Carol J. Amato is a writer and editor with 26 years of experience. As a writer, she has published twenty-six books, around 200 articles, and two short stories. As an editor, she has edited eleven books, two book series, and numerous articles, and she has served as editor for several magazines and newsletters. In addition, she has 19 years of experience in business writing and writing applications software user manuals, training guides, and policy and procedure manuals for a variety of companies. She is a guest lecturer and has appeared on television and radio shows. Ms. Amato has a B. A. in Spanish and French from the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon, and an M. A. in Cultural Anthropology from California State University, Fullerton, California. She is a member of the Writer's Club of Whittier, a writers' workshop. Writers of Orange County from 1994-97. She was a board member of the Orange County Section of the Independent Writers of Southern California from 1988-1993 and a board member of the Orange County Chapter of International PEN. She is listed in Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who in the West, Who's Who in Orange County, and the World Who's Who of Women.