Barbara Joe Williams resides in Tallahassee, Florida. However, she was born
and raised in Rosston, Arkansas. She spent four years in the U.S. Navy prior to attending college. She holds an A.A. degree
in Office Education from Tallahassee Community College. She has a B.S. degree in Business Education and a M.Ed. in Counseling
Education from Florida A&M University. She's a freelance writer, a motivational speaker, and an independent publisher
who spends her spare time traveling and speaking on writing, publishing, marketing, and marriage. When she's not publishing
books for other aspiring authors, she's working on projects for herself. And her latest project is a non-fictional book
titled,
Moving the Furniture: 52 Ways to Keep Your Marriage Fresh (January 2009). She's been published in
two anthologies,
How I Met My Sweetheart (2007) and
Memories of Mother (2007); She has one other non-fictional
title:
A Writer's Guide to Self-Publishing & Marketing (2007). In addition, Barbara has authored the following
fictional books:
Courtney's Collage with Sherille Fisher (2007);
Falling for Lies (2006);
Dancing
with Temptation (2005); and
Forgive Us This Day (2004). Recently, Barbara signed with a reputable agent. However,
she's still looking forward to writing and publishing more books under Amani Publishing, LLC.
Barbara founded
the
Tallahassee Authors Network as a means to bring all local and aspiring authors together. Our mission
is to provide a supportive environment where new and seasoned authors can network and learn from each other's unique experiences.
For more information regarding this network, please visit:
www.TallahasseeLocalAuthors.ning.comShe 's also an active member of Tallahassee Writer's Association and the annual host of the
Tallahassee Authors
Day Program. She enjoys life with her husband and young daughter, Amani.
Her motto: "Follow your
dreams wherever they lead you, and you won't have any regrets."
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