Maggie Bishop hikes, skis, climbs, swims, explores and writes in the mountains of North Carolina where she settled in 1993 with her husband and cat. Every time they travel, they seek out other mountains but none are as exciting as the ancient Appalachians. When asked, "What do you do?" her answer is, "Entertain with word pictures." Maggie loves to talk with reader groups and give workshops on Write Now! 5 Cs of Mystery; Write Now! Get Started, Get Organized and Get Going; Write Now! Plot your book in an Hour; On Stage! Book Signings, Your First Chapter, Villains & Appalachian Villains, and Getting Organized. Her speaker website is http://authorasguestspeaker.110mb.com In 2007, she was chosen as one of “100 Incredible ECU Women” for literature and leadership. She's an Air Force brat who put herself through East Carolina University and received a MBA degree, a former manufacturing executive, founder and past president of High Country Writers, past Secretary of Central Pennsylvania Romance Writers, and is a member of Romance Writers of America and Sisters in Crime. She was featured on the website of the Houston chapter of Sisters in Crime and on RomanceJunkies.com. She's been a speaker at the Cape Fear Crime Festival, Malice Domestic, Appalachian Regional Writers series, Watauga Arts Council and the Lees McRae College High Country Book Fair.

Maggie Bishop

Travels from: Boone, NC

Miles willing to travel: 250

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Topics: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Why we read fiction, Adventure, Suspense, Writing

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      • Perfect for Framing Details
        Troubles a-brewing in the Property Owners Association in the NC mountains and Jemma Chase searches f...
        Perfect for Framing
        Troubles a-brewing in the Property Owners Association in the NC mountains and Jemma Chase searches for clues despite Detective Tucker's investigation.

        Ingalls Publishing Group/High Country Publishers

        $12.00

        Subject: Mystery

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      • Murder at Blue Falls Details
        When the horse finds a body, CSI wannabe Jemma Chase tries to find the killer despite being on Detec...
        Murder at Blue Falls
        When the horse finds a body, CSI wannabe Jemma Chase tries to find the killer despite being on Detective Tucker's suspect list.

        Ingalls Publishing Group/High Country Publishers

        $12.00

        Subject: Mystery

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      • Emeralds in the Snow Details
        Ski Patroller, Lucky Tucker, helps beginner Emerald Graham off the ski slope and into a treasure hun...
        Emeralds in the Snow
        Ski Patroller, Lucky Tucker, helps beginner Emerald Graham off the ski slope and into a treasure hunt until a cold case mystery threatens their uneasy bliss.

        Ingalls Publishing Group/High Country Publishers

        $12.00

        Subject: Romance/Mystery

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      • Appalachian Paradise Details
        Athletic career woman meets good-ole-boy for a five-day backpacking trek in the rugged North Carolin...
        Appalachian Paradise
        Athletic career woman meets good-ole-boy for a five-day backpacking trek in the rugged North Carolina mountains.

        Ingalls Publishing Group/High Country Publishers

        $9.95

        Subject: Romance

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      • Meow Means Me! Now! Details
        This rhyming feline allegory takes Hunter from being a little guy to an old one. Think Dr. Seuss me...
        Meow Means Me! Now!
        This rhyming feline allegory takes Hunter from being a little guy to an old one. Think Dr. Seuss meets Marley & Me.

        Organize Now!

        $8.00

        Subject: Cat Poetry

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