ABOUT AUTHOR ONE STOP
 RANDY
PEYSER is the Owner and CEO of Author One Stop. She is
the creator of the Write-a-Book Program,
and is one of only a few people in the country who specializes in
representing authors in finding
literary agents and publishers at the largest Book Expo
in the United States, called BEA. She holds teleclasses and speaks
at publishing conferences around the country on many topics related
to publishing. The former Editor-in-Chief of a national magazine,
Randy also writes for magazines in the United States and Europe.
Randy has edited books from business, to spirituality,
self-help, children's, fantasy, horror, fiction and non-fiction
- including a book called, "Guerrilla Wealth," which is part of
the international best selling series of "Guerrilla Marketing" books
by Jay Conrad Levinson.
Randy is the author of: 
- The Power of Miracle Thinking
- Crappy to Happy
- The Write-a-Book Program
- The Internet Marketing and Publicity Directory
- The Mind/Body/Spirit Speakers Directory
"If you look up the word 'savvy' in the dictionary,
a picture of Randy appears!" - David Tyreman,
author of World Famous
Randy is featured in a number of books, including:
 Healing
the Heart of the World, an award-winning anthology
created by Dawson Church, for which she contributed many of her
interviews with bestselling authors, as well as a chapter on Miracle
Thinking. Randy is also Associate Editor. Elite Press, 2005.
This book just won the Independent Publisher's "IPPY
AWARD" as the Best Inspirational Book of 2006!!!
 Visionary
Women Inspiring the World an anthology created by
Master Business Strategist, Kelly O'Neil, in which Randy
was chosen as one of twelve women to share why she is known as
the "Instigator of Random Acts of Chutzpah." Inspiration
Place Publishing, 2005.
The Marriage of Sex and Spirit by Gerilyn
Gendreau, Elite Books 2006, features Randy's interviews with such
relationships experts as Dr. John Gray of "Men Are From Mars
and Women Are From Venus" fame, as well as Dr. Deepak Chopra,
among many others. Winner of the "Best Health & Spirituality
Book" in the Best Books 2006 National Book Awards
Randy is also featured in the national best seller,
Networking
Magic by Jill Lublin, Rick Frischman, Adams Media, 2005;
as well as in Book Marketing from A-Z by Francine
Silverman, Infinity Press, 2005; Dojo Wisdom for Writers
by Jennifer Lawler, Compass Books, 2004; and Messages
of Hope and Healing by Linda Pynaker 2006.
"Working with Randy Peyser is like hitting a
home run every time. She is a fabulous book coach and editor.
This amazing woman always delivers on time and is completely professional.
More importantly, she is a pleasure to work with and her sense of
humor is like a breath of fresh air. Randy is the living embodiment
of the power of chutzpah. She is truly one of the greats."
- Linda Hollander, www.wealthybaglady.com
BOOK EDITORS AND COPYWRITERS
 NETTY
KAHAN is a prolific editor and proofreader who performs
substantive editing; copyediting; writing; proofreading; production
management; word processing; database design and administration;
and literary assistance. She produces books, including trade, textbooks,
and technical documentation, and covers both nonfiction and fiction
work. In addition, she edits catalogs, law reports, newsletters,
websites, training and procedure manuals, legal briefs, technical
documentation, brochures, booklets, reports, and poetry.
Partial publications list:
- Space between the Stars by Deborah Santana, Ballantine
Books
- The Killing of a President by Robert J. Groden, Penguin
Books
- Norton's Microsoft Office for Windows 95 Tutorial and
Norton's Microsoft Access for Windows 95 Tutorials
- Handbook for Office Workers, 10th ed., South-Western
College Publishing
- Terrible Terry Allen by Gerald Astor, Random House/Ballantine/Presidio
Press
- Glencoe California Employer Adviser, newsletter, Employer
Resource Institute
- Top 10 Traits of Silicon Valley Dynamos by Joan Clout-Kruse,
Warwick Press
- In-Room Cityguide published by San Francisco Focus
- Tools For Exploration, catalog, San Rafael, CA
Awards for books that Netty has edited include:
- Faith and the Placebo Effect by Lolette Kuby, which was
also a finalist for the 2002 Health Book of the Year by
Foreword Magazine's awards, Origin Press, Novato, CA Testimonials,
Customer
Reviews
- The Timeless Art of Italian Cuisine by Anna Maria Volpi,
won the "Special Jury Award" of the 2003 Gourmand World Cookbook
Awards. It was chosen out of 4,000 entrants from 60 countries,
and won for a first, self-published book. An award from this organization
is considered the Oscar of cookbook awards. Palatino Inc., Las
Vegas, NV Editorial
Review.
Additional 5-Star Reviews for Netty's work include:
- Top 10 Traits of Silicon Valley Dynamos by Joan Clout-Kruse,
Warwick Press, Sonoma, CA Customer Reviews.
- When Spirit Takes Over by Dr. Anneliese Widman, Pentland
Press/Ivy Publishing House, Raleigh, NC Customer Review.
- Visions from the Foxhole by William A. Foley, Jr. Random
house put this book out in audiocassette, then released it as
a paperback. Random House/Ballantine/Presidio Press Editorial
Reviews
on Amazon.com.
 NINA
AMIR edits books, including one that was purchased by Simon
& Schuster in which no rewrites were required. The author of another
book she edited was the recipient of the 1998 Writer's Digest
Self-Published Book Award (Inspirational category) and received
a contract from William Morrow. Nina also writes fiction and non-fiction
books, and is currently under contract with multiple literary agents.
Additionally, Nina produces freelance articles for
local, regional and national newspapers and magazines, and writes
advertising and marketing copy and corporate communication materials.
Nina received the United Parenting Publications "Best Practices
Award" for a Local Feature Article, "The Ins and Outs of Changing
Schools," January 2004, Bay Area Parent.
If you want to have an expert handle your newsletter,
choose Nina! International newsletters she's written and edited
include Communication Illustrated, The Community Relations Report
and The Employee Involvement Report. (The Community Relations Report
won The Newsletter on Newsletters 1986 Gold Award for subscription
newsletters.) She also edited Same-Day Surgery and Clinical
Laser Surgery, and is the former Associate Editor of corporate
communications for The Equitable Life Assurance Society.
Nina has written scripts for CBS Broadcasting,
including the descriptions of parade floats that were read by national
television hosts during the 1985 and 1986 Tournament of Roses Parade
broadcasts.
"I was quite happy with Nina Amir's work.
She edited my book and improved it immensely." -
Sue Wilhite, Author of 21
Templates That Run Your World: Keys to Unlocking Your Success in
Business, Love & Money
Sales of the book she edited have reached around
75,000 worldwide and are still rising. Good editing sells
books! I highly recommend her work." - Colin Tipping, Author
of Radical Forgiveness
For samples of her articles: Conscious
Choice, Jewish
Magazine, Stepfamily,
Interfaith
Family, Silicon
Valley Parenthood.
 LAINE
CUNNINGHAM provides developmental and line editing services,
and edits book proposals. Laine is the recipient of numerous awards,
including: The 2005 Hackney Literary Award from Birmingham-Southern
College, which places her in the ranks of Pulitzer Prize winning
authors like William Styron and Horton Foote, both of whom are former
winners. Additionally, she is a 2003 James Jones Literary Society
Fellow, having been the recipient of the 11th Annual James
Jones First Novel Fellowship.
"Writer's Digest," the world's leading
writing magazine, has given Laine's stories and articles a
series of awards. Laine's honors in fiction provide a solid
background for work on literary and category fiction. She is equally
adept when working with non-fiction and children's material.
Books edited by Laine that have been bought by
publishers include:
- Mystery author, 3 titles
- Historic ethnic fiction author, 2 titles
- How-to author, 3 titles
- Thriller author, 2 titles
- Canadian travel writer, 2 titles
- Childrens/YA nonfiction writer, 2 titles
- Literary short story author, 1 collection
- Health author, 2 titles
- Comedic mystery author, 2 titles
- Civil rights writer, 3 titles
- Biologist, 2 titles
- Biographer, 1 title
- Metaphysical short story author, 1 collection
- Poetry-as-fiction author, 2 titles
- Dramatic fiction author, 1 title
- Historical creative nonfiction author, 1 title
- Ethnic children's book author, 3 titles, one of which won
the Blackboard Children's Book Award
So far, three agents want to represent the manuscripts
you worked on. I feel like they should duke it out in a bidding
war! - Juvenile Fantasy Author
 JULIE
VALLONE specializes in writing media kits, feature articles,
press releases, website content, and marketing collateral. She has
helped hundreds of clients shine in print and pixels, including
authors, entrepreneurs, and Fortune 500 companies and nonprofit
agencies. She has also served in executive editor roles for multiple
award-winning publications, and writes frequently for national
and regional media.
Julie has been a regular contributor to Investor's
Business Daily, Entrepreneur Magazine, Adventures in Dining Magazine
(now Central Coast Adventures), and South Bay Accent,
as well as to numerous online business publications.
She is the author of Facts and Fallacies of the
Nonprofit Sector, a book that frequently appears on the curriculum
for nonprofit management courses, and co-author of Business Plan
in a Day and Winning Presentation in a Day, both available
nationwide. Additionally, she has contributed to other books on
business research, entrepreneurship and marketing strategies.
Julie has a Master's degree in Journalism from the
Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, and a
Bachelor's in English from Bates College. She harbors a deep respect
for the power of the well-written word, and is dedicated to providing
crisp, clear, compelling content to ensure that you will reach your
audience, and your goals.
WOW, WOW, WOW! This is my gut reaction after reading
the articles you wrote for me. Your work and dedication and technique
of writing is AMAZING and IMPRESSIVE! I can only begin by thanking
you for your expertise and awesome skills. This was so worth the
investment. THANK YOU!! - Bruce Biron, www.chefbiron.com
 CAROLINE
LEAVITT is a fiction expert and the author of eight
novels: Girls In Trouble, Coming Back To Me, Living Other
Lives, Into Thin Air, Family, Jealousies, Lifelines and Meeting
Rozzy Halfway. Various titles were optioned for film, translated
into different languages, and condensed in magazines. A former book
columnist for The Boston Globe Sunday book section
and for Imagine Magazine, she reviews for The Boston
Globe, The Washington Post, and People Magazine.
Her essays and articles have appeared in: Salon, Parenting,
The San Francisco Chronicle, The Chicago Tribune,
Parents, McCall's, Redbook, Mademoiselle,
The Boston Globe, and New Woman.
Awards, Kudos and more:
- First Prize in Redbook Magazine's Young Writers Contest
- 1990 New York Foundation of the Arts Award for Fiction
- 2003 Nickelodeon Screenwriting Fellow Finalist
- National Magazine Award nominee
- 2005 honorable mention, Goldenberg Prize for Fiction by
the prestigious Bellevue Literary Review
- Judge for the 1990 Fiction Competition for the Writers' Voice
Awards, NY.
- Award-winning senior instructor at UCLA Extension, where
she teaches "Writing The Novel" online.
I really can't tell you how amazing it was to work with Caroline.
She is a master at giving constructive criticism without leaving
your ego at the door! - Tanja Tucker, Fiction Author
 GAIL
MARTIN is an award winning public relations writer, adjunct
professor of publicity writing at the University of North Carolina
- Charlotte, author, book proposal editor, and book editor.
She has written for many industries, including: real estate, banking,
health care, software/information services, trade associations,
professional services, parenting, food and beverage, utilities,
and more.
Her first book, The Summoner: Book One in "The Chronicles of
the Necromancer," (a fantasy adventure series) was published
in 2007 by Solaris Books/Simon & Schuster. The Summoner went
through three printings (30,000 copies) in less than six months.
Book Two in the series, The
Blood King, will be released in February, 2008,
and she has additional books already under contract.
Her articles have appeared in over 35 publications including,
Business Today, University City Magazine, Cabarrus Business and
Lifestyles, Sojourners Magazine, and Pennsylvania. Selected
from among a field of 18,000 entries, she is the winner of an
award in the 74th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition
for her feature article work. Gail holds an MBA from Pennsylvania
State University. Her corporate communications (from 20 years of
publicity writing previously in corporate America) have yielded
the following rewards: the IABC Silver Anvil Award, the BMA Pro-Ad
Award, the APEX Award, and the PICA award.
JORENE BARUT-PHILLIPS, Editor, was chosen to serve
as the Fresno correspondent for Reuters, San Francisco,
the world’s largest news agency, for which she writes breaking-news
articles of worldwide interest. She has edited international news
from writers in London, Germany, Spain, Japan, Canada and Australia.
In addition to writing press releases and articles, she
edits books, and writes website text, all marketing
materials, direct ad campaign text, and ghostwrites
op-ed pieces. A former Editorial Assistant at Cosmo
Magazine, her clients include: California State University;
The Business Journal, Fresno; The Clovis Independent; St. Agnes
Medical Center. Previously she was Managing Editor of Aloha Magazine,
Honolulu and Associate Editor of Business & Incentives Magazine,
New York. Jorene holds a B.A. in journalism from San Francisco State
University, San Francisco.
GHOSTWRITERS
 ANDREA
GLASS ghostwrites business, how-to, spiritual, and personal growth
books. An award-winning author, Andrea has written on
subjects including real estate, marketing, business strategy, mindset
success, hybrid cars, holistic health, and successful retirement.
She also helps people create information products such as eBooks,
e-courses, and CDs and writes website content, articles, and blog
posts. The author of What Lies Within and My Daily
Success Journal among others, Andrea is also the creator of
How to Write & Sell Your eBook for Maximum Profit with Minimum
Effort. When you work with Andrea, she will send
you this Special Report for free. Additionally, she provides powerful,
effective content for Information Products, marketing materials,
websites, brochures, newsletters and any promotional resource.
Some of the books or eBooks she has ghostwritten or
edited include:
- Guerrilla Business Strategies, by Jay Conrad Levinson
and Kelly O’Neil, 2007
- Jamaica Life, Eric South, 2007
- Purchasing Maintenance Software: Features, Pricing, and Pitfalls,
Link-It Software, 2006
- BrainShift, Jeff Wilson, 2006
- How to Quickly Get Started in Professional Coaching, Christian
Mickelson, 2006
- No Sugar, No Flour Will Give You the Power, Max Sturman,
2006
- Low Carb Leadership, Cheryl Vallejos, 2006
- 25 Tips for Successful Retirement, Cheryl Vallejos, 2006
- Create a Holistic Treatment Plan, Mary Jane Ridder, 2005
- The On Purpose Woman, Bernice McLennan, 2005
- 15 Ways to Overcome the Fear of Flying, Luann Linquist,
2005
- 25 Ways to Become a Confident Speaker, Cheryl Vallejos,
2005
- Why the Water You Drink is a Matter of Life or Death, Shannon
Law, 2005
- Discover Your True Value, Pete Schneider, 2005
- Craft Show Success Secrets, Natalie Goyette, 2004
- Bowling Score Secrets, Rob Goyette, 2004
- 107 Statements for Stressful Situations, Naomi Offner,
2004
- All About Hybrid Cars, Andy Grant & Taylor Reid, 2004
- Ten Tips For Top Grades, Debra Rodriguez, 2003
- Millionaire Habits, Marci Strange, 2003
- Discover the Magic of Living Your Dream, Denise Michaels,
2002
- Street Smart Secrets to Auto Care You Can Trust, Joseph
Sanfellipo, 2001
- Walking Back to MYSELF and GOD, Lynne Goldfarb, 2000
- The Marketing Toolkit, Luke Vause, 1999
- The Wisdom of Oz, Gita Baum Morena, 1998
Andrea Glass has the gift to put into words a crisp,
clean, concise summary of the points I'm trying to make. She has
the unique ability to bring out the best in my writing that makes
me feel I'm conveying my wisdom at my best with still sounding like
myself. I couldn't be the success I am without Andrea on my team.
Peter Schneider, www.DiscoverSolutions.com
and www.DiscoverYourTrueValue.com.
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
We have connections to some of the top children's
literary agents in the country! Contact us for details if you
are looking for a publisher for a children's book. Laine Cunningham,
our award winning children's book editor, handles
the editing for all of our clients whose books are written for children
or young adults. Please see her bio above.
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