Published Books & Projects
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Novel. Published 2006 by AuthorHouse
Shelby Maxwell is a photojournalist who accepts assignments all over the world for the adventure and glamour. Selfish and self-absorbed, she is bored and on the cusp of a midlife crisis. After her cousin is murdered, she must help catch the person who is going to pin the murder on her.
She end up finding a path to growth and grace, becoming a kinder, more intelligent person in the face of adversity.
This is a great beach read, written in the journalism style with short sentences & chapters.
Available in paperback & e-book at Amazon, and other retailers
invisible veterans
I had the supreme honor of knowing Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas, a former Marine and advocate for women service members and veterans.
I was thrilled when she asked me to write the Foreword to her incredible book Invisible Veterans: What Happens When Military Women Become Civilians Again for women veterans reentering the civilian world.
Find at Amazon, any retailer or through Bloomsbury Press
articles & Other Projects
"It's amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." ~Harry Truman
I have been fortunate to be part of many writing projects over the years, most of which are government or corporate proprietary documents. But, here is a snapshot of some of my public-facing nonfiction work:
Open Doors: The Staff Speaks! YouTube video series
I conducted the interviews (photo left) in Kyiv, Ukraine at the Ukrainian Institute of Traumatherapy and working with my translator, Svetlana, created a video series to introduce the staff to UIT donors
Op-Ed in Military Times to Secretary-Elect Denis McDonough, January 2021
Thrive Global contributor, 2019-2021
At the invitation of Ariana Huffington, I contributed articles on wellness, mindfulness and positive habit stacking (articles no longer on their website)
Contributing writer & book reviewer for the pop culture websites Cloture Club and HollywoodJesus
From 2016-2020, I had the honor of being the Virginia point person for the compelling documentary Thank You For Your Service (Creative Chaos, VMG)
I planned the private screening at George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate; Sept. 2016 Washington, D.C. premier of the film; and participated in the panel discussions after many screenings.
Upcoming Books & Projects
I am currently working on four new fiction book ideas
that I am so excited about:
- And the Home of the Brave
- The Rest of the Story is So Much Better
- Learning to Write The Name I've Chosen
- Four
Stay tuned for more details on these projects as I continue my journey in content creation as a novelist!
