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

Credentials

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-Te® Reporter, 1986-2000

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

"Write the Fight," by Marti Verlander, Pikes Peak Writers NewsMagazine, January/February 2010

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

Awards

Finalist, Paranormal Romance category, in the 2008 Book of Your Heart Contest, sponsored by Published Authors Special Interest Chapter (PASIC) of Romance Writers of America.

Third Place, Paul Gillette Award at the 2010 Pikes Peak Writers Conference.

Presentation and Teaching Background

Memberships

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

General Bio