Overview
I'm an award-winning author, developmental editor, ghostwriter, self-publishing consultant, speaker and publisher.
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Christian Non-Fiction
Education & Reference
Fiction
Christian Fiction
Mystery & Crime
Picture Books
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
Languages
English (CAN)
English (US)
Awards
- Gold Medal, Religious Fiction, 2010 IPPY Award for In Name Only (author)
- Finalist, Historical Romance, 2015 IAN Awards for A Subtle Grace (author)
- TRHS Alumni Hall of Fame Award, 2018
Certifications
- Certificate of Merit (1980) from the National Shorthand Reporters Association
Work experience
Self-employed
Jun, 2004 —
Present
Innate Productions is the blanket company of Drift Studio and Full Quiver Publishing and provides editing services, hybrid publishing services, self-publishing consulting, transcribing, graphic and cover design, and interior design.
Self-employed
Jun, 2004 —
Present
I transcribe various court proceedings.
Various Companies
Feb, 1980 —
Jun, 1986
(over 6 years)
I was a stenograph reporter in both the USA and Canada between February 1980 and June of 1986.
Portfolio
Most Catholics can recite the Hail Mary but haven't actually reflected on the meaning of the prayer. Blogger and author Sarah Reinhard invited forty of the most popular Catholic voices, including Lisa M. Hendey, Lisa Mladinich, and Brandon Vogt, to write a bri... read more
Winner of the 2017 Catholic Press Association Book Award: Collections of Prayers (First Place).Are you a Catholic mom who prays for the wisdom and patience to get through each day? Do you pray for your children, husband, family and friends, and sometimes even ... read more
Emily's Hope is the gripping story of one young woman's physical, emotional, spiritual journey from high school to adulthood. Interspersed throughout the story are flashbacks to Emily's great-grandmother's troubled life, with a climax culminating in the surpri... read more
After she receives a telegram that her brother has been killed in action during the Great War, 21-year-old Charlotte Zielinski enlists as a medical volunteer. She eventually begins working in the death ward of the field hospital near Soissons, France, holding ... read more
Come My Beloved: Inspiring Stories of Catholic Courtship is a celebration of faith and enduring love. This compilation includes 12 courtship/dating stories which will inspire, captivate and entertain readers. Included are the following stories: A widow with ei... read more
If St. John Paul II ever summarized his Theology of the Body, it may have been when he said, “Man cannot fully find himself except through a sincere gift of himself.” But how does this sincere gift look when lived out by human beings with all their failings? W... read more
After three heartbreaking miscarriages, Tom and Jenny Callahan are happily anticipating the birth of their sixth child. A neighbor, however, is secretly hatching a sinister plot which will find Jenny and her unborn baby fighting for their lives.“Stealing Jenny... read more
1876, Philadelphia. Caroline Martin's life has finally taken a turn for the better. After years of hard work, she has met a virtuous and wealthy man whose love seems to promise the kind of life realized only within the comforting novels she keeps on her night ... read more
FINALIST: 2015 IAN Book of the Year, Historical and Romance"The plot tugs at the heart and gets the heart racing. Reading 'A Subtle Grace' was like riding a Victorian-era wooden roller coaster: a luscious historical setting that provides a tantalizingly danger... read more
"Outstanding and unforgettable book!" Jean Heimann, authorReligious Fiction. As a young girl, Julia began buying gifts for her future spouse, a man whose likeness and personality she has conjured up in her mind, a man she calls her “beloved.” Soon after the Un... read more
