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Meet Our
Instructors
(listed alphabetically)
Gary Anderson
Gary Anderson has been a published
writer, editor, ghostwriter, and manuscript analyst for more than 20
years! In September 2004, one of Gary's ghostwriting clients
obtained a mainstream publisher within one week of its completion.
As a published author, Anderson has been called "one of the
Midwest's premiere humorists," but his thoughtful books also contain
a healthy sprinkling of inspiration, as well. Many of the short
stories in his books first appeared in the popular "Wit and Wisdom"
column of Iowa REC News, which he's written since 1996, reaching
165,000 readers every month. In addition, Gary has sold more than
500 articles, published four books, ghosted nearly a dozen more, and
was a staff writer for Oregon's largest entertainment weekly. He has
edited more than 30 full-length manuscripts, as well as four
national and three regional newsletters over the years. He
previously taught freelance writing classes at Online University and
has reviewed more than 800 manuscripts for a leading-edge,
print-on-demand publisher.
Lynn Hall
Lynn Hall began writing novels for young readers more than forty years ago. She has eighty-one books in print, or formerly in print, most of them for teens and pre-teens.
Her books have won such awards as the prestigious Boston Globe Hornbook Award, the Tennessee Children’s Choice Award, The Netherlands’ Silver Quill Award for best foreign book, the three thousand dollar Follett Award, the Society of Children’s Writers Golden Kite Award for best young adult novel, the Iowa Historical Society’s Johnson Brigham plaque, the Edgar Allen Poe Award, and others.
Many of her books have been published abroad, and many have been given the American Library Association’s Best Books designation. One of her dog stories, BARRY, THE BRAVEST ST. BERNARD, has been in print continuously for more than thirty years and was recently re-released by Random House. It was also a Disney made-for-TV movie.
Miss Hall lives in the beautiful hill country of northeast Iowa, in a stone cottage she built herself, with her family of dogs. She is retired from writing now, but enjoys helping other writers get started.
Candace Sinclair (Available for one-on-one mentoring)
Candace Sinclair specializes in mentoring,
coaching and instructing writers and screenwriters through all
phases of the writing, editing, publishing, and marketing process.
As the former VP of Publishing and Courseware
Development for a Washington-based publishing company, Candace was
involved with the writing, publication, marketing and sales of more
than twenty titles. As a manuscript reviewer for a popular online
print-on-demand publisher, she reviewed several hundred manuscripts;
she's written four of her own screenplays, several fiction and
non-fiction books, and co-written book adaptations into feature film
scripts for several authors. As a freelance writer, she wrote a
monthly column for Gothic Journal magazine; worked as a stringer and
photo-journalist for a Midwest newspaper covering local news and
events; sold freelance articles to magazines, taught
in-person and online writing and computer courses, and has owned and
operated The Writer's Mentor since 1985.
Rebecca Williamson
Rebecca Williamson has had
two incarnations in the world of publishing: first, as an award
-winning journalist, and second, as a book editor. She has been
managing editor of both a daily morning newspaper and a traditional
publishing house. She has edited more than 50 books and reviewed
hundreds more as submissions.
Between her lives in the
words, Rebecca experienced a variety of other occupations when
family concerns required that she shift her focus. She has been a
law enforcement officer, magistrate, anti-poverty worker, and
substitute teacher.
Going walkabout from her
vocation gave her new perspective, and a wealth of information that
enables her to help writers on a wide variety of subjects, and
enough story ideas to fuel her own writing for some time to come.
Rebecca especially enjoys
introducing first-time authors to the publishing experience.
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