Writers Bloc Thirteen - Writers Bloc, #13

Beverly J. Davis, Brandi Hoffman, Pat Kranish, David R. Long, Keiko Moriyama, Rick Newberry, Chike Nzerue, Wolf O'Rourc, Lori Piotrowski, Donna Pletzer-DeVargas, Joe Van Rhyn, Valerie J. Runyan, Laura Engel Sahr, Judy Salz, Willow Seymour, Arleen Sirois, Nancy Sanders Tardy, Bryant C. Thomas, William Darrah Whitaker, and Duke Woodrick. Jo A. Wilkins is the CEO/Acquisitions Editor for Mystic Publishers, Inc.
She co-authored the Tyranny series (Sci-Fi), sold short stories to KNPR's Making Nevada Home, is published in 18(+) anthologies, and published one murder mystery. She teaches writing, does one-on-one private coaching, and gives writing seminars in Nevada and Arizona. Fred Rayworth found his passion for writing in 1995. He's so far completed twelve full-length novels. Meleena's Adventures - Gods of The Blue Mountains, his second fantasy novel, went live in October 2018.
Spanish Gold, his second adventure/thriller went live in February 2021. Michelle M. Smith is a professional pyrotechnician and recent transplant to Las Vegas from the PNW. Her current position in the entertainment industry is producing special effects for some of the world's top concert tours. When not blowing up stuff, Michelle spends time with her three grown children and adorable grandpets. Frank Westcott has had eight books, numerous stories, articles and poems published.
Some of his stories and one poem were published in Exile the Literary Quarterly. Joyce Carol Oates called ELQ "One of the great North American Literary Magazines." In 2011, he won the Gloria Vanderbilt Short Fiction Prize. Donna DeVargas, published author of short stories in four anthologies, fan of the macabre, showcases her range as an avid storyteller in horror, thriller, and erotica. Her works are published in Writers Bloc 10,  Writers Bloc 11, Taste the Kiss, Heal the Fire, and Writers Bloc 12. Valerie J Runyan started writing in Los Angeles where she grew up.
Her debut collection of narratives Quandaries Of Love and her newest collection of narratives Caterpillar: Pieces for My Golden Woman are available on all eBook platforms and softcover on her website. She is now a Writing Life Coach in Las Vegas and cand be found on all the usual Social Media platforms. JM Dohanich graduated from Grand Valley State University with Bachelor degrees in Sociology and Arts and Media.
As a staff photographer, he worked for VEGAS, an insert for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, and sold others to LasVegan and Casino Internationale. His stories have appeared in Writer's Bloc since the first edition. SAC Wolf ?? O'Rourc Special Author in Charge of CyberSpiracy and other thrillers & transmedia storyteller. I vaguely remember having delusions of protecting extraterrestrial lifeforms for MIB.
Then I forgot my shades. And looked into a neuralyzer. I think. Centuries of adventures in cybersecurity, politics, and finance haunt my memories. Maybe some agency implanted them. Who cares? They make for thrilling stories pitting quirky characters with high-tech gadgets against evil villains with vile weapons. My Zazztra series follows a Vegas casino host turned superheroine through the sordid underbelly of crime at home and abroad. The Cyberthriller series explores the secret world of bits and bytes through the eyes of a pink-haired hacktress. My technothrillers reflect the 23 places I think I may have lived and studied the polyglot people that populate my transmedia storytelling. In real life, I hang with the Henderson Writers Group, Sin City Writers Group, and the Las Vegas Screenwriters Group.
On the Net, find me at @WolfORourc at the fashionable social media channels. With a BA in Visual Media from Nevada State College, Audrey Balzart is a writer, filmmaker, and President of the Henderson Writer Group. Hands of Heaven is her first work not related to the YA/SciFi AJ Silver Misadventure series universe she usually writes under A. L. Campbell.