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Prolific, award-winning nonfiction, fiction, and children's book author Jan Yager
(the former J.L. Barkas), had her first book published by Scribner's when she was 26. Her
B.A. is in fine arts, she has a masters in criminal justice, she did a year of graduate work in art therapy,
and she earned a Ph.D. in sociology (City University of New York, 1983). A member of the National Speakers Association, the Authors Guild, American Society of Journalists and Authors, and numerous
professional associations related to her fields of expertise, Dr. Yager enjoys inspiring
others to write -- through her seminars, consulting, and teaching (she has taught writing
to elementary school students, at Penn State, and to executives) as well as helping new
and seasoned authors to promote their books.
Dr. Yager, who has been conducting her popular Book Promotion Boot Camps since 1999, also consults by phone or in person on writing a book, book promotion, and selling foreign rights. |
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information on available seminars or speeches
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| Do you want to write a book or
article and get it published? Find out more. Book promotion boot camps and book promotion coaching is available. |
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| Dr. Yager (Effective Business & Nonfiction Writing) offers
suggestions for more effective business and nonfiction writing. |
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| Published nonfiction includes 12+
books: a history of vegetarianism (The Vegetable
Passion), Victims, other crime-related
writings, Friendshifts, Creative Time Management for the New Millennium, 250+
articles, essays, "When Time Doesn't
Heal the Wound", journals, and Creative Weight Management: An Audio
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| Published fiction: The Cantaloupe Cat, (illustrated by Mitzi Lyman),
Untimely Death, poetry ("Farewell, John, John" from The
Healing Power of Creative Mourning: Poems); novels co-authored with Fred Yager: Untimely
Death and Just Your Everyday People; forthcoming novel: "The
Binge"; short stories, novellas, plays, and screenplays. |
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