Credentials

Education

  • B.A. in English
  • Latin minor
  • Certified paralegal
  • Various certifications in the training field, including designer/developer and manager/director, among others

Bibliography

Nonfiction

"Plenty of Pitfalls in the Martial Arts Mystique," by Martha G. Verlander and
     Greg Lindquist, Consumer's Digest, January/February 1987

"Seiyu Oyata, Karate Master," by Martha Verlander, "Limelight" column,
     Kansas City Magazine, November 1987

"How to Select a Karate School," by Martha G. Verlander and Greg C.
     Lindquist, Inside Karate, September 1988

"Seiyu Oyata: Karate's 'Gentle Destroyer'," by Martha G. Verlander,
     American Karate, January 1989

"The Summit Is Newest Resource for Associate Self-Improvement," by
     Stephanie Hoopes, Rick Grabill, Wess Hudelson, Marti Verlander, Quest,
     November/December 2002 (the newsletter of Honeywell FM&T)

"Possibility," by Martha Gilstrap Verlander, e-clips, Spring 2005

Editor and Publisher, Ryu-TeŽ Reporter, 1986-2000

Managing Editor, whimsplace.com, 03/2007-11/2007

Fiction

"The Garden of Eve," by Martha Gilstrap Verlander, Flashquake, vol. 4,
     Iss. 2, Winter 2004/2005, ISSN: 1546-3540

"Boomerang," by Martha Gilstrap Verlander, AlienSkin Magazine, Vol. IV,
     No. 5, April/May 2006, ISSN: 1545-3650

"The Box," by Martha Gilstrap Verlander, e-clips, Winter 2005

"Feathers," by Martha Gilstrap - Honorable Mention, Flash Fiction Contest,
     whimsplace.com, 3rd quarter 2006

Presentation and Teaching Background

  • Total Quality
  • Creative Problem Solving
  • Communications and Generations
  • Peak Performance in Presentations
  • CPR
  • RyuTe KarateŽ (18 years teaching)
    • Includes 8 years in her own dojo
    • Includes teaching chizikunbo at Mr. Oyata’s annual summer and birthday conferences
  • Self-defense seminars
  • Latin for grade-school children

Memberships

Romance Writers of America
Pikes Peak Writers
Write Stuff Novels online group (co-manager)
Murder Must Advertise listserve
International Ryu-TeŽ Karate Association
Broad Universe

General Bio

 

Here is a bit more information about my experience, education, and writing.