Shari Broyer has been writing since childhood. Her earliest award: a 1st place trophy for Creative Writing at 8th grade graduation. She writes in many genres and does not restrict her creative muses (she believes she has far more than the nine commonly known ones). Formerly she was: Editor in Chief of KSU Ashtabula’s literary magazine "Kaleidoscope"; Facilitator, Writers’ Forum, Barnes and Noble, High Point, NC; host of Writer’s Digest World’s Largest Writing Workshop; published in various literary anthologies; top 100 winner, Writer’s Digest 2000 competition--Inspirational category, etc. Currently, she facilitates Writers Roundtable at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, AZ; Board member/Newsletter Editor for the Desert Rose Chapter of Romance Writers of America and is also a manuscript editor for hire (see her website http: //sharibroyerbooks.weebly.com). is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and its local Chapter, Christian Writers of the West; When not feverishly writing or editing, she enjoys reading, swimming, mild hiking, the arts (theater, ballet, concerts, art galleries, art shows, museums, etc.), traveling, spending time with friends and family, and playing with her cat, Baby, who by the way, is featured on the cover of "The Cat Who Would Be Black".