In continued collaboration with Valerie Plame Wilson, BURNED, the second book in a series of "Vanessa Pierson" spy novels published by Penguin Books/Blue Rider Press, is now officially available for sale everywhere books are sold. The series debut, BLOWBACK, now available in paperback, hit the shelves on October 1, 2013, earning a starred review from Library Journal. The books are under option for film development.My best-selling fiction books have been translated into a dozen languages, my non-fiction books include the award-winning "Extremely Weird" children’s series, which also aired as a network television special. My short fiction and how-to pieces are included in anthologies, and I’ve worked as a freelancer for newspapers, magazines, and National Public Radio.In addition to coaching writers, I teach creative writing, lecture on creative process, and work as a book doctor and manuscript consultant. I bring my experience, connections, and resources as a professional writer and lifelong creative to my work.Specialties: Writing fiction and nonfiction books, mentoring and coaching writers of memoir and fiction, lecturing on creativity and creative writing, editorial consultation, story development.