Kathi Macias is a multi-award winning writer who has authored more than 35 books and ghostwritten several others. A former newspaper columnist and string reporter, Kathi has taught creative and business writing in various venues and has been a guest on many radio and television programs. Kathi is a popular speaker at churches, women's clubs and retreats, and writers' conferences, and recently won the prestigious member of the year award from AWSA (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association), as well as Novel of the Year from Golden Scrolls and finalist in Carol Awards from ACFW (both for Red Ink). Kathi "Easy Writer" Macias lives in Homeland, CA, with her husband, Al, where the two of them spend their free time riding in Al's sunburst orange 2005 Corvette.