THE AUTHOR, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER


Andrea Reynolds published her first book in 1982 under the imprint, HALO Books. It was crowd-funded by the people listed in the directory.

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In 1984, angel investors put up the money to produce her second book after she appeared for 15 minutes on a Toronto radio station on her birthday. She has crowd-funded three of her books and offers a course to authors who prefer to fund their own publishing project independently.

She is a former member of the
National Writers Union (NWU.org) and a former member of the Periodical Writers Association of Canada (PWAC) and the Book Promoters Association of Canada. She also owned a writer's retreat, Authors Bed & Breakfast.

As a resident of both Canada and the United States, Andrea has 40+ years' experience writing articles, newsletters, books and promotional copy. She is available to speak to companies, colleges, conferences, conventions, groups and organizations on the subject of
any of our books.

Her hands-on experience and research is in:

  • Personal and professional services marketing
  • Health and medical services marketing
  • How-to book development and promotion
  • Newsletter publishing
  • Public speaking and trade shows
  • Media and print advertising
  • Publicity and public relations
  • Mail order and retail merchandising
  • Food, cooking and hospitality
  • Etiquette and ethics coaching
  • Relationship counseling
  • Association management
  • Adult continuing education
  • Radio broadcasting and TV talk shows

She has contributed to these books:
  • How to Promote Your Business with Booklets, Paulette Ensign (p. 12)
  • The Older Cat, Dan Poynter (p. 17, 98, 101)
  • WriterSpeaker.com, Carmen Leal (pp. 259-261)
  • Jump Start Your Book Sales, Marilyn & Tom Ross (p. 101)
  • Haunted Toronto, John Robert Columbo ("The Ghost on the Stairs.")

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She has written for:

Radio and TV stations
CityTv
CBC TV
Life Network Television
CFRB Radio 1010 AM

Publishers
Harlequin Books
The Toronto Star
Maclean-Hunter Publishing
Toronto Wedding Bells Magazine

Adult Education Programs
The Learning Annex
Canadian School of Management
Hamot Women's Health Connection

Consulting Firms
Darnell Consulting, Inc.
Hill Industrial Engineering
RC Weaver Marketing Communications

Service Businesses
North Coast Travel
Four Seasons Aviation
Local Global Access, Inc.
Conference Coordinates
Business Data Processing

Corporations
Campbell Soup Co.
Coca-cola Canada Ltd.
Control Data Ltd.
Northern Telecom Ltd.

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