Instructor Bio: Bestselling author, Kathleen Shoop, PhD, writes historical fiction, women’s fiction and romance. Shoop’s novels have garnered various awards in the Eric Hoffer Book Awards, Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY), Next Generation Indie Book Awards, and Readers’ Favorite. Kathleen has been featured in USA Today and the Writer’s Guide. Her work has been used in university courses and appeared in Writer’s Digest, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Chicken Soup for the Soul and Pittsburgh Parent magazine. Kathleen is co-coordinator of 22 Mindful Writers Retreats, Pennwriters Conference 2023, and is a regular presenter at conferences and in classrooms. E-Mail: Kathleen Shoop Website: www.kshoop.com Facebook: Kathleen Shoop Instagram: @kathleenshoop Twitter: @kathieshoop TikTok: kathleenshoopauthor Amazon: Kathleen Shoop