Meet The Dream Team!
Left to right: Danielle Craver, Dawn Ward, Ginny Hunberger, and Kim Sharp. I am the one kneeling.
Ginny Hunsberger
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Ginny is married to her college sweetheart and is mom to five sons. In her quiet moments, she likes scrapbooking personal and family stories and reading books with loveable characters. Her favorites include Sherlock, Anne of Green Gables, and The Infernal Devices. Ginny also likes the color green, fun socks, and dark chocolate. Ginny is my "Proofreader." Invaluably, she can find even the most obscure errors in my work. She provided me a list of those errors with the page numbers assigned so I could quickly go in and make changes. |
Dawn WardI am married to my best friend of 21 years, and together, we have a 12 year-old daughter. My husband and I both are voracious readers and have passed that love of reading on to our daughter. A date night for us is dinner at Panera Bread and then a visit to Barnes & Noble where we retreat to our respective sections and then meet up in the café to share a dessert. J
I am a Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant and love helping women and girls enhance their natural beauty. I am a public speaker specializing in workshops on modesty for tween and teen girls. I also volunteer on the PTSA board at my daughter’s middle school. Most recently, I have become an advocate in the fight against bullying. My involvement is borne out of my daughter’s own experience when she entered middle school. Having walked through that most difficult of journeys with her, and also through what I have observed in volunteering with my church’s middle school ministry, it is my belief that bullying has become an epidemic. This cause has become a passion of mine, and I am now a “Mom on a mission” where this is concerned! Some random facts about me: I love bright colors, my favorite of which is red. I even painted my kitchen that color. My home office has two orange walls and two yellow walls. I love funky socks, and if one were to check, they would often find me wearing socks that match the season/holiday. That can also be said about my earrings. And, speaking of earrings, I never leave home without them, including going for a run or working out. Actually, I even wear them while at home. I don’t do “naked earlobes!” Dawn serves as my "Creative Consultant." She is the person I can call, email, or text whenever I'm stumped or need inspiration. The two of us spent countless hours over bowls of queso at Moe's Southwest Grill fleshing out certain scenes. Find someone who will stimulate and, when needed, jump start your creativity. |
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Danielle Craver 
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In my professional life, I was a science nerd--loving data, rational conclusions, patterns, order, and especially research. That part of my life brought me to my wonderful husband, who just happens to be a chemist. Now, as a Mom to two preschoolers, life has taken a dramatic turn. Days are so busy that there is not much time for analytical thinking, so I have had to find new and imaginative ways to enrich my life, which has opened up my creative side. I now love graphic arts as I can take my love for researching and match it with my imagination to create something new and interesting. This pairing has brought to life the crests for The Prophecy.
Reading is actually a newer passion of mine. Thanks to JK Rowling, I began reading again and now consider myself an avid reader. Reading is an escape for me, and I take that very seriously. When I read, I want to totally immerse myself in the book. I imagine myself there with the characters, getting to know them, their world, their story, their point of view. Trying to figure out plot twists and turns is one of my favorite things about books. Another passion of mine is treats. I love chocolate so much that my “profile” pic on goodreads is a bar of chocolate. The best pairing of all is having a salted caramel cookie with an orange mocha. May sound strange, but it is delicious! Danielle is my "At Home Editor." She fully immersed herself in my world and my characters and discussed them with me as if they were real. She was never afraid to tell when something worked in the story and when it didn't. Having a reader who knows the nuances of your characters and your world can keep your story consistent. |
Kim SharpDuring the day, I am an educational specialist that works with ADD, ADHD, Aspy, and all kinds of LD kids. A couple of nights a week, I dance on a liturgical dance team with some of the most amazing youth I have ever met! In my free time, I am a photographer. I love photographing families and friends in situations that show their personalities. In my eyes, photos that show life are the only ones that matter, except when it comes to me….I HATE having my photo taken, so consider this one a special circumstance. Kim is my "Time Keeper." In all my endeavors, whether writing, acting, or directing, she keeps me on task. Often times, I let myself wander down one bunny trail or the other, but Kim always reigns me back in. She read each chapter as I constructed it and texted or emailed me daily to ask for the next section. Knowing she was out there expecting another chapter kept me fueled and focused. |
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