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My original endeavor was in the fictional world and this is still where my heart lies, however, I have found that there are other genres and writing experiences that I also enjoy writing and doing.  Never one to be contented with sticking to the same forever, I constantly strive to expand and to improve in other aspects in the writing field.

 My personal goal  is to one-day write the love story of my grandparents as told through two years of letters they shared with one another from 1904-1906.  I am currently working on the story of my life as told in vignettes of growing up in an ever-changing world and a nonfiction book for writers on six of the most basic aspects of the craft of writing.

I am, of this minute, working on my first mystery novel titled River's Edge.  An excerpt of my novel and the personal essay found in Senator John Edwards book Homes-Blueprints of Our Lives can be found HERE

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Fictional

Nonfiction

Poetry

Other Writing Accomplishments

Press Release

 Ghosts of Grey, a literary piece on an elderly, but spritly lady named Mandy, who discovers that there is no true end to life, only the carrying on by another.  Hayden Ferry Magazine, fall of 2005 

Poindexter and the Christmas Ornament   Honorable Mention and published in the Canine Courage Online Magazine August of 2004. [See Tag above]

Marcia's Choice, a short story that takes place after WWII in France, runner-up in 24-hour contest sponsored by Writer's Weekly and accepted and published by the University of Maine Literary Journal.

The Christmas Gift That Lasted a Lifetime, published in the Dec/Jan 2005 issue of Country Magazine, Reimein Publications. [See tag above]

Connected Souls, a true event that changed the course of my life, published in February, 2005 in More Real stories of Spirit Communication: When Loved Ones Return After Crossing Over, Vol. II

Along Came Cat, a mystery introducing the continuing character of Detective Alexander Brown, Future Mystery Magazine.

How to Critique and Remain Friends, published by The Long Ridge   Writers Institude.

Three Dimensional Characters, published by The Writer.

Keyboarding May Be Hazardous to Your Health, published by The Long Ridge Writer's Institute, with a second printing at The Writers Resource-Visions. 

User Friendly Websites for Marketing, the importance of creating a site that the non-literate computer user can easily access and utilize.

Creative Nonfiction:

I Remember When, published by On the Edge 2006 Anthology

Bare in the Cave, published by Cappers, 2005.

A selection of five poems published in the 2005 and 2006 anthologies Life On the Edge sponsored by The Missouri State Poetry Society and published by The Fountain Press, a small press publication company. 

A website of poetry posted at The Starlite Cafe  under the pen name of dcwriter,

Several poems published on a local level through newspapers and small library publications.

I am now participating in a pilot novel writing program for Long Ridge Writers Institute located in West Redding, CON.

Own: v     League of Extra Ordinary Revisionists  a working group for new and developing writers:

Other:     Network Coordinator for the Writers' Society of Jefferson County 

• Moderate: Writers' Society of Jefferson County Yahoo writing group,
• Webmaster: Writers' Society of Jefferson County at http://www.wsjcwritersonline.net

Member of:

• Writers' Society of Jefferson County

·                 St. Louis Writers Guild

·                  Saturday Writers of St. Peters

·                   Missouri Poetry Society

·                    Missouri National Educational Association

·                   The Mystery Writers Association

Crime and Suspence Writers Group

Just for Fun:

Completed the NaNoNovel Writing Contest [56,000 words on my novel in 30days]
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I have presented several writing workshops online and on a local level.  I am now developing my latest online writer's workshop on The Four Dimensional Character to be presented Spring, 2007.

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 Pevely, Missouri resident and published author, Dorry Catherine Pease, has received notification that Senator John Edward's book, Home: Blueprint of Our Lives will carry the personal essay of her family home in Coventry, New York.

 Home: Blueprint of Our Lives tells the story of America’s common values and dreams through pictures of the childhood homes of a diverse and notable group of people, accompanied by narratives told by these individuals. This wonderful and moving book by Senator Edwards is a look at the impact that childhood homes have on celebrities, dignitaries and most importantly on everyday Americans.  The book carries an impressive and eclectic mix of contributors from across the country. 

 After retiring from education in 2001, Dorry Catherine Pease became a moving force in the writing groups of Jefferson County and Metro St. Louis.  As Vice President of Writers' Society of Jefferson County [WSJC], member of St. Louis Writers Guild and Saturday Writers of St. Peters, Dorry also contributes her time as moderator of the WSJC Third Saturday Writers Network, which meets in Festus, moderates two online writing groups as well as her own online critique and editing service for freelance writers worldwide.

 Her publications, among others, include such creative nonfiction stories as The Christmas Gift published in Country Magazine and Poindexter and the Christmas Ornament, Canine Courage published by Random House. 

 Her credits also include fictional stories, Along Came Cat and Cemetery Dance, poetry in the Missouri State Poetry Chapter "On the Edge" anthology of 2005 and 2006 as well as several nonfiction articles on the craft of writing published online.

 The book Home: Blueprint of Our Lives will be published by Harper Collins in the fall of 2006 and will be available nationwide.

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