Meet 2008 POW! Author of the Year - Mystery/Mainstream Author - D.L. Havlin
Reprint of Interview
"Do you need to know about an author to enjoy his writing?" D.L. Havlin smiled as he restated the question and answered. "I don’t believe so. But I do think knowledge of a writer’s background allows his readers to understand a specific work’s perspective and evaluate its validity. Certainly, this is paramount in nonfiction and it allows the reader to connect the dots in novels."
D.L. Havlin is an eclectic author whose background is as rich in variation as the subjects for his novels, novellas, and short stories. Born April 18, 1941 he has packed three lifetimes of experiences into one brim full existence. He believes, "The one big advantage writing at an advanced age provides is that life is what you know and not what you project it might be."
Schooling in Ft Myers, Florida and at Anderson HS in Ohio prepared him for his BA at the University of Cincinnati and his masters work at Rollins College. A widely varied career followed including being a systems analyst and procedure writer, production manager, a high school football coach, materials manager, licensed boat captain, product line manager, manufacturing plant manager, world-wide divisional customer service director, a fishing guide, general manager of a chemicals distributor, call center service rep, substitute teacher, and president and general manager of a small manufacturing company. Writing and public speaking were entwined in of these as he prepared trade articles, technical manuals, advertising copy, training seminars, narrative reports, and train car loads of correspondence.
An avid lover of the outdoors and sports enthusiast, his passion for fishing, hunting, and camping are frequently included in his writing. A deep love for all nature and especially wild Florida often furnish settings for his work, but his travels make places such as Kiev, Singapore, London, New York, Modena, or Saxonhausen backgrounds for his stories as well. His education, travel, and occupations have provided what he calls, "My greatest treasure—the bank I draw from when writing—is the myriad of relationships I’ve been fortunate enough to accumulate."
D.L. participated in football and baseball in his school years and coached the same sports for more than twenty seasons at the youth and high school levels. "The guys I played with, the kids I coached, and fellow coaches from staffs I served on, provide some of my warmest, most humorous, and intense memories." He points to his left chest, "Athletics are heart and I believe that is the most important factor in writing."
His passion for writing has increased with his years, though high school lit teachers and college English professors tried to interest him in redirecting his education because of talent he displayed as a young adult. His interests were elsewhere. "I was convinced I would rush for more yards than Jim Brown or destroy Ruth’s homer record—ah the blissful ignorance of youth." However, his unique combination of vivid imagination and ability to weave intricate plot lines, seasoned by his life-time exposure to fascinating story possibilities, now provides the heart-felt, enjoyable reading his novels provide.
When asked what had the biggest impact on his writing he replies, "That’s tough! Reading of course. Authors like Norman Mclean, Harper Lee, Samuel Clemens, and new comers Nicholas Sparks, Pat Cornwell, and Clive Cussler certainly did. There are so many factors…but. I think traveling to fifty plus countries has had the strongest influence. Not because of what I’ve seen, it’s the people I’ve met—and the realization life’s three largest mistakes are to believe others all share your values, others can be made to "love" you, and that all humans are the same under their differences in clothes and skin.
He answers, "Why do you write?" by saying, "Easy. If you're a novelist, it's to entertain—that’s first, but to provoke thought is a close second. Readers are thinkers. I firmly believe both are done through the heart, for the mind is seldom opened until it is emotionally conditioned to do so."
Meet Bob Hawkinson - Author of The Joy of Diabetes
About Bob Hawkinson, Author of The Joy of Diabetes
Bob’s account of his life with diabetes is a testimony to the truth that people with this chronic illness can lead very joyful, fulfilling lives. He focuses primarily on his accomplishments in a way that is uplifting to the reader.
At the same time he acknowledges that he must constantly prepare himself to manage his diabetes in whatever direction his life’s journey takes him. Bob demonstrates that people with diabetes can pursue whatever they want as long as preparation is made to handle the special needs of their blood sugar in that circumstance. By taking a pro-active approach to the management of his diabetes, he is a positive example for diabetics and all the people who love them. He stays one step ahead of his blood sugar through constant trial and error. At times it is a struggle but a fight well worth fighting. In his own words, “the management of diabetes is a marathon, not a sprint.”
Bob is running the race everyday and running it well. His inspiring story in “The Joy of Diabetes” is a superb example of how a lifelong diabetic finds freedom with his disease, succeeds in life and continues to pursue his dreams. He remains optimistic about his future and plans to finish the race healthy and with much Joy.
As Bob states... “Why would you, with so many things to do and see in life, choose any other way! Well..... make up your mind. What’s it gonna be? From all of the scary statistics I hear, you’d better hurry.
http://thejoyofdiabetes.com
Meet Award Winning Author/Speaker - Jean Robinson, RD
A personal note from the Author,
Twelve years ago, doctors at Mayo Clinic told us my husband Dick had probable Alzheimer’s. As we continued our daily routines and made adjustments, I read books about Alzheimer’s, sent for brochures, watched Alzheimer’s videos, attended meetings, talked with people involved with Alzheimer’s, participated in on-the-job training—and wondered what would happen next.
Help for Alzheimer's Caregivers, Families and Friends Jean Robinson, RD
Although everyone’s situation is different, many Alzheimer’s caregivers say, “If only I had known what to expect and how to respond, it would have helped—particularly at first.” How true. Thus, as my Alzheimer’s “research” notes filled a folder, they became a silent partner and an emotional release during the five years that Dick’s challenging demeanor was not compatible with helpers we tried. Then he relaxed considerably, and I had energy to organize the notes and input from many sources into the foundation for this book, whose purpose is to help people better understand Alzheimer’s and the traumatic plight of people that have it, and to make Alzheimer’s care and communication a bit easier, better, and less stressful.
In this guide you will find Alzheimer’s warning signs, evaluations and treatments, caregivers’ and loved ones’ needs, healthful eating and physical activity programs, home safety tips, personal care guides, suggestions for coping with challenging behaviors, helper guidelines, medication, legal and financial concerns, stages of the disease, and how to protect your memory and brain. As a dietitian, I emphasize healthful eating (menus and guides included) and physical activity as important aspects in maintaining physical and emotional health.
When my mother, age ninety-five, was released from a local Alzheimer’s and dementia care facility three years ago and came to live with us, her spirited persona, tempered by macular degeneration, dysphagia, and the need for assistance to walk with her walker added new challenges. Almost a year later, Dick succumbed after a two-week battle with pneumonia. How I miss him and how thankful I am to have been able to care for him.
This book, I hope, will help you to cope, defined as “to manage with success.” For the more you are able to cope, the more you will be able to care for your loved one who has Alzheimer’s and for yourself.
http://alzheimerscaregivershelp.com
Meet 2009 POW! Author of the Year - Mystery Author - Diane Barton
They say, “Writers should write what they know about.” Well, to be honest, I’ve never murdered anyone. I’ve thought about it several times. But alas, I have no credits or dead bodies that would qualify me as an expert.
I had an ordinary childhood. I grew up in Beechhurst, Queens, a suburb in New York City. When I was a youngster, I sat glued to the TV set on Saturday afternoons watching old murder mysteries. Films like The Thin Man, Sherlock Holmes, and Charlie Chan transported me to another world that were full of romance, adventure, and intrigue.
Unlike my school friends who were content to watch sitcoms, I inveigled ways to stay up late to catch 77 Sunset Strip and Perry Mason. In those days, there were no cable channels dedicated to murder and mayhem. My addiction for daring detectives and cerebral lawyers grew worse, and I became “hooked on books.” Libraries throughout Queen’s County soon had posters of me taped to their walls. I was known to take out stacks of novels by Agatha Christie, Rex Stout, Dorothy Gilman, and Earle Stanley Gardner. When I returned them, displaying withdrawal symptoms and begging for more, librarians gave me a wide berth.
As a young adult, I dreamed of becoming a private eye, but was terrified of driving on highways. How was I going to carry on a high-speed car chase on side streets while my prey was getting away on the Long Island Expressway? There was also the matter of being confrontational. I was too polite to call people cheats, and scoundrels. What if the culprit became angry? Tough detectives were always getting into trouble—cooling their heels in jail, losing their licenses, and facing violent deaths. The only thing that appealed to me was going on a stakeout where I could spy on adulterous spouses and eat pizza.
The need to poke my nose into other people’s business became overwhelming. I found myself working in banks, looking for missing assets and hunting for discrepancies. It wasn't enough. I needed to use more of my “little grey cells.”
Six years ago, I hit bottom. By that time, I could recite every line in Columbo. Television programs, such as, Law and Order and CSI, only made my condition worse. The plots gave me clever ideas about how to get rid of mealy-mouthed nuisances. At night, I dreamt of deadly poisons and heinous ways to administer them. It had to stop! I was at my wit’s end.
Then it happened. On a cruise to the Panama Canal, I saw an Alpha Capsule in the ship’s spa. That dangerous-looking object stimulated me to write my first book, The Singing Sleuth. I had finally found a way to kill people and not get caught. My Scottish hero, Alec DunBarton, was able to call suspects liars and not break into tears. I didn’t have to risk life and limb on a high-speed car chases. I was “free” to visit exotic locales, create juicy romances, and invent yummy red herrings.
Of course, nothing is perfect! While Alec drinks Glenlivet and consumes fattening food, I gain weight. When he smokes his pipe, I burn my fingers trying to keep it lit. And whenever Alec opens his mouth to sing, I write a check for the song lyric’s copyright.
Despite these few inconveniences, I couldn’t be any happier. I love living between the “sheets,” and I’m no longer limited by my own reality.
Meet 2007 POW! Author of the Year - Mainstream Fiction - Jessie Wise
Jessie Wise is a multi-award winning author who resides with her dog Lucky, in Jacksonville Beach, Florida,. Before moving to Jacksonville Jessie spent most of her adult life in a rural section of North Central Florida. From the kindred souls in the pastoral region of the Suwannee River Valley, she garnered the feel for the stories she is putting into books. A native of South Georgia, she learned early in life to love and appreciate nature in its simplicity. The author is the mother of three lovely daughters and grandmother to seven.
An avid reader all her life with a desire to write, she finally became serious with her craft and produced her first award winning novel, AT THE RIVER’S EDGE, followed by her next award winning novels, TAINTED BLOODand MENDER OF SOULS. Jessie writes stories about ordinary people with extraordinary problems. Her characters come to life in the pages of her books, and are realistic enough that you see and hear through them, you love through them, and when the last page is read, their memory lingers.
Look for Jessie's new release - SEARCHING FOR PEACE now available.
*Jessie passed away on 1/14/10 from a prolonged illness. We still have some of her books available online in our store and some of them autographed. Order your copies now. See our Events page also. We will be having a memorial luncheon for Jessie on Saturday, 1/23/10, at 2:00 PM at Elizabeth's Tea Room in Neptune Beach, FL. Contact Caryn for more info.
Cissy Hassell was born and raised on a forty-eight acre farm near the small town of Gassaway, West Virginia, the youngest of fifteen children, to parents of his, hers and theirs, a total of 14 siblings. Growing up in the hills of West Virginia taught her a lot about what home and family values really meant. Although, her family was extremely poor and lived off the land, they were rich in the way that really counts.
At the age of six, she was introduced to the written word and began absorbing them like a sponge. At the end of her first school year, she had read every book in the first grade library. From that day forward, she read everything she could get her hands on. Her claim to fame in the early years is eraser tag champion in the second grade and the girls’ spelling bee champion in the seventh. She began writing at the age of fourteen and has “dabbled” ever since.
In 1970, she hopped a greyhound bus with three small children-all under the age of five and came to Florida. After a few years, she met a man as stubborn as she was and one that wouldn’t take no for an answer. She married that man and expanded the family by two. The mother of five, she lives in Gainesville, Florida with her husband, Terry, still her knight in shining armor after 34 years and their dog, Cujo.
She has a herd of pygmy goats, and one Nubian, loves genealogy and dabbles in it whenever she gets the chance and is able to trace her family tree back several generations.
Her greatest enjoyment, besides writing, is riding her Harley. She and her husband heat up the roadways when they can.
She is happiest when writing or lost in a book filled with words and magic that under certain circumstances could become true in a different time or place. She enjoys different genres and is still an avid reader of just about everything and claims the only thing better than reading a good book is writing one.
http://cissyhassell.com
Meet Award Winning Author/Poet/Speaker - Dorothy K. Fletcher
Dorothy Fletcher taught English for thirty-five years in the public schools of Jacksonville, Florida, before she retired this past spring. Along with teaching, writing has been her passion in life. Her poetry has appeared in over 80 literary magazines including Kalliope and Key West Review. More than 20 of her articles have appeared in The Florida Times Union, and she has also had essays and articles published in Coastal Traveling Magazine, Small Press Review, Florida English Journal, Folio Weekly, and Jacksonville Magazine. Several articles by Dorothy can be found in the archives of The Florida Times Union website www.jacksonville.com . In 1984, she published a children's book entitled The Week of Dream Horses with Green Tiger Press. In October of 2002, she published her first novel, a book about a first year teacher's trials and tribulations teaching in an inner city school based upon her own experiences in the classroom. The Cruelest Months seems to have touched a chord with educators, but anyone who cares about kids will enjoy it as well. In June of 2005, Dorothy's book Zen Fishing and Other Southern Pleasures was published by Ocean Publishing. Jayne Jaudon Ferrer, author of A New Mother's Prayers says, "Dorothy Fletcher's words reflect a gentle world--one of sunrises and summer berries, shade trees and sweet-scented women, good hearts, good faith, and patient affection. Her images, humor, and insights are painted with a warm patina that softens the heart, soothes the soul and summons a smile. Zen Fishing is itself a southern pleasure." Dorothy also won First Place the 2006 Robert Frost Poetry Contest sponsored by the Heritage House in Key West, Florida, and was invited to speak at the Library of Congress that same year as part of their Poetry at Noon Series.
NEWS FLASH!!! Check out Dorothy's NEW RELEASE - Remembering Jacksonville By The Wayside. Available on sale at this website! Check out Dorothy's Blog and Booksigning schedule as well on this website!
Meet Award Winning Author/Reike Master/Teacher - Chiche Scaglia-Davis
Chiche was born and received her early education in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she graduated as a physical therapist. She went on mastering her studies of the visual arts in Montevideo, Uruguay, where her first bronze sculpture was cast in 1978.
That same year, she moved to Rome, Italy, to pursue her studies in Art History with emphasis in Classical and Renaissance sculpture. Her years in Italy culminated in Rome where she had a one woman exhibition. Her sculpture can be found in prestigious public, corporate and private collections in USA, South America, Europe and Australia.
Following her emigration to the United States, Chiche expanded her field to include teaching college and studio art courses. In the summer of 1999 she broke her right wrist. Although she continues teaching, the accident ended her career as a sculptor.
Her love for the written word began early. At the age of twelve she wrote her first poem, and has continued to write ever since. Writing has been the perfect tool to express her feelings when her three-dimensional art or her canvases alone have not told enough.
She wrote articles and art reviews for Alma Latina a Hispanic Newspaper, and has just finished written At Chiche’s Table a bilingual cookbook of short stories and recipes learned in her years of travels through many countries and four continents.
In November 2004 she received her first literary award for her manuscript Esther’s Journey and just last year she received and award for her cookbook At Chiche’s Table.
Since her youth, Chiche has been interested and learned a diversity of modalities of holistic healings. A native Brazilian was one of her first spiritual mentors. A Reiki Master Practitioner and Teacher, a Shamanic Touch Master Teacher and Practitioner, a Pranic Healing Practitioner, A Hypnosis Therapist she also uses sound in her healings and meditations, aid by Tibetan bowls, Chakra-Phones, and Crystal bowls. She is also a facilitator for individual or group meditations.
Chiche never stopped learning and teaching. An Interfaith Minister, fluent in several languages, she continues to lecture, and teach work-shops in United States, Uruguay and Brazil. She also teaches art to underprivileged children, and just last year she became a Tai-Chi’s apprentice.
Chiche’s love for the written word began early. At the age of twelve she wrote her first poem, and she has continued to write ever since. Writing has been the perfect tool to express her feelings when her three-dimensional art or her canvases alone have not told enough. She has written articles and art reviews for Alma Latina a Hispanic Newspaper. She wrote “At Chiche’s Table a bilingual cookbook composed of short stories and recipes learned in her years of travels through many countries and four continents.
In 2004 she received her first literary award for her manuscript Esther’s Journey soon to be released. In 2007 she received an award for At Chiche’s Table, and just last year, 2008, she received an award for The Art of Meditation currently printed in paperback .
Currently Chiche has three literary projects. She is writing “Shadows Between Lights” a book of short stories, her first children book, a Christmas story, “The year of the Bull” and finishing “A Path to Wellness” a book of self healing.
Reality evolves with the discovery of pre-Columbian remains on Spiker's property. When everyone associated with the relics suddenly dies under mysterious circumstances, Spiker is thrust into a world of wanton murder, mind control, villainous deception and the struggle for world power. He comes to realize the remains are the gateway to a provocative, haunting and disturbing cloaked reality that started with Abraham. Spiker, struggling to survive, hurdles the stigmata that grips and paralyzes his mind. With a quantum leap of logic, he penetrates to the core of the cloaked reality; a revelation of undeniable clarity overwhelms him; the stifling grip of ignorance and superstition is broken; the enigma of God vanishes; awe-struck, Spiker is jettisoned into the Aquarian Age. His only hope of survival is to get the remains into the hands of the people who will reveal their secret to the world.
http://cloakedreality.com
Meet Award Winning Author/Poet, Yoga/Life Coach - Ruth Barnaby
Journalist for 20 years
In New York, Philadelphia, Jacksonville
Editor
Works Directly With Authors
Instructor
Yoga and Meditation Stress Control
(Clinical Research Found The Disorders Of Aging Are Associated With Excessive Stress Response. Meditating Creates Total Relaxation And Slows Down Biological Aging)
Author
3 Non-Fiction Books including "The Bottom Line" A practical guide on how to avoid the cracks in the sidewalk, the holes in the road and notice any detours along the way.
"Look Carefully To This Day"
Awareness, love and respect of Self is the single most important law in the universe because it is from this that the human mind creates it's behavior pattern toward life and people.
"Hindsight Is Always 20/20"
This book is written with the hope it may serve as a creative light in the renaissance of Self-Awareness.
Ruth speaks to clubs, teaches classes on all levels, contact us at (904)-343-4188 to have her speak at your next event today!
Meet Award Winning Education Author - Edward Baldwin
Though born in St. Augustine, Florida, Edward M. Baldwin Jr. lived in Jacksonville with his mother, sister, and step-father since he was four years old. When his mother, Annie Lee Lafavor, remarried, only she adopted the surname of Ellis LaFavor, the man Edward and his sister Sheronda would soon call “Daddy.” Never developing a relationship with their biological father, he and his sister grew to love their step-father to the point of amputating the word “step” from his title. As Edward grew older, he eventually dropped the “Jr.” from his name, though never legally. Still, “Junior” was what his family and friends called him throughout his youth, a name that still hails his attention even today, as long as it’s pronounced “June-ya.” For him, it rings like a distant echo of a happy childhood.
Though he was an A-B student throughout his public school years, he never developed a love for reading or writing. Instead, his passion was drawing, especially comic book characters. During ninth grade, he did write and draw 22 issues of a comic book starring a character he created called “The Blue Lightning.” He enjoyed writing and drawing the books, but he did it mostly for the amusement of his schoolmates who anxiously awaited every next issue. Each book, made of folded sheets of notebook paper with a stapled crease, was no more than ten pages long, with six comic strip boxes to a page. Each book was written and drawn using every available box—no more, no less.
Following his stint with art, his next passion was participating in public speaking competitions (which was a stretch considering his “inferior” dialect) and the martial arts. For years, he was dedicated to both, working tirelessly on learning both Standard English and fighting techniques, winning tournaments in both endeavors. After graduating high school, he was invited by the governor of the state of Florida to deliver a national winning speech before the State Cabinet.
He received a diploma from both a high school and a vocational school where he studied Electrical Wiring, and he was set on becoming a journeyman electrician, but his success as an orator had everyone encouraging him to attend college, so he did. However, he did so reluctantly, still wanting to pursue a career as an electrician.
Over the years, he bounced in and out of college, changing his career goals the way many people change dieting strategies. By the time he discovered a real passion for teaching, he was twenty-seven years old. While studying to become a teacher, he chanced upon a class assignment in an American Literature class. The assignment was to rewrite the ending to a Harry Crews novel titled A Feast of Snakes. He received a B on the assignment (he failed to mirror the writing style of Crews), but seeing prose and dialogue that he created triggered something dormant within him, and he discovered a passion for creating stories, a passion stronger than anything he’d ever felt in his life.
With encouragement from his wife Elizabeth and brother-in-law Dan, he decided to try his hand at writing a short story. The short story blossomed into a manuscript titled “Learnt.” After three tireless years of writing his monster-sized short story, he finally finished Learnt during his first year as an English teacher, reading each completed chapter aloud to his students. His students’ response to his work fueled his passion even more, and he credits many of his students with the writing of his first book. Their feedback played a key role in his plot decisions. Even today, he maintains the habit of sharing chapters of his works-in-progress with selective readers during the writing of first drafts.
After enduring the challenges of working in public education for four years, challenges which inspired the plotline of his third novel, he left to pursue the stronger of two passions, though he continues tutoring, mentoring, and helping others acquire their scholastic goals whenever possible. He currently serves as an adult education adjunct professor for Florida Community College at Jacksonville as much as his schedule allows.
He lives in Florida with his wife and three children.
Edward is available for school assemblies, meetings, organizations, workshops, seminars. For more information on Edward Baldwin visit his websites.
Meet Author/Speaker from Georgia - Valerie Evans Goddard
Valerie Evans Goddard has honed her writing skills over a span of more than twenty years. Her lifelong passion became lucrative when her author’s voice found its natural tenor in her two most loved subjects, travel and history. Goddard founded Verita Publishing in 2002 to produce her "Get Off the Interstate" series and released the first, “Get Off the Interstate: A Guide to the Historical Markers of Coastal Georgia" in 2003 to rave reviews. The unique and entertaining stories behind the historical markers make this one of a kind series incredibly interesting to tourists and local residents, historians and researchers, travelers using the GPS coordinates provided as well as those who just love to read. “Get Off the Interstate: The True Stories Behind Florida’s East Coast Historical Markers” followed as the second in the series in 2005; “Get Off the Interstate: The Stories of Eastern South Carolinas Historical Markers” is currently in research. Eventually the series will extend from Florida’s beautiful Key West culminating with the final installation at Houlton, Maine; the entire length of Interstate 95 and the United States eastern seaboard one state at a time.
Other works of this author include: "St. Marys Spirits and Southern Superstitions," commissioned by the St. Mary’s Georgia Tourism Council; "Food For the Spirit" St. Mary’s Presbyterian 200 Years Celebration Cookbook; countless articles, reviews and press releases. Goddard’s work has been featured in Carnival Cruise Lines' "Currents" magazine, publicity materials for the Gaylord Hotel Chain including Gaylord’s Opryland Resort and Convention Center, the State of Georgia's official highway map, the Interstate 95 Exit Guide and the Coastal Georgia Restaurant Guide. She often contributes articles for the The St. Mary’s Magazine as well as local and national newsprint.
Goddard is an amazing storyteller and lecturer; her presentations are much sought after by reservation to varied civic organizations, tourism groups, conventions, meetings, festivals and special events with an incredible range of topics from history and travel to research and tips on the writing trade. The author leads unique private historical tours revealing sites seldom discovered “Off the Interstate.” These one-of-a-kind adventures are not to be missed by the discriminating tourist or fun-seeking groups that can not be matched by conventional historical tours.
Valerie Evans Goddard
Verita Publishing
PO Box 498
St. Marys, Georgia 31558
(912) 882-6368
(912) 673-1303 (Fax)
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Meet Award Winning Author/Speaker - Gregory Sampson
Numbers by day and words by night, this middle school math teacher has published two award-winning novels, Rush Week and Tattered Flags. One might ask, “Where do the stories come from?”
“I have a wide background of experiences, which led me to begin writing stories about six years ago. I have worked in large companies and small business; manufacturing, real estate, and finance. I have audited financial records as a CPA, and I pastored churches for eight years. I worked with non-profit organizations and I managed sales offices, run marketing campaigns, and organized operations. I have seen the best and the worst of human nature.”
“Folks say there is a sense of mystery about me. I have knocked about the country during my adult life: 5 years in Chicago, 3 years in Washington, D.C., where I grew up, 3 years in southern Indiana, 4 years in South Florida, 3 years in central Kentucky, and 2 years in the 'Glades until I arrived in Jacksonville 11 years ago.”
What made this writer settle down? “The good folks of Baldwin. They look out for each other. There is also a phenomenal community of good writers in Jacksonville. I am privileged to be a part of them. They have been an important part of my success.”
Are there new books in process? “I have two unpublished manuscripts I am polishing for publication. In addition, I am planning to begin writing the sequel to Rush Week in the summer.”
How can we keep up with you? “Follow me on Twitter—sampsongregory. Or check my website—www.sampsongregory.com.”
http://sampsongregory.com
Meet Radio Host and Personality - Doug Parker
Doug Parker
Producer/Script Writer
Doug comes to his position at Broadcast Bio with more than eight years of related experience. As part of the Broadcast Bio team, Doug manages the company's projects. He uses his experience in copy writing, planning, and media knowledge to keep every Broadcast Bio project flowing and unique. When not in the office, Doug likes to catch a cruise or watch a ball game.
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Bob’s account of his life with diabetes is a testimony to the truth that people with this chronic illness can lead very joyful, fulfilling lives. He focuses primarily on his accomplishments in a way that is uplifting to the reader. 
Libraries throughout Queen’s County soon had posters of me taped to their walls. I was known to take out stacks of novels by Agatha Christie, Rex Stout, Dorothy Gilman, and Earle Stanley Gardner. When I returned them, displaying withdrawal symptoms and begging for more, librarians gave me a wide berth. 
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