The Writer's Chatroom www.writerschatroom.com CHAT WITH ANDREA CAMPBELLAndrea Campbell http://www.andreacampbell.com is the author of ten nonfiction books on a variety of topics including forensic science, criminal justice, and entertaining with interactive parties in mind. In another vein, she is a trained forensic artist (able to do 3-D sculptures, cadaver drawings and fugitive updates); and Editor for the Arkansas Identification News, a quarterly that goes out to law enforcement, forensic scientists, and parole officers whom all belong to the professional organization, the International Association for Identification. She holds a degree in criminal justice, is a Diplomate and Fellow with the American College of Forensic Examiners
International, and often gives workshops on forensic art and other topics. She currently has a book on market with a CSI bent, and a website devoted to the phenomenon called "The CSI Effect." You can visit and take an "Armchair Detective Quiz" at: http://www.the-CSI-effect.com In addition, join Andrea's blog on the subject (with new postings every Tuesday) at: http://www.thecsieffect.blogspot.com
Andrea is also an expert in primatology having raised a capuchin monkey for Helping Hands, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Boston. "Ziggy" was her monk daughter for 13 years; she is now a helper/companion to a quadriplegic, and subject of their book: Bringing Up Ziggy: What Raising a Helping Hands Monkey Taught Me About Love, Commitment and Sacrifice. For more information about Andrea's books and to see Ziggy's own monkey pages, visit at: http://www.andreacampbell.com (You can also find information about writing a book, and article-interviews with lots of tips pertaining to the industry and self-promotion on site.) Teaching is also part of Andrea's expertise and she has an eight-week online e-course
for Mediabistro called: Publish That Book: How to Write a Nonfiction Book Proposal That Sells. A previous student of Andrea's just got a "very good" deal with a Broadway Books imprint. To find out more about her next class, contact Amanda Barrett at: amanda@mediabistro.com
Andrea will be heading a workshop session for the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention in Houston, Friday, April 27 and will be at a booksigning later that evening. For more information, about the conference: http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=454d09e1-8234-400e-aad2-8e6cf105bac2
You can sign up for Andrea's free, bi-monthly author's newsletter, Soup's On, a guide to what's
happening in the publishing industry, tips on craft and promotion, and interviews with prominent writers. To subscribe, send an e-mail to: campbell@arkansas.net Please put "subscribe newsletter" in the subject line.
Andrea is a member with the American Society of Journalists and Authors, Inc., Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and often writes for First Draft, a publication put out by a subgroup of SinC called the Guppies. She is also a contributing editor too, for The Simian, a newsletter put out by The Simian Society whom are owners of monkeys and apes; the column is about monkeys in research. | AD FUNDSFORWRITERS... Grants, contests, markets, jobs and publishing opportunity for the serious writer. Voted Writer's Digest 101 Best Web Sites for Writers - six years in a row! Thousands of writers seek their weekly dose of Freelance Hope...why not you? Hope Clark is editor of FundsforWriters and author of The Shy Writer - both resources that can take your writing to a new motivational level. |
DOOR PRIZE Andrea has donated a copy of Bringing Up Ziggy: What Raising a Helping Hands Monkey Taught Me About Love, Commitment and Sacrifice. You MUST be present to win! Please feel free to pass this announcement on to anyone or any groups that you think may be interested. Thank you. WHEN? Sunday, January 28, 2007 Eastern USA Time……………………..2 PM Not sure what time that is wherever in the world you are? http://www.worldtimeserver.com WHERE? The Writers Chatroom at: http://writerschatroom.com Click on "Enter Chatroom". It may take a moment to load. Type in the name you wish to be known by, and click Login. No password needed. Please note: The chatroom is
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