MEET AUTHORS | Anne Dayton & May Vanderbilt
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Ladies, describe yourself for our visitors.
May: I’m just a Southern girl from the Panhandle of Florida who loves cooking, writing, and singing old hymns at the top of my lungs. I have a funny little Chihuahua that I dress in sweaters and right now I’m busy planning a wedding.
Anne: I’m from California, and I now live in Brooklyn. I like to eat and I like to run (hobbies that work well together), and I have a penchant for tacky religious art. I have a husband named Wayne and two cats, named Jezebel and Pants.
MEET AUTHORS | Shelley Adina
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Shelley, describe yourself for our visitors.
I’ve been a writer all my life. I remember being about five and sitting at the kitchen table, drawing wavy lines in a copybook and proudly showing my “writing” to my mom. She’s still my biggest fan 
I grew up on the beautiful west coast of Canada, then moved to California in my twenties and got married. The Loma Prieta earthquake happened when we were still newlyweds—and I discovered that if you can survive your house falling down and then rebuilding it together, you can survive anything.
While all this was happening, I kept writing. I earned a B.A. in Literature, then a master’s in writing popular fiction from Seton Hill University in Pennsylvania. After that, the manuscripts began to sell, and my career took off. God has been good—and some day I’ll write a story about an earthquake!
SCRIPT IT campaign! Win an Ipod!
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Attention all churches, Youth Pastors and Youth Groups!
You may be interested in receiving information on a new book. It’s called My Life, Unscripted!
Using the metaphor of screenwriting, My Life, Unscripted explores relationships in every teenage girl’s life-with herself, her friends and enemies, her parents, guys, and with God.
Real-life scripts, screenwriting terms, and timely topics, make this an interesting read for teen girls as they delve into their own inner struggles and outward relationships. They’ll also learn the importance of "scripting" their own responses BEFORE challenging life-situations arise so they are able to think about, pray about, and consider how to face these situations before the scene begins. By contrasting real-life with TV or movies, teens will understand they don’t have to get caught up in the drama.
