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Deborah J. Lightfoot


Biography

I began as a journalist, or at least that's what I got my degree in. After college, I worked for a newspaper, then as a magazine editor and feature writer. These days I earn my living as a freelance editor for a national nonprofit organization. I've written three award-winning books of history and biography. I'm a member of The Authors Guild. My newest work is a fantasy, WATERSPELL, an intricate, multi-layered trilogy about a girl and the wizard who suspects her of being so dangerous to his world, he believes he'll eventually have to kill her ... which poses a problem for him, since he's fallen in love with her. My married name, and a name I've sometimes been published under, is Deborah Lightfoot Sizemore.

Where to find Deborah J. Lightfoot online

Website: http://www.waterspell.net
Twitter: @WaterspellBooks
Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: http://djlightfoot.blogspot.com

Where to buy in print

http://members.authorsguild.net/waterspell/

Books

Waterspell Book 3: The Wisewoman    by Deborah J. Lightfoot
Price: $2.99 USD. 115040 words. Published by Seven Rivers Publishing  on March 2, 2012. Fiction.
Plague and pestilence have come to Ladrehdin. In this third book of Waterspell, Carin and Verek set out to put right everything that has gone so badly wrong. On the final leg of their quest, they retrace Carin's journey north from the plains--accompanied this time by the village wisewoman, Megella. This series begins with Waterspell Book 1: The Warlock, and continues with Book 2: The Wysard.
Waterspell Book 2: The Wysard    by Deborah J. Lightfoot
Price: $2.99 USD. 133450 words. Published by Seven Rivers Publishing  on November 14, 2011. Fiction.
After blundering into the last stronghold of magic, Carin discovers that she is right to fear the wizard Verek. He is using her to seal the ruptures in the void, and she may be nothing more to him than an expendable weapon. But will Lord Verek find it in his heart to dispose of his fiery water-sylph? Book 2 of a series--the story begins with Waterspell Book 1: The Warlock
Waterspell Book 1: The Warlock    by Deborah J. Lightfoot
Price: $2.99 USD. 116370 words. Published by Seven Rivers Publishing  on November 13, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Drawn into the schemes of an angry wizard, teenager Carin must decipher the words of an alien book, follow the clues in a bewitched poem, conjure a dragon from a pool of magic--and tread carefully around a seductive but volatile, emotionally scarred sorcerer who can't seem to decide whether to love her or kill her. Book 1 of a series--the story continues in Waterspell Book 2: The Wysard.
Simple Green: Confessions of a Former Earthchild    by Deborah J. Lightfoot
Price: Free! 3510 words. Published by Seven Rivers Publishing  on October 1, 2011. Nonfiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
"Simple Green," by a semi-lapsed environmentalist, is a rumination on keepsakes and mementos and how best to Reduce, Reuse, & Recycle them after somebody dies and leaves all their stuff behind -- a life's residue, inevitably destined for the landfill, unless a sentimental collector intervenes. A personal essay/memoir by Deborah J. Lightfoot, author of the "Waterspell" fantasy trilogy.
Self-Editing: Two Half Brains Make a Whole Writer    by Deborah J. Lightfoot
Price: $0.99 USD. 13070 words. Published by Seven Rivers Publishing  on September 20, 2011. Nonfiction.
(5.00 from 3 reviews)
Self-Editing: Bringing Out Your Best (Two Half Brains Make a Whole Writer) -- practical professional advice from Deborah J. Lightfoot, published author and gainfully employed editor. Drawn from the author's 25 years of experience in newspaper, magazine, and book writing and editing, this book offers nuts-and-bolts advice on fixing common errors: eliminating wordiness, using the active voice, etc.

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