Client Books and Publications

A very small sample of a few of the books and other publications written by my fabulous editing and coaching clients and by writers in our online writing courses. (If you are a client and I’ve missed naming your magazine or book publication – forgive me! I’m just mentioning a few here to show the scope of work published.)

The Wig in the Window by Kristen Kittscher

Publisher: Harper Collins

“Ample red herrings keep young sleuths and engaged readers guessing in this thrilling debut mystery. Reminiscent of the ever-compelling film Rear Window, this appealing and often spine-tingling tale will leave its audience wishing for more.” Kirkus Reviews

“Kittscher’s debut novel addresses the inevitable rocky periods in middle-school friendships with perceptiveness, honesty, and well-targeted humor that avoids being cartoonish” Publishers Weekly

“A witty, weird, and wonderful book.” Kirsten Miller, New York Times bestselling author of the Kiki Strike series.

 

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The Tiara on the Terrace by Kristen Kittscher

Publisher: Harper Collins

“An entertaining mystery featuring kids who readily outsmart all the adults; what could be better?” Kirkus Reviews

“The combination of action and reflection will keep readers engaged in the latest mystery from the Young and Yang series.” Booklist 


Ruby's World Karen BaldwinRuby’s World: My Journey with the Zulu by Karen Baldwin

Publisher: Apocryphile Press 

After Karen told her story in her memoir, she was appointed as the first American Ambassador for the Rural Women’s Movement of South Africa

Her first duty as ambassador was to go to the United Nations to participate in hearings of the Commission on the Status of Women.

 

The Zen Priestess and the Snake

The  Zen Priestess and the Snake:  A Woman’s Path of Transformation and Healing through Rediscovery of the Great Mother Tradition by Zen teacher Roshi Ilia Shinko Perez.

Publisher: Sumeru Press 

I had the honor of being the writing coach, developmental editor, line editor and proposal writer for this beautiful memoir.

 

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Blood River Rising: The Thomson-Crimson Feud of the 1920s by Victoria Hubbell

Publisher: Iris Press

Victoria worked on her book during our Write to the Finish course and I am delighted that she won several awards while it was in manuscript form and then found an excellent publisher in Iris Press.  Victoria also participated in our Marketing Course (email me for details) to promote the book, and the first printing sold out in a few weeks.



Nita Sweeney Depression Hates a Moving TargetDepression Hates a Moving Target: How Running With My Dog Brought Me Back From The Brink by Nita Sweeney.

I was the developmental editor for this marvelous memoir and then helped Nita write her marketing query and proposal.

The book has attracted rave reviews across the country and has become an Amazon #1 Best-Seller in its category. It was short-listed for the William Faulkner-William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition Award. The Dog Writers Association of America awarded the author a 2019 Maxwell Medallion for excellence for “Human-Animal Bond” writing. The book also resulted in Nita being nominated for a prestigious Ohio Arts Council Governor’s Award.


The Best Australian Stories edited by Kim Scott and featuring a short story by our client Theresa Layton.

Theresa’s short story “The Cartography of Foxes” is part of her story collection that she worked on during our Write to the Finish course. This beautiful piece was first published in the literary journal Overland before being selected for the Best Australian Stories book anthology.

 Thrive: The Entrepreneurial Path to a Great Life by Ben Franklin Award-winner Robin Sheerer

From salt to sage

 From Salt to Sage by Lorraine Ciancio.

Lorraine Ciancio worked on her collection of short memoir pieces in our Write to the Finish course and took us all on a trip from New York to Italy to New Mexico and back.

“Brilliant detail—a potpourri of passion, sweet melancholy and the howl of summer. What else could you want? Read this book for pure delight.” Natalie Goldberg, author of books including Writing Down the Bones.

Walking Fish by Joanne Bodin won the New Mexico Book Award in the gay/lesbian fiction category, and was a finalist in three other categories. The book was also nominated by Outskirts Press for the EVVY Awards.

Sharleen Daugherty She Faces Her Enemy

The memoir She Faces Her Enemies by Sharleen Daugherty won the 2019 James McGrath Morris Award.

Love on the Brink of History, a memoir by Hannah Rappaport, published by Nighthawk Press.


Hand in Paw by Nancy Schluntz

Animal communicator Rev. Nancy Schluntz deserves a round of a-paws on the publication of her book Hand in Paw.

Adequacy Priya Vaswani

Adequacy: The Heart, Poetry and Science of Contentment by Priya Vaswani looks at the spiritual and emotional way of living with simplicity and a sense of being enough and having enough.

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Animals on Reiki by Nancy Schluntz

OTHER TITLES include:
A Small, Perfect Place: A Novel of Brazil by Arnold Goldstein, written during our Write to the Finish course.
Erased No More by Yenkuei Chang. This excerpt from Yenkuei’s memoir, written during our Write to the Finish course, appeared in the September 2020 edition of the Buddhist magazine Lion’s Roar. 

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