This is a blog about five self-published authors now with mainstream publishing companies and how they managed to do it.
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Minerva A. Garcia
I’ve been writing poetry since I was about eight years old. I was encouraged by age five to exercise verbally my poetic talents, which my private teacher discovered. I didn’t know than, as it became a life’s passion for poetry. In JHS and HS both of my teachers gave written assignments and I excelled beyond …
Zane Kaylani
Zane Kaylani grew up in Rochester, New York and earned a B.S. from the Rochester Institute of Technology and an M.S. from Boston University. His writing credits include dozens of news and feature articles for the RIT magazine and for Messenger Post Newspapers in Canandaigua, NY. He has since written newsletters, technical manuals, and proposals …
Down Coon Hollow Road
by Joy Gradert Award-winning author Joy Gradert writes a heartwarming tale of friendship and family in her book, “Down Coon Hollow Road.” In the fall of 1988 in Missouri, the story examines the relationship between neighbors Maynard Olms and the Washburn family, who live on opposite ends of Coon Hollow Road. When school starts in September, Kelsey …
Barbara Vinson
Barbara Vinson has a Ph.D. in Guidance and Psychological Services with specialties in School Psychology and Working with Parents of Children with Disabilities. She earned her M.Div at McCormick Theological Seminary. Barbara is also an artist and loves doing portraits for friends and family. She worked as a chaplain for VITAS hospice and loved it. …