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Who We Are

Barb Aeschliman Ginger Calem Linda Gerber Nicole Maggi Jen McAndrews Julie O'Connell

Barb Aeschliman
Writes: historical fiction or, as she likes to call it, "western historical literary tragedy"—sort of Hamlet meets Deadwood.
Favorite Authors: Larry McMurtry, Cormac McCarthy, Stephen King, Elizabeth Berg.
Favorite Books: Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier, All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy) by Cormac McCarthy, and Woe to Live On by Daniel Woodrell.
Other Interests: Quilting, web design, sewing historically accurate clothing, Civil War reenacting.
Residence: Chicago area.

Ginger Calem
Writes: Mysteries—humorous, sarcastic with a chick lit flair. Tip-toeing into YA to stay young at heart.
Favorite Authors: J.K. Rowling, Marian Keyes, Philippa Gregory, Janet Evanovich…I could go on…
Authors who inspire: stealing from Linda but: Linda Gerber , Jen McAndrews, Nicole Maggi, Barb Aeschliman. Also, Mary Buckham, Elizabeth George, Anne Perry, Michael Slade…can I keep going? Every one of these authors (and plenty more) have greatly inspired me in some way.
Other Interests: In the summer, waterskiing and lake life. During school time, home decoration projects, my kids’ soccer, book club, cooking and a fabulous glass of wine.
Residence: Central Texas

Linda Gerber
Writes: Young Adult Chick Lit and Mystery/Thrillers.
Favorite Authors: Stephen King, Lee Child, Meg Cabot, Sarah Dessen, Donna Jo Napoli . . . um, how many can I name?
Authors Who Inspire: Barb Aeschliman, Ginger Calem, Nicole Maggi, Jen McAndrews.
Other Interests: Classic Rock, Russion history, travel (more than I'd like to admit), Women's ski jumping (Go Vancouver 2010!).
Residence: Tokyo, Japan
Homepage: www.lindagerber.com

Nicole Maggi
Writes: historical fiction which may or may not be YA.
Favorite Authors: Truman Capote, J.K. Rowling, Sara Donati, Joanne Harris.
Favorite Books: Les Miserable, Gone With the Wind, I Capture the Castle by Dodi Smith.
Other Interests: Actress with a penchant for Shakespeare, loves yoga, art and LOST.
Residence: Los Angeles, CA.
Read more about Nicole here.

Jen McAndrews
Writes: mystery. Currently seeking a second genre. Toying with the idea of writing erotic cookbooks.
Favorite Authors: Dick Francis, Cormac McCarthy, Edith Wharton.
Authors Who Inspire: Anne Perry, Jennifer Cruisie, Terry Brooks.
Other Interests: Currently seeking an official hobby, flat out refusing to take up knitting or Texas Hold'Em. Meanwhile, still obsessed with wine, hockey and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Homepage: www.jenmcandrews.com

Julie O'Connell
Writes: Humorous mysteries, some paranormal, some YA historical. Starting a YA series that will interest boys.
Favorite Authors Include: Jenny Crusie, Janet Evanovich, Diana Gabaldon, JK Rowling, Rick Riordan, Stephen King…too many to list.
Inspired By: Ginger, Jen, Barb, Nicole and Linda - they inspire me every single day! I’ve also been influenced by workshops with Jenny Crusie, Don Maas, Elizabeth Lyon, Elizabeth Engstrom, Mary Buckham, Margie Lawson, Elizabeth George…again, too many to list.
Other Interests: Keeping my three boys alive until they can support my writing habit. Also cooking, gardening, traveling. And world peace.
Residence: Near Portland, Oregon