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About Valerie PetersonClose
ValeriePeterson
Who am I
I'm a writer (essays, articles, books, screenplays), director (short film), and a book publishing professional, currently the Book Publishing Guide on About.com.
My site, blog, or Twitter handle are
Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to and any scripts or plays I've authored
Peterson's Holiday Helper
Peterson's Happy Hour
(cocktail/humor books, Crown/Clarkson Potter)
Cookie Craft
Cookie Craft Christmas
(baking books, Storey/Workman)
The Jane Austen Syndrome
(feature screenplay)
The Maid of Honor
(short comedic film; writer/director)
My professional associations
Services I offer to other writers
Information and moral support through my writing as a Book Publishing Guide on About.com (http://publishing.about.com. I draw from my both my former book publishing career and my current hyphenate roles as author / journalist / filmmaker to (hopefully) illuminate the publishing process for others.
I'm part of these writers' groups or salons
JASNA-NY - go Jane Austen!
Media outlets that I currently write for
About.com (http://publishing.about.com)
New York Times (freelance)
I found out about She Writes from
The amazing and talented Laura Rossi Totten!!!
About Valerie Peterson