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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 Richard Brown Roger Bruner Michelle P. Buckman Raquel Byrnes Bonnie S. Calhoun James R. Callan Tim Champlin Trudy Chun Kevin and Kristin Collier Robyn Conley Jim Dyet Normandie Ward Fischer
Sherri Gallagher Dr. Tom Garzillo Graham Garrison William Garrison Ruth Geisler Linda Glaz Dr. Bill Griffith Caron Guillo Suzanne Hartmann Douglas Hirt Ronni Hosseli Steve Hutson Curt Iles Alan Jackson Jean, Mary & Frank
James Bryn Jones Mark Littleton S. A. J. Lyttek Dr. Celeste Matthews Dale McElhinney Pam Meyers Susan Miura Randall M. Mooney Stefanie Morris Brenda Nixon Ian O’Regan Vickie Phelps Trish Porter Carolyn Rankin Jennifer Reed Frank Roderus Claire Sanders Lynda Schab Ann Schrock Diana Sharples Tim Shoemaker Teresa Slack Paul Sturm Donn Taylor Jennifer Hudson Taylor Jane Thornton Thomas Umstattd Andy Van Loenen Barbara Warren Bobby Weaver Susette Williams
Since coming with Hartline Amy has edited and
contributed to two projects for Echelon Press Missing and The Heat of the Moment, has signed a contract
for A year of Programs for Teens Second Edition and one on
A Ready Reference on Mind-Bending Mysteries and
Thrillers for Teens.
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/ CLICK
HERE FOR CLIENT INTERVIEW
Since
signing with Hartline
he has published in I Wish Someone Had Told Me
That! 64 Successful Children's
Authors Give You the Advice They Wish Someone Had Given Them and has signed a
contract on Lost Island Smugglers with Port Yonder Press.
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 His Books for Boys blog: http://booksandboys.blogspot.com
is the number one ranked website on books for reluctant reader boys on the web.
Since coming with Hartline has published Inspire –
Writing from the Soul from AWOC Books
Linda Apple an inspirational writer
of both creative nonfiction and fiction published in
ten 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: www.lindacapple.com travel
blog: http://www.southerngalsview.blogspot.com/
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/
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Since coming with Hartline Tammy has published Love’s Rescue and is working on getting the next two books
in the trilogy ready to go
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.
CLICK
HERE FOR CLIENT INTERVIEW
Since coming with Hartline Roger has a tentative
deal pending on Marathon – Trusting God with the Rest of your
Life at Sheaf House.
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, Redding, California. During those
years of pastoring and teaching. This experience gave him plenty of
illustrations to use of people who did or did not learn to trust God with the
rest of their life. He has a Master’s Degree in Christian Education, a
Master of Divinity Degree, and a Doctor of Ministry Degree from Bethel
Seminary. He published Restoring the Vow of
Stability in 1993 with Christian Publications, Inc, an article
in the Alliance Academic Review on “The Religious
Celebrity Syndrome” and an article in the Alliance Life about
spiritual formation.
Since coming with Hartline Roger
has signed a contract with Barbour Books for Found in
the Translation for second title Prancing
on Pebbles with an option to continue the series if successful.
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/
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/
Raquel Byrnes
grew up on military bases along the west coast.
Always the new kid, she immersed herself in books and often told stories
to break the ice at a new school. Now a
wife and mother Raquel writes Christian Romance/Suspense novels. Her book Purple Knot is a
romance/suspense book with spunk. It’s a bout a petite powerhouse named Reyna
Cruz who uses her skills a private detective to hunt down her best friend’s
murderer. http://nitewriter6.blogspot.com/
Since Coming with Hartline Bonnie and her co-author
Michelle Sutton have signed a contract for a two book deal with an option to
continue the series at Abingdon Press for The Madison PI
Series.
Bonnie S. Calhoun is a Bible Study
teacher, Teen Sunday school teacher, and a 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 Forums for
those using the Blogger platform. As the Director of the Christian Fiction Blog
Alliance (CFBA), she has 200+ member blogs that weekly do blog tours to market
the latest in Christian fiction. She is the owner/Publisher of Christian Fiction Online Magazine (CFOM),
a monthly 50+ page ezine showcasing the best and brightest of Christian authors
and columnists. Bonnie is also the designated Northeast Zone Director for the American
Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW). She is on permanent faculty at the Colorado
Christian Writers Conference and the Greater Philadelphia Christian Writers
Conference teaching workshops on blogging and website design. She has plans to develop a brand "feel
the beat…" where her readers know that she will deliver heart pounding
action and suspense. Author websites: http://bonniescalhoun.com/ http://christianfictionblogalliance.com/ http://christianfictiononlinemagazine.com/ http://howcanidothat.blogspot.com/ CLICK
HERE FOR AUTHOR INTERVIEW
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.
Tim
Champlin;
pseudonym of John Michael Champlin, (1937- ) born John
Michael Champlin in Fargo, North Dakota. The son of a large animal
veterinarian, he grew up in Nebraska, Missouri and Arizona. He graduated from Middle
Tennessee State College and earned a Masters degree in English from Peabody
College, Nashville.Two dozen of his articles and short stories were published
in regional and national periodicals before he began his career as a Western
author with his novel, Summer of the Sioux in 1981.
His stories of the American West feature striking historical details, vivid
characterization and spectacular scenes. His subjects include lumber schooners
sailing the West Coast, early-day wet plate photography, daredevils who thrill
crowds with gas balloons and the first parachutes, tong wars in San Francisco’s
Chinatown, Basque sheepherders and the Penitentes of the Southwest.He is
married and the father of three grown children. His hobbies include sailing,
tennis and shooting. http://www.dorchesterpub.com/Dorch/authordetail.cfm?Author_ID=40
Trudy
Chun is
a missionary serving in Hungary and has had the chance to research the book
firsthand. She was an editor for Beverly LaHayes Concerned Women for
America and writes for Chuck Colson's Breakpoint Magazine. She could secure
blurbs or endorsements from both. She and her husbands work with orphans and
street children in that part of the world inspired many of the characters in
the book. Author's website: http://www.shoutlife.com/trudychun
blogsite: www.confessionsofamissionarywife.blogspot.com
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 "Topsy
Turvy Land" was selected by World Magazine (Dec. 6, 2006)
as "one of the 50 fifty best picture books of all time." Kevin also
writes columns and illustrates entertainment pieces for several print and
online magazines. The two have a 9-year-old son. Kevin also teaches art and
cartooning classes at local schools and colleges, is a writing instructor for
Writing Avenue, Inc. of Grand Haven. He has also had original comic strips
published in various West Michigan newspapers for 27 years. Kevin's books,
"barthpenn@heaven.org"
and "Esther's Channel"
were published by Baker Tritten Press. Guardian Angel Publishing published his
written and illustrated works "Diligence
the Dragon," "Journeys of Hope (books 1 and 2)," and "Tales From Kensington Forest."
Author's website: http://kevinscottcollierhomepage.blogspot.com/
Kevin's Book Illustrations may be found at : http://clearblogs.com/kevincollierbookart - Kevin has a syndicated TV show for kids on The
Trinity Network that airs globally with millions of potential viewers.
Kristen Collier B.A. in
English from Concordia College, Ann Arbor, MI. YA novel Dreamchaser has been
released by Guardian Angel Publishing
(http://www.guardianangelpublishing.com/). "Joy the
Jellyfish" was released this fall by Dragonfly Books. She is an
editor/co-owner of Tangerine Sky Productions, Ltd. (http://www.tangerinesky.faithweb.com),
a writing company. Kristen's
Author Page: http://www.shoutlife.com/kristencollier
http://kristenlcollier.blogspot.com/
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/
Jim Dyet is a Theological
Consultant, Manuscript Consultant, Conference Speaker and Writing Workshop
Leader, Board Member and Mentor of The Jerry Jenkins Christian Writers Guild
and a Freelance editor. He was Executive Editor: Accent Publications,
1971–1990, Youth and Adult Editor: Regular Baptist Press, 1990–1995, and
Managing Editor: Accent Publications and Scripture Press Publications,
divisions of Cook Communications Ministries. In the ministry he has been Senior
Pastor, Interim Pastor, Part-time Pastor, Pulpit Supply 1958–present. He a
graduate and was Senior Class President at Moody Bible Institute (1957),
attended Houghton College, Houghton, NY, BA (1958), Louisiana Baptist University,
M.A. (1976) ThD (1978), Graduate studies at Indiana State University and the
Denver Seminary
Author website: http://www.jamesdyet.com/
Blog: http://jamesdyet.blogspot.com/
Normandie Ward Fischer - Normandie and her husband Michael sail as evangelists
wherever the Lord leads them on board Sea Venture, a 50-foot
ketch that has been plying Pacific waters and the Sea of Cortez in recent
years. She's been a sailor all her life, still plays with her sharpie, Puff,
in coastal NC waters, and loves having graduated from dinghies to their
on-the-water home. She studied sculpture in Italy and Washington, DC, taught
sculpture and placed commissioned work in homes and offices all over the
country before deciding that she really wanted to pursue her other love:
writing. Having worked as an editor and technical writer, she found the
transition to crafting fiction a stretch. She'd spent years paring. Now she had
to enlarge, describe, manage dialogue. In the process, several novels found
their way into the shredder, where they certainly belonged. Then she began a
fun series, the partial of which won the Alpha Award for best new fiction at
the Sandy Cove Christian Writers' Conference. But the whole wasn't quite
Christian enough, said the editors. So she wrote an action memoir for actor,
director, and producer Reza Fazeli entitled Survivor. It's a fun story
full of murder, mayhem, and miracles, and is available in English at Amazon.
Another manuscript completed, and enter
an agent whose enthusiasm promised much and delivered nothing, not even with a
second new women's fiction story in her hands. Exit same agent, and now here
Normandie is, in the hands of professionals. Such fun. www.normandiefischer.com
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
Dr. Thomas Garzillo has been in practice for 22 years and has seen over 10,000
patients. He combined his clinical education and knowledge with the “education”
he received as a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and a nationally ranked Masters
Track and Field competitor to create a program using an athletic as well as a
medical approach for self-help physical rehabilitation. He says, “Because my patients
have ranged from highly educated information seekers to less educated “just
tell me what works” individuals, the book has sections that go in depth on
explanations of the biology as well as sections that just hit the highlights.
Along with detailed picture explanations of the program, I believe the contents
of the book have something for everyone.”
Since coming to Hartline has published Hero Tribute from Kregel Publications.
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 CLICK
HERE FOR CLIENT INTERVIEW
William
Garrison
lives in Oklahoma City and works as an Internal Auditor for a state agency. He
has an MBA from Oklahoma University and is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified
Internal Auditor. When he is not busy playing with his kids, running them
around town or coaching T-ball, he writes corporate thriller/business suspense
novels. Bill hopes to use his business background as starting point in writing
corporate/business thrillers. He is currently a member of ACFW, and is
Vice-President of Oklahoma City Christian Fiction Writers, the Oklahoma City
ACFW chapter. Author website: shoutlife.com/billgarrisonbooks
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.
Linda Glaz has just joined Hartline and is filled with
optimism. As an Air Force veteran with a background in self-defense, soccer,
and theatre, she’s anxious to mix them all in a kettle, stir them well, and see
what tales emerge over the edge of the pot. She reviews for an online site and
is a preliminary reader for the Wild Rose Press, combining her love of writing
with her love of reading. She finds it ironic that she’s a nice Christian wife and mom who embroils herself in murder and suspense on the pages of her
books.
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 Cleveland, Ohio. He is a retired United Methodist pastor. He graduated from Garrett-Evangelical Theological School and earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from nine cooperating theological schools in Ohio. Website is http://www.drbillgriffith.com/
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
Suzanne Hartmann Suzanne’s love of the written word has fueled
her writing journey, which began with a B.A. in Composition and Linguistics.
She changed career directions first to become a paralegal, and again eight
years later, when she felt God's call to stay at home with her children. She has homeschooled her three children since
1997. Four of her short stories have been published in a reading workbook for
Milliken Publishing and she has created two social studies curricula for young
children and two preschool curricula. In 2006, she switched gears and began
writing novels—Christian suspense with a NASCAR twist. THE RACE
THAT LIES BEFORE US is her first book, and her current
work-in-progress is a romantic suspense novel entitled MARITAL
FICTION.
Douglas
Hirt
was
born in Illinois, but heeding Horace Greeley's admonition to "Go west,
young man", he headed to New Mexico at eighteen. Doug earned a Bachelor's
degree from the College of Santa Fe and a Masters of Science degree from
Eastern New Mexico University. During this time he spent several summers living
in a tent in the desert near Carlsbad, New Mexico, conducting biological
baseline surveys for the Department of Energy. Doug drew heavily from this
"desert life" when writing his first novel, DEVIL'S WIND. In 1991 Doug's
novel, A
PASSAGE OF SEASONS, won the Colorado Authors' League Top Hand
Award. His 1998 book, BRANDISH, and 1999 DEADWOOD, were finalists for the
SPUR award given by the Western Writers of America and has 34 novels in print. A short story writer, and the
author of twenty-nine novels and one book of non fiction, Doug now makes his
home in Colorado Springs with his wife Kathy and their two children, Rebecca
and Derick. When not writing or traveling to research his novels, Doug enjoys
collecting and restoring old English sports cars. Author Website http://www.douglashirt.com/
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/
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
Alan
Jackson
is a published YA author who writes unique middle reader titles. Co-authored Pretty Maids From
Avalon.
Jean,
Mary and Frank James - Jean and Mary have co-written five suspense novels (HELL IS NAKED, A KISS CAN HIDE TWO FACES,
THE INCONSTANT CHAMELEON, SPARROW ALONE ON THE HOUSETOP, and
jamestomes.com meanmary.com youtube.com/meanmary80
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.
Since coming to
Hartline has signed a
contract for The
Impossible Years and for two five book series Angel Quintet and The Coulter Mountain Series all from Oak / Tara
Mark
Littleton
a
graduate of Colgate University(A.B., 1972) and Dallas Theological Seminary
(Th.M., 1977). http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Mark-Littleton/39904745 He is a former pastor and youth pastor but now
he speaks at churches, retreats, conferences and other Christian gatherings as
a writer. He likes to use his books as sources for various series he does
at. He is happily married to Jeanette Gardner and has four children: Nicole,
Alisha, Gardner and Elizabeth. He has written for numerous publications
including Reader's Digest, The Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Evening
Sun, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Moody Monthly, Today's
Christian Woman, Discipleship Journal, Leadership, Sunday Digest, Power for
Living, Zelos, as well as many others. He is also the author of over
eighty-nine books which have collectively sold over one million copies,
including:
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)
-- Beacon Hill, 1998. 30,000 sold. 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.
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/
Dr.
Celeste Mavity 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
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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.
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 Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Since coming to
Hartline Susan has published in the Echelon Press anthology Missing
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 Illinois. In this role she writes
press releases and columns for two newspapers covering Chicago's northwest
suburbs, edits brochures and newsletters, and gives presentations at Roosevelt
University. She has been a newspaper reporter, with a two-year stint in
television before she switched to public relations in 1987 and has since
authored and edited numerous magazine and newspaper articles as well as
columns. For two years she wrote and published EarthCare, a
quarterly nature magazine for 4th - 6th graders. As a Sunday school leader
at Willow Creek Community Church, one of the largest Christian churches in the
country, she teaches 4th and 5th graders and edited
Sunday school curriculum used by hundreds of churches nationwide. In 2009 Susan
was the runner up in the YA category of the ACFW Genesis competition.
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Since coming with Hartline has published Robbing God and
Prophets and Poets from Crossover Press Click here for book trailer.
Randall
M. Mooney
is an ordained minister ministering throughout the Southeastern and
Northeastern United States as a featured speaker for churches, Full Gospel
Businessmen’s Fellowships, conferences, and conventions of many different
denominations. He has also ministered in Belize, Mexico and Israel. Upon his
return to Mississippi in 1987, he and his wife, Deidre, started a construction
company called DeRanz (Deidre and Randall) Building Systems, Inc., and started
a ministry in downtown Jackson, Mississippi, in one of the worst drug infested
areas of the city called, The Rock House. Through their ministry and their
construction company they have worked hard to make a difference in the “buckle
of the Bible belt.” They were also two of the original seventeen people that
formed and established a ministry known as “Mission Mississippi” in Jackson.
Along with author of The Man in the Mirror, Pat Morley and the now departed
Thomas Skinner; this committee of seventeen began a movement which continues
across the country promoting racial reconciliation among Christians and the
world. Mr. Mooney has now turned his attention to writing professionally. In
recent years he has also worked to expand his business interests and has
started several other companies in Mississippi. In addition to his construction
company he started an internet marketing company called, Creatergy, a graphics
division called DeRanz Media and Graphics, a production company called
Crossover Publications, a digital music recording studio called Night Song
Music, and is currently working to launch a restaurant chain called, Pizza
Parade. This Apostle of business and ministry loves God, loves being creative
and is determined to use all the gifts God has given him through Christ to the
best of his ability. Author Websites: http://www.crossoverpublications.com/ http://www.deranz.com
http://www.gracestories.ning.com http://www.creatergy.ning.com http://www.shoutlife.com/ranz CLICK
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Stefanie
Morris worked for seventeen years as a public relations
professional. Her press releases have been picked up (in whole or in part) in
many of the nation’s largest print media including The New York Times, The Wall
Street Journal, the AP and UPI.
She authored a humorous newspaper column, For Women, Mostly, and has been published in two anthologies. Her
YA novel Sir Beak and the Dragon placed second in the YA category of ACFW’s
Genesis contest. It also placed fourth
overall among 96 entries in Houston Writers Guild’s 2009 Novel Contest.
Since
coming with Hartline Brenda has published the award-winning The Birth to Five Book (Revell)
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 Kansas City, Missouri school district—the
largest in the state. She was contented with her job, but sensed a divine call
to share this education and encouragement on a larger scale. She resigned from
the school district and launched a vertical learning curve as a professional
speaker. Soon Sprint and H&R Block World Headquarters, Barnes & Noble
Booksellers, statewide library systems, educational conferences, MOPS groups,
and churches were among her venues. One highlight was speaking on “Raising
Confident, Successful Kids” to an audience of 1,000 women at the 1997 MOPS
(Mothers of Preschoolers) International Convention. While speaking to parents
and educators alike, Brenda evolved into a writer, selling articles to
newspapers including the KC Star, accepting a columnist position for a
local parenting publication, and contributing to books. Within two years, she qualified to join
the National Speaker’s Association. Brenda is a member of various writers
associations, quoted in Woman’s
Day, Parenting, and Good Housekeeping, Host of "The
Parent's Plate" radio show, and author of Parenting Power in the Early
Years and contributed to 27 other
titles. Find at her Author website:http://www.brendanixon.com/ CLICK
HERE FOR CLIENT INTERVIEW
Ian O’Regan has spent more than 13 years writing marketing copy,
communications articles, and executive correspondence and speeches for the
banking and insurance industries. He has done freelance writing for
Vickie
Phelps
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articles have been published in more than fifty different publications such as War Cry, Byline, Church
of God Evangel, Journey, Mature Living, Lutheran Woman
Today, Christian Standard and Writer’s Journal. Vickie
is the author of five gift books including 101
Keys for Life, (Barbour Publishing, 2000), May Christ Be the Center of Your Christmas,
(Barbour Publishing, 2001, 2004), Star of Wonder,
(Barbour Publishing, 2003, 2004), 101 Things to
Be Thankful For, (Barbour Publishing 2003), and Simple Pleasures, (Barbour Publishing, 2004).
She is coauthor of the forthcoming book, Life’s
Guide to Happiness, (Warner/Faith Words, 2007), and
compiler of a perpetual calendar, 365 Treasured
Moments for Mothers and Daughters, (Barbour Publishing, 2007).
Vickie is coauthor with Jo Huddleston of three e-books, How to Write For the Christian Marketplace,
(Booklocker.com, 1999, 2001), Writing 101: A
Handbook of Tips and Encouragement for Writers, (Booklocker.com,
2002) and A Christmas Scrapbook,
(Booklocker.com, 2004). Vickie has contributed to six anthologies including, Season’s of a Woman’s Heart, (Starburst
Publishers, 1999), Writer’s Journal Guide to the
Writing Life, (Writer’s Journal Books, 2000), Best of the Proverbs 31 Ministry,
(Proverbs 31 Ministry), God’s Little Rule Book,
(Starburst Publishers, 2000), A Cup of Comfort
Cookbook, (Adams Media, 2002), and For Better or For Worse, (Christian Publications,
2004). Author's website: http://www.shoutlife.com/scribblervickie
Since coming to Hartline Trish signed a contract
for Rekindle Your Dreams from Bridge Logos with a
February 2010 release planned to coincide with the upcoming Olympics.
Trish
Porter
was on the 1988 U.S. Olympic team in the high jump and it’s where she met her
husband, Pat Porter, two times U.S. Olympian in the 10,000 meters. She retired
from competing because of a neck injury. Two children Connor, 10, and Shannon,
6, and eleven years later she rekindled her dream and is competing on the
masters National and International level. She is the current world record
holder, 5’ 9 ¼”, for the high jump age 40-44 years. She has broken her
own world record four times. She is the reigning World Masters Champion for
indoors and two times outdoors and has won the U.S. National Masters
Championships six times in a row. One of her strengths is working with
the media and generating publicity via television, newspaper and/or radio. She
has a B.S. from University of Oregon. 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
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 Houston, Texas – all of which claimed a readership of more than
100,000. In 2005 Ms. Hoessli collaborated with New York socialite
Jeanette Longoria on Longoria’s self-published book entitled Aphrodite and Me:
Discovering Sensuality and Romance at Any Age, and has just completed work with
Gregory Jackson, MD on his self-help book tentatively entitled Take Charge of
Your Own Health Care: Live Better Longer!, which Dr. Jackson is now in the
process of marketing. These authors have a terrific platform and are
well-positioned to actively promote this project and garner the visibility
necessary to make it a success.
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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
Institute of Children’s Literature as well as creative writing at a local high
school. Jennifer has also written over a hundred stories and articles for
magazines and online publications and speaks at writer’s conferences. Having an
intense love for history, she learned about the rebellion at St. Timothy’s
while residing in Catonsville, Maryland, where the rebellion took place.
Author's Website: http://www.jennifer-reed.com/
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Frank Roderus wrote his
first story, a Western, at age five and says he quite literally has never
wanted to do anything else. He is the author of over 300 books and is
perhaps best known for his "Carl Heller" series. He has been
writing fiction full-time since 1980 and was a newspaper reporter before
that. As a journalist, the Colorado Press Association gave him its highest
award, the Sweepstakes Award, for the Best News Story of 1980, and the
Western Writers of America has twice named him recipient of their prestigious
Spur Award. A lifetime member of the American Quarter Horse Association, he
is married and currently resides in Florida. Roderus and his wife Magdalena
expect to divide their time between Florida and Palawan Island in the Sulu
Sea. http://www.dorchesterpub.com/Dorch/authordetail.cfm?Author_ID=215
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Claire
Sanders - After
publishing a contemporary romance, Fresh Start,
with The Wild Rose Press, Claire gave in to her conscience and turned her talent
to inspirational romance. Once the burden of writing to please the masses was
eased from her shoulders, Claire unearthed a flood of story ideas that centered
around the challenges of living up to Christian ideals. Her current
work-in-progress is about a terminally ill man who believes he must ease his
way into heaven by seeking forgiveness from those he’s wronged. He sends his nephew to the house of his
ex-wife’s sister in order to ask her to visit him. But she is visibly upset by the request and sends
a one-line note to the dying man. I never
told. The meaning of the enigmatic note and Christ’s teaching about
forgiveness are revealed as the nephew struggles with his loyalty to his uncle
and his love for the young woman. Claire lives in the Houston area with her
teenage daughter. When she’s not
writing, you can find her working in the garden, walking her two very spoiled
dogs, and dreaming of places to travel.
Learn more about Claire at www.clairesandersbooks.com .
Lynda Schab Lynda Schab got her publishing
start in greeting cards. Since then, she has had articles published in Christian Home & School magazine and
dozens of flash fiction stories published or soon-to-be-published in the
FaithWriters.com quarterly anthologies. In addition, five of her fictional
pieces are soon to appear in LIVE and
Mature Living magazine. Most
recently, Lynda became a core writer for the newly launched, Full Spirit magazine. Lynda does freelance work for entrepreneur
and owner of FaithWriters.com, writing newsletters, maintaining the site blog,
marketing, conducting interviews, and moderating several message boards. She is
also the Grand Rapids Christian Fiction Examiner and the National Christian
Writing Examiner for Examiner.com. Her fiction has won or finaled in several
contests, including the ACFW Genesis contest (2008 & 2009), the RWA Get
Your Stiletto in the Door contest (2007), the Phoenix Rattler-Does your story
have bite? Contest (2009) and the FaithWriters Page Turner contest (2009). She lives in Michigan with her husband and
two children. www.LyndaSchab.com www.on-the-write-track.blogspot.com
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.
Diana Sharples is
the former co-editor of Electric Wine
Magazine, on online science fiction/fantasy/horror magazine published from 1999
to 2001. She has a degree in communication design/illustration from the Atlanta
College of Art, and for several years pursued a career in science
fiction/fantasy illustration. Diana’s artwork won numerous awards and was
featured in publications in the US and Britain. Diana was also a member of a
critique group consisting of professional writers in the SF/F/H field. After
accepting Christ as her Savior in 2001, Diana left the SF/F genre and for four
years studied the Bible and Christian apologetics. In 2005, concerned about the
lack of God-honoring values in teen fiction available for her daughter to read,
she began work on a series of young adult novels for Christian teens. It’s been
quite a ride since then! Diana is the moderator of an online critique group
specifically for Christian writers of young adult fiction. In 2009, Diana was a
double finalist in ACFW’s Genesis competition in the YA category.
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
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/
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 Austin. I attended Assumption Seminary, participated in a
medical/missionary trip to Honduras and explored uncharted caves in the
interior of Mexico as an amateur archeologist. At the Panhandle
Professional Writers Conference Paul’s books won the top three places in his
category, then his book Epistle won Best of Show.
Since coming to Hartline Donn published Rhapsody in Red from Moody Press.
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 Texas and Jamestown (ND) College. He has served as president of the
Southwest Conference on Christianity and Literature, chairman of the
Renaissance and Renaissance Drama sections of South-Central Modern Language
Association, and on the board of South-Central Renaissance Conference. He
received National Endowment for the Humanities grants for research at Princeton
University and UCLA. He has authored a number of professional papers. His
suspense novel The Lazarus
File was published in 2002 by Panther Creek Press, a regional
trade-paperback, royalty-paying press. The book has received good reviews and
is still selling. His short fiction has been published in anthologies such as Suddenly II and Suddenly III.
His poetry has appeared in journals like Christianity and Literature, The Lamp-Post
(Journal of the California C.S. Lewis Society), and Touchstone Literary Journal. Gale Research
recently reprinted one of his essays in an anthology of Shakespeare criticism.
He has also published articles on foreign policy and other current topics in
newspapers such as The Houston Chronicle. He has
served as president of Woodland Writers’ Guild and is a frequent speaker at
nearby writers’ workshops. He taught poetry writing at the Glorieta Christian
Writers Conference in 2003 and 2004, and at the Blue Ridge Christian Writers
Conference in 2006. He will teach at Blue Ridge again in 2007. Author Website: http://www.donntaylor.com/ CLICK
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Since going with Hartline Jennifer signed for Highland Blessings Abingdon Press coming out
May 2010.
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 CLICK
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Jane
Thornton
After graduating as salutatorian of Huntsville High School, she attended the
University of Texas at Austin, where she earned a BBA in accounting. Then she returned
to school for her teaching certificate in English. She brings her experiences
as a teacher, wife, and mother of two almost-grown children to her characters.
In order to improve her craft and connect with other writers she has joined
American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), Romance Writers of America (RWA),
DFW Ready Writers, and two critique groups.
Thomas Umstattd Jr. Speaker, writer, entrepreneur, Wordpress guru, and
homeschool graduate. Christ follower.
http://www.thomasumstattd.com/ http://www.umstattdmedia.com/ www.cgames.com
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,
Barbara Warren I am a freelance editor with 19 years
experience: Blue Mountain Editorial Service. I work with both published and
non-published writers. I also do editing for Treble Heart Books Articles and
short stories published in Home Life, Mature Living, Crowder Quill, and others.
My mystery novel, The Gathering Storm was published by Jireh
Publishing Company, a small royalty publisher that has since gone out of
business. I have numerous writing awards from various conferences http://www.barbarawarrenbluemountainedit.com/
Bobby
Weaver - In July of 1990, I started
a local newspaper in Panama City Beach, Florida, called Beach Bull. It was a
satirical/humorous publication that grew immensely popular virtually overnight.
I began franchising the publication in 1991 and subsequently sold 37
territories. Beach Bull ended up in such markets as Los Angeles, Chicago, Key
West, Jacksonville, Honolulu, Knoxville and various markets nationwide. I wrote
90 percent of the editorial copy for the publication. I have written a monthly
humor publication for 8 years and have enough feedback, including 6,000
subscribers to my Beach Bull publication, to know that my brand of humor is on
the mark. In addition to the 6,000 subscribers, we initially printed 50,000
copies a month that were free…that translates to a lot of feedback. It also
taught me what was humorous and what was not
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/