Atlantic Bridge Editors

Atlantic Bridge is proud to have the expertise and talent of the following editors.

   Dr Bob Rich is an award-winning Australian writer. He has a talent for turning his faults to good use. Being obsessive is one of them, and what could be better in an editor?
Bob's work can be inspected at http://bobswriting.com/

Karen Babcock
Mild-mannered freelance technical writer and editor, computer programmer
and fundraiser by day, I also write and edit marketing materials and
other forms of fiction. I have written technical white papers on topics
ranging from achieving emotional balance to using OLE DB for document
management solutions as well as a variety of marketing pieces that have
appeared on-line and in print. I've had a few essays published on-line, and
I work as a book editor for a number of e-book publishers.

I live near Seattle, Washington, USA, but can sometimes be found in
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. I enjoy traveling and have been to many
places in the US and abroad. I read voraciously. I've played in a handbell
choir. I am disabled and use a nifty power wheelchair. I speak some
Japanese. I spend way too much time on the Internet.

  Timothy Leonard
Born in Colorado many summers ago. Started writing around 10. Vietnam Veteran. Attended University of Northern Colorado and worked as certified technician with state of Colorado with mentally challenged community. Lived and worked in Erie for two years.

Graduated from University of Oregon. Certified tennis professional with USPTA. Freelance photojournalist and writer. Resort operations and international hotel management in Canada, Middle East, Saipan, & OZ. Lived in Bali for a year exploring textiles, photography and languages. Lived and worked in Beijing and Shanghai for three years. Part-time actor in Chinese films and advertising field. Freelanced for Reuters in Hong Kong. Traveled in Tibet, Xinjiang and Yunnan provinces researching cultures and gathering material.

Published a children's book with ebooksonthe.net last year. Joined Atlantic Bridge this year as freelance editor. Other published sites include ZoneZero, Creativenue, IdentityTheory, Journal E, OnTheBrightSide, Kid's Highway, PoetrySuperHighway, NetAuthorsE2K, Babylon Travel and OZimages.

Presently sitting down in Pacific Northwest finishing a book working on various creative projects and preparing to travel overseas this fall with a water purifier, malaria tablets, clay tablets, simple tools, warm heart and cool mind.

   Christine DeLong Miller
Author of the 2001 EPPIE Award Finalist for Best Horror, "Blood Born" and the romantic paranormal suspense, "Wishful Thinking", Christine DeLong Miller enjoys delving into almost any genre.

Along with editing for Atlantic Bridge Publishing, Christine also writes a monthly column on dark folklore for Sinister Element (www.sinisterelement.com) and has just been added to the team of writers at Dream Lover Fantasies (www.dream-lover.com). She has also held the positions of dark fiction editor/chief staff writer at Moonletters Magazine and Moonletters Online.

Christine's electronic novels, "Blood Born" and "Wishful Thinking", are published by Atlantic Bridge Publishing. She also has short stories showcased in the 2000 Bram Stoker Award Nominee "Cemetery Sonata" and "Cemetery Sonata II", both anthologies published by Chameleon Publishing. Christine also has work include in the vampire anthology "The Kiss of Death", published by The Design Image Group, INC. Christine has had many of her short works and poetry published in the small press and electronically. She is currently at work on her third novel.

Crystal Laver lives in Colorado with her husband and three sons. The Rocky Mountains fill her windows with beautiful scenery and inspiration for her own writings. When she's not staring at the computer screen, Crystal gardens, completes various crafts and designs art for covers. The biggest job she takes on is home schooling her three boys and caring for her home. Crystal firmly believes in the rise of the 'e-book' and is proud to be
included.

Nancy Bishaw "Sashi"
I was born and raised in New England in that little itty bitty state called Rhode Island. After High School, I attended a business school then went to work in the offices of such places as RI College, Aetna Insurance and Raytheon. Somewhere in there, I married and became the mother of five children and now, in the 21st Century, six adorable little grandchildren call me "nana."

I have always had an interest in writing, spending many hours composing poems and stories from elementary school days right through to adulthood. I have read more books through the years than I care to count--must be in the thousands. I just love to read and after so much practice in the art of reading, it is easy to distinguish the really great books from the average ones. It is also easy to see how an average book might have been a great one if only the author had someone to guide them in that direction.

I offer a guiding hand to all my authors to make them the very best they can be in the world of publishing. It is not always an easy process considering the revisions and rewrites. Writing the book was the easy part--polishing it to perfection requires the combined efforts of the editor and the author. Once that book is polished so well that it shines, an artist takes it and encloses it in a beautiful cover--almost like gift-wrapping it--and the book is offered to readers world-wide.

As an editor, I have to say that the authors I have worked with are truly outstanding. They are not only writing sensational books, but also AWARD-WINNING books and no one can ask for better than that.

Melanie Billings
Melanie Billings has been in the manuscript clean-up business for close to 3 years. Working for various Epublishers keeps her on her toes and well-practiced in the art of editing and copyediting.

From the first time she ever picked up a pen, Melanie has wanted to be able to creatively use the English language. Her college years were spent at Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, NY. There, Melanie carried two majors: English and Communication. She spent three of her four years there working as a reporter for the college paper. During her senior year in college, Melanie won the Pegasus Award for poetry, which is given out yearly by the RWC English department. She graduated in 1997, with a Bachelor's degree in English and Communication.

Melanie's first love is writing. She has a poetry compilation published with Epublishing 2000 (www.epub2k.com) and a short story in a charitable anthology with RFI West(www.rfiwest.com). When she can't write, Melanie spends her time editing and copyediting anything from Historical Romance to Horror.

Being able to work from home is very important to Melanie. When not busy at the computer, she spends time playing with her 2-year-old son, Robby. Melanie, with her husband Rob and son Robby, lives in upstate NY.