Joan Marie Verba earned a bachelor of physics degree from the University of Minnesota and attended the graduate school of astronomy at Indiana University, where she was an associate instructor of astronomy for one year. She has worked as a computer programmer and as an editor/publisher. She has had nine years' experience advising clients how to lose weight as part of a nationally advertised weight loss program, and currently works as a health-weight loss coach. (Visit Joan on Twitter or LinkedIn.)

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Weight Loss Success!

How I Lost Weight and Kept It Off for Over 30 Years and How You Can Do It, too!


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Situation: Critical, a Thunderbirds^TM  novel, will be published in 2010.





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An experienced writer, Joan is the author of the nonfiction books Voyager: Exploring the Outer Planets, Boldly Writing and Weight Loss Success!, as well as the novels Countdown to Action!, Action Alert!, and Deadly Danger! plus numerous short stories and articles. She is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She has served on the board of directors of both the Minnesota Science Fiction Society and the Mythopoeic Society.

Joan is a proud member of the National Weight Loss Registry. This is a registry of people who have lost at least 30 pounds and have kept it off for at least a year. Read My Weight Loss Story.

Deadly Danger, a Thunderbirds^TM  novel, includes the adventures of Virgil Tray and the rest of the International Rescue team.




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Upcoming appearances:

• Bloomington Writers' Festival and Book Fair, February 27, 2010
• Marscon, March 5-7, 2010
• Minicon, April 2-4, 2010

Darkover short stories:
available through Fictionwise (click on the title).

"Safe Passage," Snows of Darkover, 1994
"The Madwoman of the Kilghard Hills," Towers of Darkover, 1993
"An Invitation to Chaos," Leroni of Darkover, 1991
"The Honor of the Guild," Renunciates of Darkover, 1991
"Mind-eater," Domains of Darkover, 1990
"Death's Scepter," Four Moons of Darkover, 1988
"This One Time," Free Amazons of Darkover, 1985

Action Alert!, a Thunderbirds^TM  novel, tells of the adventures of Scott Tracy and the rest of International Rescue team. A Mom's Choice Awards® Silver Recipient.


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Other published works:
"Working Together in a Novel Way," The Writing Group Book, Sept. 2003
"Post-It Software Notes," ComputerUser magazine, July 1996
"Coda Music Technology,"ComputerUser magazine, December 1995
"Computer Manuscript Formatting," SCBWI Bulletin, April/May 1995
"The Three Great Myths of Writing," SCBWI Bulletin, Dec. 1994/Jan. 1995
"The Sum of the Parts," Science Fiction Review, Summer 1991
"She Dunit," Mpls./St. Paul Magazine, October 1984, p. 147

Countdown to Action!, a Thunderbirds^TM  novel, is a National Best Books Award finalist and a Mom's Choice Awards® Silver Recipient.


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• Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
• Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
  and Member of the Minnesota Chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators

Other interests:

• The Mythopoeic Society, which studies the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other fantasy authors.
• The Doctor's Exchange (Far Beyond the Stars), the official Siddig El Fadil/Alexander Siddig fan club.
• Producer of a public access TV interview show for genre authors, TV Bookshelf
  

Boldly Writing, a Trekker Fan and Zine History, 1967-1987, is a chronicle of Star Trek fan and fanzine activity.


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Autumn World, a science fiction novel, was written by Joan Marie Verba, Tess Meara, Deborah K. Jones, and Ruth Berman.



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Voyager: Exploring the Outer Planets, is available (only) as an eBook through Smashwords.