Welcome to Speak Without Interruption

William Elliott Hazelgrove - The View from Hemingway’s Attic
Bestselling author William Elliott Hazelgrove is the writer in residence for the Ernest Hemingway Foundation. His office is in the attic of the Hemingway birthplace. He is the author of four novels, Ripples, Tobacco Sticks, Mica Highways and Rocket Man. His books have won the American Library Association Editors Choice award and starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and have been chosen as Book of the Month Selections. His second novel Tobacco Sticks was a National Bestseller. His latest novel, Rocket Man was chosen as Best Book of the year for 2008 by the San Antonio Express and Book of the Year by Books and Authors.net. He writes a weekly blog The View From Hemingway’s Attic on culture and politics. He has written features and reviews for USA Today and a monthly column for Pageonelit. He lives west of Chicago with his wife and three children. More information can be found at billhazelgrove.com
His posts are usually about the Literary World, Culture, and Politics. To view William’s posts, simply click on his Profile name.

James BlueWolf - Anoli’s Circle
James BlueWolf has been a songwriter, poet, author and storyteller since the early 1970’s. An internationally published poet, BlueWolf was Poet Laureate of Lake County, CA from 2000 thru 2003. He is the author of three published books and his poems, stories, essays and radio productions have been featured across the U.S. and Canada. He was included in the 2006 edition of "Who’s Who of American Teachers" and was recently named the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storyteller’s Children’s Writer Of The Year (2006-2007) for his book "Speaking For Fire". He is a script / media editor for the Smithsonian National Museum of The Amercian Indian and is the author and co-producer of the well received Native Documentary - Hinthel Gaahnuula. He currently lives in Nice, CA, with his wife of 34 years, Bernie. His posts have been made in several areas, but usually are categorized in Children’s, Current Events, Native American, and Social Issues. To view James’ posts, simply click on his Profile name.

John Joss - Contact John
I am a writer published in New York (Wm. Morrow, fiction; Ballantine, nonfiction); I work worldwide for corporations and publications, with particular skills in high technology, aerospace and motorsports. John’s posts are usually about Current Events, Writing, and ‘on the edge’ comments about life. To view John’s posts, simply click on his name.

Tim Bryce - M. Bryce & Associates
Mr. Bryce is a writer and management consultant from the Tampa Bay area of Florida who has served the industry for over 30 years. His observations about life and management are intended to stimulate discussion.

“You might not agree with Tim always but he always makes you stop and think. And I mean universally. Even being from Finland, the topics are so related that it is a pleasure to ponder them.” - Timo Kettunen, Finland. Tim’s posts are usually about Politics, Social Aspects, and Economics. To view Tim’s posts, simply click on his name.

Minnette Coleman
Minnette Coleman is an author, actress and singer born in Atlanta, GA. She has lived in New York City for almost 25 years. Having performed off-off Broadway she has toured her one woman show on the civil rights movement in the south, been a teacher actress for The Creative Arts Team at New York University and is a member of the esteemed Harlem Writer’s Guild, one of the oldest literary organizations in the country. Minnette has written about items in the news and African American history. She will continue to write about life in this economy, Current Events, and Creative Writing. To view Minnette’s posts, simply click on her Profile name.

Tim Kellis - Happy Relationships
Renowned Wall Street analyst Tim Kellis takes on what could be considered society’s biggest problem today, divorce. The journey that led to him tackling such a significant issue was both personal and professional. After a successful career that eventually landed him on Wall Street, Tim met what he thought was the girl of his dreams, only to see that relationship end with bitterness and anger. The journey included work with a marital therapist, and after he discovered therapist wasn’t really helping he decided to tackle the issue himself.

Ambition and a strong aptitude for math helped lead Kellis to discover how to make relationships work. His math skills led directly to an engineering degree, nine years in the telecommunications industry, and MBA in finance, and finally on to Wall Street, where he became the very first semiconductor analyst to focus on the communications market.

After publishing a 300-page initiation piece entitled Initiating Coverage of the Semiconductor Industry: Riding the Bandwidth Wave, Kellis became a leading semiconductor analyst at one of the biggest firms on Wall Street. The experience he gained as a Wall Street analyst provided an excellent backdrop for becoming an expert on relationships, and resulted in his relationship book entitled "Equality: The Quest for the Happy Marriage". Tim’s posts are usually about Current Events, Communications, and Relationships. To view Tim’s’ posts, simply click on his Profile name.

C.F. Jackson - Website Makeover Workshop
C.F. Jackson is an author, website makeover trainer, and graduate of Georgia Southern University with a degree in criminal justice. Originally from St. Petersburg, FL, Jackson has resided in Atlanta for 13 years. Her book, "Won’t Be Denied", is a fictional, suspenseful work based on obsession and love.

It was during Atlanta’s June 2005 Success Summit where Jackson discovered there was much more about the internet and website development she needed to know, and her focus shifted to mastering the Web to better position herself for the success of her novel.

Today, Jackson’s mission is to help fellow writers to better understand the basic elements and principles of a successful website. She has appeared on numberous television and radio shows including The Sumter Television Show, Urban Literary Review, The Writer’s Life Chat, and Atlanta’s WVEE (V-103 FM). Visit her website to learn more about Jackson and sign up for her free Website Makeover Workshop eCourse and improve your online results at www.WebsiteMakeoverWorkshop.com. Jackson’s posts have been made in several areas including Book Marketing Online, Education, and Writing Essentials. To view Jackson’s posts, simply click on her Profile name.

Mel Nicolai - Down Button
Mel is an emergent phenomenon of molecular diversity in uneasy symbiosis with the age of media. His early life left an aggravating aftertaste he now does his best not to choke on. Childhood, school, the military, more school, many years at work: a formless wilderness only intermittently illuminated by moments of lucidity. Still, as a character in one of his short stories put it, he drones in tune to the gnarled offerings of multiplicity.

Credentials and accomplishments? Yes, he has degrees, and all that stuff. And he has written a novel: The Case. A must-read for those who must read. What else? He once performed a masterful jellyecotomy on a stale donut. Mel’s posts can be found in the following categories: Creative Writing, Fiction, The Writer’s Corner among others. To view Mel’s posts, simply click on his name.

Tina Collins Dozier - My Kentucky Books
A graduate of Pikeville College, Pikeville, KY, Tina Collins Dozier has published ten books: Down Mare Creek Road, Up Hurricane Road, My Little Children, Tales from the Coop, The Soup Bean War, When Angels Cry, What About Brian, The Melting Pot, I Wish I May, and Woman: The Glory of Man. Her poetry has been published in national and international anthologies, and HillTop Records of Hollywood, CA, recorded her song "The Sandman." Her short stories, poetry, and essays have appeared in Appalachian Heritage magazine and her technical articles have appeared in Mountain Promise. In 2002 her poem "Buddha" won third place for the Denny C. Plattner Award and her book The Soup Bean War was nominated for the Weatherford Award. She has written numerous other religious and educational articles and for five years she was host/director of "Writers Reading," a cable TV show on WPRG-5 of Harold, KY. Her books are available for purchase on her site. She resides in Conroe, TX with her husband, Robert. Together they have six children, two sons-in-law, two daughters-in-law, four and a half grandchildren. Tina’s posts are usually about the Spirituality, Parenting, grandparenting, Relationships, and Poetry. To view Tina’s posts, simply click on her Profile name.

Bob Ellal
Bob Ellal is a four-time cancer survivor and practitioner of Eastern internal energy arts. He has worked as a writer/editor for a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. as well as a writer at Aetna Life & Casualty, Inc. Currently he’s working on an eBook about using ming/body techniques as complementary medicine in the fight against cancer. He’s also working with a consultant to develop his web writing techniques for freelancing. To view Bob’s posts, simply click on his Profile name.

Fiona Tankard - Spidery Writing
I am British (well Scottish actually!) and have lived with my husband in Italy since 1994, first in Umbria and now in Tuscany - a bit nobody has heard of called the Casentino. I write everything from SEO copy for websites to fiction and enjoy working as a ghost writer for a number of clients. I love people’s stories and what makes change in their lives. We all love those kinds of stories I think. As well as magazine and web articles, I have written or co-written several books - mostly academic ones for teachers and students on English as Foreign Language, but also a children’s non-fiction book about Italy. I was editor of the UK’s glossy ITALY magazine for five years and came up with the idea for the magazine too. My special areas of interest are the paranormal, animals (I have dogs, cats and a crow), nature, alternative medicine, the power of the mind and the internet. Oh - and Italy, of course. Fiona’s posts are usually about Current Events, Writing, and Italy. To view Fiona’s posts, simply click on her name.

Danny O. Snow - U-Publish Media
Danny is co-author of the book titled U-Publish.com. Snow utilizes many of the newest Web 2.0 technologies in his publishing efforts. He has spoken at many events about the publishing industry.

Danny’s posts relate to the publishing world and to publishing tools.

Michelle Dunn - Michelle Dunn’s Website Credit and Collections
Michelle Dunn, author of an award winning book, one of the Top 5 Women in Collections in 2007 & 2008, one of the Top 50 Most Influential Collection Professionals of 2007 shares her hard-won expertise on debt collection with the titles in her “Collecting Money Series.” She is the founder and president of Never Dunn Publishing, LLC and her 11 year old Credit & Collections Association with thousands of members. Michelle started and ran M.A.D. Collection Agency for 8 years and has worked in the debt collection industry for 20 years.

An internationally-known expert on the topic of credit and collections Michelle Dunn is a leading authority on collecting money to businesses everywhere. Overseeing renowned authorities from the financial, legal and accounting communities, she brings them all together to bring solutions and unique opportunities to every member of her Credit and Collections Association.

Michelle is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal and has been featured in Forbes.com, Smart Money Magazine, MSNBC, Home Business Magazine, Entrepreneur magazine, Professional Collector, Credit & Collections Risk, the NH Business Review, and in many books and publications worldwide. Michelle has been a featured guest on (NPR) National Public Radio, the Jim Bohannon show and many other radio programs as well as being a repeat guest on television shows such as The Book Authority and Process for Profit. She has many published articles and 8 published books to add to her list of accomplishments.

In addition to writing and marketing her books, Michelle is a published columnist, an Editorial Advisor for “Collector Mentor” magazine and shares valuable credit & debt information with business owners on her blog. Michelle’s posts can be found in the following categories: Book Marketing Online, and Communications. To view Michelle’s posts, simply click on her name.

Tom Brown - Thomas Brown Books
Tom was born and raised in Leavenworth, Kansas, and graduated from The University of Kansas in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He also holds a Master of Science degree from Emporia State University. In 1992 Tom’s first wife, Barbara was diagnosed with breast cancer. After fighting the disease for nearly two years, Barbara died after a long and courageous struggle. In 1994 Tom met a wonderful woman in Carlisle, PA who also had just lost her spouse to death. Tom and Connie were married on September 30th 1995 and began a new life. Tom and Connie’s extended family include three married sons and five grandchildren. Tom retired in the grade of Colonel from the United States Army in 1996. After retirement from the service, he and his wife Connie remained in Leavenworth, Kansas.

Tom began work on Men Bleed Too as a journal capturing the events that took place during Barbara’s battle with cancer. With Connie’s encouragement he decided to turn the journal into a book. Men Bleed Too is a heart touching story that will affect many lives. In addition to Men Bleed Too, Tom is the author of numerous articles published by the U.S. Army. Tom published his second book titled She Taught Me to Laugh Again, in January 2007. In this book Tom relates the story of how he and Connie met, helped each other through the grieving process and moved forward with their lives. Tom and Connie recently retired to The Villages, Florida. His hobbies include woodworking and golf. Tom’s posts can be found in the following categories: Medical, Cancer, and The Writer’s Corner. To view Tom’s posts, simply click on his name.

Karim El-Koussa - Karim El-Koussa’s Website
Karim El-Koussa was born in the mountains of Northern Lebanon, in Ehden, a town claimed to be, by many historians, as the garden itself, the beginning of civilization. Abou Rico, as his friends call him, graduated from Carmelia High School in 1989 with a Bacc. II Diploma in Exp- Sciences. A few years later, he left Notre Dame University with a BA in Advertising & Marketing Communications. In 1994, he became a member of FOHE (Friends of Horsh [forest] Ehden). Karim is also a member of the Committee of Writers and Artists in Ehden - Zgharta, 2000. Karim’s books include: Reflecting Unitas, Blooming Planes, and Pythagoras: The Mathemagician, The Alphabet Code - the Holy Grail Revealed.

Other than writing books, Karim El-Koussa, worked as editor of Al Rahala, a magazine that dealt with many intellectual issues, such as science and religion, theosophy, history and geography. he wrote in three languages, English, French, and Arabic, a tri-lingual characteristic many Lebanese hold.

In 2004, Karim became member of the Society of Authors (UK). In 2005 Karim signed a contract with an American publisher, Cloonfad Press, to publish his historical philosophical fiction novel Pythagoras: The Mathemagician, and proudly announced the US release later that year.

After the Lebanese July war of 2006, the author received an invitation by email from Trevor Hill, the Publisher of The National Free Press of Canada. Consequently, the author’s first article, of political nature, “The New Middle East: The US Democracy in Middle Eastern Key Countries!” was published as a Feature Editorial on Sunday, November 12, 2006. The Author has recently signed a contract for all of his books with a new UK based literary agency, Write Literary Agency Ltd. Karim has won numerous awards for his works. Karim’s posts can be found in the following categories: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Religion among others. To view Karim’s posts, simply click on his name.

Paul Salsini - The Cielo Book
Paul Salsini’s career has been in journalism. He spent 37 years at The Milwaukee Journal, first as a reporter, then as a copy editor, then as state editor and then staff development director. He was one of the first writing coaches in the country. He now teaches Narrative Nonfiction Writing at Marquette University.

He was the Wisconsin correspondent for The New York Times from 1964 to 1985. His travel essays have appeared in The Times and elsewhere. His first work of fiction, The Cielo: A Novel of Wartime Tuscany, was published in 2006 and its sequel, Sparrow’s Revenge: A Novel of Postwar Tuscany, was published in November 2008. Paul’s posts can be found in the following categories: Historical Fiction, Italy, The Writer’s Corner among others. To view Paul’s posts, simply click on his name.

JD Seamus - JD Seamus Books
After a successful career as a venture capitalist and hedge-fund manager, and after a brief time out while on sabbatical in a gated community (those darn gray S.E.C. areas will do it every time), I started writing to regain my sanity. Its a work in progress. My first book (Last Call) is now out. I have five more waiting in the wings as well as lucking into a couple of films that oddly became cult classics (go figure). JD’s posts are usually about Current Events , Sports, short stories and Social Issues. To view JD Seamus’ posts, simply click on his Profile name.

Peter Menkin - Peter Mekin’s blog
Peter Menkin is an aspiring poet who lives in Mill Valley, CA. He is 62 years of age as of 2008. Usually writing on Religious and Spiritual subjects, many times poetry. To view Peter’s posts, simply click on his Profile name.

Roger S. Peterson - Sacramento Writers The Business Insider
Roger S. Peterson, PCM™, is a business writer, writing coach and business to business marketing communications specialist based in Rocklin, California. He is an Professional Certified Marketer (PCM) of the American Marketing Association. He has published more than 100 articles and is co-author of three books: “AMA Handbook for Managing Business to Business Marketing Communications“, “The Magic Megaphone: How to get your projects unstuck and back on track in under 60 minutes“, “The Secret to Incentive Program Success: Incentive ROI that makes bean counters smile!” (JUST PUBLISHED). Roger is a Contributing Editor for marketing at The Business Insider (www.timrosablog.com).

Roger’s posts can be found in the following categories: Current Events, Marketing/Communications, The Media among others. To view Roger’s posts, simply click on his name.

Jose Antonio Ponce - Jose Antonio Ponce’s Website
I am a musician and writer living in Albuquerque. I am also currently producing a short documentary film on music. Jose’s posts are on a variety of subjects including Poetry, Short Stories, Essays, Satire, Science Fiction and Humor. To view Jose’s posts, simply click on his name.

Femi Olawole
Femi Olawole’s ancestral homeland is Nigeria, Africa. Although trained as an accountant, writing has always been his first passion. Since the early 1980s, he has been contributing articles to newspapers, magazines and academic journals. In March, 2004, he was appointed to the Community Advisory Board of Delaware’s newspaper, The News Journal. He has also been privileged to speak at various occasions—social/religious gatherings, Kwanzaa celebrations and family re-unions on issues such as Sexuality education, Family values, Parental responsibilities, Self determination and African cultures, traditions and values.

Femi’s posts can be found in the following categories: Inspiraton & Motivation, Lifestyle, and Philosophical Genres. To view Femi’s posts, simply click on his name.

George Polley
George Polley was born in Santa Barbara, California and raised in Seattle, Washington. He has lived in California (Berkeley and Stockton), Illinois (Cooks Mills and Villa Grove), Minnesota (Luverne, Marshal and Minneapolis), and from 1984 until early in 2008, in Seattle, when he and his wife moved to Sapporo, Japan so that she could fulfill her dream of returning to the land of her birth.

After high school, he completed his undergraduate work at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon (B.A., Sociology and Anthropology), and received a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana campus. He has always had two parallel careers: mental health professional and writer and poet.

His work has appeared in the South Dakota Review, Crow’s Nest, Expanding Horizons, The Enchanted Self, Community Mental Health Journal, Maturing, The Lyon County (Minnesota) Review, Wine Rings, North Country Anvil, North American Mentor Magazine, McLean County (Illinois) Poetry Review, River Bottom, Tower Talks and Foundations.

He has also authored several booklets in the mental health field, two of them co-authored with Ana Dvoredsky, M.D. in 2007. George is also a blogger at Tostada Speaks, where he writes as Jorge Luis Tostada, aka “Toasty”. George’s posts can be found in the following categories: Creative Writing, Freelance Author, Journalism among others. To view George’s posts, simply click on his name.

Nick Renton - Nick Renton’s Website
Nick Renton is an actuary and the author of about 70 books, many on investment, business, taxation and retirement issues. After heading a life office he became the first Executive Director of the Life Insurance Federation of Australia. He was founder and first president of the Australian Shareholders’ Association and has been Federal president of the Australian Society of Security Analysts and Victorian chairman of the Commercial Law Association. He has published over 600 articles in newspapers and financial journals and maintains a website.

His recent books include a style manual and a dictionary of metaphors. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2004. To view Nick’s posts, simply click on his name.

Barry Lenson - Barry Lenson’s Website
Barry Lenson has written and co-authored more than a dozen books, including The Othello Response and the Amazon.com self-help bestseller, Good Stress, Bad Stress. Barry’s current projects include a book on parenting, a book on American Transcendentalism, and How to Build a Multimillion-Dollar Business in One Year, a book that he is writing with Sean Yazbeck, winner of Donald Trump’s Apprentice television show. When not writing books, Barry serves as Executive Editor at Trump University, Editor at BizUnite, and contributing author for Diomo.com. He is currently writing reviews of this season’s Celebrity Apprentice for Trump University and for NBC.com. Barry also writes Barry Lenson’s Transcendentalism Blog. Barry was editor of Donald Trump’s blog for more than two years – arguably, his most entertaining job ever. Barry, who earned degrees at McGill and Yale, lives in suburban New Jersey with his wife and his daughter – when she comes home during college vacations. Visit Barry at BarryLenson.com.

Barry’s posts can be found in the following categories: Men’s Issues, Self Help, among others. To view Barry’s posts, simply click on his name.

Tonya Holmes Shook
Tonya Holmes Shook was born in Duncan, Oklahoma and lived in New Mexico and Texas before returning to Oklahoma in l985. She is the author of Displaced Cherokee: Come Home, Come Home, a book documentary that took First Place in the l986 Open Class Category at the Oklahoma State Fair. (Higginson Book Co.) The book was endorsed by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Shook’s book, The Drifters: A Christian Historical Novel About The Melungeon Shantyboat People was published in 2005 but purchased back to promote new publication with the sequel, Canady. In. June 2005 God’s Breakfast Nook: An Anthology of Nonfiction Short Stories was published and The Tabernacle in the Wilderness: A Portrait of Christ, co-authored with Frank Barnes, was released in April 2006. Publishers are reviewing manuscript, No Soft Place to Fall. In addition to writing books, Tonya is an accomplished artist and poet. Many of her works have Christian themes.

Tonya served as director of the 2008 & 2009 Border Queen Book Festival.

Leon Kukkuk
Leon is a researcher, freelance journalist and development consultant working on issues related to Africa: Development, Corruption, Aid. Based in Cape Town, South Africa and Huambo, Angola.

To view Leon’s posts, simply click on his name.

Paul Perry- Paul Perry’s Website
Paul Perry is originally from Philadelphia and has been living in Buenos Aires since the early nineties. He make his living as an English teacher, writer, translator, actor. Paul has recently founded a baseball team called, The Shankees, which competes in La liga Metropolitana de Beisbol in Argentina. He is the father of three children and currently works as a school teacher in a bilingual school.

As a writer, he currently writes for an on-line magazines called: Landing Pad Buenos Aires In 2006, he published a poetry and prose book called: Buenos Aires Chronicles - Poetically Porteño. His other written works include: Poetically stoned, Philly Poems and Tales, Poemas desde el fondo de la pecera. As a journalist he has interviewed the famous artist and illustrator, Ciruelo Cabral. Paul Perry’s reputation as a writer has grown and he is one of Buenos Aires most famous living American writers. The Argentimes, a local Buenos aires newspaper, published the following article about Paul in 2007: Article As an actor he has appeared in the following films: The Golden Door by Emmanuel Crialese - produced by Scorsese; La Mano de Dios - The Maradona Story by Marco Risi; Negro Buenos Aires by Ramon Termens; Cine Negro by Gonzalo Peña (leading Role)

Paul is currently teaching sixth grade at an English school and writing a children’s book which will be published soon. Though Paul has accomplished a lot, he is currently broke and living off liver and onions. Paul’s posts can be found in the following categories: Creative Writing, Fiction, The Writer’s Corner among others. To view Paul’s posts, simply click on his name.

Josef Bastain
Josef Bastian is Midwest author and poet whose sense of humor, depth of spirit and reflective imagination resonate within his poetry and prose. He is a fresh, new voice from middle America, in the footsteps of Carl Sandburg and Garrison Keillor. Mr. Bastian currently lives in the Metropoltian Detroit area with his wife and four children.

Josef’s books include Big Boss Man; Next Halloween; Beyond the Little Brauhaus; Somewhere in Middle America; A Pardon for Vincent; Middleness; Keith Doodle Saves Christmas. Josef’s posts can be found in several categories. To view Josef’s posts, simply click on his name.

Russell Bittner
Russell lives in Brooklyn, New York. His poems have been published on paper by: The American Dissident; The Blind Man’s Rainbow; The Lyric; The Barbaric Yawp; The International Journal of Erotica; Wicked Hollow; Æsthetica; CRITJournal; and The Raintown Review – which nominated one of his poems for a Pushcart Prize in 2007. One additional poem will be published in Tuesday; an Art Project in the spring of ’09.

On paper, he has published stories with The Edgar Literary Magazine; The International Journal of Erotica; Beyond Centauri; SwillMagazine; The Angler; and Sein und Werden. One of his stories was published by St. Martin’s Press in May, ’07 in an anthology titled Next Stop Hollywood: Short Stories Bound for the Screen. He will have two additional pieces published in Sein und Werden in the first Q. of ’09.

In the dot.com world, his prose can be found at: Pindeldyboz; DeadMule; writeThis; Per Contra; VerbSap; GirlsWithInsurance; SkiveMagazine; ThievesJargon; Quintessence; MannequinEnvy; UndergroundVoices; Hackwriters; 10,000 Monkeys; DeadDrunkDublin; ALongStoryShort; SouthernHum; SuffolkPunch; VoidMagazine; the Canadian Writers Collective; SlipTongue; The Angler; 3A.M.; RedPeter and the uncommon Yankeepotroast.org. One additional story will appear in The Squirrel Cage in mid-March. The story in Per Contra earned him a Pushcart Prize nomination in 2006. His photography can also be seen at a number of sites on the ‘Net.

Kingsley Kobo - Kingsley Kobo’s Website
Kingsley Kobo is son of Nigerian novelist and playwright, Alfred Vhovhen. He started his career as a scriptwriter while still an undergraduate. He presented his first full-length film script to a major studio at age 19. He later studied Hard New journalism and Creative Writing. He has worked as a reporter, researcher and translator. He speaks and writes both in English and French.

His articles, travel guides and short stories have been published in South Africa, Holland, England, USA and the Ivory Coast. He also writes verses and inspiring quotes. More than 100 of his quotes have been cited by speechmakers, newspapers and researchers. He tackles several social concerns such as poverty, immigration, wildlife problems, tourism hassles, HIV-AIDS, suicides, women in jeopardy, abortion, child-soldiering, etc. His first novel titled Bitter Kiss will be published in the U.S. by June, 2009. Kingsley’s posts can be found in the following categories: Creative Writing, Fiction, The Writer’s Corner among others. To view Kingsley’s posts, simply click on his name.

David Leonhardt - The Happy Guy
David Leonhardt is biodegradable…however he has been taking several measures to avoid making use of this most useful skill. Among his so-called accomplishments are the publication of Climb Your Stairway to Heaven: the 9 habits of maximum happiness (published in several countries) and eBooks Sticky SEO, Get In The News, The Get Happy Workbook, and Don’t Get Banned by the Search Engines. Formerly one of Canada’s most quoted media spokespeople, David now does SEO and other online marketing. He blogs on these topics, as well as on personal growth and on writing…but his favorite form of writing is the humor column. David loves nature, the irony of which is not lost on this Internet-mole, and enjoys puzzles, fitness and his daughters. He makes his home in Chesterville, Ontario, which by total coincidence is also where his house happens to be located.

David’s posts can be found in the following categories: Writing Essentials, The Writer’s Corner. To view David’s posts, simply click on his name.

Alan Rosenspan - Alan Rosenspan’s Website
Alan and his teams have won over 100 awards for creativity and results, including 20 DMA Echo Awards. He has been a Creative Director for Ogilvy & Mather, Ogilvy & Mather Direct and Bronner Slosberg Humphrey (Now Digitas.)

Alan has given seminars for dozens of the world’s top companies – including American Express, AIG, AT&T, Capital One, Fortis, Harley Davidson, IBM, Myers-Grace Department Stores, Navy Federal, Xerox and the Wall Street Journal. Alan has written over 100 articles for direct marketing publications around the world. Most can be found on his website.

Alan is the author of Confessions of a Control Freak, published in 2002. He has contributed chapters to several direct marketing books, including The Direct Marketing Handbook and Direct Marketing 2000. Alan was voted the 1997 “Direct Marketer of the Year” in New England. He is also a past-president of the New England Direct Marketing Association

In February of 2006, Alan was selected for the Andi Emerson Award For Lifetime Achievement and Service to the Direct Marketing Creative Community, by the John Caples Board of Directors. Alan’s posts can be found in several categories. To view Alan’s posts, simply click on his name.

Jodee Bock - Bocks Office
Jodee Bock is principal and founder of Bock’s Office Transformational Consulting where she provides coaching, speaking, facilitation, development and delivery of customized workshops and seminars that support individuals and teams in succeeding at whatever they are committed to accomplishing. Jodee facilitates master mind groups in the Fargo-Moorhead and Detroit Lakes where people study and apply higher awareness and personal accountability into their work and home lives.

Jodee is a certified master trainer and innovation coach for SolutionPeople in Chicago, and also holds several professional certifications including TWI’s Job Relations Training, Bob Proctor’s Life Success Consulting and Life Purpose and Career Coaching. She is one of the founders of the Women’s Business Exchange, a Fargo-based networking and mentorship organization for businesswomen. She sings with an award-winning barbershop chorus in Minneapolis, and is a statistician for Concordia and NDSU basketball teams.

She is author of the book The 100% Factor: Living Your Capacity and a blog called You Already Know This Stuff and a co-author of the book Don’t Miss Your Boat: Living Your Life With Purpose in the Real World. Jodee’s posts can be found in the following categories: Accountability, Energy, Business among others. To view Jodee’s posts, simply click on her name.

Ivor W. Hartmann - Ivor Hartmann’s Website StoryTime
Ivor W. Hartmann is an award winning Zimbabwean author who lives, writes and plays in ecomomic exile in Johannesburg, South Africa. Ivor was born in the 70’s in the Sunshine City of Harare, Zimbabwe. He penned his first short story at fourteen. Twenty one years later, armed with a broad range of life experience from Literature and Fine Arts to Permaculture, Organic Farming, Computer Animation, Special Effects and Music Videos. He finally felt ready to follow what had always been his first love, writing. Beginning a journey that has led to:

StoryTime an African fiction ezine. Print publication of a speculative fiction short story Earth Rise (nominated for the Ursa Major Award), in the Something Wicked magazine. Awarded The Baobab Prize for a fiction story called Mr. Goop. Online publication of numerous fiction and non-fiction at various magazines.

Behind the glare of print and screen, Ivor always has a novel on the go, and several short stories nosing around the world. Ivor’s posts can be found in the following categories: Creative Writing, Writing Essentials, Literature among others. To view Ivor’s posts, simply click on his name.

Carol Stanley - Carol Stanley’s Website
Carol is a writer, speaker and author of “For Kids 59.99 & Over". In past years she has authored many columns in local and national publications. She has been a noted speaker on the national scene for many years. Her main topic is about staying healthy, happy and full of energy as you age. The younger you start taking care of yourself, the healthier you will be as time progress. “Getting older is a reality, but getting old does not have to be”.

To view Carol’s posts, simply click on her name.

Angela Posey-Arnold - Angela Posey-Arnold’s Website
Angela Posey-Arnold is an award winning Author and Christian Inspirational Writer. Published author of The Nightingale Protocol, written for nurses and caregivers from her 20 years of experience as an RN Director of Nursing. Angela devotes her time to her passion for writing and music. Her work appears in Kaplan Publishing’s Anthologies, Reflections on Doctors, and Meditations on Hope and Final Moments: Nurse’s Stories on Death and Dying.

Several of her stories have been published by Guidepost’s Angels on Earth Magazine as well. She has an array of writing projects including being a regular contributing writer for the online e-mag 4Him2U, a 500 member of Faithwriters.com, and a founding member of SonRise Writers Group. She blogs at www.AngelaPoseyArnold.wordpress.com.

Angela lives adjacent to the beautiful mountains of North Alabama with her husband, Bear, of 20 years. Living on a 12 acre farm she can be found most days in the loft of her log home pursuing the passion of writing and music. She is the resident pianist at God’s Church at Courtland Baptist Church in Historic Downtown Courtland, Alabama. Angela’s posts can be found in the following categories: Spirituality, Non-Fiction, The Writer’s Corner among others. To view Angela’s posts, simply click on her name.

Raff Ellis - Raff Ellis’ Website
Raff Ellis is a former computer industry executive and author of short stories, magazine articles, and essays. Cune Press, Seattle, Wash, published his first book, the memoir Kisses from a Distance.

Mr. Ellis has visited the Middle East many times to research his book and traveled to Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, and Lebanon.

His book was born of the discovery, after her death in 1994, of correspondence his mother had saved over the years from family and friends in Lebanon. After reading the letters several times, the notion that they would form the basis for a narrative took wing. An additional eight years of research and writing finally culminated in Kisses from a Distance.

A graduate of LeMoyne College with a BS in Pure Science, Mr. Ellis also has a MBA from the University of Central Florida. He spent his entire business career in the computer industry, rising from the ranks of computer programmer to CEO of an Information Technology R & D firm.

Raff and his wife Loretta reside in Florida. A must-read for those who must read. Raff’s posts can be found in several categories. To view Raff’s posts, simply click on his name.

Tim Roux
Tim Roux is a British writer, born in Hull in the North-East of England, a post-industrialised fishing town that is rapidly becoming quite a powerhouse of writing and music, much to everyone’s surprise. Tim worked in strategic marketing for a global corporation for 25 years before breaking his 30-year writer’s block in 2004 to publish “Blood & Marriage”, a series of short stories about a family in exile during a century of war, genocide and revolution. This was followed by “Little Fingers!”, a toe-curling novel exploring sexual morality, “Girl on a Bar Stool”, where a brand manager gets unwittingly ensnared in The Second Coming, “Shade+Shadows” about a charismatic healer with dubious but miraculous therapeutic techniques, “Fishing, for Christians”, which describes the world from a Gnostic Christian perspective, and “The Ghoul Who Once”, that recounts the tale of a twenty-something year old faced with a ghost who wants him to dig up her body. All six of these books interweave to constitute “The End of the World Sextet”. His seventh, and most popular book, “The Dance of the Pheasodile”, is the story of a London-based commercial architect who recovers from a hypnotic trance to find himself transformed into a penniless Hull gangster on the run from two local gangs, and with a ‘new’ wife who doesn’t like him much either. His current work-in-progress is “The Blue Food Revolution” about the travels and experiences of two people who are destined to become a couple in a seaside resort that worships a God-fish who visits the town annually.

Tim’s posts can be found in the following categories: Short Stories, Fiction, Poetry among others. To view Tim’s posts, simply click on his name.

Marilyn Meredith - Fiction For You
Marilyn Meredith was one of the first e-published authors when the only way to read an e-book was on the computer. She is the author of award winning Deputy Tempe Crabtree mystery series as well as over twenty published novels, both e-books and trade paperbacks. The latest is Kindred Spirits from Mundania Press. Under the name of F. M. Meredith she writes the Rocky Bluff P.D. crime series, the latest, No Sanctuary.

She is a member of EPIC, Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and on the board of the Public Safety Writers of America. She was an instructor for Writer’s Digest School for ten years, served as an instructor at the Maui Writer’s Retreat and many other writer’s conferences. She makes her home in Springville CA, much like Bear Creek where Deputy Tempe Crabtree lives. Marilyn’s posts can be found in the following categories: Creative Writing, Journalism, The Writer’s Corner among others. To view Marilyn’s posts, simply click on her name.

Nancy Pofahl
My name is Nancy Pofahl and I am a fifty year old wife and mother of two. After over two decades of employment in the Customer Service field, I recently retired due to severe physical disabilities. Since then I have started back to college after a 15 year hiatus. While trying to obtain a degree in Forensic Psychology. I have rediscovered my life-long passion for writing, and decided to embark upon it as a career. I have a book called “A Free Fall Into Life,” which is about to be published. It is a humorous look at my life. I also have a murder mystery called, “Connected With Blood,” which is due out next year. I have written numerous college papers, essays and poems. I am also a guitarist and vocalist, and have written music and lyrics for several of my own songs.

Nancy’s posts can be found in the following categories: Current Events, Inspiration & Motivation, The Writer’s Corner among others. To view Nancy’s posts, simply click on her name.

Jose Antonio De La Vega Torres - Veta Creativa
Mexican, born in 1963, single, studied the bachelor degree in Social Communication Sciences in Mexico, D.F.; is graduated for the Anáhuac University and he was titled in 1991 with the thesis: “Aesthetics and Communication: in search of an aesthetic attitude”, object of honorary mention in the VI National Competition of Thesis organized by the CONEICC (National Council for the Teaching and Investigation of the Sciences of the Communication). Now he acts as general director of VETA Creativa.

He has been editor of magazines, scriptwriter, speaker, actor; and he had worked in the areas of radio production and television like assistant and scene director at TELEVISA. As journalist, columnist, he has carried out documental investigation writing opinion articles, speeches, etc. He has also acted as reviewer passing judgment of books, and as proofreader. He has intruded in managerial consultant ship on Human Resources, Communication and Organizational Development, and Information Analysis.

He has also practiced Teaching and Training as professor and sinodal in bachelor degree and post grade imparting several subjects like: Media Languages, Lingüistics, Journalism Genres, Semiotic, Communication Theories and Models, Communication Sociology, Audit and Analysis of Communication Problems, Communication Planning, Consumer Analysis, Art like Communication Media, Radio broadcast production, Scriptwriting, Advanced writing, Theater, Oral and Written Expression, Sociocultural Anthropology, Information Resources, Research Methodology, in having connoted Mexican universities like Universidad del Valle de México, UNITEC Atizapan, ITESM CEM (Tecnológico de Monterrey), Anáhuac, Universidad Francomexicana, U. Iberoamericana, U. de la Comunicación, U. Interamericana para el Desarrollo, and some consultancies.

As author of several poetries, short stories, essays, script writings for radio and TV broadcasting, plays and novels, he has published not so much but now is working on some titles to revert that tendency. He defines his self seriously and joking as “slow, even as sure”; and, in consonance he has a personal and distinguishable phrase against de anxious modernity: “Which is the haste?”.

Antonio’s posts can be found in the following categories: Latino & Hispanic, Journalism, Writing Essentials among others. To view Antonio’s posts, simply click on his name.

Mexicano. Nacido el 4 de febrero de 1963. Soltero. Lic. en Ciencias de la Comunicación, egresado de la Universidad Anáhuac Nte. Titulado con la Tesis: Estética y Comunicación. En busca de una actitud estética, mención honorífica en el VI Concurso de tesis organizado por CONEICC (Consejo Nacional para la Enseñanza e Investigación de Ciencias de la Comunicación) efectuado en 1991, y con más de 15 años de experiencia laborando en varios campos, a saber: como editor de revistas, guionista y asistente de producción de radio y TV, corrector de estilo, copy writer, periodista, columnista, articulista, investigador documental; efectuando asesoría empresarial en Recursos Humanos, comunicación y desarrollo organizacionales; practicando docencia y capacitación; como revisor y dictaminador de libros; y desde 2005 editando y escribiendo la revista Indicios Magazín-e de su agencia virtual VETA Creativa.

Las citadas funciones las ha desempeñado en distintos momentos, ya sea dentro o para empresas tales como Televisa, Editorial Longman, Pearson Education, Lintas Publicidad, Outdoor, diario El Universal, Grupo Casa Autrey (hoy Casa Saba), TVAzteca, Especialistas en Medios, BAMSA-TASA (Fábrica y comercializadora de tornillos), Comunicometría Aplicada.

Tanto a nivel de educación media superior como universitario, ha impartido diversas materias como: Lenguajes de los Medios, Lingüística, Géneros periodísticos, Semiótica, Teorías y Modelos de Comunicación, Sociología de la Comunicación, Auditoría y Análisis de Problemas de Comunicación, Planeación de la Comunicación, Análisis del Consumidor, Arte como Medio de Comunicación, Producción de Radio, Guionismo, Redacción Avanzada, Teatro, Expresión Oral y Escrita, Antropología Social, Fuentes de Información, Metodología de la Investigación, en instituciones educativas tales como: Universidad del Valle de México, UNITEC Atizapan, ITESM CEM, Anáhuac, Universidad Francomexicana, U. Iberoamericana, U. de la Comunicación, U. Interamericana para el Desarrollo.

Autor de numerosas poesías, relatos cortos, ensayos, guiones de radio y televisión, obras de teatro, novelas, es poco lo que ha publicado, pero su interés se enfoca hoy fundamentalmente en revertir este hecho y tiene en preparación varios títulos. Se autodefine, un poco en broma, un poco en serio como “lento, pero seguro” y en consonancia una frase le distingue a despecho de la ansiosa corriente actual: “¿Cuál es la prisa?”

Apple Rosales - SchreiberApfel
A National Security writer, Ms Apple Rosales used to write for the Office of the Secretary, Department of National Defense, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Philippines. She prepared write-ups regarding national security as required by the Secretary of National Defense. She wrote the Philippine Campaign Against Terrorism, the paper presented by the previous Secretary, General Angelo T. Reyes, together with Her Excellency, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, to President George Bush of the United States. This paper subsequently led to military assistance by the United States to the Philippines, and the exercise which is now known as BALIKATAN.

She was also part of the team which prepared the Defense White Paper presented by every member country to the United Nations every year. She also wrote for her Excellency, the President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo at the Office of the Presidential Staff, Malacanang Palace, during the 2004 campaign period for the national elections.

She wrote programs, project proposals, feasibility studies, program schedules, and benefits for the Welfare Program for Civilian and Military Employees, and was assigned to the House of Representatives to give updates on bills processed by the Congress regarding the Armed Forces and Veterans’ affairs.

Internationally, Ms Rosales was contracted by Defence India to participate in the conceptualization of the Defence Outlook Magazine — India’s most comprehensive magazine on security issues — and also contributed military write-ups. In addition, she prepared documentary write-ups for Al Rodrigues & Associates, LLC, Hawaii, for a project based in the Philippines and presented to government and private institutions in Hawaii.

The last international military event coverage by Ms Rosales was in Saipan, Northern Marianas Islands, USA. She was contracted by the Arizona Memorial Museum Association last June 11 to 18, 2004 to cover a national event, the 60th Anniversary Commemoration of the World War II Battles of Saipan and Tinian. This stint had opened doors for this Filipina writer to venture into the world of international journalism, and she may soon be writing for international newspapers, prospectively in Saipan and Guam.

Ms Rosales had also been a freelance writer for iDiwa Online, an e-learning portal. She also prepared web content and speech write-ups, along with other services. Her clients in the past included ADB, Diwa Publishing, ABS-CBN Publishing, The Korean Network, Wolf Publishing, Al Rodrigues & Associates, LLC, and RoyBarry & Associates, Australia.

She had been an English instructor to Koreans for two years, teaching the principles of writing, and had been a guest lecturer in Korean schools in the Philippines. She was a Consultant to a Korean Pastor based in the country in 2003, and to a German national who worked for an anti-insurgency project for Mindanao in 2004.

Ms Rosales has pursued her love for words, and is now an international scientific copy editor for a publisher based in China. The scientific journals she copy edits are being distributed widely in Asia. She has been a scientific copy editor for the last four years.

She is currently a member of the Philippine News Exchange, Brady Magazine, Sane Society, Writers’ Digest, The Copywriter’s Coach, Travelwriters.com, Writers.net, and Webcoolie.

For her achievements in writing, Ms Rosales has been recognized by the previous Secretary of National Defense General Angelo T. Reyes as a “rare jewel in the industry, the only lady national security writer paving her way to international defense, military and investigative journalism”.

Ms Rosales’ interests include National Security, Terrorism, Public Health, Hospital Administration, Health Project Proposals, Documentaries, and Scientific Papers. Apple’s posts can be found in several categories. To view Apple’s posts, simply click on her name.

Jack Rochester - The Business Insider
Author, consultant, journalist and content development expert Jack B. Rochester heads his own firm, Joshua Tree Interactive, which has provided professional writing and media management services in consumer high technology and business information systems for over 25 years.

He has written eleven books, including the bestselling The Naked Computer (William Morrow), Pirates of the Digital Millennium (Financial Times/Prentice Hall) and four college textbooks.

He has also written over 400 articles analyzing the trends, ideas, and social impact of high technology on business and society. His work has appeared in Computerworld, The Boston Globe, Harvard Business Review, High Technology, Omni, USA Today, U.S. News & World Report, Venture, and others.

Rochester is Managing Editor of The Business Insider blog and Business Editor at the Speak Without Interruption blog. He has worked extensively in content development and information/media management for both interactive and print media for such companies as Coopers & Lybrand, The Economist Intelligence Unit, International Data Corporation, McGraw-Hill Book Company, and others. He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts. Jack’s posts can be found in the following categories: Business, Entertainment, The Media among others. To view Jack’s posts, simply click on his name.

Richard Harwood
Rich Harwood writes about Excellence. He has published a memoir called “A Community of Excellence” and he maintains a blog called Dromkeen Mullings both concentrating on the principle that no one can be Excellent alone. We all have strengths and we all have weaknesses yet it is through the coalition of all the community members’ strengths that we can overcome our weaknesses and advance closer to our potential. He also writing a novel, a play, and a screenplay but none has been produced as yet.

Rich works full-time as a broker of employer benefits plans and individual financial products and plans. He is also a member of the coaching staff for the Suffolk (NY) Sharks franchise in the American In-line Hockey league. Rich’s posts can be found in the following categories: Business, Economics, Current Events among others. To view Rich’s posts, simply click on his name.

Jeff Voorhees - Life’s the Journey
Jeff has spent the past 23 years in the software development industry and continues today as he pursues other interests. An aspiring writer, Jeff is a co-author of joint effort book that will be out this spring entitled Inviting Dialogue. Jeff is also currently in the process of developing a couple ebooks which he hopes will be available by the end of this year. An avid reader and life student he’ll tell you that he works everyday at creating the journey called life.

Jeff’s posts can be found in the following categories: Inspiration & Motivation, Attitude, Social Issues among others. To view Jeff’s posts, simply click on his name.

Scott "Q" Marcus - Two Words Magazine Blog
Scott “Q” Marcus refers to himself as a "THINspirational Speaker and Columnist" because he started speaking professionally after losing 70 pounds on 1994. Scott is the past president of the northern California chapter of the National Speakers Association, a syndicated newspaper columnist, author of three books, a tip booklet, and the publisher of the new motivational magazine, "Two Words." He is also a recovering perfectionist who learned that trying to be perfect is basically an excuse for not being better so he now helps others known via lively, playful presentations that been described as a cross between "attitude 101, group therapy, and a southern revival." To get the most out of his information, you’ll need to put your left-brain on hold, and engage your inner child. He also promises he will not watch what you eat if you do not watch what he eats — however he might be willing to speak or write for your organization if you treat him to a large enough order of french fries.

Scott’s posts can be found in the following categories: Habit Change, Health & Fitness, Lifestyle among others. To view Scott’s posts, simply click on his name.

Alan Caruba - Caruba’s Professional Practice Website
Best known these days as a commentator on issues ranging from environmentalism to energy, immigration to Islam, Alan Caruba is the author of two recent books, “Right Answers: Separating Fact from Fantasy” and “Warning Signs”, both collections of his commentaries since 2000 and both published by Merril Press of Bellevue, Washington.

His commentaries are posted on many leading news and opinion websites, and frequently picked up and shared by blogs as well. Posted weekly on the Internet site of The National Anxiety Center they represent the Center’s purpose as a clearinghouse for information about “scare campaigns” designed to influence public opinion and policy.

In addition to the Center, Caruba, a longtime book reviewer, also posts a monthly report on new fiction and non-fiction at Book Views. The site recommends around sixty books each month on topics that include history, biographies, health, business, parenting, books for children and younger readers, and new novels. Caruba is a founding member of the National Book Critics Circle.

Initially a fulltime journalist, Caruba is a veteran public relations counselor who is often asked by members of the news media to comment on news involving PR issues. A longtime member of the Society of Professional Journalists, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, and the National Association of Science Writers, Caruba maintains an Internet site for his professional practice at Caruba.com.

Caruba lives in the Gaslight Commons in South Orange, New Jersey. In his former career as a journalist, he was the editor of a weekly newspaper, the East Orange Record, and as a columnist and feature writer for the Morris County Daily Record. He has been a contributor to many consumer and trade magazines.

In addition to his websites, Caruba blogs at Facts Not Fantasy

This site will provide links to many of his writings on topics of current interest. Carefully documented by extensive research, Caruba brings his experience as a journalist to bear on issues of concern to his readers. Alan’s posts can be found in the following categories: Current Events, Foreign Relations, Governance among others. To view Alan’s posts, simply click on his name.

Prentiss Gray - Prentiss Gray’s Website
Prentiss Gray is a writer/columnist/blogger from New Jersey. After 27 years as a Information Systems consultant and the death of his wife of 21 years, he returned to his roots as a writer, creating the national column Adventures of the Lone Dad/ Daddy chronicles. He now Blogs for Gannet on domestic technology, and writes feature pieces and stories for general publication. Any minute now he may even sell his first book.

Prentiss’ posts can be found in the following categories: Creative Writing, Fiction, Management Theory among others. To view Prentiss’ posts, simply click on his name.

Carol Denbow - Author’s Box
Carol Denbow is the author of six books, contributor to two others, and editor of more than ten Websites, including, A Book Inside and Author’s Box. She is also a regular contributor to numerous writers’ websites and newsletters and has been a featured guest on radio and television.

Carol’s Books Include: A Book Inside, How to Write, Publish, and Sell Your Story (2008), Plain & Simple Books, LLC; How to Organize a Virtual Book Tour (2008), Plain & Simple Books, LLC; The Write In You (2008), Plain & Simple Books, LLC; Stress Relief for the Working Stiff (2008), Publish America; Are You Ready to Be Your Own Boss? (2006), Plain & Simple Books, LLC; And coming in 2009, 101 Ways to Market Your Book For Free (or really cheap).

“Writing can be addictive and frustrating as well as healthy and fulfilling. The good, the bad, and the book that can’t find a publisher, it’s all there when you’re an author. But seeing your book in print and knowing that someone somewhere has paid money to read what you have to say, gives you a real sense of accomplishment and a warm and fuzzy feeling unlike any other.”
Author & Publisher, Carol Denbow

Carol’s posts can be found in the following categories: Agents, Short Stories, Book Marketing Online among others. To view Carol’s posts, simply click on his name.

Mary Ellen Popkin - Mentor With Mary Ellen
Mary Ellen has a BA from Marymount College. She also did some graduate course work at MCP Hahnemann University in Art & Dance Therapy. She was diagnosed with debilitating anxiety disorder when her Dad was dying in 1984. She overcame this condition in 1985 and went on to become a competitive ice skating coach for nearly 10 years. Later she became a District Manager for a Fortune 50 Company.

After a series of life events, she found herself experiencing chronic anxiety attacks again in 2001. First in a series of stressful events her Mom was nearly killed by a train accident. She ended up in a coma for over 2 years before passing away. Next Mary Ellen had a miscarriage followed by thyroid cancer. After success surgeries and treatment, she was ready to start a family again only to learn her next pregnancy was non-viable on November 4, 2000. Yvonne Marie was still born November 5, 2000 and her husband was recently promoted and relocated to NYC. She remained in PA until their apartment was ready in March of 2001 but 2 weeks later her husband had to stay in GA for additional training forh12 weeks. During that period of time, she found herself having chronic panic attacks. It was also time for her to have a full body scan to make sure her thyroid cancer was in remission.

Instead of spending this time filled with anxiety, she chose to start an online anxiety support chat and started teaching classes online for free. That is how her first book Anxiety Disorder Workbook actualized. Today this happily married, stay at home Mom, has a daughter Charlyne was born April 30, 2003 and a son Jacob born October 31, 2005. When Jacob was approximately 6 months old she started a home based business and successfully grew her team to over 250 people, putting her in the top 10 percent of the company. She would motivate her teammates and other industry leaders via phone conferences. Which brings us to her current project 7 Secrets to Creating Your Destiny.

Mary Ellen also created a MLM training and motivational website: Mentor With Mary Ellen. She also does a series of motivational goal setting videos. Just recently she started hosting a blogTalkRadio Show. Mary Ellen’s posts can be found in the following categories: Attitude, Goal Setting, Spirtuality among others. To view Mary Ellen’s posts, simply click on her name.

Alexander Brejcha - disAbility Resource Site
I was diagnosed with Chronic Progressive M.S. in 1980 (soon after I got working full-time) and I’ve been paraplegic since 1985. I was fortunate to find full-time night shift work with insurance before my diagnosis and I was a solo telephone operator at Philadelphia’s Graduate Hospital responsible for assembling code, trauma, and operating room teams for 27 years until March 31, 2007 (ironically on April Fool’s Day since I worked night shift). But Graduate closed and I was unable to find another accessible night shift job - necessary due to my attendant care availability – but I was fortunate to get approved for S.S.D. – admittedly happy to stop a 66 mile daily commute. Now I write and work on my award-winning disABILITY resource web site or DisabilityHelper.

In terms of writing, I started with newspaper and magazine work and my first three books were published in 2004 and they & other work of mine is listed on my bibliography linked on my site. Originally an art student, and later an Honors Psych student when my M.S. made art impractical, circumstances have been hard – but I consider myself lucky.

Craig Jennings -
I am an entrepreneurial junkie. I graduated from Harvard and did graduate work at Columbia. After working for CBS and Merrill-Lynch for the first part of my life, I’ve started 7 businesses on my own, including a hi-tech computer training center, an award-winning advertising agency, and a commercial deep-sea diving business (in Africa). As a professional coach, I am a member of ICF, a founding member of Coachville, a founding member of The Graduate School of Coaching, a Certified Graduate of Coachville, a Certified Toastmaster, and the founder of the NYC Midtown Coaching Center. I’m a past president of a BNI chapter, and also a Certified Facilitator for The Alternative Board, TAB. Additionally, I am a Certified Facilitator for 2Young2Retire, a training program to help me help Baby Boomers find new life, new purpose or new careers. I coach about 25 entrepreneurs every month in one capacity or another. All of them are dealing with the new economic situation, and most of them are doing so extremely well!

In a new chapter in my life, I recently became caregiver for my wife when she came down with breast cancer, and out of the resulting dismay and enlightenment, subsequently created a program called “Caring for the Caregiver.” This program had its debut as a full day program at UUCSR last October, is now meeting monthly, growing nicely, and won me an award as The Caregiver of The Year. Also, I’ve been recently appointed to the Board of Directors of Literacy Nassau, an organization committed to training the 18% of adult illiterates in Nassau County. Craig’s posts can be found by clicking on his name.

Chris Roberts -
Chris Roberts published ‘When the Wolves Ran: A Fable,’ in The Powhatan Review in 2003. The story was nominated for the Pushcart Prize and reprinted in Thought Magazine in 2004. A colloquial driven story appeared in The London Magazine, also in 2004. Reviews of his work appeared in Storie: All Write, where his use of native tongue and local mores were compared to William Faulkner. The G.W. Review published a short story by Chris in the Fall of 2008. Currently, his treatise on schizophrenia, “Madness and the Valuation of And” is published on the Hackwriters website, Opinion: Politics and Issues. A poem he wrote on suicide is due to be published this August, where it will be showcased as the Poem of the Month. Chris writes short stories, poetry and essays. He resides in Brooklyn, New York.

Chris’ posts can be found in the following categories: Journalism, Literature, The Pundit’s Corner among others. To view Chris’ posts, simply click on his name.

RobertMedak - Stormy Writer
Robert Medak is a freelance writer, editor, book reviewer, aspiring marketer, and aspiring author. He spent 37 years in Telecommunications, upon retiring he decided to follow his dream of being a writer. Robert has written or ghost written over 300 articles and 65 book reviews.

Robert began writing professionally in February of 2006. Most of his articles were written from later 2007 to early 2008. He has written both technical how-tos while in telecommunications, and nonfiction articles, how-to, and blog content since retirement from the company he worked for. Robert was born in San Pedro, CA, and spent most of his life in Southern California. In June of 2008, he with his wife, three dogs and three cats, moved from California to a small town in Kansas. You can read more at RJ Medak’s “Who is Robert Medak” site.

Brandon Marcus - The Count
Brandon Marcus wouldn’t call himself a pop culture enthusiast but perhaps a pop culture analyst. He watches the world of celebrities and entertainment from afar, studying it like a scientist studies rats in a maze. He is a writer for Thecount.com, a website devoted to all things celebrity gossip. He is also a contributing blogger to the web’s best movie news website, CHUD.com and created his own website, Badmusicvideosblog.com. When not reporting on gossip or the cultural zeitgeist, Brandon spends his time writing short fiction, watching political talk shows and having long discussions about anything.

Brandon’s posts can be found in several categories.