My latest news is that Becoming a True Champion: Achieving Athletic Excellence from the Inside Out, which I co-authored with former All-American gymnast and athletic educator Kirk Mango, has just been released by Rowman & Littlefield this May, 2012. The book's foreword was written by the first gymnast to achieve a perfect 10 score in the Olympics, Nadia Comaneci. Bringing the book to print has been a saga and a lesson in persistence over the last six years, with two different agents, and many rewrites of the manuscript and our large nonfiction book proposal. You can learn more about the book at the website becomingatruechampion.com.

COMMENTS ON THE CURRENT WRITING SCENE. One observable result of the growing popularity of independent publication is that the quality of published writing, both in print, in ebooks and online, is suffering. There is a great deal more to the craft of writing than simply unburdening oneself into a computer. Thought, like musical notes, must be organized to communicate well, and writing and stylistic errors can inhibit readers' enjoyment and understanding - not to mention the credibility of the writer.

No matter which route to publication you pursue, your final nonfiction manuscripts should be reviewed and edited by a professional editor, preferably one with experience in your publication category or genre. I invite you to go through my website to see how I work and contact me for further information.