Doris Settles writes for newspapers and magazines, managed her own desktop-publishing business and wrote an “expert book” first self-published then picked up by a traditional publisher, wrote a second at their request, co-authored a history of Prohibition in Kentucky, has a 2022 picture book on gardening and has a children’s gardening journal due out late 2022. She is currently working on a middle-grade historical novel, a historical fiction picture book, and an adult literary novel as well as other picture books. Doris reviews expert books and children’s books, as well as works with authors on marketing and public speaking.