people reject the Christian faith because they can’t
make sense of the Bible. It seems to be full of contradictions and
cryptic language, which are hard to understand for the uninitiated. Many
people give up because they are not willing to put in the time and effort to
wade through the difficulties. However, usually these conflicts can be
explained through the study of paradox.
Curt Iles is an eighth generation native of Louisiana’s unique “No
Man’s Land.” He and his wife DeDe, are parents of three sons and three
grandsons. He is a full time author and speaker who
enjoys traveling, hiking, making new friends, and speaking at over one hundred
events yearly. Iles is a graduate of Louisiana College and McNeese State
University. Prior to becoming a full time author, he served as a
teacher/coach, school administrator, and youth camp director. Curt recently
released his sixth self-published book, The
Wayfaring Stranger. His previous five titles have sold a
cumulative 17,000 copies. www.creekbank.net
Current Project Proposal: Mayo Moore is familiar with storms. Whether it is a devastating 1862 Louisiana
hurricane or the creeping American Civil War, he has seen trouble and storms up
close. In the warm and humorous story-telling style loved by his readers,
author Curt Iles takes readers into Mayo Moore’s world—into this good place to
be—the wild and untamed piney woods of Louisiana’s No Man’s Land.
Alan
Jackson is a published YA author who writes
unique middle reader titles. Co-authored Pretty
Maids From Avalon.
Current
Project Proposal: Bigger
[43k] a young man uses his grandfathers plant growth formula to produce huge
pumpkins that would be a chedap source of ethanol to solve the world's energy
crisis. He finds himself opposed by shadowy govermmental and big oil characters
intent on stopping the project. A good book with a timely subject. ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AVAILABLE
Jean, Mary and Frank
James The authors also have four contemporary
novels which haven’t been presented to a publisher: “See Red, Sea Blue”
(adventure/romance), Selah (mainstream, drama, suspense), “Pate and
Faircloth 1 & 2” (adventure/humor/romance—series or stand-alone
books). A fifth novel, “Hell is Naked,” is under construction.
Have had recent articles published in Mature Living, The Warcry, and The
Upper Room. Author's website http://www.jamestomes.com
Mary's Website: http://www.shoutlife.com/maryjames
Jean's Website: http://www.shoutlife.com/jeanjames
Current Project Proposal:
Weep Not, Fear Not is a book of 366 daily devotions written by
three authors. Their goal in writing it was to create an innovative volume of
daily “soul pictures,” true, beautiful, strong, and irresistible to the reader.
After reviewing similar books in today’s market they decided to use variety
rather than formula in the “format,” “scripture length,” and “thought
presentation” to create a more enticing, more helpful, less predictable book.
Weep Not, Fear Not echoes the profound inspiration found in the Book it
relies upon for its every thought and word—the Holy Bible. ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AVAILABLE
Bryn
Jones - Since my
youth I have been creating stories, many arising from the struggles of the weak
to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. This, after all, is the
Christian story. Jesus, the all-powerful Creator, became a common man to
overcome sin and forge peace between us and God. We are called to be
Christ-ones and fight the pervasive evil around us, being lights in a dark
world. This theme manifests itself in my short stories as well as my longer
works. My first major publication was
with Discipleship Journal. I sold them an article about how I learned to trust
in God titled Lie Back And Look Up. I followed that sale with a satire piece to
The Wittenburg Door. Then I sold a number of short stories to Focus On The
Family's Breakaway Magazine.
Current Project Proposal – The Next Chapter a
suspense thriller written for readers of Peretti and Dekker. Sal Russo finds a mysterious package bearing
his name. In it, a manuscript details a
girl’s abduction. A note reads: If you
don’t read this, she will die. If you
call the police, she will die. You will write the next chapter in this girl’s
life, or I’ll kill her. Her fate is in
your hands. Enclosed with the papers is a bagged human heart.
Pam
Kumpe writes a
weekly religious newspaper column and is a correspondent writer with the Bowie
County Life/Texarkana Gazette Newspaper, has written more than 350 columns
and more than 1000 features for the newspaper. She hosts a podcast "Daybreak
Devotionals" – based on the “Faith Now” series. She writes a
humor column “Parables by Pam” for the magazine “Extreme Woman”
and has written for Crossroads Magazine, the Citizens Tribune newspaper,
Sisters in the Lord Magazine, Inspired Moms Magazine, Dabbling Mum, and
contributed a story in a Guideposts book, Answered Prayers. Author's Website: http://www.shoutlife.com/pamkumpe
Current Project Proposal: Faith Now - 90 daybreak devotionals - with Godly thoughts, energy for the
beginning of the day, a three-part series of devotional books; the first book “Faith
Now,” and the other two books with a similar format “Hope Now”
and “Love Now.” All three books will drive home a short message
of encouragement for those who are living in a hurry-up fast-paced world. At
times, we need a gentle faith push in the right direction so our choices and
experiences become more focused and productive. Let the women of the Bible show
you how to find your faith – now—in the present.
Mark
Littleton a graduate of
Beefin' Up, Real Feed for Amazing Grazing: A Teen Devotional (Multnomah,
1990) -- nominated for the Gold Medallion Award, 1990. 30,000 sold.
Sports Heroes Series -- books for boys, 8-13(Zondervan, 1995-1996 and
2002-2003). Zondervan bestsellers. 210,000 sold.
Light the Torch, Pass the Flame, Father’s Day gift book -- (with
Jeanette Littleton) --
The NIRV Kids’ Devotional, for preteens(Zondervan, 1998). CBA
Children’s BESTSELLER’S list, 1999. 88,000 sold.
The Edge Devotional Bible(Zonderkidz, 2003). 58,000 sold.
The 100 Most Important Verses for Women (W, 2005). 65,000 sold.
101 Amazing Truths About Jesus You Probably Didn’t Know(Howard,
2007).
More books for children, teens and adults are scheduled for
2007-2009.
Current Project: Ever since his Methodist church years camping out at
Mt. Misery in New Jersey and hearing about the Jersey Devil repeatedly from one
of the leaders, Mark has had an interest in the Jersey Devil. While writing
another book for kids, he had one of the characters tell a story one afternoon
in a cave about the Jersey Devil. Later, that idea led him to write this story,
which could be another great series for mainstream horror/supernatural/
fantasy like books by Dean
Koontz, Stephen King, J.K. Rowling, and J. R. R. Tolkien. Ever since reading
the Lord of the Rings books while a student, he has had a hope and goal of
writing a story similar in scope. Whether this story reaches that level is left
to your judgment.
S. A. J. Lyttek an award
winning writer, graduated with a B.A. in International Economics and an M.A. in
Management and Supervision. In this environment, she discovered a knack for
writing tests, interviews and other measurement tools. Soon, that became the
focus of her career—reigniting her love for the written word. She began to
spend her nights freelancing with “fun” writing including short stories, poems,
articles, plays and greeting cards. Finally, in 1995, she quit the 9-5 work
world to stay home, write and raise her then 14-month son. Not long after,
homeschooling intrigued her. Since preschool she has homeschooled both sons as
well as continuing to freelance. She has also developed and taught writing
classes for both her local homeschool groups and various writing organizations.
Susan shares her commitment to homeschoolers and writing by coaching online
writing classes through WriteAtHome since 2002. http://sajlyttek.com/
Current
Project Proposal: Pterosaur
Rescue [27k ] the second volume, Brachiosaurus Battle
[32k ] and each sequel would be 25-35,000 words. This adventure-fantasy
series unites the major ingredients that boys (and girls) love—friendship,
adventure, action, real bad, bad guys, and most importantly, dinosaurs.
The stories take place on the world of Telba during a time when evil seems to
have complete power. Even in the remaining free cities, Queen Subja, her
troops and the Vil—formerly human supernatural beings—exert their
control. Then Garth discovers three pterosaur eggs that came into his
world through a window in the air. Legends, prophecies, the last prophet
for good, and the other boys in the Window Club all band together to protect
the pterosaurs and begin their quest to reclaim Telba.
Dr. Celeste Matthews a Doctor of Veterinary
medicine with a significant amount of professional writing credits making her
foray into book length work. Author website: www.celestematthews.com
also http://www.shoutlife.com/Celeste_Matthews
Sample and buy her relaxing, healing
music.
Current Project Proposal: Some
of My Friends are People [73k]
follows James Harriot’s book follows All Creatures Great and Small
which was a best seller and has continued to sell well for many years. But what
if Harriot had been a 130 pound city girl, dumped out in a rural
Dr.
Dale McElhinney is a clinical psychologist
in private practice in suburban Philadelphia. A graduate of Houghton College
and Fairleigh Dickinson University, he received his doctorate from Hahneman
University. In addition to his private practice, he holds workshops and
seminars on a variety of mental health issues ranging from child abuse to marriage
enrichment. Dale has been involved in children and youth ministries at his
church for over twenty years and enjoys speaking at children’s retreats and
church ministry conferences. He has been writing children’s adventure/mysteries
since 1998, based on serial stories he sent to his own children when they were
away at summer camp. For the past six years, he has participated in an ongoing
writer’s critique group mentored by award-winning children’s author, Nancy Rue.
In that capacity he has been privileged to provide clinical insights into her
Sullivan Crisp novels. Dale and his wife, Deborah, have been married for 25
years. They have two children, Shaun and Kaitlyn, who are the inspiration for
his children’s mysteries. He has also written a number of press releases and
articles for the local paper for Kaitlyn’s gymnastics team.
Current Project Proposals: In the first book of the CAMP SOARING EAGLE
MYSTERIES, an adventure/mystery series for eight- to twelve-year old boys,
Shaun McWarren is forced to wrestle with why God lets bad things happen to good
people. A series of accidents threaten to close Camp Soaring Eagle forever,
unless Shaun and his friends can find out who is behind An Accidental Mystery at Camp Soaring Eagle. In The Mystery of the Disappearing “Moonlight”,
the first book in the CAMP MOUNTAIN CREEK MYSTERIES, for eight- to
twelve-year old girls, Katie McWarren and her friends learn that appearances
can be deceiving. God is more concerned with the values in their heart than the
value of their clothes. The spiritual lesson is embedded in their search for a
mysterious disappearing white horse they have named, Moonlight.
Pam
Meyers has written most of her
life. http://www.pammeyerswrites.com/
She holds a B.A. in communication from Trinity International University. She
has published articles in Today’s Christian Woman Magazine, Christian
Computing, Ancestry Magazine, and Victory in Grace Magazine.
In 2006, she was a contributor to the compilation book, His Forever
(Adams Media), with her story Like Son, Like Father. She was a
first-round finalist in the ACFW Noble Theme Contest in 2002. As a member of
American Christian Fiction Writers, Pam has sat on its board as Secretary for
the past three years, and was recently re-elected for a second term. Having
taken early retirement from her administrative assistant job in an elementary
school district last year, she now writes full time. She is a sign language
interpreter for her church where she also leads a women’s small group. She
resides in
Current Project Proposal: Murder for Breakfast is a contemporary
mystery with a strong romantic element set in a 19th century
mansion. April Spencer arrives to become an in-house chef for Rescate de
Niño, a non-profit organization housed in an old lakeshore mansion next
door to her aunt’s home. She’s shocked to discover her former fiancé working
for Rescate and even more stunned when her new boss is found dead. Was his
death caused by natural causes or the mysterious person April saw run out of
the building her first day on the job?
Susan
Miura has been writing
professionally for 26 years. She is employed full time as the public relations
coordinator for the Schaumburg Township District Library, the second largest
public library in
Current Project Proposal -
Healer features 17-year old Shilo Giannelli,
daughter of Italian-American parents, who discovers in Chapter Two what the
reader already learns from the prologue – she has the spiritual gift of
healing. Though her gift is unique, her teen insecurities and attitudes are
not. Both are revealed in Shilo’s sometimes funny, sometimes poignant thoughts.
Healer is a story that will captivate its teen audience while
spreading God’s word.
Randall M. Mooney is an
ordained minister ministering throughout the Southeastern and
Current Project Proposal - Seed and the Sower - is a story written in a parable type fashion, using no proper names for its characters. The story begins on a Friday afternoon when a typical family has collected their paychecks and concludes in Church on Sunday morning with the proverbial morning offering. He has tried to capture the emotional situations that confront the average family trying to deal with the needs of their household while at the same time being hit from every angle by religious institutions and religious broadcasters which use bible verses to manipulate and guilt trip people. Unfortunately, some within these venues use cunning and deceitful promises to get typical families to give up some of their hard earned money through the guise of sowing seed faith offerings. Throughout the ten simple chapters of the book, he separated the family and what they are dealing with from the chapters offering historical and biblical explanations, observations and revelation, as to how we as a culture have reduced “cheerful giving” to a form of bondage and torment.
Brenda
Nixon has a strong and ever increasing
platform giving talks and programs on the subject of parenting. She earned a Masters
degree in Religious Education from the Nazarene Theological Seminary and since
then, has taken more than 100 hours of continuing education in child
development and parenting education. To date, she has worked as a nanny, a
preschool teacher, a substitute public school teacher, and a psychiatric
chaplain. In 1996, Brenda was serving her sixth year as a Certified Parent
Educator in the
Current Project Proposal: Right
from the Start [33k] is a
valuable tool offering succinct, practical help with the common issues and
concerns of raising a child from birth to age five. Becoming a parent is both
thrilling and overwhelming. There are myriad challenges to face. Since there’s
no training or preparation for raising another human being, parents often
question their own ability and feel vulnerable. ADDITIONAL
PROJECTS AVAILABLE
Vickie Phelps - articles have been published
in more than fifty different publications such as War Cry, Byline,
Current Project Proposal: A
Season for Miracles - In
November,1989, Emily Patterson, begins receiving letters from a man named Mark
who declares his love for her. There is no last name or return address on the
envelopes, but the postmarks are all from 1968. Is someone playing a cruel joke
on her, or will she find love after so many years of being alone?
Kristine Pratt This is a first offering from a writer who
understands what she’s writing. Having been a pastor’s wife and the mother of
five children, three of which were high risk pregnancies with hyperemesis
gravidarum, Kristine Pratt has been there. Her experience includes several
published short stories and articles and she is the winner of the 2007 ACFW
Genesis contest in Women’s Fiction.
Current Project Proposal -
Serena and David Kellerman feel like they’re flying blind. While
their marriage wasn’t perfect they at least knew how to handle it back when it
was just them, and he was a student while she worked at the local bank. Now
everything has changed. David’s the new pastor at St. Matthew’s church, and
Serena now has the title and role as pastor’s wife. But from the first day in
their new home it all starts going wrong. Serena is sick – pregnant with
hyperemesis gravidarum, David has more on his hands than he bargained for with
an enchanting church volunteer, and public opinion seems to be that this new
pastor’s family isn’t quite what anyone in the community had in mind. Can a
marriage and a ministry survive under such conditions? How will they get
everything In the Balance again?
Trish Porter was on the 1988
She
has had an article published on CBN.Com and in MomSense Magazine which
was then selected to represent MomSense in the Woman Inspirational
category for CTI’s 50th Anniversary Celebration. She was a
contributor to The Olympian E-Newsletter Magazine, and the book But
Lord I was Happy Shallow by Marita Littauer. She also endorsed Standing
Up for Your Child without Stepping on Toes by Focus on the Family author,
Vicki Caruana. Website: http://www.shoutlife.com/trishporter
Current project proposal: The non-fiction book titled Rekindle Your Dream,
Practical Ideas For Women To Take Their Passion And Make It Happen. There
are many women who are not living their passion because they don’t know how or
think it’s impossible. She encourages them to revive their dream by
giving them the tools and practical steps to help overcome the excuses
encountered along the way. She also includes other women who are successfully
living their passion.
Joe Ragont has been involved in
the Christian Community for over forty years. He owns and manages Ragont
Design, a graphic design firm serving primarily Christian publishers and organizations.
His company provides creative design and copywriting for books, catalogs,
newsletters, brochures, etc. He has written and illustrated dozens of
Bible-based leaders' guides and overhead transparency programs. For thirty
years he has led a weekly Bible study for men, and he is constantly sought
after for teaching and speaking opportunities. Joe and his wife, Pat, live in
Current
Project Proposal - Joe
is working with fellow author Jim Dyet on a book called Moments of Grace
that I'll be representing them on.
Carolyn Rankin and Ronni Hoessli joined forces writing Year of the Locusts,
a story based on Carolyn's life. The writing
credentials of Co-author Ronni Hoessli include being a freelance writer
since 1985, publishing articles on child sexual abuse in McCall’s and Christian
Herald, as well as other commentary on that issue as it relates to the judicial
system in a variety of forums. Ms. Hoessli has also served as senior feature
writer, columnist, and executive editor for three (3) regional publications –
two in San Antonio and one in
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Jennifer Reed writes
historical fiction for Young Adults. an award winning author, she’s published twelve children’s books, with five more
on the way. She is a professor of children’s literature and teaches at the
Current Project Proposal: Rebellion at St. Timothy’s [27k middle reader] takes its readers back to a turbulent time just prior to the Civil War. The debate between the North and South is heating up. Young boys are sent to military school not just to become educated, but also to learn the art of war. A group of boys, who call themselves the Know-Nothings, wreak havoc and harass Christopher Wilson, a newcomer to the school. If Chris doesn’t join the group, he will be harassed even more, but if he does, he could get into a lot of trouble with his teachers, the headmaster and his parents. When the boys raid the armory and hold out in a log cabin in the woods, Chris has some hard decisions to make. Does he keep his alliance with the Know-Nothings, or does he turn his back on them and turn them in? Rebellion at St. Timothy’s will have young readers asking, “Do I have the guts to do what is right?” ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AVAILABLE
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Current Project Proposal: What happens when you have two seasoned and well published
authors (Frank Roderous and Doug Hirt) with a heart for reaching out to
the Christian market with an exciting read and a subtle faith message? You get
a series proposal like
Ann Schrock I
have wanted to write since I was in third grade. I earned a degree in
agricultural communications from Purdue University in 1985, where my two
favorite classes were soil science and creative writing. For 10 years after
college I was a full-time news reporter and photographer at small local papers
and one farm-oriented weekly here in Indiana.
My husband and I have three children and a full-time farm in northern
Indiana where we raise grain, hay, beef cattle and free-range poultry. I have
sold a few devotional articles since leaving the newspaper. I am a member of
ACFW and enjoy time spent with fellow Hoosier writers.
Current Project Proposal, Phoebe, is a historical romance set in the
early 1830s, about a Quaker widow who
marries an Abolitionist doctor. They help make connections that later became
one branch of the Underground Railroad in Indiana.
Tim
Shoemaker the father of three boys ranging from 16 to 22 years
old. He is the author of six books, including Smashed
Tomatoes, Bottle Rockets…and Other Outdoor Devotionals You Can Do With Your
Kids, Mashed Potatoes, Paint Balls…and Other Indoor/Outdoor Devotionals You Can
Do With Your Kids, Bashed Burritos, Green Eggs…and Other Indoor/Outdoor
Devotionals You Can Do With Your Kids, and
Reboot Your Brain…Byte Sized Devotions for Boys. A former
“one hour photo” lab owner, Tim now writes and speaks full time. He has a
passion to help boys grow to be men of God. http://www.findchristianspeakers.com/speaker/tim.htm
Current Project Proposal: Midnight Shadows [68k middle
reader] is a suspenseful mystery which pits a young man against a
shadowy burglar, but even more so against his own fear.
Teresa
Slack
- I have five currently available on the
Christian fiction market. All have been published by Tsaba House of Reedley,
CA. Streams of Mercy, the first in my series of Jenna’s Creek Novels,
won the 2005 Bay Area Independent Publishers Award for “Best First Novel”. My
fifth book, Evidence of Grace, and Book Three in the Jenna’s Creek series
debuted in June ’07 at number 18 nationwide according to Christian Retail
Magazine. My three other books are Redemption’s Song, Book 2 in the
Jenna’s Creek Series, The Ultimate Guide to Darcy Carter, and A
Tender Reed. All the books have received glowing reviews—several five-star—
from such publications as Booklist, Midwest Book Review, Aspiring Retail, and
Christian Library Journal. http://teresaslack.com/
Current Project Proposal - Every Secret Thing is a contemporary
suspense and is completed at approximately 107,000 words. It is primarily
geared toward women who enjoy a Mary Higgins Clark or Cold Case type mystery.
Michael Smith - I am the perfect person to tell this story. Why? Because I lived it. I
am one of the meteorologists who helped create — in spite of some rather
surprising obstacles — today’s storm warning system that serves us so well. Michael
has an amazing platform for telling this story. Meteorologists have receive
little credit for this amazing feat, and thousands and thousands of them spread
across the nation can’t help but want this book and to help promote it as they
are the beneficiaries of this credit. His connection to TV stations across the
nation is a platform that can hardly be imagined. With the onslaught of
tornadoes and hurricanes the public is fascinated by the subject and eager for
a book such as this. With the right support and promotion this book has
best-seller written all over it, and he has a publicist that he used in his
business positioned to run with this project. http://www.weatherdata.com/about_us/mike_smith.php
Current Project Proposal: Warnings: The Remarkable True Story of
Science’s Battle to Tame the Weather
explains how lives are constantly saved by a warning system no one would have
dared envision just fifty years ago. It is a very human story of courage,
pluck, and great science that saves lives more effectively than cancer
research, cardiac medicine, or automotive safety.
Paul Sturm
is a new writer who has written several very compelling books. He is a dentist
with thirty-three years experience, a past Senior Warden and vestry member of
St. Philips Episcopal Church and an active member of the Writers’ League of
Texas based in
Current
Project Proposal: in Epistle
[85k Christian suspense/thriller]with an archeological theme that explores the premise
of what sort of stir it would cause today if an actual letter from Jesus to
Peter surfaced and the resulting conflict between Christians who would love to
see it made public and those who would want to discredit or destroy it. There
is a little romance and a smattering of Ted Dekker style spiritual warfare in
the background. ADDITIONAL PROJECTS
AVAILABLE
Donn
Taylor Donn Taylor has his PhD in English
literature (Renaissance), taught literature and history of ideas at two
Christian liberal arts colleges, Wayland Baptist University in
Current Project Proposal -
a fascinating light mystery in Melodies
for Murder [93k].
Jennifer Hudson Taylor created her own website and published several articles
through such publications as Heritage Quest Magazine,
Everton’s Genealogical Helper, The
Military Trader and Angels On Earth, a Guideposts publication. In
2006, Jennifer felt led to write for the Lord and switched from secular fiction
to Christian fiction. Most recently, her historical romance novel, Promised
Blessings took second place in the ACFW’s 2007 Genesis Contest and her
contemporary romance By His Plan took third place in that
category. Author's Website: www.authorjenniferhudsontaylor.com
Current
Project Proposal: Promised Blessings [84k
historical romance]
Jane Thornton After graduating as
salutatorian of Huntsville High School, she attended the University of Texas at
Current Project Proposal: a suspenseful book entitled Menace [82k]
which goes inside the different world teachers face today. Molly McPherson,
suburban teacher, discounted her husband’s concerns about her safety. She does
not consider fearing her students an option. But when she is attacked in the
parking lot and becomes the target of gang stalking, she grapples with doubts
about her judgment and resentment of her overprotective mate. As the menace
continues, she must help the police discover the culprit manipulating the
violence before school becomes deadly.
Deb Van Horn Besides writing, ranching and
painting, Deb runs a substance abuse prevention program. In 2005 and again in
2006, she was appointed by Governor Richardson to the Behavioral Health
Planning Council as an advocate for frontier counties. In addition, Deb
has worked with her legislators to increase funding for prevention efforts: in
2007, this effort produced an additional $5 million dollars in recurring
funding. Deb has also been a speaker for the NM Victims’ Rights Project.
From 2002-2005, Deb was a free-lance correspondent for a local newspaper, The
Harding County Leader. She has written articles for the Harding County
Roundup and other magazines including Clear Horizons and Clear Direction
as well as devotionals for Wesleyan Press.
Current Project Proposal In Walk Away Life, prominent
televangelist John Mark Matthews’ life is laid bare before the world when his
wife, Allison, suddenly disappears. Now, along with the curious cameras,
John must face detectives who are equally curious to know why someone with all
the accoutrements of success—fame, fortune and beauty—would walk away from
their marriage, empty-handed. And when detectives discover traces of Allison’s
blood in the bathroom, bedroom and vehicle, John’s explanation makes for
spectacular headlines which bring even more attention to the case.
Andy Van Loenen has authored the following articles: Phone Ring Visual Indicator;
Modern Electronics, October 1988. And Put Your Telephone on Hold; Modern
Electronics, May 1989. Justice for Amy is his first novel. Andy founded
a hospital clinical engineering department in the 1970s, and worked in that
field for over twenty years. This is background for Clay Ramsey (the novel's
protagonist), who is a clinical engineer, and owns a medical equipment
business. After a 14-year hiatus in telecommunications, Andy once again is working
in the clinical engineering field. Andy lives with his wife in the Grand
Rapids,
Current
Project Proposal: Justice for Amy,
a novel. Widower, Clay Ramsey rescues
a beautiful young woman from an attacker—only to have her mysteriously die in
his arms an hour later. Who is she? What killed her? Why? The police want to know too. But after a brief
investigation with few clues, they are saying suicide. Clay believes she
was murdered and he thinks he knows who did it. But what was the motive? How
can he prove it? And how can he convince the police lieutenant who has
threatened to throw him in jail? After a cryptic
phone call, he unexpectedly finds himself in league with the victim’s older
sister—a woman out of his distant past. Together, they search for the truth
about what really happened to Amy Phillips. But their journey turns out to be a
perilous one with an unforeseen and very dangerous twist. Will they find
justice for Amy? Will they find love again after twenty years? Or will one of
them be the murderer’s next victim?
Susette Williams: Author of Something About Sam,
Life With Stef, and We’re Not the Same along with a few
greeting cards from Paramount. Author website: http://susettewilliams.com You read it
here… blog: http://susettewilliams.blogspot.com/
Current Project proposal: In Spare Parts, Bailey inherits her
grandfather’s business, Maid for You, but cleaning up dead body parts
wasn’t part of the job description. Bailey hopes to wipe out crime with the
help of Nate, her computer hacker assistant, despite protests of their
involvement in the case from Detective Max Wellington. When Bailey catches the
culprits arranging to dispose of another body, she's out to help the two of
them dig their own grave and if she’s lucky, Detective Max Wellington will keep
them from arranging her funeral. (Maid
For Murder series- humorous mysteries 68K) Other books in the series available
also.
Jill Williamson - She and her husband
have worked as youth pastors for nine years. She is a member of American
Christian Fiction Writers, The Writer’s View, and The Society of Children’s
Book Writer’s and Illustrators. She has attended a number of writer’s
conferences, does freelance editing, judges for contests, and participates
actively in a young adult critique group. The New Recruit is her first novel.
Jill also operates www.teenageauthor.com, a website and online critique group
for fifty-four teen writers where she offers a monthly e-zine on writing
related topics. The only thing that thrills her more than reading a great story
is writing one, and she loves to encourage teens to do the same. She has been a
guest speaker at youth events and MOPS groups. A mother of two, Jill lives with
her husband, Brad, in Oregon. Visit Jill at her website: http://www.jillmwilliamson.com to
learn more.
Current Project Proposal Forced to choose between military school and a Christian spy organization, skeptic Spencer Garmond signs on with the Bible geeks. An eerie incident with an intercessor, two tough field agents, and a local gang opens Spencer’s eyes to the truth. This is no Bible club.