For ten years, I owned and operated my own desktop publishing company from my home. I have had numerous articles, poems, and short stories published on line and off.My writing can be found on my website and blogs, as well as Helium, Associated Content, and Ezines.My second love is sketching and painting, some of which have been sold, as well.My goals: to increase my writing experience and skills, and to use them to help others build a positive life, and to make a positive difference in our world.Specialties: Volunteer Experience: Reading to the elderly, tutoring children, teaching church school for over ten years to children of all ages, pro bono editing for writers against violence to women and children, pro bono writing against violenceProfessional Experience: writing on health issues, home and garden topics, spirtuality, alternative health, self-motivation, nature, inspiration, self-growth, family and relationships, editing and proof-reading work for others