staff:
Publisher: Diane Lau
Diane's first published work was a short story in 'Teen magazine at the age of thirteen. She graduated with honors from the University
of Wisconsin--Madison with a B.S. in English in 1977. Her three-decade professional
career includes magazine editing, legal, finance, graphic design, information
systems and marketing. She has 11 years experience as a book and ezine publisher, 18 years
in marketing, and 11 years in web design/internet marketing. For over three decades
Diane has also been a freelance writer. Her longer published works as Diane
Lau include The Crosses of Lent, Living Beyond Reality, and The
Resurrection of Captain Eternity. Her writing has appeared in such diverse
periodicals as Beckett Hockey Monthly, The Lutheran Witness, Suite,
and Romantic Times BOOKclub. For four years Diane wrote and published
the popular hockey humor ezine "Hockey Snacks." She also wrote and
maintains an online biography of retired NHL star Guy Carbonneau, now head coach of the Montreal Canadiens. Most recently
she has gained notoriety writing erotic romance fiction as Diana Laurence. Her
award-winning, bestselling Soulful Sex series, begun in 2004, continues
to grow in popularity. Her most recent project, the novel Bloodchained, is unique in that it was written with the input of 63 reader/fans.
Editor: Sarah Ratayczak
Sarah earned a B.A. with honors in 1998 from the University
of Wisconsin--Madison, with a double major in the School of Journalism, emphasis
on Advertising and Classical Humanities. Her professional experience has been
in the financial services industry, doing marketing and internet content management
and design. Now a stay-at-home mom of two wonderful children, Sarah continues
to freelance as a website manager and designer. She is an avid reader in many
genres, including romance fiction.
Graphic designer:
Katie Nelson
Katie graduated with honors in 2002 from the University
of Wisconsin--Madison with a B.A. degree in Art, emphasis on graphic design.
She began her career as a production artist for the advertising subsidiary of
Roundy's, Inc. and currently does graphic design work for Cramer-Krasselt, a
leading midwest advertising agency. Katie freelances especially as a designer
of logos, and is fluent in Illustrator, Photoshop and Flash. She dabbles in
photography, drawing, painting, and papercrafts.
Proofreader: David Lau
David graduated in 1983 from the University of Wisconsin--Green
Bay with a B.A. degree in History. Early in his career he gained experience
as a professional proofreader with a Milwaukee publisher, and currently runs
his own residential cleaning company, Personal
Slave Cleaning Service. He is a voracious reader, particularly of political
thrillers and fantasy, and a big fan of romance fiction when the author is his
wife.
news:
January 30, 2008: Bloodchained and Diana Laurence were showcased in the February 2008 issue of Milwaukee lifestyle magazine "M," in their feature story "Romance by Committee."
January 15, 2008: Bloodchained received 5 stars and a fabulous review from The Romance Studio.
January 15, 2008: Soulful Sex: The Science Fiction Collection received 5 stars and a great review from The Romance Studio.
January 14, 2008: Soulful Sex: The Paranormal Collection received 5 stars and a great review from The Romance Studio.
January 1, 2008: "Alloy Love" from Soulful Sex: The Science Fiction Collection received the award for Best Short Story of 2007 from Mrs. Giggles.
October 28, 2007: Bloodchained received 5 Angels and a great review from Fallen Angel Reviews.
October 8, 2007: Bloodchained received 4 1/2 Blue Ribbons and a great review from Romance Junkies.
October 5, 2007: Bloodchained received 5 Stars and a great review from Sime~Gen.
September 8, 2007: Release of Bloodchained (paperback and ebook).
March 21, 2007: Release of Soulful Sex: The Paranormal, Science Fiction and Fantasy Collections (paperback).
February 28, 2007: Soulful Sex: The Paranormal Collection received a Reviewers Choice Award from eCataromance.com.
February 17, 2007: Soulful Sex: The Science Fiction Collection received 83 points and a fabulous review from Mrs. Giggles.
February 11, 2007: Release of Soulful Sex: The Fantasy Collection.
January 2, 2007: Launch of the "Soulful Sex: Partners" Project.
November 20, 2006: Release of Soulful Sex: The Science Fiction Collection.
October 15, 2006: An article about Do-It-YourSelf-Publishing was featured by Write and Publish Your Book.
September 23, 2006: Soulful Sex Volume III received 5 stars and a great review from Sime~Gen.
September 12, 2006: The works of Diana Laurence were discussed most flatteringly by The Lipstick Mystic.
September 12, 2006: An article about Do-It-YourSelf-Publishing was featured by About Freelance Writing.
September 8, 2006: Soulful Sex Volume II received 5 stars and a great review from Sime~Gen.
September 1, 2006: Soulful Sex: The Paranormal Collection received 5 stars and a great review from Sime~Gen.
August 18, 2006: Soulful Sex Volume III received a Reviewers Choice Award from eCataromance.com.
August 11, 2006: Soulful Sex: The Paranormal Collection received 5 stars and a great review from eCataromance.com.
August 5, 2006: Do-It-YourSelf-Publishing was endorsed by famed fantasy writer and internet publishing supporter Piers Anthony.
July 29, 2006: Release of Soulful Sex: The Paranormal Collection.
July 24, 2006: Do-It-YourSelf-Publishing received 8 out of 10 and a great review from NovelSpot.
June 18, 2006: Soulful Sex Volumes I & II received 88 points and a fabulous review from the infamous Mrs. Giggles.
June 17, 2006: The READ FREE story "Playacting" received four hearts and a great review from The Romance Studio.
May 28, 2006: Article on Do-It-YourSelf-Publishing appeared in the "Funds for Writers" newsletter entitled "A New Option for Finding a Publisher: Do It Yourself."
May 1, 2006: Release of Do-It-YourSelf-Publishing.
April 11, 2006: An interview with the publisher was the lead story in the entertainment section of OnMilwaukee.com, entitled "Tech-savvy Milwaukee author publishes her own books."
April 11, 2006: Soulful Sex Volume III received four cups and a great review from Coffee Time Romance.
April 9, 2006: "Je t'aime Etienne" from Soulful Sex Volume II was a finalist in the Best Story from an Anthology category of the Reviewers International Organizations 2005 RIO Awards for Excellence.
April 9, 2006: The READ FREE story "Secret Santas" received four stars and a great review from The Romance Studio.
April 8, 2006: Soulful Sex Volume II received four kisses and a great review from Romance Divas.
April 2, 2006: Soulful Sex Volume III received a great review from Romance Junkies.
March 23, 2006: Release of Diana's Deck Romance Fortune Telling Cards.
March 13, 2006: Soulful Sex Volume III received a five star review from Ecataromance.com.