How to Write a Terrific Author Bio
Sometimes it’s hard to believe how difficult it can be to write about yourself in a bio—after all, you’re a writer! But I understand it’s not as simple as that, so here are a few tips to make it easier.
Write your bio in first person for query letters, third person for most other purposes including proposals, book jackets, article bylines.
Make it professional but you also need to convey personality and writing style. Don’t try too hard to be funny, but include something that makes you seem like a real person.
What gives you credibility? What makes you interesting? What helps people connect with you? (When you’re on Twitter, Facebook or your blog, what kinds of posts seem to get the most comments?) These are things you can briefly include.
If your book centers on something specific—the Civil War, for example—are you a member of a Civil War society? Have you published any articles in historical journals? Include that.
Try not to include too much “resumé” type information–education, job history, etc. because it tends to be boring. Only include what’s relevant to the book you’re pitching.
As you write a bio, consider carefully the purpose of the bio – who is the audience? Is it agents and editors? Is it your blog readers? Tailor it to this audience.
How to write a bio if you have no publishing credits:
- If you’re a member of a writers’ organization such as SCBWI, ACFW or ASJA, you can mention it.
- You can mention if you’re a member of critique group or if you have a degree in literature or writing.
- Don’t say something like “I’ve been writing stories since I was two years old.”
- Keep it short and sweet, i.e. “Jane Smith is a fifth grade teacher in Bellingham, Washington, and is a member of ACFW.”
A bio for a query letter:
- For FICTION, if you’re unpublished, it should be one to two sentences—about 50 words or fewer.
- For NON-FICTION, it should be longer, enough sentences to establish your credits, credentials, and/or platform in the subject matter of your book.
Some tips for the process of writing a bio:
- Read author bios in a couple dozen different books. Note what you like and don’t like.
- Make a list of things you MIGHT want to say about yourself. Try to list 20 to 30 things—don’t self-edit, because you don’t want to leave anything out. Later you can choose the best elements to include.
- Write two or three bios of different lengths so that you have them ready when you need them.
- Trade author bios with a writer friend and help each other make them interesting.
Wanna show us your brief author bio? Put it in the comments!
Let’s respond to each others’ bios. Be constructive but nice!
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For a book jacket for a science fiction novel: “Karen Wyle has been reading science fiction nonstop for some decades. The day she met her husband, they spent two hours talking about Robert Heinlein. Eventually, inevitably, she ended up writing science fiction. Karen is also a photographer, writes picture books, follows politics obsessively, and practices law. She has two daughters who are also writers and artists.”
This is my favorite out of all the ones posted so far. I like the way you’ve personalized it with the detail of how you and husband first met. This is intriguing, different, creative and still manages to tell me that you are a kickbutt sci-fi writer.
(now im going to run off and tweak my own bio since Ive been inspired by yours! Thank you for sharing it.)
For a picture book query letter: “My previous work includes the picture book KA’IMI’S FIRST ROUND-UP (Island Heritage, 2008), as well as an adult nonfiction book, also with Island Heritage, for which I won the Hawaii Literary Arts Council’s Elliott Cades award in 2007, considered the state’s top literary honor. I’m also an award-winning journalist, working as a staff writer for The Maui News for the past 10 years, and have freelanced for local and national magazines.”
Thanks for any feedback!
I like this. It’s to the point and speaks specifically to the genre you write.
I might delete this part “working as a staff writer” because it sounds redundant, but other than that, I wouldn’t change a thing.
Good job!
“for which I won the Hawaii Literary Arts Council’s Elliott Cades award in 2007, considered the state’s top literary honor.”
I would suggest dropping the “considered”, as it weakens the phrase and might come off as defensive explanation.
Gillian Marchenko holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Communications with an emphasis on writing from Moody Bible Institute. Her work has appeared in “Mom Sense Magazine”, “EFCA Today” and The Four Cornered Universe, a digital literary magazine. She is a Chicago Special Needs Parent Examiner for Examiner.com and has contributed on-line to Chicago Moms Blog and Grown in My Heart, an adoption network. Currently, Gillian is finishing a memoir entitled “KRASATA, A Memoir of Motherhood, Down syndrome and Unexpected Beauty” about giving birth to her daughter Polly and her diagnosis of Down syndrome in the former Soviet Union.
“holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Communications with an emphasis on writing from Moody Bible Institute.”
You might change the modifier, as this could be read to imply that you “write from” the Moody Bible Institute. Maybe put “with an emphasis on writing” in parentheses in order to make clear that it is the degree that is from Moody. Or put the “emphasis on writing” after Moody.
Lucille is a counselor and an affiliate faculty member at Colorado Christian University. She has a passion for helping hurting people and is currently working on a book about self-care. On a typical day you may find her walking her son’s dog Chipotle, reading, writing, grading, and seeing clients. She loves good coffee, fly-fishing, Honey Nut Cheerios, and belly laughter.
Hi. I would consider changing “helping hurting people” to helping hurt people or wounded people or something else. I found that I stumbled the two h—ing words together.
One counselor to another…
I agree that the bio should fit the style of the book. For example, if the book is humorous or quirky, then a serious bio seems out of place. And if you’re researching Greek history, then mentioning your love of Sci-Fi is a bit odd.
I enjoy the quirky bios most, but that’s just my preference.
I really struggle with this one….Kristen Lamb has some interesting and helpful tips for writing a bio. Keli Gwyn wrote an awesome post about bio writing recently as well. Here’s the link if anybody wants to check it out: http://keligwyn.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/improving-your-author-bio/
Here’s the bio I sent to my publisher:
Katie Ganshert graduated from the University of Wisconsin in Madison with a degree in education. She was born and raised in the Midwest, where she lives with her husband, their young son, and their goofy black lab, Bubba. She’s thankful God gave her a husband who suffers through romantic movies, loves talking with her girlfriends about God, life, and books, and is often spotted around town walking her dog, pushing a stroller, and reading all at the same time. She is represented by Rachelle Gardner with Wordserve Literary and blogs at: http://www.katieganshert.blogspot.com
You know, I don’t like it anymore. At least not the first line. Who cares where I graduated? Wonder if it’s too late to change….
For cover copy on non-fiction book on minerals in everyday life:
Richard I. Gibson is a consulting geologist and historian. After four years analyzing the mineralogy of kidney stones, he entered the oil exploration business as a geophysicist, a professional career that spans more than 35 years. As a geological educator, he has informed audiences ranging from elementary school children to State Geologists of the United States. He’s been a geological Study Leader on Smithsonian Journeys and the Education Director at the World Museum of Mining. Gibson taught college field geology for 14 summers, and explains history, geology, and current events on tours in and around his home town, Butte, Montana.
Question. I’ve done a lot of querying online, and so my bio, such as it is, is in the email. My one publishing credit is with an online literary journal. So, when I put the site of journal in the email, I could set it to link to that journal. Should I? On the one hand, that seems presumptuous and why would they bother to go see it? I mean, they might, but seems unlikely. But on the other hand, in this digital age, links seems the norm. I mean, if they wanted to check my credential, isn’t that simpler?
Of course, I’ve got only one credit. Putting the link also struck me as a bit over the top. LOOK! SEE! I’VE GOT A CREDIT!
Anyway, I’ve no read guideline about this at all.
Thank you.
Sure, include the link. It’s helpful, if they do want to go check it out.
I am a full-time HR Business Analyst and a part-time writer; a Canadian currently living in Washington state with my husband and our two doted-upon Yorkshire Terriers. I’m working on a memoir about my journey as an adoptee to find healing from deep and unrecognized grief. My story is one of loss and reunion; secrecy and truth; and ultimately faith and redemption. I nourish my muse with caramel frappuchinos and Yankee Candles and when I’m not writing, I enjoy spending time back in Canada with my husband, our children, and our two brilliant grandchildren.
I have a pretty standard one I tend to use for most things… I don’t think it’s particularly ‘wow’, but it says stuff about me.
‘Kate Larkindale is a currently Wellington based writer, cinema manager, film reviewer and mother to two boys. She’s constantly amazed she has any time to write, but doesn’t sleep much. As a result, she can usually be found with a cup of strong espresso in her hand’.
Consider removing this part of this sentence. “She’s constantly amazed she has any time to write, but”.
Instead replace it with “Kate doesn’t sleep much. …”
I found myself stumbling over the sentence as is–I think because it was referencing two different actions. Changing it to “Kate doesn’t sleep much.” it flows more naturally to the next sentence.
“My novel moved to the second round at Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award 2011. The novel is also written as a Musical with great original melodic songs. My education includes a PhD from NYU and I’m a nice man”
That’s what I put in the section of “author bio” at the end of my query. It’s definetly not terrific, but my education, experience and work have nothing to do with my debut commercial novel.
Based on some discussion on this point at the Southern Kentucky Writers’ Conference, I’d recommend against mentioning the ABNA second round. Those familiar with the ABNA competition will know that making the second round is about your pitch, rather than your partial or full MS. But I’d be interested in hearing contrary views (including whether it’d be worth mentioning having made it to the 3rd level, based on partials, but no further…).
Thanks Karen, and you are right that moving to the second round is based on the pitch only. I almost moved to the third based on the excerpt (got good reviews), but one reviewer didn’t understand to where the storyline is going (which you can’t know without reading also the pitch). I changed the end of chapter 1 to solve this confusion. Personally, I don’t think that moving to the second round at ABNA is a big accomplishment, but that’s is the only thing I have to put that is relevant for fiction writing. Best wishes with your novel.
One of Rona Go’s favorite phrases is from a study of Dostoevsky’s work by William Hamilton — Banished from the land of unity — inspiring her ideas of a protagonist as one who is heroic and dark at the same time and her preference for a villain as your regular villain but with a heart.
With a strong background in Philosophy and Theology, Rona Go envisions her writing career positioned in the general market with the elements of her Christian faith experience as her potent trademark.
Mary Aris was born in Miami, Florida and raised in New Jersey. She has written over a thousand poems. Two in particular, ‘Phoenix Rising’ and ‘Fire in the Sky’,in memory of the victims of the World Trade Centre were published in the local papers, ‘The Jersey Journal’ and ‘The West New York Reporter’. Melodies of the Heart is Mary’s first published book featuring twenty-nine of her best poems on the subject of love. Mary worked as a Library Assistant at the West New York Public Library for twenty years. She lives in England with her husband, Alexander.
Aimee L. Salter heralds from the Pacific Northwest, but has been sighted in such exotic locations as New Zealand and Mongolia. A self-proclaimed coffee officianado, she channels the excess energy to wrangle her young son – and write books she hopes his girlfriend will read when he’s in high school.
I really liked this bio — the tone, the scope, the humor and the ambition! A couple of technical points: I believe “hails” may be what you meant by “heralds”, and “aficionado” is spelled, well, “aficionado.”
Aimee-LOVE the bio and your sense of humor.
Great job.
Here is the bio from my first book, a memoir – Deep Country; Five Years in the Welsh Hills. (Written by my editor, not by me.)
‘Neil Ansell now lives in Brighton but still regularly visits the cottage at Penlan in Wales. Since the years he spent there, he has become an award-winning journalist with the BBC.’
This works really well.
I’ll have to really think about that author bio. I’d use a nom de plume. I’m a private person. That’s what’s great about ghostwriting. Someone else’s name gets Googled, and it’s not mine.
Okay, I’ll play, but I will have to work on this and come back later.
20 or 30 things I am willing to share about myself? Gag. This may take awhile, even knowing I will be able to delete most of them in the polish.
I am a former journalist, but my current day job is in information security for a regional bank. Or, as my son could say even at age three, “Daddy keeps people’s money safe.” I have written three books, all released by small publishers: “Haunting Valley,” a collection of fictional ghost stories centered around my home town; “Scrappy Business Contingency Planning,” which teaches corporate BCP professionals how to prepare for bad things; and “Scrappy Information Security,” which teaches us all how to keep the cyber-criminals away. Other than that, I spend my spare time rasslin’ with three young’uns.
I like the level of detail, and I’m intrigued by the books you’ve published! I do wonder why you’re mentioning that your books were all published by “small publishers.”
Karen, I do that to head off the question, “Are they self-published?” My assumption (perhaps incorrect) is that if you’ve been published by one of the majors, then you already have representation, rather than are seeking it.
If the consensus is that I should not even open that can of worms, then consider your comment to be advice well taken.
Regards,
Michael
I like that you included “small publishers” which suggests that maybe those books weren’t self-published so at least I get a better sense of your publishing history. I think it’s probably unnecessary to include all three titles. Perhaps include your best one, and then say “and two additional novels.” Under your signature, you can include a link that says, “See Michael’s books on Amazon.”
Think I had bio and CV mixed up in my head. Plan to enjoy making myself sound a lot more interesting!
I customize my bios according to venue, but this is the one I like the best.
Maria Zannini used to save the world from bad advertising, but now she spends her time wrangling chickens, and fighting for a piece of the bed against dogs of epic proportions. Occasionally, she writes novels.
I like! (Would I be correct in assuming that your novels are not gloomy and angst-ridden?)
You would be very much correct.
“dogs of epic proportions” – I almost hurt myself laughing at that. I can so relate.
A good post with great tips. And i hope that everyone had a great July 4. Richard from the Amish settlement of Lebanon,Pa
Thanks for the tips! I try to customize my bio for different things.
Christine Rains is a geek, writer and stay-at-home mom. She has four degrees which help not at all with motherhood, but all that knowledge makes her a great Jeopardy player. She has ten short stories published and four forthcoming. You can see her complete bibliography on her website.
This is nice!
I’m still new to some of this, and my bio wasn’t very good. I wrote a new one. Any feedback is appreciated:
Like most writers, John Waverly lives a triple-life. By day he is a software designer for Fortune 500 companies. By evening he is a coach/taxi driver/chef/referee/maid/psychologist to four wonderful children and tries to complete something off his honey-do list every once in awhile. At night, he writes modern stories full of action and magic.
Perfect.
Thanks Rachelle and Maril for your positive feedback. I updated my bio in several places to use this one.
I really did like this one.
This is the only “bio” that I have needed to write:
http://chaoticmusing.wordpress.com/about/
Darrell B Nelson is a former Securities Broker and Insurance Agent who decided to use the total meltdown of his former industry as an opportunity to pursue a writing career.
Well done!
Great advice. Wish I had read this last week. Love it so much I linked this to Twitter.
I couldn’t resist writing two bios- one fun and the other serious.
For young adults:
Elizabeth ran from the family writing curse for almost 25 years. One day she took a look back, stumbled and fell, and was swallowed whole. The curse drove her to choose a favorite pen and glue it to her hand, to become a member of the ACFW, and to become the Birmingham Gluten Free Examiner for Examiner.com. When she’s not thinking about writing fairy tales, she’s thinking about bacteria and whether or not to trust college kids with Bunsen burners.
Serious:
Elizabeth is a professional staff member at a beautiful southern university. She is a member of ACFW and is the Birmingham Gluten Free Examiner for Examiner.com.
Love it! Great voice!
-LJ
Author bio for near future query – looking forward to constructive critiques.
As an unpublished novelist, I wrote what I know (advice I’ve heard repeatedly) and researched the rest. I spent hours with a Suffolk County Homicide Detective to assure procedures and details were accurate and realistic. I’m the newsletter editor and a board member for the Long Island Authors Group. Professional memberships include: Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and International Thriller Writers. I graduated CUNY Queens College with a BA in English Literature. My professional website is in place, and I have a written business plan. My blog, Facebook page, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts are all in various stages of construction.
Here are some comments I hope help.
>>As an unpublished novelist, I wrote what I know (advice I’ve heard repeatedly) and researched the rest. I spent hours with a Suffolk County Homicide Detective to assure procedures and details were accurate and realistic.
–I think you can leave this all out. Presumably an agent would know to write what you know. Marking out that you did the research you needed I think may have the opposite effect of what you intended, making you look more “green” than “professional”. It’s better, I think, that research be invisible than have attention drawn to it. Similarly I think a lot of agents will assume you’re unpublished unless you say otherwise so you may not have to start with pointing it out. Try to find something more entertaining or unique (in the good way) to start out with. You may be able to tie the research you did into that.
>>I’m the newsletter editor and a board member for the Long Island Authors Group. Professional memberships include: Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and International Thriller Writers. I graduated CUNY Queens College with a BA in English Literature.
–Sounds fine to me.
>>My professional website is in place, and I have a written business plan. My blog, Facebook page, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts are all in various stages of construction.
–I would be careful with this. Include the link to your professional website with your other contact information. I’m not sure a written business plan is the best thing an author can point out (so many things in this business are out of your control) but maybe some or many agents would feel differently. I would strongly advise you don’t point out things that are “in various stages of construction.” Most social media is a work in progress. If it’s not something “ready” for an agent to see you may want to work on it a little more before querying.
Hope that’s been constructive for you.
Thanks for the opportunity, Rachel. I’m not sure what type of bio this is, but it could be for the back flap.
Zan Marie Steadham is the author of two devotionals—An Easter Walk and A Christmas Walk, and was nominated in 2009 for the Georgia Author of the Year Award for An Easter Walk. She is a member of ACW and two critique groups—Carrollton Creative Writing Club and the Book and Writers Forum. Currently, she is writing a contemporary novel about a retired teacher and an abused foster child. Her other works in progress include a SF trilogy and a devotional titled The Valley Walk.
I think this bio works beautifully for most any venue. Well done.
Thanks, that’s good to know. Did you notice our names are almost alike, but in reverse order? ; )
Here’s the basic one I tweak for various things – would love suggestions!
Audrey Wilde is pretty sure she was born to tell stories, but keeps getting distracted. She was pleased to discover recently that drafts of short fiction may be penned during boring work conferences, and editing can occur amidst the daily chaos she calls her life. With no shortage of boring work conferences, she hopes to be submitting many more stories in the future. She lives in the Southeastern United States with one husband, one daughter, one son, and one imperious cat.
Very entertaining. I like it.
-Elizabeth
Rachell,
This is extremely useful information. Thank you.
I’ve not added a bio to my query (I’ve only sent a few out) because I have no writing credits. Following are two I wrote after reading your post and would love constructive feedback. I write southern fiction with a healthy dose of humor. The book I am currently querying is based in Nashville.
3rd PERSON BIO (48 words)
A born and bred Southern belle with a passion for writing, Kay lives in Nashville with her husband, her stepson, and her imagination. She blogs three times a week at Kay Elam Writes, and is a member of MWA, SinC, and the critique group Step by Step.
QUERY LETTER BIO (47 words)
I’ve lived in the south my entire life and in Nashville long enough to consider it my hometown. I’ve blogged three times a week for almost a year and am a member of MWA, SinC, the Nashville Writers MeetUp Group, and the critique group Step by Step.
Thanks in advance for Query feedback ☺ Great post!
My novels contain a lot of humor, so I felt my bio should be mildly amusing:
“Darlene Marshall is an award-winning author of historical romance featuring pirates, privateers, smugglers and the occasional possum. She loves working at a job where business attire is shorts and a shirt festooned with pink flamingos. Her books have been published in English, German, and Estonian. Seriously.”
Darlene,
I love it! Opposums–grin
See? That’s exactly the response I hope for. I want you to be intrigued enough to say, “Hmmm..her books have pirates and humor, and probably a tropical setting because she wears flamingo shirts and shorts while writing.”
The other key concepts I try to get across are that I’ve won awards for my work (true) and that publishers find me enough of a valuable commodity that they publish me in foreign editions. I want to give readers some assurance that I’m not a lightweight amateur, but someone whose work they can buy with confidence of a light but entertaining read.
Thanks for the feedback!
Darlene
I’m a smartass. So here’s my bio:
Michael Offutt is a writer of epic fantasy. Depending on when you catch him, he may also be an aspiring writer of science-fiction, young adult fiction, or a daily non-sequitur. He has one brother, no pets, and a few roots that keep his tree of life sufficiently watered.
Mr. Offutt’s mother is a four-foot tall Japanese woman and his father is a six-foot tall white man from Texas with a thick southern drawl. She loves city life and sushi. He loves small towns with run-down pick-up trucks and fried chicken.
When he asked his mother how they got together, she happily responded that when she was working in the United States Air Force back in the ’50′s, she used her spare time as an office clerk at the Air Force Base to look over personnel records for a husband. He remarks that peculiar behavior like this must have been how people met each other prior to the influence of Facebook and Twitter. It puzzles him whenever he thinks about it, so he chooses instead to just love his stalker mother who speaks quite fondly of the family to the fictional people that live in the basement.
Things you may want to know about the author:
1) Mr. Offutt’s day job is working for the State of Utah. In his own words, he says, “I help people get computers for their home and school that could otherwise not afford them. I also install environmental control units, voice-activated devices, and work with computers and electronics. Generally, I fix stuff when something goes wrong with it.”
2) He enjoys writing, reading, and keeps a blog to regale scores of followers with his wit.
3) He feels like he has an unhealthy preoccupation with caffeine.
4) If the world were to be scientifically verified to end tomorrow, Mr. Offutt would eat chocolate cake until he passed out. That way he wouldn’t have to worry about fitting into his pants the next day.
There’s some great material here, but this is LONG. For book jackets, query letters, or a publisher’s publicity campaign, you’d need shorter versions, I believe.
This is a fun bio that would be good on your blog – but nowhere else, please!
Here’s another, a short paragraph for use in query letters:
As an appellate attorney, I write persuasive prose for a living. I have had one law review article published in two publications (in an online law review, and as the featured article in our state bar association’s monthly magazine). I have been addicted to reading since approximately age seven.
Question: if I’m querying re a science fiction novel, should I add something to the last sentence about reading SF specifically?
Karen, I like the line about writing persuasive prose given that you’re an attorney, but unless you’re writing legal thrillers, I’d probably leave out the article publications.
Do you have any short story or contest wins you could include instead? It would reinforce your SF connection.
Ref: book jacket bio
Nice. You sound approachable and interesting.
I have had trouble with this. I’m getting ready to query a novel which I wrote, but there is historical input by my husband, Eric. This is how our bio appears on my blog, but I will change it to first person in the query letter.
Book Title
By Loree Huebner
with Eric Huebner
Loree has had a love affair with American history all of her life. She writes historical fiction and inspirational romance, mainly Civil War era. She shares this passion for history and writing along with her husband, Eric. Together, they have made the Civil War period a personal study and hobby. Loree and Eric are both active Union Civil War re-enactors with the 9th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Company E, and the 21st Indiana Light Artillery.
Loree and Eric Huebner are published in the Indiana Historical Society’s Spring 2011 issue/June 2011 – of the IHS’s quarterly magazine, Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History. The ten page Civil War article is titled, The Bravest Of The Brave, The Battle History Of The 9th Indiana.
Thanks for posting about this. I’m often baffled when expected to include a bio when I haven’t been published yet. I’m looking forward to reading what everyone else is commenting.
I’ve always wondered just what should go into a bio, because each one seems so diverse. But for what it is worth, here is mine:
Casey Herringshaw is a homeschool graduate and has been writing since high school. She lives in rural Eastern Oregon in a town more densely populated with cows than people. Taking the words and stories God has placed on her heart and putting them on paper is one of her highest passions in life. Casey is a member of ACFW. You can connect with her through her personal blog, Writing for Christ and her writing related group blog, The Writer’s Alley
I’ve used a basic, pretty dry bio for my freelance writing for a long time. It didn’t occur to me that I could have a little fun with it!
Sarah Thomas is a poet, freelance writer and novelist with a degree in English, a beloved husband and a dog named Thistle. She has published in several literary journals and is a regular contributor to Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine.
Okay, not crazy fun, but a LITTLE more interesting!
Noticing a theme as I read all these – I seem to be a huge sucker for bios that mention dogs (like this one!), family life, or gardens.
Wonder if similar “points of contact” resonate with certain audiences? Maybe writing a successful bio needs to take audience into acct as well? Ie, maybe a romance writer might want to mention (lightly! with humor!) an anecdote re relationships?
I’ve been asked to provide different bios: magazine, website, nonfiction book, fiction book, book proposal, speaker bio . . . I’ve started saving them in a file. Here’s my most recent take on a professional bio:
Beth K. Vogt’s book Baby Changes Everything: Embracing and Preparing for Motherhood after 35 offers practical advice for late-in-life moms. Beth edits Connections, Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) International’s leadership magazine. She writes a bimonthly column for MOMSnext, an e-zine for moms of school-age children. She’s published in a variety of magazines, as well as Chicken Soup for the Soul: A Tribute to Moms and The Mommy Diaries. Beth and her husband Rob treasure their four children and son- and daughter-in-love.
Regina Sokas’ articles have appeared in newspapers across the country, from the Portland Oregonian to the Staten Island Advance and the New Orleans Times-Picayune. The latter is particularly wonderful to say aloud. Most recently, her slightly skewed love poems were published in the April 2011 anthology Life In Me Like Grass On Fire. She is a Johns Hopkins-trained psychotherapist. (One word. Not two.) This is her first novel.
I don’t even know what the book is about and this makes me want to read it! We could be kindred spirits in appearing in newspapers and anthologies. I, however, am not a psychotherapist (whether one word or two).
Barbara Jean Byrem is a self proclaimed word junkie, who loves the sound of her own voice. Don’t let her near an open mike or blank piece of paper. After brief engagements in many of the United States, she is making her way around the world a few years at a time. Currently her residence is in the Caribbean with the love of her life and a laptop.
This is such an important topic. Thanks for highlighting it
Another smartass reporting for duty. Here’s the author bio from my website:
Lucy writes sharp, contemporary fiction, usually with a liberal splatter of filth. She is also a publishing intern.
She lives at a pub in England, which may or may not explain her perverse sense of humor. When not torturing her characters, she dabbles in the dark arts of baking and dancing. She is still trying to kick her dirty Pepsi habit.
Initially, Lucy thought that talking about herself in the third person would seem pretentious, but finds she is DRUNK ON THE POWER.
She will now be going for a lie down.
Great pointers, Rachelle. Thanks!
I tend to tweak my bio depending on where it goes, but it usually includes some of the same information across the board. Here’s what I have posted on my group blog:
Sarah Forgrave writes lighthearted romance with Amish flavor. Drawing from her experience as a seasoned “road apple” avoider and a waitress at the Buggy Wheel Restaurant, she likes to relate stories about modern people living in Amish-centric settings.
She’s a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and was a runner-up in the 2010 Genesis contest. She’s also a regular contributor to the webzine Ungrind and maintains a blog on her website, where she hosts monthly giveaways. When she’s not in front of the computer writing, she enjoys being a stay-at-home mom to her two young children and cheering on Colts football with her husband in their Midwest home.
Sarah, I love the bit about avoiding “rode apples.” It shows your humor.
My bio is a bit bland. It could use some personality.
Lisa Jordan has been writing for over a decade, taking a hiatus to earn her degree in early childhood education. By day, she operates an in-home family childcare business. By night, she writes contemporary Christian romances. Being a wife to her real-life hero and mother to two young adult men overflow her cup of blessings. In her spare time, she loves reading, knitting, and hanging out with family and friends. Learn more about her at http://www.lisajordanbooks.com
Great post, Rachelle!
Okay, let me have it….lol
Now a little bit about me. My name is (@#^&%$#). I’m forty five years old and I spend most of my time running heavy machinery. I have won two poetry contests and I have written numerous short stories. In the past nine months I have found the time to write two novels. While I have always had a reputation for being a unique storyteller, this is only my second foray into the world of full length manuscripts. I have never submitted any short stories for publication, but I have featured some of them on my blog. (www.wizardofotin.blogspot.com)
I have always written for me. The thought of going through the publication process had never really crossed my mind until recently. With so many blog followers urging me to do so, I had to try. I decided to put blogging on hold to pursue novel writing.
What a great idea! Thanks for the opportunity to hone this part of my query, Rachel.
For my latest novel, a YA paranormal murder mystery with a mermaid element, I shortened my bio from the one I used for my earlier works (legal thrillers) to this:
I’m a lawyer, struggling to overcome that handicap. I’ve represented lots of kids caught in the juvenile justice system, too many. My publishing credits to date are all non-fiction, limited to the legal field. The topics, ranging from the corpus delicti of murder to trial procedure and lawyer ethical dilemmas, creep into my fiction. I began adult life in graduate school in comparative literature, where I helped edit an international literary journal. I’ve also been editor-in-chief of a regional lawyer publication, and I’m a frequent speaker at lawyer groups. I live, read, paint and write by the sea.
Still too much?
I appreciate any and all insight.
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This is excellent advice. Thank you so much for posting it. I’m going to work on a “professional” bio and then I’ll post it. May I feature this post on my blog and link back to you?
The Write Soil
This is a GREAT post. I will definitely use it as a checklist in the future!
This is what I’ve got on my blog right now, and assumes that anybody who stumbles across it won’t have any idea who I am. It’s obvious many details would be shortened were this to appear on a book jacket, or even on my website were I more well-known. It’s definitely a draft:
“I write. I also work full-time in an academic library while studying for my Master’s in that field. As a result, when it comes to writing, I’m concentrating right now on perfecting my craft before trying for the limelight. Most of my stories are science fiction or fantasy or some strange combination of the two. Life is busy. I intend to balance it all anyway.
That all sounds so serious business! It’s a bit goofier inside my head, although it can take a while to come out around new people. Besides writing and SFF, I really love dolphins, dinosaurs, penguins, sewing, the ocean and the stars, and studying ancient religions. I’m a dog person with a black panther of a kitten, eight million types of tea, and enough books and movies to make moving not very fun, though I’m trying to minimalize.”
This is fun. This is my bio on Twitter and blogger.
Melissa K. Norris is a Christian fiction romance author, blogger, clearance rack fashionista, cattle owner, pickling machine and quilter. Her newspaper column, Pioneering Today, bridges the past to now.
Great advice! I am your newest follower. I will need to know how to do this when I publish my first book.
Thank you!
This is the most useful thing I’ve read all day. =)
Okay…here’s mine. I’d love some feedback:
Layla Fiske, a graduate of San Diego State University, lives on the beautiful California Coast. As a young girl, she would sit at her grandmother’s knee and hear many heartfelt tales about life in the Middle East. Inspired by those stories, she has taken a pinch of fact and a cup of fiction to weave a tapestry of love, hope, pain and redemption in her debut novel, THE FIG ORCHARD.
When she’s not writing, Layla can be found walking on the beach in Del Mar with her soul mate and husband of thirty-six years.
I’ll give it a whirl. Non-fiction bio.
Jenny Lee Sulpizio, M.S. is a wife, business owner, published children’s author, and mother of three residing in Boise, Idaho. Originally stuck in a secular world, Jenny has emerged to find her rightful place in Christianity with the whole-hearted desire to spread its message with the world, one woman at a time. It is through her experiences as a small group teacher, seminar leader, charitable fundraising fanatic, and slightly crazed (and definitely outnumbered) mom that Jenny has come to gain the necessary insight and willingness to share her journey into Christianity.
Jenny is not Joyce Meyer, nor is she even remotely related to Beth Moore, but she is real, tangible, and able to effectively communicate her message with other women in a fun and humorous manner. In her free time (yeah, right), Jenny loves to scrapbook, craft and use the right side of her brain whenever possible. You can find out more about her and her upcoming projects at http://www.jennysulpizio.com
I wish I had time to comment on more of these – I really loved reading them. Thanks to everyone who participated!
Nikole Hahn lives in Northern Arizona and is a member of ACFW and Word Weavers. She is a book reviewer, avid blogger, and coffee addict.
I know this is longer than it ought to be, but don’t know what should be cut. Ah, well… here goes:
For the past decade I’ve freelanced for various Canadian magazines while writing my novels. Three of my articles have been finalists in the Surrey International Conference writing contests. In addition to being a member of the Federation of BC Writers, the Langley Writers’ Guild and the Golden Ears Writers’ Critique, I am a pastor’s wife and retired schoolteacher. I am active in the sport of purebred dogs as a breeder, exhibitor and professional dog show superintendent. I was also the canine consultant for the movie, “Best In Show”. My experience in the purebred dog fancy is reflected in most of my novels.
This is just a little bio I whipped up when my crit partner asked me for one to put on our website. I’m not published (yet–waiting on editor/agent responses on requested fulls, so fingers crossed)so I don’t have as much to say as I would like to. Here it is:
Sister, daughter, cousin, mother
Single, white, female, other
Waitress, student, writer, reader
Sarcastic, funny, part-time leader
Arachnophobic soldier of one
Se moi, es fin, and now I’m done
This is far too long and I guess I could stand still a minute and let total strangers have a whack at cutting it down. I should probably squeeze in there somewhere that I’m a 2011 Genesis Finalist and that I am prepared to send sinfully good, warm cinnamon rolls with my manuscript to the next Pub Board meeting, but I suspect this bio already borders on being a novel in itself.
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Camille has a PhD in Learning Stuff the Hard Way. She’s acquainted with dysfunction, despair, surrender, and the incredible hope that comes from knowing Christ. A cynic saved by grace, Camille sometimes remembers to turn that amazing grace around and use it on others.
Obsessed with the craft of writing, Camille is a member of the Oregon Christian Writers and the American Christian Fiction Writers. Camille has attended several large and local writing conferences. She belongs to critique groups and Christian writing communities that cultivate literary excellence.
Camille lives in Oregon with her hero and two of their three college-aged kids. By day she’s a church office manager. When she’s not pounding the keyboard, they let her play bass guitar and sing in the worship band. While she loves Harleys, Classic Rock, muscle cars and action flicks, she is also a closet romantic and passable Jane Austen fan.
Camille,
I like the first line of your first paragraph. Camille has a PhD in Learning Stuff the Hard Way.
I would add that to your third paragraph and cut the second paragraph.Or just shorten the second paragraph to say, Camille is a member of Oregon Christian Writers and ACFW.
Congrats on being a finalist! That’s a huge accomplishment.
Good call, Melissa. Where should I send the cinnamon rolls?
Now I might have to go bake a batch. lol
I love cinnamon rolls, better add an extra mile to my run. Glad I could help.
Alright. Here’s my working bio…
Brittany grew up in the tiny town of Early, Texas (And yes, early, on time, late—she’s heard just about every pun imaginable). She graduated from Baylor University with a degree in Theatre. In college, she spent her time getting very little sleep, making friends while making theatre, traveling, and realizing that maybe playwriting wasn’t the best career path if she only wanted to write about characters with supernatural abilities. It was during her time backpacking in Europe that her dabbling in playwriting became dabbling in fiction, and one weekend in Istanbul, The Keeper was born.
Kristi Belcamino is a writer, photographer, and artist who also bakes a tasty biscotti.
In her former life, as a crime reporter at newspapers in California, she flew over Big Sur in an FA-18 jet with the Blue Angels, raced a Dodge Viper at Laguna Seca, watched autopsies, and conversed with serial killers.
During her decade covering crime, Belcamino wrote and reported about many high-profile cases including the Laci Peterson murder and Chandra Levy’s disappearance. And because of her police sources, she was one of the first reporters in the country to learn that the passengers on Flight 93 had fought back on 9/11. She has appeared on Inside Edition and local cable television shows. Her work has appeared in such prominent publications as the Miami Herald, San Jose Mercury News, and Chicago Tribune.
Belcamino has won numerous awards for her writing from such organizations as the California Newspaper Publishers Association and the East Bay Press Club.
She recently finished writing her first novel, inspired by her life as a Bay Area newspaper reporter. Her perfect day involves spending time with her family while dining alfresco with lots of food, wine, and laughter. She lives in Minnesota with her husband and children.
Just a shot at my short bio (unpub – 50 words, right?) – please forgive it, the coffee wasn’t made when I got into the office!! I know, right?! …
Jaime resides in the hills of Wisconsin. She’s wife to a rock climbing youth pastor, mom to a little monkey, and a long-term youth leader. She believes coffee is not just a drink, but a way of life, reinforced by fellow members of ACFW of which she is a member.
Jaime, I think that’s a great bio. The only thing that I found a little odd was the phrase “resides in the hills of”. It gave me a mental picture of you wandering homeless in the hills like an outlaw. Maybe that’s what you intended!
Should it be 50 words or less? Whoops.
Nevermind, I have a different version IN queries. This is a separate bio.
This is the one I’ve been using for my current queries for an historical novel. I’m moving from police procedurals to American historicals in the late 19th century and early 20th.
My first historical, a novella PLACING OUT, that follows a boy from New York sent to Nebraska on the Orphan Train who runs away to Hollywood, was published in April of this year. My first novel, L.A. HEAT was published by Alyson Books in 2006 and republished by MLR Press, along with 3 sequels to date, L.A. BONEYARD, L.A. BYTES and BERMUDA HEAT in 2011. Late last year I attended an intensive writing workshop given by best selling author James N. Frey of How to Write a Damn Good Thriller and other writing books. I hope to attend another of Frey’s workshops in the fall. I belong to the Historical Novel Society and attend conferences frequently.
Rachelle,
Thanks for an informative post. A little preface to what I’ll copy/paste below. This comes from the bio I typically put in a query to an agent for my memoir about how losing my brother led me deeper into Judaism. I’d love to know what you and others think. I tweaked it some – and added two possible paragraphs.
Here it goes:
A veteran journalist, I am The Boston Globe’s former education editor. During my nearly 25-year career as a newspaper reporter and editor, I also worked for The Dallas Morning News and The Orlando Sentinel. I have published several essays related to my memoir, including Sunday magazine pieces in the Globe and the Sentinel.
In 2009, I took a buyout from the Globe to pursue finishing the memoir. I continue to write for several publications, including the Globe’s Sunday magazine, The Writer and The Forward, a national Jewish newspaper. I also am building an audience for my book on my blog, Jewish Muse, A Writer’s Blog on Faith and Family.
[I usually stop with the mention of my blog, and am wondering if I should add the grafs below. I like to keep a query to one page. This would push the limit!]
POSSIBLE ADDS:
National Jewish organizations as well as Tiferet, a spiritual journal, have featured my blog posts, which range from tongue-in-cheek entries about passing along Judaism to my toddler to serious pieces about my journey from grief to faith.
This past year, as a sidelight, I taught public speaking at a state university. I also taught a class on networking at writers’ conferences for Boston’s Grub Street organization, where I occasionally take classes.
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Thanks in advance for any feedback.
Linda
Ps. And thanks to Randy Susan Meyer for tweeting about this. Wouldn’t have seen it otherwise.
New to this site and everything about writing a memoir! Sorry to have missed this post yesterday and hope I’m not too late.
Rachelle, I sincerely appreciate the info you share and the opportunity to test the waters and get constructive feedback. Thanks!
Connie, a mom aka The Family Powerbroker, authored daily posts to Caring Bridge.org when her husband, Mike, was instantly paralyzed in a diving accident at Hatteras. Chronicling our journey from quadriplegic to his first three steps and beyond provided an insider view into spinal cord injuries for concerned family and friends and spelled survival from my ringing phone.
Journal entries best read starting with oldest. As recovery progressed Mike used Dragon Speak software to post newest entries.
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/michaelburris
My bio changes depending on where I am published. I have funny and serious bios. Some list my publishing credits, some (like the following) don’t.
It is my favorite, however, because it shows the “real” me. I use it for articles published as my local stay-home mom Examiner, on Examiner (dot) com.
Kelly Combs is an over-caffeinated and under-compensated stay home mom who can frequently be found singing at the top of her lungs in her minivan; much to the embarrassment of her 2 daughters.
I have a 100-word bio, but depending on what I’m using it for, I leave segments out of it.
Unless it’s a query letter, I always end with:
‘Jon can usually be found hunched over the computer in his basement office. One day he hopes to figure out how to switch it on.’
I love this!
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Thanks, Karen
A weird, spastic 12 year old, Luciana is often seen wasting her youth yelling at people via internet or some other strangeness. Every once in a while she writes to escape the daily abuse life foists upon her.
Agh, my age is most certainly not helping me >.> And whatever advantage I might have is quickly disappearing
Great tips, thank you for sharing.
Great bios. And great tips!
Couldn’t resist throwing mine in the mix.
Jo Ann Fore is an inspirational author, speaker, and fun friend. She is passionate about making a difference in the lives of others. Most noted for her authentic vulnerability, Jo Ann captivates her audience with faith-filled messages caramelized with a powerful promise of hope.
Visit Jo Ann at http://www.JoAnnFore.com or http://www.soyouwanttowrite.org.
Thanks, Rachelle! It IS hard writing an author bio. Here’s my stab at it:
Kristin Weber is a comedian who delights audiences at comedy clubs,
conferences, and churches all over the country with her sharp wit and stories about going from a sheltered homeschooler to living in Sodom and Gomorrah (AKA Hollywood). Kristin contributes a monthly column to Susie Magazine, blogs about homeschooling for Heritage Builders, and is a speaker with Apologia Live. You can view stand up clips, articles, and see her performance/speaking schedule at http://www.funnykristin.com
Thanks, Rachelle! It Is realy hard job – writing an author bio.
Just got word that Opium Magazine will be publishing a 7-line story I sent them a few months ago. They asked for a 50-word bio… glad I keep up with your blog. This post was a big help.
Thanks, Rachelle!
Great blog. Thanks for posting this useful information.
I’m so glad to hear that other people have agonized over the bio. I’ve logged several hours here in starbucks coming up with a few sentences for this thing. Here’s what I’ve got so far:
Growing up in the comfortable suburbs of Houston, Texas, Carrie and her family now live in a Chinese city of 9 million people. Living there for almost 7 years, she enjoys eating noodles for breakfast and getting her picture taken by every cell phone sold to a Chinese person. While navigating webs of street vendors and tripping through the Chinese language, she has found grace in unlikely places. “Life Over Here” is her first book.
No matter how much I work on this, it still sounds boring to me.
“Joylene Nowell Butler, Métis Canadian, has been writing for 28 years. A retired emergency responder, she was born in Manitoba, moved to Maple Ridge, B.C. as a child, attended Douglas College and Simon Fraser University. She and her husband moved to Pr. George in 1979 with their five sons. In 1992, with their own hands, they built their dream home on Cluculz Lake. In her spare time, Joylene teaches Tai Chi and practices Yoga.”
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Deborah spent her childhood writing stories that made people laugh. Distracted by life the next few decades, it wasn’t until recently that she picked up her pen and got back in the saddle.
A barefoot Bohemian, world traveler and beatnik poet, Deborah hangs her hat in her native soil of northeastern Wisconsin with her family. She’s married to her best friend; together they raised four children and spoil two grandchildren. She enjoys camping, hiking, scrapbooking and hanging out with God.
Oh, sorry that’s for a humorous devotional book.
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Bio for children’s book submission…about the various “monsters” that children have to deal with. From bullies to child preditors to the ones that rattle in the night. The book also covers what may have caused someone to become a monster and what that person might secretly be feeling…and if a monster can change.
Jennifer Elaine Sorge worked and taught in early childhood education for over 30 years after graduating in 1987 from an Palomar College with honors. Through the years of being known as Miss Jenny, her compassion for children grew as she witnessed how bullying in schools and abuse within families was increasing. In addition, growing up in a Navy family that moved almost every year, she found herself always being the new kid on the block and subsequently often exposing her first hand to bullying. Jennifer has been a Minneapolis Child Development Examiner for the Examiner.com and is presently working on a curriculum and book for home schooling families.
This is hugely helpful. I’m writing a bio for my book about selling artwork online.
When not birthing butterflies, wrangling hens, or sitting with cat on lap, Heidi is busy making art from her nature photographs, and teaching others, through her workshops and books, how to make art from the magic in their own lives. Heidi sells her decorative and useful art and craft creations in person at the Pinole Art Center and at her Open Studios. After a few exhausting years on the art fair circuit (pack, haul, unpack, setup, sell, reverse …), Heidi, an unapologetic homebody, prefers to sell her mixed media art online from the comfort of her office (cat on lap, remember?). Heidi sells her work directly through her website, Etsy and Artfire, and is crazy in love with putting her images and designs on Keds shoes, neckties and other useful and decorative products in her Zazzle.com shop.
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Thanks for a great article. Does anyone like my new bio?
Mitchell Miller was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He suffered a traumatic brain injury in 1986 that was discovered in 1997. He wrote 200 articles about traumatic brain injuries, Bear Grylls and the New York Giants on his blog, “Where Did My Brain Go?” from 2007-2010.
Mitchell supports himself writing software in Lexington, Kentucky. In his spare time, he walks around town and writes his second novel.
The following is the Author Bio for the children’s book I am writing:
Sally Lee Baker, storyteller, author and illustrator wrote her first alliterative story using the letter “B” in a “Writing for Juveniles” class in college. After marrying, raising two girls and then reading to grandchildren she was inspired to write alliterative stories using each letter of the alphabet.
Not knowing where to turn for a good illustrator, Sally attempted some drawings herself. After several efforts she surprised herself at being able to draw characters which she could scan on to her computer to color and manipulate through a drawing program.
As library clerk at her local public school she has many opportunities to read to students and note which books are well received and which are not.
Sally lives with her husband, Ted, and near her grandchildren in Faro, Yukon Territory of Canada, where they serve as missionaries with Send International.
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And, if you are posting at other sites, I would like to keep up with everything new you have to post. Could you list of the complete urls of your public sites like your linkedin profile, Facebook page or twitter feed?
Merlyn Fuller knew from the sound of her mother’s typewriter clicking away while she was napping as a child, that she was raised to be a writer. She has been published in such varied forums as: “Mother Earth News” to an independent poetry publication as “Olivetrees”. She has also essays published at Cayuga Community College’s “Collegian” newspaper and “Snappin’ Cowboy: A Poetry Journal”. She was also an advice column writer for Syracuse Newspaper’s “Partners In Parenting” for years.
Merlyn has written songs as a Renaissance faire musician and has been involved in Online writer’s groups, such as “Magpie Tales” and “The Pagan Blog Project”. She has also written progressive Pirate stories with other fellow pirates. She currently has 2 blogs of her own with over 250 essays and poems published on it ranging from minstrel tales from her real musical life to magical daily happenings to essays on Mythology. She has a following readership of 130 folks on any given day and more if you count Facebook.
She hopes to publish one of the several books she’s writing on music, poetry, her memoir or pirate fiction, and will, if she would ever just stop being a pirate musician and sit down and do it.
Awesome practice. here is mine:
Catrina Barton is a licensed Kung Fu Instructor of the Black Dragon style and draws on that experience to make her fight scenes both realistic and action packed. She enjoys being surrounded by the stark beauty of mother nature. Whether it’s a moon lit starry sky, or a picnic by a peaceful waterfall cascading from the mountain side.
Growing up no matter where she was physically she spent nearly every free moment lost in a book. It’s only natural that as she grew up, her passion for reading grew into an even stronger passion for writing Paranormal Romances.
I forgot to add I’m an avid participant at Critique Circle.
Unsure if anyone is still responding to comments made to this blog but I’ll post one anyway.
This is a bio for my query letter. The novel is titled, The Pirate’s Daughter and a King’s Ransom.
Ten years spent performing, nearly every weekend, in pirate festivals, renaissance fairs or on “the ranch”, it’s no wonder that I chose to write a historical fiction. But, my love for the genre began long before that when, in elementary school, I was forced in to reading the Sid Fleischman novel, Ghost in the Noonday Sun. Thank God for required reading.
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Blurb for my book: The Mom’s Guide to Surviving West Point:
Lisa has been a surviving mom for nearly 25 years. When she isn’t stalking her 3 sons on Facebook, she helps moderate a group that currently boasts over 1000 West Point moms. By day, Lisa attempts to teach 8th graders to read, write, and think. she and her husband Steve live in the Atlanta metro area.
I’m very uncertain how to write my bio. I as of yet am not published, I do not belong to any writer’s groups, I have not won any awards for non-published works. My current bio on my Facebook page listed above looks like this: I am a full time husband, father, and nuclear professional. I am currently trying to break into the fiction writing market.
This doesn’t seem like much of a bio to me. I am fully aware that things will change once published, or if I win awards. Any ideas how I can improve this?
Amy Romine has always wanted to be one of the good guys. From playing ‘Charlie’s Angels’ in the backyard of her Allentown, PA home as a child, to the pages of her most recent series, The Soul Mate Chronicles, Amy has always dreamt of adventure and romance. Her need to make characters truly deserve their happiness takes us on many a twisted journey. From serial killers to demons, Amy holds nothing back in the name of true enduring love.
A wife, mother of three, full-time corporate employee and now the author of two compellingly addictive series and finishing a third, her entrance onto the stage of romantic suspense has been an enthralling adventure all it’s own. Amy started writing in high school but didn’t take the professional plunge until three years ago when a little voice told her she was meant to be doing something more…
Since her premier release of Serenity Lost in October 2010 with Extasy Books, Amy has become the Prime Time Editor for BellaOnline, and regular contributing author to the Amazon Subscription Blog, ‘Red Lipstick Journals’. Amy is also an active eBook Author supporter lending her voice to encouraging new and indie eBook authors in striding toward their visions. Her own goal is to be a self sustaining author by 2014.
Amy currently resides in Arlington, Texas with her husband, and three children.
What do ya think??
Rebecca Hogan, now eighteen, grew up in Saint John, New Brunswick, and is currently studying Marine Biology at the University of Saint John. Rebecca has a published essay in Rothesay; the place to be, a magazine by the Telegraph Journal in 2010 having successfully won a contest held throughout high schools of the surrounding area. Having put six long years into her first novel, Killer Set Free, Rebecca incorporates a personal side into her novel by placing pieces of her personalities into each of her characters.