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

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

Fiction

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.

"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
  • "Write the Fight," presented at Murder in the Grove mystery writers conference in Boise, ID in June 2008.

Memberships

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

General Bio

 

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