Our Guest Writers
S.W. Cannon
Author SW Cannon
S.W. Cannon was raised and still lives in Birmingham, Alabama. She has had a love of writing for years and getting her feet wet in published works with blogs and a local magazine was just the beginning. She has a freelance career with experience in copy writing (fashion/style) and content writing (legal field) but her passion is within the lifestyle/relationship genre for both the male and female demographics. She has written under the name Sha’ Young for Shepreneur Magazine, Y.U.R.I. Magazine and SportsLifeMusic.com. As a part of the Yahoo Contributors’ Network, she has also done copy writing for Accessorizing You on Yahoo Shine!, a hugely popular eZine of the search engine giant Yahoo.
S.W. Cannon was raised and still lives in Birmingham, Alabama. She has had a love of writing for years and getting her feet wet in published works with blogs and a local magazine was just the beginning. She has a freelance career with experience in copy writing (fashion/style) and content writing (legal field) but her passion is within the lifestyle/relationship genre for both the male and female demographics. She has written under the name Sha’ Young for Shepreneur Magazine, Y.U.R.I. Magazine and SportsLifeMusic.com. As a part of the Yahoo Contributors’ Network, she has also done copy writing for Accessorizing You on Yahoo Shine!, a hugely popular eZine of the search engine giant Yahoo. S.W. Cannon has built a great readership with her writings on relationships with her blog STFU4ABetterRelationship.WordPress.com. Her straight talk about interpersonal relations is just what most need to interpret the opposite sex and change behaviors that endanger their relationship as well as how to keep things copasetic with your loved one. S.W. Cannon writes about relationships for life and fiction. Check out her first novella Casey Canyon available at www.AuthorSWCannon.com. 
Dr. Veronica Harrington
Dr. Veronica Harringrton
Dr. Harrington is a native of Birmingham, Alabama. She was educated in the Birmingham Public School System at Ramsey High School and completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at Hampton University. Dr. Harrington continued her education and pursued a doctorate in Vision Science at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is passionate about people and desires to make an impact on people through her published written works. Dr. Harrington is the author of “The Journey” and she is currently in the process of completing her next book entitled “Pieces of Me.” She enjoys her work as a financial professional and freelance writer. You can rearch her at www.thejourneytopurpose.webs.com or [email protected].
DJ
DJ is a native of Washington, DC now living in Birmingham, AL. She is a journalist, home color/design/organizational stylist, and inventor. She enjoys giving back to the community through elementary/middle school scholarships, work with local Birmingham non-profits and churches.
She has written and published several articles for local Christian magazines, The Faith Connection and Pure Heart Magazine. In her leisure DJ enjoys Jazz music, hosting informal gathers, poetry readings and being of service where needed.
Currently, DJ is developing a business that will incorporate her various talents.
Aimee Lanier
Aimee Lanier
Aimee was raised in Fairfield, Alabama and currently resides in Fairfield. She is a copy editor for the Renew Refresh Reset blog and The Introvert Advocate blog. Her background is in Natural Health, Herbology and the Mind, Body, Spirit Connection. She holds a Bachelor’s of Arts in American Studies from the University of Alabama. Her hobbies include photography and writing. She is a classic car enthusiast and uses the hobby as a method of community outreach for volunteering and fundraising for local charities. She is actively involved in serving through the Glen Oaks Neighborhood Association, Heartland Cruisers Car Club and Elevate Church.
Aimee has been published in the Holistic Times Newsletter, Comprehensive Iridology Newsletter and Biodiversity Magazine. She also has experience in copy writing, course writing and editing in the Natural Health field.
She currently works for the City Clerk in the City of Homewood, which is career that provides valuable insight in serving her neighborhood association and attending city council meetings.
Michelle Spratt-Lockett
Michelle Spratt-Lockett
A Birmingham, AL and Dallas, TX native who resides in West VA as an Operations Manager for a lucrative Industrial Distribution company. Michelle is a passionate writer with a style of old world literature with notes of neo poetry and witty humor. Freedom of expression along with the thirst to have positive life experiences are the driving force to which she writes. To have human moment’s everyday gives us all the ability to witness the raw forms of love and humor- so understand that we are humans first and deserve to laugh at life with dignity
Jackie Whitehead
Jacqueline Whitehead
Jackie’s hometown is Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She has had a love of numbers and helping people for years. She started her professional career as a consultant in the IT field and loved it for a great many years. She has always had a heart for helping people, so when she retired from the IT field she decided to become a consultant in financial services. Like IT, being a financial wellness consultant enables her to work with numbers and “put the pieces together” for her clients. Jackie is a contributing writer for “BlackLifeCoaches.net”, the site for certified life coaches in the black community and “LinkedIn”, the professional networking site. You can also find her speaking around the US and in her community at: churches, civic events and on the radio about financial wellness. Her financial wellness company, JJ Consults, will take you from creating a personal or business budget to retirement planning. She can be reached at: [email protected] or 205-378-9352.
Sharon Williams
Sharon Williams
Sharon, hails from Birmingham, AL by way of Boston, MA. Born in Tuscaloosa, AL she is a graduate of Stillman College and currently holds a PHR certification in Human Resources–the field in which she has worked for the past 20+ years. Sharon has recently published the book: The ABCs of Real Beauty–the “must have” accessory for every woman and young girl. Through years of battling negative body image, fighting the internal struggle to be herself and yet conform to her environment, and hearing the conversations of other women, Sharon saw a need. Relying on her faith, while balancing the responsibilities of wife, mother, and career, Sharon sought for a solution. A solution that would lift the esteem of herself and other women alike. Something that would fly in the face of those “unwritten” rules in which society operates. You can learn more about her work by visiting her Real Beauty A to Z website. Copies of her book, The ABC’s of Real Beauty, can be purchased on Amazon.com.