My Bio: 

I am a former US Marine parachutist, recon scout, and Super Squad team leader, with a bachelor's degree in creative writing.  I have taught novel writing for Butler County Community College, and I am a founder and former president of the Kansas Writers Association (a fifteen-year-old group of one hundred and fifty writers).  I have published three thriller novels; Brainstorm, Jezebel and Dead Reckoning; and all three are also available in eBook formats from Amazon, B&N, iBooks and Smashwords. 

As an independent editor, speaker, conference organizer and writer, I have made and kept current numerous contacts with editors and agents in the NY publishing industry as well as others around the country.  I try to stay connected with writers and the writing industry by doing speaking engagements at writers conferences as well as for writers organizations and even small groups.  I'm also conducting full-day writing seminars and workshops in the Midwest in cities like Wichita, Lincoln (Nebraska), Kansas City, Omaha, Des Moines, and St. Louis over the coming months, based on my Novel Writing Made Simple book. 

Over the past twenty years, I have edited literally hundreds of fiction and non fiction work. My editing services include the full gamut, dependent upon the individual writer's needs--from quick read-throughs to full line edits and story reviews.  As a primer especially for the beginning novelist, my Grabber 1250! is a fun way to help seasoned as well as new writers examine their stories and ensure that when they present their work to the publishing industry, it will be at its very best.