Mary Horner is an award-winning journalist, whose work has appeared in more than two dozen publications. She currently teaches communications at St.Louis and St.Charles community Colleges. She earned a master’s degree in communications from Lindenwood University, and a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Missouri-St.Louis, where she also received the Writing Certificate. She completed the core curriculum program in medical communications with a special emphasis in editing/writing from the American Medical Writer’s Association. In 2005, she received the Best Mom Award. Her new book, Strengthen Your Nonfiction Writing, is currently available through High Hill  Press. Mary blogs about writing at writRteachR.blogspot.com