Kempton, Gloria: - Gloria Kempton is an author, writing coach and former magazine and book editor. She has written hundreds of magazine articles and short stories, and authored ten books. Her latest book, Write Great Fiction: Dialogue was released in 2004 with Writer's Digest Books. In the past, she has worked as a freelance book editor for ten major publishers. She's a former Contributing Editor to Writer's Digest magazine and has conducted workshops at writers conferences across the country including the Whidbey Island Writer's Conference, the Pacific Northwest Writer's Conference, and the Maui Writer's Conference. She is presently an online instructor with Writer's Digest University www.writersonlineworkshops.com, Writers On the Net www.writers.com, and Writer's College www.writerscollege.com, as well as facilitating online novel and memoir classes of her own. She coaches writers one-on-one in the Seattle area and teaches writing at the Washington State Reformatory. You can contact her at outlawsjourney@gmail.com.