The Books:

Behind the Story - describes the origins of each novel.

Favorite Reviews​

And Courtesy of The BookLife Prize:

Publishers Weekly Reviewer assessment of All for One - Love, War, & Ghosts

 

Award-Winning Writing:

Novels

Finalist, Kindle Book Awards/YA: Tough Times

Quarter-Finalist, Amazon Breakout Novel Awards: Michael Dolan McCarthy 

Honorable Mention, Writer's Digest International Self-Publishing Book Awards: Running Away

Screenplays

Finalist, Emerging Screenwriters: Alice

Screenplay Finalist, Sacramento International Film Festival: Michael Dolan McCarthy

Short Stories

Honorable Mention, Saturday Evening Post Great American Fiction Contest: “Maria Angelica’s Baby”

Honorable Mention, Writer's Digest Short Story Writing Competition: "Bad Mommy!"

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The Writer:

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Sheri McGuinn has been writing all her life. In college she took many English and Drama classes. Both disciplines helped develop her dialogue and plotting, as well as preparing her for the collaborative effort required in producing any script or novel.

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She eventually completed an undergraduate degree in Psychology, which led to work as a probation officer and child protection caseworker and investigator. She later returned to school for her MS in Education, specializing in Learning and Behavior Disorders. She continued her studies to become certified as a Reading Specialist as well. She worked in rural, urban, and reservation schools. Tough teens were her specialty.

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Sheri was pitching edgy YA fiction while Twilight was still the rage. In 2007 Running Away was published with the help of a company that provided inferior services at high cost. She managed to regain control of her manuscript and started truly self-publishing in 2012 as Durare Publishing. She presented her first workshop on self-publishing at the Women Who Write conference in Kentucky that year and started guiding other authors through the process.

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In December 2014 she completed a Master of Administration with a professional writing emphasis. To maintain multiple income streams, she does freelance writing and editing for businesses and non-profits while continuing her work with authors and her own creative projects.

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Sheri's children and grandchildren are supportive of her many activities.

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Alternate Biographies

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CREDENTIALS

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Interviews:

Samples

Themes & Questions

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