Bev
Walton-Porter - Colorado Springs author
 Powered by
lattes, motivated by Milanos and inspired by the view of Pikes Peak outside her window, Bev Walton-Porter has managed to churn out hundreds of published pieces since she tried her hand at full-time freelancing in 1997.
Bev's work has appeared in numerous publications, both online and offline. Her first piece was published in 1982 before the age of 18. Her article on online promotion appears in Writer's Online Marketplace: How & Where to Get Published Online (Writer's Digest Books), edited by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. She is featured in Going Solo: How to Survive and Thrive as a Freelancer by Bobbi Linkemer. Her first nonfiction book, Sun Signs for
Writers, was published by Writer's Digest Books (F & W Publications) in August 2006. Her first fiction book, a contemporary romance titled Mending Fences, was published under the pen name of Star Ferris by Whiskey Creek Press in September 2006. She is co-author of The Complete Writer: A Guide To Tapping Your Full Potential (Red Engine Press, 2005). Bev is a client of the Meredith Bernstein Literary Agency in New York City.
She lives with her family and four cats in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. A confirmed workaholic who is nocturnal by nature, she keeps vampire's hours and finds the call of the Muse in the dark of night. Her favorite authors are Stephen King & Neil Gaiman. Bev enjoys reading, cinema, music, World of Warcraft (Alliance!), counted cross-stitch and camping/exploring with her children and fiance in the Colorado wilderness.
Bev's astrological makeup includes Sagittarius sun, Virgo ascendant, Gemini moon,
Sagittarius in Mercury, Gemini Midheaven, Pluto in the First House and Venus in Scorpio (for starters).
Bev's Professional Writing Curriculum Vitae: http://www.bevwaltonporter.com/BevWaltonPorterCV.html
Education:
Phillips University (Majors: Mass Comm. & Psychology),
University of Colorado - Colorado Springs (Applied
Communications & Philosophy - East/West Religions).
Independent Studies:
Astrology, numerology, tarot, Eastern mysticism (particularly Taoism/Buddhism), Wicca, herbs, graphology, I Ching, quantum physics, existentialism, metaphysics, death/dying in ancient pagan societies.
Heritage:
Mixed bag that includes Scottish, Welsh, English, Spanish, German, Dutch and Native American.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Past and Present:
Writing/Publishing:
* The Authors Guild
* Erotica Readers & Writers Association
* National Association of Women Writers (NAWW)
* Delegate and Grievance Officer 2000 - 2001, National Writers Union
* State Representative 2000 - 2002 - ByLine Magazine
* Past president/PR manager/workshop coordinator, Enid (OK.) Writers Club
* International Order of Horror Professionals
* Oklahoma Writers' Federation, Inc. (OWFI)
* Romance Writers of America (RWA)
* Pikes Peak Writers
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Academic affiliations:
* American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES)
* Sigma Alpha Lambda (Society of Success & Leadership)
* Student Allies for Equality
* National Honor Society
Miscellaneous:
* Clan Fergusson Society of North America
* National Association for Female Executives
* Colorado Springs Paranormal Association (C.S.P.A.) - an affiliate of the International Community for Paranormal Investigation and Research (ICPIR)
* Associate Member of the American Federation of Astrologers
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MySpace profileshttp://www.myspace.com/sunsignsforwriters http://www.myspace.com/elementalmuse
Elemental Musings author blog ~
This blog is strictly about writing and publishing, including
personal observations and articles for writers. Every now and then
I'll slip up and put in bits and pieces of my personal life, but for
the most part this blog is for writing- and publishing-related
blathers:
http://elementalmusing.blogspot.com/
The feed address is:
http://elementalmusing.blogspot.com/atom.xml
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Elemental Muse LiveJournal ~
This is my personal journal on LJ. I've maintained it since 2002 and
in this journal I put just about everything -- the good, the bad,
and the ugly -- about the routine doings of my life. I don't censor
myself and because of that, I have some posts
set as friends-only. If you are on LJ or join LJ (it's
free!), if you add me to your friends' list, I will reciprocate 99
percent of the time. Unless, of course, you do strange things like
drink bat's blood and dance naked under full moons...no, wait. In
that case, you'll definitely be added to my friends' list! *grin*
http://elementalmuse.livejournal.com/
Sun Signs for Writers LiveJournal ~
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~ Favorite
Quotes ~
"Talent is cheaper than table
salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one
is a lot of hard work."
--Stephen King
"A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the
desire to beat others."
--Ayn Rand
"I do what I love, and what right does someone else have to judge
whether it's 'real' or not? If you listen to those kinds of people,
you'll only do what everyone else has done; you'll never discover
anything new. Never listen to people who tell you that you can't do
something. They're the same people who said that we'd never fly."
--Denny Dent
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the
strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them
better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena;
whose face is marred by dust, sweat, and blood; who strives
valiantly; who errs and comes up short again and again; who knows
the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and who spends himself
in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of
high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails
while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those
timid souls who know neither victory or defeat."
--Theodore Roosevelt
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