About the author

Michelle L. Levigne

<p>On the road to publication, Michelle fell into fandom in college and has 40+ stories in various SF and fantasy universes. She has a bunch of useless degrees in theater, English, film/communication, and writing. Even worse, she has over 100 books and novellas with multiple small presses, in science fiction and fantasy, YA, suspense, women's fiction, and sub-genres of romance.</p><p/><p>Her official launch into publishing came with winning first place in the Writers of the Future contest in 1990. She was a finalist in the EPIC Awards competition multiple times, winning with <strong><em>Lorien</em></strong> in 2006 and <strong><em>The Meruk Episodes, I-V,</em></strong> in 2010, and was a finalist in the Realm Award competition, in conjunction with the Realm Makers convention.</p><p/><p>Her training includes the Institute for Children&#8217;s Literature; proofreading at an advertising agency; and working at a community newspaper. She is a tea snob and freelance edits for a living (MichelleLevigne@gmail.com for info/rates), but only enough to give her time to write. Her newest crime against the literary world is to be co-managing editor at Mt. Zion Ridge Press and launching the publishing co-op, Ye Olde Dragon Books. Be afraid &#8230; be very afraid.&#160;</p><p/><p>www.Mlevigne.com</p><p>www.MichelleLevigne.blogspot.com</p><p>www.YeOldeDragonBooks.com</p><p>www.MtZionRidgePress.com</p><p>@MichelleLevigne</p><p/><p>Look for Michelle's Goodreads groups:</p><p>Guardians of Neighborlee</p><p>Voyages of the AFV Defender</p><p/><p>NEWSLETTER:</p><p>Want to learn about upcoming books, book launch parties, inside information, and cover reveals?</p><p>Go to Michelle's website or blog to sign up.</p>