Mrs. Sharon Knudson is a freelance writer with more than 350 publications in a variety of newspapers and magazines. She has collaborated on several books, and is currently under contract with Strang Communications for a book called Women Starting from Scratch, releasing Fall 2008. She likes to teach writing courses on the skills required for effective communication/writing and procedures for getting published. Sharon is President of the 140-member Minnesota Christian Writers Guild, and in August 2000 was chosen “Writer of the Year” by the American Christian Writers Conference. She is on staff with the Lutheran Evangelistic Movement, Inc. (LEM) and is editor of The LifeLines. She also serves as a writing consultant and editor for The Master’s Institute. Sharon holds B.M.E. and M.M. degrees from Michigan State University in East Lansing.