"Ellen Reid orchestrates, consults, and collaborates with
authors who want to publish their own book. An expert in positioning
both authors and their books, Ellen works with a coterie of award-winning
book designers, copywriters,
editors, graphic and web designers, printers, videographers and
more; guiding authors to take their book from manuscript to print,
including all the support materials and services to launch both
the title and its author.
Sandy Nathan, national award-winning author of Stepping Off the Edge and Numenon, describes her experiences as an independently published author and the value of the National Indie Excellence Awards.
Fran Halpern
Fran Halpern hosts the lively, often funny Beyond Words, a show for literary
toilers and word lovers which airs in Santa Barbara (102.3 fm) and Ventura County (88.3 fm) Saturday at 2 p.m. Also heard all over the United States on the Internet at kclu.org at 2 p.m. Saturday Pacific Coast time.
Barnaby Conrad, author
Barnaby Conrad is the author of over 35 books. A New York Times Best- Selling Author, his novel Matador sold over 3 million copies and was on the Best-Seller list for 53 weeks! Artist-author Barnaby Conrad was born in San Francisco, California.