Over thirty years ago, Virginia discovered that she’s
one of the lucky ones—she really enjoys the writing process.
For the first few years of her career she produced articles
on topics based on her life experience and interests. Her
articles on family living, boating and cruising, women’s
and social issues, and children’s literature appeared
in dozens of diverse publications, including Baby Talk,
Marriage and Family Living, Sail, and Cruising
World.
In the 1980s, Virginia found a niche working with experts
who wanted—or needed—to write books. She’s
written nine coauthored titles with experts, and as a ghostwriter-editor
she’s written or revised well over 100 books and has
edited or helped to develop many dozens more. Today, most
of her clients are doctors, therapists, lawyers, and professional
speakers. She coauthored her most recent book, The Oxygen
Revolution (Hatherleigh, April 2007), with a pioneer in
the field of hyperbaric medicine.
A member of the National Speakers Association (NSA), the
American Society of Journalists and Authors, and the Authors
Guild, Virginia has presented writing-related workshops for
many organizations, including the National Association of
Physician Broadcasters. For several years, she regularly presented
her own three-hour seminar, “How to Get Your Book Published,”
to audiences in Chicago and Asheville, North Carolina.
Virginia joined RWA in 2001, and after being named a finalist
in several chapter contests, Greta’s Grace, a
mainstream family drama/love story, finaled in the 2006 Golden
Heart Contest in the “strong romantic elements”
category. Another complete book, Island Healing, has
won two chapter contests in that category. In June of 2007,
her long contemporary, The Chapels on the Hill, won
WisRWA’s Fabulous Five contest.
Because she likes nothing more than hanging out with other
writers and learning as much as she can, Virginia belongs
to WisRWA and the Lowcountry chapters, as well as several
online chapters. She currently chairs WisRWA’s Write
Touch Readers’ Award Contest and has served as co-contact
for the Greater Green Bay Area. Over the years, Virginia has
mentored many new writers and has offered all-around support
to writers in all stages of their careers. A mother of two
grown children, she currently lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin,
but has lived in several states and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
