ABOUT Cindy began writing around 1988, working on story ideas and writing plays. Her first book was contracted in 1998. Since that time she’s written 8 novels and over 100 articles, short stories, and curriculums. Her critically acclaimed novels have been nominated for the Christy Award and Reader’s Choice Award (Romantic Times), and chosen for the List of Best Books of 2004 by Library Journal. Her first three novels have been translated into Dutch, German, and Norwegian. Coming February 2008, her newest novel will be release: ORCHID HOUSE Cindy is the co-owner of METHOD 3AM WRITING & MEDIA SERVICES a newly created media service company (www.method3AM.com). She offers both aspiring and experience writers services in book doctoring, content editing, manuscript review and critique. For the past ten years, Cindy has been speaking and teaching in different locations nationally and internationally. Her roles include conference leader, featured speaker and workshop leader at numerous women’s gatherings, retreats and writers conferences most notably Litt-World 2004 in Tagaytay City, Philippines. Monthly, she co-leads and teaches a workshop at Quills of Faith Writer’s Group in Northern California. This year, she’ll teach at Mount Hermon Christian Writer’s Conference and is planning a fiction writer’s intensive in Redding, CA.