Christopher L. Vaughn

Richard Jesse Watson has earned several awards for children´s books, including the Waldenbooks Illustration Award, Best Book Design from the American Institute of Graphic Arts, and Best Children´s Book from the Printing Industries of America. In 1995 his illustrations for Ruth Bell Graham´s, One Wintry Night, was picked as the C. S. Lewis Gold Medal Winner for Children´s Picture Books and has sold over 700,000 copies.

With a Ph.D. in Folklore through the Indiana University, a Masters of Educational Communications from the University of Hawaii, and a Masters of Library Science from the University of Washington, Margaret Read MacDonald is the successful author of over 55 books that range from picture books to historical accounts of ghosts in the Pacific Northwest. Her career has led her to the far-reaches of the globe to tell stories, including Australia, China, Malaysia, the Czech Republic, and Kenya to just name a few! In addition to being a great children´s author, Margaret has held a successful and rewarding career as a Children´s Librarian since 1965. Her awards and honors include a Fulbright Scholarship to Mahasarakham University in Thailand, the Parent´s Choice Awards for Mabela the Clever and Fat Cat, as well as the Outstanding Author & Storyteller Award 2001-2002 from the Washington Organization for Reading Development (IRA).

Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child are one of the best writing teams to hit the thriller market. Together they've written numerous best selling novels, including the titles Relic, Still Life with Crows, Book of the Dead, and Riptide. A number of great solo novels have been produced by Douglas and Lincoln as well. Such as The Codex, Tyrannosaur Canyon, Monster of Florence, Utopia, Death Match, and Deep Storm.

"The Samson Effect is a…First class thriller brimming with intrigue and adventure."- Clive Cussler With a quote like that you can´t go wrong. Tony Eldridge´s first novel, The Samson Effect, takes its readers into the Middle East and on an edge of your seat race to save millions of lives...the stakes are raised even higher in the next book.

Rai Aren and Tavius E. first met in college and soon found that they not only shared an interest in ancient Egypt, but they also shared a desire to write. Characters were created, plots thrown around, and before long a story was formed. Secrets of the Sands hit the ´dunes´ running and quickly climbed the ranks on Amazon.com and has made appearances in trade shows overseas including the Beijing Trade Fair, Frankfurt Trade Fair, and the Sharjah World Trade Fair.

Using the pen name of D. H. Dublin, Jonathan McGoran has written three forensic crime thrillers, Body Trace, Blood Poison, and Freezer Burn with Penguin Books. Jon was born in Philadelphia and is the editor and columnist for The Weavers Way Shuttle in Philadelphia, PA.

Confused, I walked into the living room and found my mother and stepfather glued to the TV, a news broadcast of the first tower on fire glowed…then in horror, I watched the second plane fly into view and hit the second tower. That´s my memory of 9/11, and yes even though I´m in Seattle I was hit with a wave of emotions. J. E. Braun´s book, Paranoia, touches on this wave of emotions and goes a step further. It follows the life of Jim, a 9/11 survivor with post-traumatic stress disorder. After the attacks, Jim goes as far as joining an anti-Muslim group and even partakes in unspeakable acts that leave him asking if he´s become the terrorist.

Very few can write about crime like New York Times bestselling author Gregg Olsen. Throughout his writing career Olsen has written seven nonfiction books, 2 novels, and a short story that was published in a collection of stories edited by Lee Child. He has appeared on several national and local television shows including the History Channel, Discovery Channel, Good Morning America, and The Morning Show to just name a few. His book titled, The Deep Dark, was named Idaho book of the year by the ILA and his book, Starvation Heights, was honored by Washington´s Secretary of State.

Author D. H. Brown (Dave) is a man of many coats. During his life he´s traveled to more than 40 countries, he taught Sunday school at age 8 and was ordained by the age of 12 and for a while he was an associate pastor with the largest Assembly of God church in Missouri. Dave´s literary experience ranges from nonprofit communications to movies. In 1986 he produced an independent children´s film titled, Lessie´s Rainbow. During the late 80´s and early 90´s Dave wrote Common Sense and conducted seminars of the same name for the Community Action Network of Seattle (CAN). He was a co-founder of ´The Lodge of the Wolf´ and is life member of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) as well as the National Rifle Association (NRA). Dave has held many positions throughout his life including serving as a Logistics and Weapons Specialist in Vietnam, a Police Officer, Dog Sledder, Hunting Guide, Movie Producer, and Writer to just name a few. During his time in Vietnam he earned the Bronze Star, the Army Commendation Medal and the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) Gallantry Cross Medal w/ Palm. Dave is Also a fellow member of the Pacific Northwest Writer´s Association (PNWA).

Since MEG, Steve has written several other novels including 3 sequels to MEG and his latest and most controversial, the Shell Game. Steve has also written several screenplays and formed the Adopt-An-Author program, which is a national non-profit program designed to help young adults become, "interested in reading and writing through the use of best-selling thrillers, heroic non-fiction stories, motivational books and direct contact with the authors via personal appearances, phone calls, emails, and interactive websites." ~AdoptAnAuthor.com

Writing is such a personal experience, and yet when we share our thoughts and stories we can touch so many. Christine has no doubt touched many hearts and prompted countless imaginations with her writing. Over the years Christine has written over 30 novels including four series. Her novel ´Dark Prince´ earned her 3 of the 9 Paranormal Excellence Awards in Romantic Literature in 1999. She´s been published by Leisure Books, Pocket Books, and is currently writing for Berkley/Jove. She has also earned 7 more PEARL awards and made the bestseller lists with New York Times, Publishers Weekly, USA Today, Bookscan, B. Dalton, Amazon, Barnes and Nobles, Waldenbooks, ingrams, Borders, Rhapsody Book Club, Sirenbooks, and Walmart´s book list.

One of the great things about children´s picture books is that they not only tell a wonderful story using creative words, but they also expand the imaginations of our children with fun and exciting illustrations. Livingstone Mouse, by Pamela Ducan Edwards and illustrated by Henry Cole, acco...

Author C. L. Vaughn Pushes to win the New Covey Book Trailer Award.

In 2005 Jeremy published his first novel, The Didymus Contingency, which became a Barnes&Nobles bestseller in short order. He then went on to publish his second novel, Raising the Past in 2006, and then his third in 2007 with Antarktos Rising. Recently, Jeremy has signed a three book deal with Thomas Dunne, an imprint of St. Martin´s Press, for his soon to publish three book series following a team of covert Delta Force members called the Chess Team.

Using humorous cartoons and funny rhymes, Vaughn tells a story that´s a great gift for any UFO enthusiast or a perfect addition to any Sci-Fi fan´s collection.

Creative ways that a self published author is using to beat the odds and sell his books.

The Great Pacific Garbage Vortex is roughly twice as large as Texas and is growing every year. This short story by author C. L. Vaughn sheads some light on this floating garbage patch by using the dialog between two fictional characters, Capt. Jack Regal of the Greenpeace ship Sea-angle and reporter Miguel Dragos.

Game show legend Bob Barker retired June 15th from the number one daytime show, The Price is Right, after 35 years of hosting. Since then, CBS and the game show’s production team searched for a new host that would be able to fill Bob Barker’s shoes; and on July 23’s taping of the Late Show with Da...

A locksmith by the name of Doug Mizell decided to live by the old adage , “If you can’t beat them, join them.” For years Mr. Mizell and his wife, Sue, have fought the overgrowing nuisance of the Kudzu vine at their Mississippi vacation home . The Kudzu vine is a non-native plant that was introduc...

A time traveler from the year 1885 arrives in a new and unusual land called Seattle; the year 2007. He walks to the first sign he can recognize, something Coffee with a mermaid picture. He figures it’s a coffee house for sailors and enters. Inside, the time traveler sees the odd people of th...

~~ On June 18th, Fred Walser, the City of Sultan’s Police Chief was placed on paid leave after two internal investigations of his department. According to a report in the Seattle Times, Sultan Mayor Ben Tolson declined to comment on why the Chief of Police had been put on leave, but did mention t...

If you’ve ever taken the time to "Google" your own name, then you’ll no doubt know that there are tons of other people out there with your exact name. Finding someone with your name and then reading about their tragedies can bring a sobering reality to your life, and leave you feeling as if you’ve j...

On June 14th Jacob Nickels, the son of Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, appeared in front of a U.S. District Court Judge in Seattle and pleaded not guilty to charges that he played a role in a multi-state gambling scheme. Jacob Nickels was arrested by federal investigators on May 24th during the round...

With the end to the school year upon us, high schools across the nation will no doubt fall victim to the yearly ritual of the Senior Prank. Every year seniors conjure up and plan elaborate hoaxes and pranks as a way to get the last laugh and say ‘adios’ to the school system. But, are your children ...

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