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Different Authors/Different Journeys
iUniverse authors come from all walks of life and are as varied as the types of books we publish. From the dream of writing a bestseller to the simple desire of sharing a cherished family tale, writers have unique reasons for putting their words into print.
Meet some authors who have already started their self publishing journeys with iUniverse.

Writing for Pleasure
Nicole Hunter
"Writing is in my genes. I'm from a family of writers, and I can't remember when I first started writing ..." Learn more ›
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Seeking Success
Maureen Smith
"I've been writing for as long as I can remember, and I graduated with a degree in English from the University of Maryland ..." Learn more ›
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Writing on a Specialized Topic
Bill Badke
"Research is my life. I have degrees in research, I teach research, and I've written books about how to research." Learn More ›
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Sharing Stories and Poetry
Gerald Daniele
"I've had a pretty interesting life. Once, my brother and I derailed a train. Then there was the time I crashed during a mountain ..." Learn more ›
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Writing to Help Others
Meg Peterson
"In 1987, after a divorce, a career and raising five kids, I decided to escape from everyday life and travel around the world ..." Learn more ›
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Other AuthorsRoger Chiocchi
"I've been in the ad biz all my life, but I always had this dream of writing 'the ultimate ghost story."
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Carol Hoenig
"Ever since I could hold a Number 2 pencil in my hand, I've been a writer."
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Stephen Graham King
"I was diagnosed with a very rare and aggressive form of soft tissue cancer. I found that writing about it helped me better understand what was happening to me."
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Patricia Wynn Brown
"There's a comedy and a tragedy living on top of your head-it's called your hair."
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Caroline Presno
"I'm a single psychotherapist, and for years I'd been using my psychotherapy techniques to profile the people I was dating."
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Stephen Gaspar
"You can say I lead a double life. During the day I teach history at a Catholic high school in Windsor, Ontario. At night, I'm a detective story buff. I read 'em and I write 'em."
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Hugh Rosen
"I spent my career in academia and authored six books-all published by traditional publishers, two of them by Columbia University."
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Greg DiStefano
"I moved to New York to find myself, believing success was defined by money, power, titles, and celebrity connections. But after achieving these things, I felt empty."
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