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MARY-LANE KAMBERG, Olathe, Kansas, is a professional writer with more than twenty-five years’ experience. She is the author of more than 30 books. Her articles have appeared in Better Homes and Gardens, Marriage and Family Living, Christian Science Monitor, Healthy Kids and many others.
Also a speaker and workshop leader, Mary-Lane can provide your organization a skilled array of topics and lessons that are sure to captivate any audience. Over the past few years she has presented, spoken, or provided workshops for such organizations as American Management Association, Vance Publishing, Hydro Consultants Inc., National College Media Convention, Avila University, Johnson County Community College, Kansas Authors Club, Missouri Writers Guild, Oklahoma Writers Federation Inc., and elementary and secondary schools in Olathe, Shawnee Mission, and Blue Valley School Districts. Mary-Lane's poetry, essays and short stories have appeared in several anthologies and literary journals including: Chicken Soup for the Soul, A Celebration of Women, Beginning from the Middle (anthology); Sacred Feathers (anthology); The Season of Light (anthology); Kansas City Star, Late Knocking, Mediphors, Mid-America Poetry Review, Potpourri, and others. Her poetry chapbook Seed Rain was published by Finishing Line Press. |
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I LOVE TO WRITE CAMP
for students entering grades 2nd through 8th, led by Mary-Lane! |
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A Ride to Somewhere … and other stories
This is a collection of Mary-Lane's best humor pieces and personal essays from The Best Times, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Be You, The Christian Science Monitor, Kansas City Parent, Kansas City Star, and other publications. |
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The I Love To Write Book: Ideas and Tips for Young Writers
This is an instructional, inspirational get-started guide to launch young students on the first stages of their journeys to become successful, self-motivated writers. It includes tips, techniques and activities – ideal for use in the classroom as well as individually. Targeted to grades 4-8, it may also appeal to younger and older writers, depending on their reading and writing skills. |
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The I Love to Write Stories Book
This is a practical guide that gives young writers ages 6 to 14 the tools they need to create their own fiction. It's an instructional and inspirational handbook that seeks to launch them on a journey to become successful, confident, and self-motivated writers. Topics include story structure, characterization, plot. beginnings, endings, and ways to enrich their stories by using the five senses, adding color and music, and other techniques. It also covers time-proven methods to revise and proofread to make stories sing. The instruction and activities in the book were developed by the author for the Kansas City Writers Group's I Love to Write summer camps for children in grades K-8. Featuring many practical tips, techniques, and activities, the book is ideal for use by individuals and in the home school or public or private school classroom. |
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The I Love to Write Poetry Book
This is a practical guide that gives young writers, ages 6 to 14, the tools they need to create their own poems. It's an instructional and inspirational handbook that launches them on a journey to becoming successful, confident, and self-motivated poets. Topics include rhyme, rhythm, repetition, imagery, line breaks, editing and publishing. It also introduces couplet, cinquain, diamante, shape poems, how-to poems, acrostic, apology, haiku, list, elegy, and free verse. |
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The I Don’t Know How To Cook Book (Adams Media, 2008)
Burnt toast, soggy sandwiches, and charred roasts are soon to become a thing of the past with this handy book! From home-style favorites to new and creative dishes, kitchens all across the country are about to change forever. The I Don’t Know How to Cook Book brings ease and fun to any kitchen, with more than 300 fantastic recipes and surefire instructions for making perfect meals every time. The easygoing “you can do it” tone is certain to bolster confidence and reveal hidden culinary talents among even the most inexperienced novices. Anyone who can boil water can learn to make the quickie breakfasts, grab ‘n go lunches, elegant dinners, and decadent desserts featured in this superb cookbook. |
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Mary-Lane Kamberg
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