Shirley W. Mitchell - "The Golden Egg of Aging"
My mission is to encourage women 50 years and older to "Age Outside the Box with Power, Style and Vitality" through the Power of Jesus Christ. Soar to New Heights of Excellence and Capture the Essence of Your Life...
I am a National Author/Columnist/Speaker and Radio Host, having published 5 books - The Christian Writer's Diary, The Beauty of Being God's Woman, Spiritual Sparks for Busy Women, and my two current ones we are promoting, "Fabulous afer 50-Finding Fulfillment for Tomorrow" and "Sensational after 60-Loving Life All Over Again"; and a Co-Author of 3 books, "Love Notes for Mom", "Love Notes for Dad" and "101 Great Ways To Improve Your Life". I have had a weekly newspaper Column in the Sand Mountain Reporter for the past 13 years called, "Fabulous after Fifty", and a Syndicated On-Line Column, "RE-FIRE not RETIRE". Published soon will be a Children's Book, A Women's Planner to match the F & S Series, a Novel, and a Living First Ladies Gift Book. There will also be two more books in the Fabulous and Sensational Inspirational & Motivational Series.
Barbara Eubanks - "The Humor Author"
After teaching English/journalism for 35 years, I didn't retire; I simply refired. My first after-teaching goal was to get my first book published. With the Lord's help, that was accomplished Dec. 2004 when "Humorous Happenings in Holy Places" (Tate Publishing) hit the market. Not only did that serve to respark my desire to write, it also opened up a speaking career for me. I've averaged one event a week since then.
My second book, "And the Angels Laughed",also published by Tate, is presently in production and should be on the market in another month or two. Not only will the print copies be available, but both will come out soon as audio books. I travel to Mustang, Oklahoma, to the Tate Out-Loud studio the week of August 14th to voice both books. What an exciting time! What supercedes the joy of seeing my own words published is the joy this has brought to my family, especially to my eight grandchildren, who have supplied some of the funny happenings for both books. I've tried my hand, since finishing the two devotional book, writing fiction. I've completed my first novel, A Web Too Tight. At each meeting of the Lit Chicks, I share with them a chapter or two. If the rest of the world meets it with their enthusiasm, it will be a best seller.
Gay N. Martin - "Traveler or Sightseer?"
"As a student teacher at Albertville High School, I was lucky to have Barbara Eubanks as my supervising teacher," said Gay Martin. "She inspired me (and our students) in the classroom, and she continues to inspire me with her writing.
In fact, largely because of her encouraging words, I am now embarking on a fiction project--quite a departure from my usual travel writing." Gay and her husband, Carlton, are looking forward to a trip to Chile and a cruise around the southern tip of South America in a few weeks. Her guidebooks, "Alabama Off the Beaten Path" and "Louisiana Off the Beaten Path" (The Globe Pequot Press) are due out in their 8th editions in late 2006. Visit Gay at www.gnmartintravels.com
Alice Duckett - "The Teacher"
I have 31 years of teaching experience mostly in Marshall County and Albertville City School Systems of Alabama, and Pensacola,Florida. I have published over 300 articles, features and columns in newspapers and magazines including The Gadsden Times, The Sand Mountain Reporter, The Tribune News, The Islander, The Island Chronicle, Transitions Abroad Travel Magazine, Alabama Wildlife Magazine, Alabama Conservation Magazine, and The Christian Advocate.
Having attended numerous writing conferences, I have had the privilege of winning 10 writing awards in competitions around the Southeast. I have been an editor for writing organizations such as the Council of Writers/Journalists and several professional teacher organization newsletters. Currently I am working on a workbook for kids, "From Attics to Basements" - a how-to booklet on compiling Family History. This is going to accompany my programs, "Genealogy from a Christian Perspective" and "Fun with Genealogy for Kids" which I present in churches, at civic organizations, and Calhoun County Genealogy Society meetings. I am also working on a series of nostalgic vignettes about growing up in rural North Georgia. I enjoy presenting stories, readings and special programs in school settings. Alice Duckett resides in Anniston, Alabama, and enjoys traveling and spending time with her four grandchildren.
Lori Boatfield -
I have always been drawn to the written word and spent much of my childhood with my nose in a book. As a teenager I wrote poetry and short stories. Over the past 10 years, in addition to bits and pieces of stories I’ve begun, I’ve been working on a novel. It’s the story of two people who, over the course of a lifetime are in love with each other, but can’t seem to get the timing right. Most recently, I’ve written two short pieces that have been published as guest commentaries in the Gadsden Times.
Lori Boatfield is an aspiring writer, a television show host, a wife and soon to be mother. Educated at West End High School in Etowah County, and at Snead State Community College, she earned a BA at Auburn University. She lives in Boaz, Alabama, with her husband Jason, a physical therapist. As a child, Lori loved reading and writing and credits her mother with instilling this passion.
(What Happened to Lori ?)
(I guess she didn't make the corner in time before the camera went off !)
And The Lit Chicks Write On...!
