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Meet the team of ghostwriters, editors, proofreaders, and graphic designer for Writers in the Sky Creative Writing Services.

Our multi-talented team members are able to do an excellent job on several different types of projects. Some of our editors also serve as writers. Our ghostwriters also work with authors on book publicity.

Yvonne is a full-time freelance writer, editor, published author, public speaker, and the owner of Writers in the Sky Creative Writing Services. As a highly sought after ghostwriter, she enjoys helping people get their thoughts into a well-written book. She has authored, ghostwritten, edited or assisted authors with more than thirty books.

She is the author of six children’s eBooks, a humorous book about mid-life crisis, and More Than Meets the Eye: True Stories about Death, Dying, and Afterlife, intended to comfort those who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Her latest book Right to Recover, Winning the Political and Religious Wars over Stem Cell Research in America, is an Award-Winning Finalist in the Current Events: Political/Social of the National Best Books 2007 Awards. See Yvonne's books.

Perry is a graduate of American Institute of Holistic Theology where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Metaphysics. Naturally, her writing expertise and interest lies in the new age, spiritual, and metaphysical genres, but as an editor of both fiction and non-fiction, she is able to provide assistance on any book or document.

With her wide variety of writing experience that includes impressive résumés, personal and professional bios, high-quality press releases and articles, as well as books, Yvonne is ready to work with you on your next project.

Barbara Milbourn is a freelance writer and Grammatika-certified editor focused on mechanical and substantive editing and proofreading.

She is a member of Tennessee Writers Alliance, Toastmasters International, Tennessee Native Plants Society, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Cheekwood, and a local book club. As officer and member of Toastmasters International, she writes and delivers contest-winning speeches. She is a frequent book reviewer and author interviewer on Writers in the Sky podcast, and an articles contributor to Writers in the Sky newsletter. She’s minutes-writer and newsletter contributor for her homeowner association, and participates weekly in a small writing group with other Natalie Goldberg students.

Barbara is able to serve as copy editor, proofreader, writer, or coach to those needing assistance with a book.

Sarah Moore

Sarah Moore is our author's assistant in charge of helping authors with online book promotion. She is able to create media kits that get the attention authors need to promote their books to radio and TV stations. Plus, she has written numerous high-quality bios, articles, and book reviews.

As a former public high school teacher and academic advisor for campus students at University of Maryland and Boston University as well as a former research and writing instructor at Middle Tennessee State University, Sarah is an excellent writer, editor, and proofreader. She is able to give comprehensive manuscript evaluations and book reviews, and write business plans and proposals.

As the podcast coordinator, Sarah’s role includes scheduling interviews for our writing show, creating author media pieces for our blog, writing press releases to promote the show, and serving as one of the hosts to interview authors about their books.

Her experience as a blogger is highly sought after by those who need quality content written and posted to their blogs on an ongoing basis.

In her work on Congressional, gubernatorial, and local council campaigns (including her own run for the District 14 seat on the Metro Council), some of her primary responsibilities included writing Web content for the candidates, writing editorials and policy papers on behalf of the candidates, and doing policy and opinion research (Internet, newspapers, blogs, etc). Naturally, Sarah enjoys writing political pieces and penning editorials on current event topics. However, she is also an avid sports fan, so call on her when you need a sports writer.

Moore received her Bachelor of Arts degrees in both Government and Politics and Russian Area Studies, as well as a Master’s Degree in Secondary Education from the University of Maryland at College Park. She is a Phi Beta Kappa member who graduated with Departmental Honors in Government and Politics.

Taryn Simpson is a freelance writer, award-winning novelist, Pulitzer Prize competitor, ghostwriter, magazine contributor, creator of video trailers, and article writer specializing in business and HR topics, screenwriter, blogger, and columnist.

Taryn recently completed a literary effort with co-writer, Alan Solomon. The Mango Tree Café, Loi Kroh Road, is a novel garnering rave reviews from readers all over the world. The book was shown at the Beijing, China International Book Fair, competed for a Pulitzer Prize in the Best Fiction category, and was recently designated an award-winning novel at the 2008 Indie Book Awards.

As the fiction specialist for the WITS team, Taryn is able to assist with character, scene, and plot development in a way that draws a reader in and causes filmmakers to take notice. Her novels, Glittering Secrets and The Mango Tree Café, Loi Kroh Road have created interest from production companies regarding converting the novels to independent films. Her other screenplay, Conversations with Pearl garnered attention from the Project Greenlight critics and was featured at the Southern Festival of Books in 2002.

Taryn's background not only includes writing, but she also enjoyed success as a classically trained musician. She has performed with the Beaumont and Lake Charles Symphony Orchestras where featured artists included Doc Severinson and other musical luminaries. She was accepted to the University of Texas at Arlington's college level percussion camp when she was twelve years old and auditioned at the famed Juilliard School in New York City at the age of seventeen. She holds a Bachelor of Music in percussion and counts her musical background as an important stepping stone to her successful writing career. Although she loves music, she discovered that writing was her true passion.

Do you need someone to ghostwrite your novel, biography, or memoir? These are Taryn’s specialties. She is also able to create video trailers for books. See Writing samples by Taryn.

Joe Nolan is a freelance writer, journalist and editor. He is a culture writer for Nashville Scene—a local entertainment magazine—and Number: An Independent Journal of the Arts. Joe is also an interviewer who has profiled numerous artists, professionals, and celebrities. In addition, he is a copywriter who has created Web content, brochures, and newsletters, as well as radio, television, and billboard advertising.

On the creative front, Joe has been publishing his poetry since the time he was attending Michigan State University, taking his B.A. in Telecommunications and English (Creative Writing). His experimental short stories have most recently appeared in Radically Shifted, the literary zine for which he filled the role of Minister of Propaganda. Shifted was a hit in independent book stores in Music City, Los Angeles, and New York City. More recently, Joe served as guest editor for an upcoming issue of Number.

Joe is also a music journalist. He has reviewed CDs and bands for Performing Songwriter, Nashville Scene and Country Standard Time, and is currently writing a series on the history of Memphis soul music for the Web site CultureGrits.com. Joe’s love of music comes from creating his own. He is an award-winning singer/songwriter who has played clubs, colleges, and festivals across the country. Joe also blogs about Internet safety for Teen Checkup and he authors the popular blog Insomnia.

Do you need a copywriter to create dynamic ad copy for sales materials? Mr. Nolan is available to work with clients who need articles, press releases, bios, copywriting, or marketing text.

Jessica Dockter has owned and operated L.E.E. Design Company, a full-service graphic design and brand implementation studio, since 2004 and we are very pleased to have her as part of our team to assist writing clients with graphic design needs.

Feeling very passionate about her work, Jessica takes care of her clients and personally handles their design needs. Going the extra mile in all of her designs, Jessica proudly offers:

• 2-pocket Media Folders
• 4-color and B&W ad creation for newspaper, magazine, or directory
• Banner ads, posters, flyers, announcement cards/envelopes
• Book cover design
• Business cards
• Catalog layout
• eBook interior layout
• HTML email campaigns
• Logo for business identity and branding package material
• Newsletter design
• Postcard and brochure design
• Simple Web site creation

For a small company, L.E.E. Design has an incredible reach and creative bandwidth, serving established companies, start-ups and entrepreneurs alike. We invite you to see how Jessica can help you reach your communication goals.