Audrey Shaffer

Write? Who has time to write?

Audrey started a freelance accounting/web development/business writing company in April of 2004. In the fall of 2004 she got involved with The Writer's Chatroom. In 2005 she built this website so the chatroom had room to grow. In 2006, she took over management...and promptly went insane.

She has published an essay in an online magazine, has an essay posted on the "This I Believe" website, and an article in Funds For Writers.  She is currently collecting rejection letters for her short stories, letting her novel rest and trying to find time to work on a self-help book for single women. She is becoming the local expert on Grant Accounting for Non-Profit Agencies. A new sideline is speaking engagements with professional organizations.

At least once a month, something comes up in the Wednesday Chat that gives her an idea for a new book. When she hits the lottery, she will sit down and write them all. (Hmm...put "buy lottery tickets" on the to-do list.) 

In between, she tries to spend time with her three grown children and four growing grandchildren. Dating seemed to disappear from her life around the time that the business started. She just might find it again if she ever manages to get her desk cleaned off.

Audrey lives in rural Western Pennsylvania, US, with a gender-confused cat and a 120 lb St. Bernard/Pit Bull mix who adores her and wants to sit in her lap all the time. Thankfully, as long as they are fed regularly, the animals don't mind if the housework isn't done.

Business website - http://audreyshaffer.com

Writing samples - http://www.audreyshaffer.com/my_writing.htm

Blog - http://audreysays.blogspot.com/

Book Reviews - http://audreyshaffer.blogspot.com/

MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/audreyshaffer 

Renee' Barnes

At an age where most are planning for retirement, Renee'  has carelessly thrown all caution to the wind and stepped into the life of a humorist. If asked why, she is likely to remark, "Huh, I'm almost done with this part, wait a sec," then she may giggle, scratch her butt and dive back into her keyboard.

If you ever do get a straight answer from her, it will be filled with sappy clichés about her "need to write" and having "something to say." Just give her her meds and she will be fine.

She spends her free time warming the couch beside her husband, watching TV, reading and coming up with more and more creative excuses to avoid housework.

Her life's ambition is to be crowned Dear Abby for the Trailer Park set.

Trailer Park Gazette (free humor E-zine)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TRAILER_PARK_GAZETTE/ 

Trailer Park Life and other Redneck fun. Each issue is sure to leave even the stiffest shirts with spit stains.

A sampling of her ramblings can be found at: http://360.yahoo.com/rg_barn  

Linda Hutchinson

Freelance Writer and Copywriter, Linda is also a regular Correspondent for Construction Equipment Guide-Ohio.  That means she’s certain of getting one article—with pictures—published at least once a month.   (That’s good for one less rejection letter each month.)

She’d love to write for those slick glamour magazines, but her background in banking and finance, real estate and insurance, construction and heavy equipment, ad nauseum, didn’t set her up with the right chops.

Originally from Washington state (the rainy side), and with the 3 kids grown (but never quite completely gone from home), she and hubby have traveled most of the states while he has wrought big beautiful commercial buildings from the dirt.  He’s just received a nice promotion and they’ll be settling in central Ohio on a semi-permanent basis, with much less traveling.  This makes Linda and their 7 year-old one-eyed cat very happy.

Their number of grandchildren fluctuates as one daughter and son-in-law are foster parents.  Today, the number of grandchildren is hovering around 6½.

Linda has a novel in process, replete with murder, mayhem, and International intrigue.  She also writes short stories, essays, and the occasional poem.  It was poetry that garnered her the coveted first published clip, when she was 17.  It was her very enlightened grandfather, Cecil Kramer, who pushed her to become a writer—many years ago.

Home page – www.lindajhutchinson.com

Blogs:  www.lindajhutchinson.com/blog

           http://lindajhutchinson.blogspot.com

Kim Richards

Kim Richards, born and raised in the infamous Roswell, New Mexico, now resides in Northern California where she writes full time. Her preferred genres are horror, science fiction, fantasy and erotica, though she has had a children's book published and non-fiction articles as well. When her fingers aren't busy tapping on the computer keyboard, she enjoys reading and movies in her preferred genres. She is a costumer and regularly participates in a Live Action Role Play group called Amtgard (for over 18 years). Her sons are grown men now, of whom she is extremely proud.

 

Besides hanging around The Writer's Chatroom, she edits reviews for MyShelf book reviews and produces the monthly newsletter for the women's online horror community, Pretty-Scary, along with a quarterly newsletter for her local neighborhood association (circulation approx:  3000 members). She edits for Eternal Press. All this is supervised by a Tonkinese cat named Shemay.

Websites: www.kim-richards.com  and  www.robedinfantasy.com

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Lisa Haselton