Name: David Ciambrone Location: Georgetown, TX Travel: To any state Contact: mysterywriter5@msn.com Web site: davidciambrone.com

Bio: Dr. David Ciambrone lives in Georgetown, Texas (a northern suburb of Austin) with his wife. Dave is a retired scientist and now writes non-fiction and fiction as well as a newspaper column (Ask Uncle Dave) for the Williamson County Sun. Dave has published 5 Virginia Davies mysteries; the latest novel is Left at Georgetown, published by L&L Dreamspell (Nov. 2007). Dave has also published three non-fiction management books; the latest is Effective Design to Production Transition published by Francis and Taylor (Sept. 2007). He has also published a new handbook for mystery writers titled Poison Handbook for Writers. Dave is the San Gabriel Writer's League President. He was vice president of Sisters in Crime – Orange County Chapter and is a current member of the Sisters in Crime in Austin, TX. He is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Austin Mystery Writers and the Williamson County Coroners. Dave is a Fellow, International Oceanographic Foundation. Dr. Ciambrone is also a member of the Writer's League of Texas and the Order of Merlin of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. Dave was also a Professor of Engineering at California State Polytechnic University at Pomona and has awards in archaeology. Possible topics: Writing a mystery Writing a novel—Permission to write badly Forensics for Mystery Writers Poisons for Mystery Writers Murder 101, or What really happens when you kill someone and how to do it right Developing Three Dimensional Characters—Breathing Life into Characters Preparing a non-fiction book proposal Fees: Negotiable

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