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Mr. Gilbreath is a nationally recognized author, publisher, speaker, and training instructor in subjects such as writing, programming, database design, web trend analysis, eCommerce activities, IT Project+, HIPAA, and utilization of the Internet. He has appeared on television, radio, web cast, and has toured the country in live appearances. Mr. Gilbreath is one of the originators of the Infotainment style of teaching/training. In October 1998, he was the featured author on the television show "Meet the Author". Mr. Gilbreath was also featured in October 2004 on the literary radio show "Curious Minds" by Jana Oliver. In 2006, Mr. Gilbreath appeared on stage as Mr. Smith in Eugene Ionesco's The Bald Soprano.
Memberships:
Horror Writers Association - Active Member
Writing Credits include:
Galen - Novel published 1997, *Darrell Award Honorable Mention 1998
Dark Chances - Novel published 2006,*Darrell Award Finalist for Best Novel 2007
"Toradh Of The Gem" - Short Story in Mark Fitzgerald Presents Tales of Fantasy 2007, *Darrell Award Recipient - First Runner Up - Best Short Story 2008
"Time To Come Out And Play" - Short story in Time Intertwined 2006, *Darrell Award Recipient - Honorable Mention - Best Short Story 2007
"By the Numbers" - Short story in Time Intertwined 2006
"Lepus Europaeus" - Short story in Modern Witches, Wizards, and Magic 2005, *Darrell Award Winner - Best Short Story 2006
"Good Intentions" - Short story in Thought Magazine - Online 2003
"Little Demon Doubt" - Short story in Darkness Rising - Demons at Play 2003 (UK), *Darrell Award Honorable Mention 2004
"Just Beneath the Surface" - Short story in More Monsters From Memphis 1998
"Finding Myself" and "Time" - Poetry in Something Like Homesickness 1997
"My House" - Short story in Monsters From Memphis 1997, *Darrell Award Honorable Mention 1998
HIPAA in Daily Practice - Technical book published 2003
"HIPAA: Don't Wait to be Compliant" - Article for Certification Magazine 2004
Upcoming Publications:
Compilation: A Patchwork of Stories an anthology of short stories due out in 2008
"First Impression" - Short story in The Sci-Fi Collection 2008
"The Abere" - Audio play with Kerlak Productions 2007
"The Abere" - Movie script adaptation 2007

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Writers, artists, and other fans of creativity.

My Blog

Good just isn't good enough anymore.

There is an old commercial that I absolutely hate.  It went a little like this: the professor is browbeating his students by telling them that no matter how hard they try, most of them would never be ...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:42:00 GMT

Technology and Writing

I will start with a contradictory statement about myself.  I am both a technophobe and a serious techno geek.  I have been involved in whatever the hot techie toys happened to be for the last 30 years...
Posted by on Fri, 15 May 2009 20:49:00 GMT

ImagiCon 2009

This was the first year for this convention.  While it certainly had a few issues, it went much better than most new conventions.  My first compliment goes to the choice of venue.  While the hotel is ...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:38:00 GMT

MidSouthCon 27 - Memphis, TN

This was the first year in a very long time that MidSouthCon has used a new hotel as its venue.  While, I am positive that there were many rough spots that will need to be ironed out by both the hotel...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:29:00 GMT

The Write Environment

Normally, advice on how to be a successful writer centers on actually typing something, however, there are times when we need to consider what it takes to get to the point where you can actually type ...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Mar 2009 09:07:00 GMT

Word Choice

When you are a writer, your choice of words is everything.  If you are working on a college thesis, feel free to use as many convoluted phrases and intellectually extravagate words as you see fit.  Ho...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:49:00 GMT

Chattacon XXXIV

Chattanooga in January may not sound like the best time to hold a convention, but it seems to work out fine for the nice folks at ChattaCon.  Since I had never been before, I didn't really know what t...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:55:00 GMT

Innovation and Planning

Just what is innovation?  Is it originality? Is it modernization?  Is it doing more with less?  Being imaginative? With the New Year has come the mother of all hangovers, a recession.  Think of it as ...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:43:00 GMT

Tough Times

Let's face it ladies and gentlemen, times are tough and not getting any easier any time real soon.  In spite of the fact that we have more technology now than at any time in history, people are s...
Posted by on Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:23:00 GMT

Making Money

The question everyone wants to know, but normally won't ask, just how much money can you make as a writer?  The answer is mind-boggling depressing.  The simple horrible fact is that most books (over 9...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:33:00 GMT