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Alessia Cowee
Alessia Cowee is a freelance writer, editor and work-at-home-mom. Her articles have appeared in many publications, including Interactive Parent, Myria and The New Homemaker. Alessia is a Contributing Editor for ePregnancy as well as for Suite 101's Award-winning Children's Authors and Illustrators. She is the Editor/Publisher of Selah!Kids, a newsletter/ezine dedicated to parenting as a Biblical ministry. Alessia is married to her high-school sweetheart and they have three exuberant and comical children. She may be contacted through her website: www.writefullyyoursfreelance.com

Alice J. Wisler
Alice J. Wisler lives with her husband and three children in Durham, NC. In 1997 her four year-old son Daniel, died after treatments for Neuroblastoma, a tumor in the left side of his neck. Alice wrote for various Christian publications before that time and since Daniel's death is active in grief and self-help organizations, her articles appearing in various bereavement magazines. Her recent book, "Slices Of Sunlight" is a cookbook of memories, honoring those children who were held on earth too briefly. For a sample recipe and more information on the book, visit: http://www.mindspring.com/~wisler/danielshouse.html

Alyice Edrich
Alyice Edrich has a dream of helping others find and reach their dreams, that's why she created The Dabbling Mum.com (http://thedabblingmum.com). It's a place where parents can find home business, writing, party, and parenting help, plus free monthly contests.

To take matters further, Alyice helps other find the best telecom rates at Edrich Communications.com (http://edrichcommunications.com) and offers Personal Coaching, Web Copy and Public Relations help at Alyice Edrich.com (http://alyiceedrich.com).

So stop by today and say "Aloha," "Bien Venidos," or "Howdy" today.

Amy Hillgren Peterson
"Amy Hillgren Peterson is the author of "The Swedish Lie," a family saga available at the publisher's website http://www.booklocker.com/books/1563.html, and "Elusive Butterfly" a memoir. Both books are available on Amazon.com. A Virgo, she is mom of Dylon, born in 1993, a preteen with Asperger's syndrome, as well as Caitlyn, born in1996 and Bryan, born in 2003. She lives in Sioux City, Iowa and works as a freelance writer and graphic artist. She is at work on her second novel, "Rock Candy" which tells the story of the methamphetamine trafficking in the upper great plains.

"All her life, Henny was surrounded by warnings like these: You're nothing special. Don't expect too much; you might be disappointed if you fail. Respond to compliments like this -- 'It was nothing - anyone could have done it.'

These are unwritten rules in Jante's Law - an unspoken code of ethics in Scandinavian-American culture. How this law has ruled the Larson family for four generations is a mystery Henny's been trying to unravel for years.

The day she finds her great-grandmother's century-old journals, Henny's life begins to make sense. Will the stories of frontier life, the Depression, drag races, and love in the '60s lead Henny to finally reach for her own passions and get it right with Christopher, the love of her life?"

Amy Rawson
I am a freelance writer with 5 years experience writing parenting essays and articles. I have been published numerous times in such magazines as Compleat Mother, Nurturing, Beyond One Year, Nurtured. I also have several ongoing parenting columns online, as well as two parenting columns in local newspapers.

My current agenda includes a book entitled "My Kids, My Way: Attachment Parenting in an Unattached World"- Which promotes self esteem in parent and encourages them to increase their knowledge before making decisions based on other's beliefs.

I can be reached at:
Amy Rawson
lvmyboy@ptd.net
POB 125
Pulteney, NY14874
F ax- (603) 754-3785
Phone- (607) 868-4680

Angela Barbeisch
My name is Angela Barbeisch, and I'm happy to be a part of MomWriters! I'm a married mom of two girls, Amanda (17) and Victoria (10) and I've been writing on the web for the past few months. I created a site called Allparody.com to feature both my columns, guest columnists and what I hope to be the best of quality and humor/parody on the net. Some of my columns have appeared in some neat places like Parentinghumor.com, Parentingteens, Renaissance Magazine, The Inditer and Zinos.

I hope to continue freelance writing humor and also want to take on some screenplay writing as well! I look forward to being part of this prestigious group!
Angela Barbeisch
http://www.humorcolumns.com

Angela Connor
Angela Connor is a Broadcast Producer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She's the mother of a beautiful, gifted 2-year-old and has been married for eight years. She's had a genuine love for writing as long as she can remember and has recently refocused her efforts. She is determined to complete her novel (Knowing is Half the Battle) which has been a work-in-progress for several years, within the next 18 months. She has been sending out queries and submitting articles with a vengeance and has recently been accepted by ezines haveingitall.net, Babel Magazine and Conversely.com. She also has poetry published at poetry.com. An excerpt of her novel will be showcased in an upcoming issue of Shades of Romance Magazine, and she's in the midst of developing her own website, where she plans to showcase her work. Her philopspohy of life: Do not go where the path may lead. Go where there is no path, and leave a trail.
Angela can be reached at AConnor@attbi.com or Kalysesmom@yahoo.com.

Angela Giles Klocke
Between caring for four wonderful children - Scott, Brian, Stacey and Andri - and four cats, and being totally in love with my modern-day hippie husband of a year and a half, John, I publish several online and print newsletters for writers and parents. After a three-year-plus hiatus from writing, I returned and jumped in full force, starting my own publishing business. I began publishing The Writing Parent when I realized I was having a hard time working with children in the home. If it was a problem for me, it must be one for many other parents. Shortly thereafter, my oldest son and I began publishing The Writing Child. From there, my other newsletter just took off. To date, I publish five online and two in print. I am also a editor at Suite101 http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/writing_help_for_parents and am HARD at work on my first novel. When I have free-time (yeah, right) I love to read, spend time with the family, hang out with my hubby and e-mail my friends at Momwriters and all over the net. Come visit me :-) http://www.klockepresents.com

ANGEL RUTLEDGE is a novelist and freelance writer who recently moved from Los Angeles to Charlotte, NC with her two children and husband. Presently, she is at work on her third novel, a mommy lit. story about a private investigator turned stay at home mom. She is also compiling a nonfiction book, Real Moms Speak: Wisdom from the Trenches, and is looking for other moms to share their stories. Most recently, she published a parenting article on Charlottemommies.com. Angel can be contacted through her website www.realmomsspeak.com.

Angie Ledbetter
Angie is the mother of 3 youngsters, step-mom of 2 grown kids and grandmother ("Nana") to 2. She has been married to Dennis for 17 years and resides in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She has a residential and commercial cleaning service and works part time for a national furniture rental company. When not working or engaged in activities with her kids, Angie does ministry work in her Church and community and is an involved scouter. All of her other "free" time is devoted to her passion of writing. She especially enjoys working on writing projects with her twin sister, Alaine Benard. She holds a Journalism degree from Louisiana State University.

Angie's the founder of the Cajun Connection cyber group www.geocities.com/thecajunconnection/index.html, is a moderator of WordWorkers Christian writers e-group, and owner of the prayer warrior group, Kids Krusade. Angie is a columnist for the Island Park News, an award winning publication in Island Park, Idaho, (Fertile Ground) http://www.islandparknews.com/. She's a member of the Louisiana Press Women, NAWW and NFPW. Her column, "Catholic Community" runs in the Ascension Citizen newspaper. Angie is a staff writer for Southern Renaissance and Christian Roads On Line - A. Ledbetter's Youth March. She has recently been published in several online e-zines and sites such as rainydaycorner, HeroicStories, writers-exchange, EveryWomansNews, Kudlickapublishing, and furiouspen@ewritersplace. Angie is part of a team creating a four-volume inspirational series, Fertile Ground Seasons. FGS - Spring ISBN # 0-595-19163-0 is now available.
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Anna-Marie Hawthorne
Anna-Marie Hawthorne, owner of Creative Concepts Ink "Excellence With Passion."
Freelance Writing, Consulting, Editing, Proofing, Brainstorming
cconceptsink@hotmail.com
Managing Editor position at ExcellStyle Magazine

I have a dh and two dd. I work from home and I love it. My site is: http://geocities.com/gr8ritr/index.html
(under construction). I have done all kinds of work, from commercials to fliers, business plans to brochures. I love writing. It's great not only to find your passion but to be able to make a living at it too.

Anna Morvee
Anna Morvee and her husband Brett have been married 6 years and are parents of a five year old and a twelve year old. They live in Bellevue, Washington near Seattle. Anna is a freelance writer who writes about graphic software, Internet safety and security, animal folklore, and software reviews.

She is the Co-Founder, Vice President and Managing editor for "A *Peace* of Life." Helping victims of abuse on their journey of spiritual healing and empowerment. She is a Contributing Editor for Suite101, "Graphic Software" and formerly the topic of Computer Crafting. Her column "Internet Protection with a Heart" can be found at the Altruistic Web. She is also the Internet Security and Virus PC Educator for the Momwriter email list.

When she is not educating others about Internet Safety, designing graphics or writing, her hobbies include building mini room boxes, polymer clay, playing with her kids and researching on the web.
Home Page: http://annamorvee.com
Email Anna at: amorvee2004@adelphia.net
Graphic Software Contributing Editor: http://suite101.com/welcome.cfm/3256

Anne Cerva
My name is Anne and I live in Michigan with my husband Joel, daughter Chloe, age 8 and my son, Griffin, age 2 1/2. I am 31 years young and have worked many odd jobs in my life, but being a full time mom is the most trying and fulfilling job I have ever had. I homeschool Chloe and write in my spare time.

I am a guide at The Mining Co. for the topic of French Cuisine and I feel this is a great learning experience for me to get back into writing. I actually get paid for it so I'm counting it as being published. I have just had my first article accepted at a travel magazine, trips, and it is due for publication in April. It deals with what really happens to your luggage after it's checked in at the airport. My recent experience working for Northwest Airlines provided plenty of juicy material for that one.

I really love the way this group shows true concern for everyone here and I can't wait to be more involved in the discussions. I hope to provide some help or encouragement to others as well as snatching all the wonderful inspiring ideas you all share. Nice to meet you all.

Check out my homepage at: (Link not available at this time)
My Mining Co. Guide Tour: http://frenchfood.miningco.com
Email me privately at: lcerva@yahoo.com

~~Ann Marie Garcia~~
This MomWriter resides in sea-sprayed, sunny, but sometimes smoggy L Southern California. I’ve been happily married to a dear man for 15 years. I have two beautiful girls, ages 14 and 7. My 7-year-old was adopted at birth and has SCREAMING ADHD. She makes my life most colorful and supplies great fodder for my writing. Plus, it’s cheap therapy! I always tell her I shall have a special place in Heaven for being her mommy!

I enjoyed writing poetry when I was a child and have always liked all things literary. It’s a toss-up as to whether I enjoy reading or writing more. I am blessed with a wonderfully supportive family and husband. They are great at encouraging me to follow my dream of becoming a published writer. My writing interests include articles and essays about parenting, marriage, women’s issues, adoption, ADHD, and mental health. Also, I dabble in poetry and fiction.

Recently, I finished taking a few creative-writing classes. I’m now ready to begin my foray into the real world of big, bad, publishing J. I’m excited about the prospect of sending my writing out. The support and camaraderie at MomWriters has been a real blessing. I’m looking forward to my journey.
Contact me at: AGwritenow@aol.com

April Lee Schmidt
My name is April and my husband is Terry. We currently reside in west central Alabama, though we are originally from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. I am a SAHM to our toddler son Tyler. I have two grown sons, Dan and Josh. Dan has a beautiful wife Marha and son Daniel. I also have a daughter Samantha who is just going into her teenage years.

We also own, (or do they own us?) Fitz the psycho kitty, Puffy and Slim the cantankerous cockatiels, and Ono, the lone beta-fish.

My career as a writer is still in the earliest stages. I have written articles for my old hometown newspaper and multiple ending stories for gigglefish.com, a children’s Internet site.

I am currently writing reviews for epinions.com, working on a novel, as well as writing stories for my son and grandson. My goal as a writer is to have a picture book published by the end of the year 2000.
Email me at: aschmidt@mound.net

Ashley Cox
My name is Ashley Cox and I live in Knoxville, TN. I work fulltime in an office and try to sneak in writing my "stories" when no one else is around! I'm almost 26 years old, and I have a 15 month toddler, who takes up much of my free time!

I joined the US Army when I was 19, and met my husband in the military. Due to medical reasons, I had to get out and get a "real job". After years of being a temporary, I finally settled into the job I have now.

With so much free time on my hands, and every book I owned read over and over, I decided to amuse myself by writing my own stories. I began writing a romance longhand and finished it in 4 weeks. I'm still working on the inspiration to type it into the word processor!

My favorite aspect of writing is using my imagination and doing research. I would love to get paid to do research, I guess that would be my dream job (since I have to work).

Although I don't have anything in print (yet ;-) ), I will keep banging them out, because I enjoy writing and reading.

I also like to do crafts, sewing, quilting, gardening, animals, sunshine and cold weather. :)
Email me privately at: ashe2502@yahoo.com

Ann Douglas
My name is Ann Douglas and I live in Peterborough, Ontario. I have four children (ages one to ten) and I write on parenting-related topics for magazines, newspapers, and online services. I'm the author of five books, three of which are for families:

The Unofficial Guide to Childcare http://www.childcare-guide.com
Baby Science: How Babies Really Work http://www.babyscience.com
Baby Science has been chosen as a Book of the Month Club selection!
The Unofficial Guide to Having A Baby http://www.having-a-baby.com (due out in January).

My other two books are THE COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE TO CANADIAN HISTORY (Prentice Hall Canada, 1997) and THE COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE TO CURLING (Prentice Hall Canada, 1998). (Footnote for non-curlers: Curling is that strange sport where people slide rocks down a sheet of ice!)

These days, I'm writing a book about juggling work and family. I'm also trying to practice balance in my own life. I've started taking Fridays off so that I can enjoy my one year old and smell the roses.

Email me privately at: pageone@kawartha.com

Audrey Smith
Hi! I'm Audrey Smith and I am happily married to my best friend, Rick. We have three kids: Juliana, 11; Patrick, 9; and Alexandra, 6. I work full time as a High-School English teacher and love my job because it not only keeps me in touch with classic literature but it allows me time off to write.

I have a B.A. in English and an M.Ed in English Education (but my husband really deserves that second degree since I couldn't have done it without him). I am the seventh child of a seventh child born in the seventh month, but the only thing really special about that is that I have lots of wonderful siblings (who supply me with fresh writing material every time we get together!)

I have been published four times in the local literary magazine (non-paying, but I did win their Fiction Award twice for a total of $100!) I have written two novellas and have amassed over fifty rejection slips (and they keep on coming!). I also have written two children's stories and have just begun submitting those. I am currently working on a novel for Novel Challenge 99.

I am thrilled to be a part of Momwriters and look forward to the day I can finally put faces with the names in my e-mail!
I can be reached at: alearick@aol.com

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