Reviews for Just About Write

For the last twenty-plus years she has taught world history and political science. Brenda and her partner of ten years, Cheryl, are the parents of three grown children and one young adult. They also have two grandchildren.

Rounding out their home are three temperamental cats, an occasionally conscious Bassett Hound and a hyperactive puppy of undetermined lineage.

When she is not writing Brenda creates stained glass and shoots pool at her favorite bar.

Blayne Cooper
Blayne Cooper is a University of Oklahoma College of Law graduate. She enjoys writing in a variety of genres. Stranded is her fourth novel. When she's not writing, she enjoys travel and reading.

Her novel Unbreakable was a Golden Crown Literary Society Goldie Award winner.

JM Dragon
English born JM Dragon is now a citizen of New Zealand. She lives in the country north of Canterbury with her family. Her life includes many animals, including chickens, alpacas, and her cats, Molly and Shadow. She enjoys travel, gardening and writing.

D.L. Line
D.L. Line has been many things at different times in her life: a musician, a pharmacy technician, a bartender, a student, a restaurant owner, a marching band director, and a dog sitter to name a few. Through it all, she has always been a storyteller.

D.L. lives in Virginia with her family, including Snickers the Wonderdog. On Dangerous Ground is her first novel.

KG MacGregor
KG MacGregor grew up in the mountains of North Carolina. She now divides her time between Miami and Blowing Rock. KG has had careers in both education and mass communication. She has been writing lesbian fiction since 2002 and has received numerous awards for her books.

Gill McKnight
Gill McKnight lives in Greece alongside snakes, scorpions and spiders. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys riding her scooter and learning Greek. Her other novels are Falling Star and Green-eyed Monster.

Ann Roberts
Ann Roberts has five published books, including the Ari Adams mystery series. She lives in Arizona with her long time partner. Her latest novel, Root of Passion, was edited by Katherine V. Forrest.

Chris Roerden
After numerous outstanding achievements and 20 years in publishing, Chris Roerden became an independent book editor. Authors she's edited are published in St. Martin's, Berkley Prime Crime, Midnight Ink, Viking, Rodale, and many more.

For eight years, she taught nights for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and one summer taught schoolteachers in South Korea for UNESCO. Chris served on the southeast regional board of Mystery Writers of America for six years, and in 2007 received its highest honor, the Magnolia Award. She is also a member of Sisters in Crime, Romance Writers of America, Publishers Marketing Association, and Mensa.

Now settled in Greensboro, NC, Chris is the proud grandmother of Eli, Zack, and Ben, who live near Boston with her son, Doug, and daughter-in-law, Laura, also an editor.

Mary Jane Russell
Mary Jane Russell is a native Virginian who was raised on the family farm that goes back six generations. She retired after 31 years working for local government where she set a number of firsts - first female draftsman, staff engineer, project manager, and first female director of economic development.

She now lives in Roanoke with her partner. She has enjoyed reading all of her life and wanted to be a published author since she was a teenager. The Arcanum of Beth is her first novel. She can be contacted on Facebook.

Ali Vali
Originally from Cuba, Ali Vali has retained much of her family’s traditions and language and uses them frequently in her stories. Having her father read her stories and poetry before bed every night as a child infused her with a love of reading, which carries till today.

In 2000, Ali decided to embark on a new path and started writing. She has discovered that living in Louisiana and running a non-profit provides plenty of material to draw from in creating her novels and short stories.

Mixing imagination with different life experiences, she creates characters that are engaging to the reader on many levels. Ali states that "The feedback from readers encourages me to continue to hone my skills as a writer."

Ali lives with her long time partner in New Orleans. She has eight published novels, which include The Cain Casey Saga. When not writing, she enjoys the outdoors and cheering for the LSU Tigers.

Jen Wright
Jen Wright worked in a corrections agency and is a former Juvenile Probation and Drug Court supervisor. She trains nationally on domestic abuse and gender-responsive probation practices and lives with her partner in Clover Valley, Minnesota. Her first book was Killer Storm.