She maintains a blog at ronicastromberg.wordpress.com and has online interviews at:
peteredmundlucy7.blogspot.com
gottawritegirl.com
BooksALatte.com
lifewithmissy.blogspot.com
apenforyourthoughts.blogspot.com
katiehines.blogspot.com
To check out her tour schedule, search her name on booktour.com
Her latest book, "The Time-for-Bed Angel," is available at mainline bookstores such as Barnes & Noble and Borders and at inspirational bookstores throughout the United States and world. It's also available online.
"The Time-for-Bed Angel" is the humorous story of a rambunctious, bedtime-avoiding boy and the guardian angel who watches over him. The publisher of the book is Lion-Hudson, the United Kingdom's largest independent publisher of inspirational books.
Ronica Stromberg also has a published middle school mystery and three teen novels under contract with Royal Fireworks Press, the United States' largest publisher of fiction for gifted and talented children.
In the mystery novel, "The Glass Inheritance," 12-year-old Samantha discovers her grandmother's hidden past while uncovering an inheritance of Depression Era glassware. Schools use the book alongside their history curriculum to educate children about the Depression Era and World War II.
"The Glass Inheritance" is available for purchase from Amazon.com or from most bookstores with the ISBN (0-88092-5434). For an autographed copy, send an e-mail to the author at ronicawrites (at) yahoo.com.
AUTHOR VISITS
Ronica Stromberg visits schools, bookstores, libraries, and writers' conferences or workshops. She enjoys serving on panels of writers, taking part in question-and-answer sessions, and speaking and reading to individual classrooms (not school assemblies).
For children in preschool through first grade, she presents on the process of going from book idea to published book. She shows children her original manuscript, the illustrator's preliminary sketches, and the final galleys for "The Time-for-bed Angel." She reads the book in class and leads children in a "You Be the Artist!" activity in which they pretend to be illustrators and paint sketches for a book.
For older children, she typically speaks about how she became an author and what being an author involves. She then opens the floor so children can ask the questions they're most interested in finding answers to.
She can also speak or teach on the following topics, if notified in advance:
"Divine Words: Writing for the Inspirational Market"
"Fiction Fundamentals"
"Becoming a Grammar Guru: Avoiding Common Writing Mistakes" (most appropriate for high school students)
"Writing Compelling Mysteries"
"What's So Funny About Humor Writing?"
"Success Through Reading and Writing: One Author's Story and Strategies" (most appropriate for teachers)
Ronica charges a daily fee plus expenses (meals, transportation, and hotel, if an overnight stay is necessary). Expenses are typically reduced for bookings in her hometown area (southeast Iowa); Des Moines, Iowa; Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska; and Kansas City.
To book a visit from Ronica Stromberg, you may e-mail her at ronicawrites (at) yahoo.com.
WRITING AWARDS
Ronica Stromberg was a finalist in the 2008 Fiction from the Heartland Contest sponsored by the Mid-America Romance Authors chapter of Romance Writers of America.
Ronica won second place in the fiction category of the Evangelical Press Association's 2005 Awards of Excellence Contest. Her winning short story, "A Real Steal?" was published in Campus Life magazine. (The EPA is the press organization of Christian magazines and newspapers.)
Ronica has also won two journalism awards, an advertising slogan contest sponsored by Procter & Gamble, and a humor writing contest.
SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS
This list has been moved to Ronica's blog, ronicastromberg.wordpress.com
WORK EXPERIENCE
From September 1995 to present, Ronica has worked as a freelance copy editor (for newspapers and corporations) and as a writer.
Before going freelance, she worked for four years as the in-house editor at a corporation that did consulting work for the U.S. Department of Education, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and other educational agencies. In that job, she edited books, workshop materials, contract proposals, and federal and state educational reports. She also wrote reviews of science articles and of books for junior high and high school youths. She wrote press releases, produced the company newsletter, and handled requests for permission to use copyrighted materials. She also did presentations on grammar for the staff.
In the two years prior to that, she worked as a marketing assistant for the State of Iowa, serving as copy editor for the department's two newsletters, coordinating trade shows, and assisting with promotional events.
Ronica has also worked as a newsletter writer for the Iowa Commission on Children, Youth and Families and, as a college junior, was selected from the top 5 percent of her class to serve as a research assistant to a journalism professor at the University of Iowa.
EDUCATION
Graduated with distinction from the University of Iowa with a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communications, a minor in English, and concentrated course work in secondary education
Earned 100 percent of college expenses through work and six scholarships (based on academics, not financial need)
Member of Phi Beta Kappa and other national honor societies
