by Pamme Boutselis Joan C. Curtis manages a consulting business, Total Communications Coach, in which she leads communication and motivation seminars. She has a doctorate in adult education, Master of Arts in Journalism, and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. An award-winning author of four books (“Hire Smart and Keep…
The Penmen Profile: Award-winning Author, Editor, Playwright and Poet Eckhard Gerdes
Eckhard Gerdes is the editor of The Journal of Experimental Fiction, dedicated to the furthering of forefront fiction. He has published criticism in The Review of Contemporary Fiction and American Review of Books, and has a chapter in SUNY Press’s recent “Federman’s Fictions.” His fiction has appeared in Fiction International, Notre Dame Review, Hayden’s…
The Penmen Profile: Janice Holly Booth, Author and Adventurista
by Gabbi Hall Name a genre and Janice Holly Booth has probably written it. Janice, an adventurista and former court recorder, has published two books: a true crime novel, “A Voice out of Nowhere: Inside the mind of a mass murderer” and a memoir, “Only Pack What You Can Carry.”…
The Penmen Profile: Bich Minh Nguyen, author of “Stealing Buddha’s Dinner”
by Gabbi Hall Bich Minh Nguyen didn’t know she was writing a book until she was in the midst of writing. “Stealing Buddha’s Dinner,” a memoir written in essays, came to fruition after a partial manuscript won a PEN award, and she signed with Viking Press. Since then, she has…
How Journalism Helped Author Teresa Santoski Hone Her Craft
by Pamme Boutselis Newly published author Teresa Santoski is also a journalist, whose award-winning humor column, Tete-a-tete, is published the first and fifth Thursday of the month in the entertainment section of The Telegraph, a daily newspapers in southern New Hampshire. Santoski’s first book, “Prayers for Oppa,” is a Christian…
The Penmen Profile: Karen Jones, Author, Educator and Former Broadcast Journalist
by Pamme Boutselis A retired broadcast journalist, author Karen Jones worked for a decade in public education, teaching and writing curriculum. A former director of the Virginia Writers Conference, she was also an advisor for the Bay School of the Arts. The author of four books—the novel, “Kingdom of Hearts,”…
Thought Leader Peter Worrell: Providing Enterprise Value in His New Book
by Pamme Boutselis and Gabbi Hall Known as a thought leader on the art of building sustaining enterprise value for all stakeholders in private owner-managed organizations, author Peter Worrell shares a wealth of knowledge and experience in the recent McGraw-Hill release, “Enterprise Value: How the Best Owner-Managers Build Their Fortune, Capture…
SNHU Spotlights Dr. Dave Landers, Author of “I Wish He’d Taught Me How to Shave”
by Gabbi Hall Dr. Dave Landers has always been an avid reader. “I read constantly,” he said. “I have since I was 4 years old.” It wasn’t until recently that he wrote his first book. “I Wish He’d Taught Me How to Shave,” a collection of student essays about their…
SNHU Spotlights International Bestselling Author Sy Montgomery
by Pamme Boutselis While researching more than 20 books for adults and children, award-winning author Sy Montgomery has been chased by an angry silverback gorilla in Zaire, bitten by a vampire bat in Costa Rica, worked in a pit of 18,000 slithering snakes in Manitoba, hunted a tiger in India, and…
Creating a Writer’s Life: SNHU Talks with Krysha Thayer
by Pamme Boutselis Krysha Thayer has been a freelance writer since 2007, writing about technology, pets, health and the art of writing itself. She is also an online student with Southern New Hampshire University, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in creative writing with a focus in fiction, and is currently working…