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Hi, my name is Dawn Colclasure and I write fiction, poetry, essays, articles, songs, plays -- you name it!
 
My site is currently undergoing a facelift.
 
Meanwhile, you can read some of my work here. 
 
My poetry chapbook, Take My Hand, can be bought from Amazon.com, and you can order my second one, Topiary Dreams, directly from me or through Project Pulp.
 
I have a 5-year-old daughter, Jennifer. I am currently at work in getting both nonfiction and fiction books written and published.
 
I am a deaf burn survivor. I love to read, mainly history, science, paranormal and biographies, as well as mysteries, science fiction, fantasy, horror and suspense. I love going for walks, hiking, stargazing and culinary activities. I also enjoy doll- and knife-collecting.  
 
I come from a family of four sisters and two brothers and I have spent a large part of my life either in a hospital undergoing reconstructive surgery or moving around.

Some of you may wonder why I also write under a pen name. When I started writing online for an e-zine called Griper, I was asked to use a pen name, since everybody who was published in the e-zine wrote under an alias. While I was in high school, I thought about writing under the pen name D.C. Mitchells. This never happened, though, so I started writing a novel with a teenaged character named Dana Mitchells. Once the request was made for a pen name, I used my character's name in place of the old one. I don't know if that book will ever be published (or titled, for that matter) but I have been using my character's name as my pen name since then. I have begun using my real name for my writings, but stuff published under the Dana Mitchells name will continue to appear here and there on the WWW.

Here are some of my articles published online:  

"Assistance Dogs: What They are and What Rights You Have" Published at e-fido.net

"Pessimists Unite! Destroy the "Lucky Number" Myth!" Published at Ten Thousand Monkeys.

"Are you overeating?" Published at SheKnows.com

"Toddler Tornadoes: Making a Mess or Exploring and Learning?" Published at Toddlers Today

"From Homeschooled to Homeschooling" Published in the January/February 2005 issue of Home Education Magazine.

Here is some other work I have done:

My Essays

Series of articles written for the E-zine Griper. Articles appeared in "College Life" and "Society and Culture" departments.
 

Article, "Yes, There Really Are Free Online Courses," is published in the Spring, 2004 issue of SUCCEED Magazine.
 
Article, "De-Clutter Your Home," published in April, 2004 issue of Simple Joy.
 
Article, "To Greener Pastures: Women recovering from eating disorders find healing, hope and horses at Remuda Ranch," published in the July/August 2004 issue of American Fitness Magazine. (You can now read this online here: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0675/is_4_22/ai_n6113360 )

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Read about my moving advice in this book!

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Read all about what I learned from my marriage in this book!

How to Survive Your Marriage

By Hundreds of Happy Couples Who Did

ISBN: 0-9746292-4-3

March 2005

6 x 9, trade paperback

Hundreds of Heads Books, Inc.

$13.95

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Current writer for the deaf/hard-of-hearing newspaper SIGNews, book reviewer for Crescent Blues E'Magazine and staff writer for the Web site The Shadowlands.

Former poetry editor for Skyline E-Magazine.

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Read my SIGNews articles here

"The galaxy takes center stage during Astronomy Day in April" Published in SIGNews

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THE SHADOWLANDS SITE

"The Out-of-Body Experience" Published at The Shadowlands.

"Haunted Houses: Finding Proof Your Home is Haunted" Published at The Shadowlands.

"Haunted Houses: Who You Gonna Call? How to Find a Group That's Right For You" Published at The Shadowlands.

"Haunted Houses: Living with the Fear and Trauma of Residing in a Haunted House" Published at The Shadowlands.

"Talking with your Child about Ghosts: Do's and Don'ts" Published at The Shadowlands

Other Shadowlands articles:
 
Interview, "Ghostbusters: Fact and Fiction," in the August 2004 newsletter of The Shadowlands.
 
Article, "Smelling a Ghost: Olfactory Hauntings," published in the September, 2004 newsletter of The Shadowlands.
 
Article, "Ghost Sightings at Hospitals," published in the October, 2004 newsletter of The Shadowlands.
 
Article, "The Amityville Horror: Truth and Consequence," published in the November, 2004 newsletter of The Shadowlands.
 
Article, "Haunted Houses: Can Stories Change the Skeptic?" published in the December, 2004 newsletter of The Shadowlands.
 
Article, "Haunted Houses: Why are Houses Haunted?" published in the February, 2005 Shadowlands newsletter.
 
Article, "Haunted Houses: Who You Gonna Call? How to Find the Group That's Right For You" published in the August, 2005 Shadowlands newsletter.
 
Article, "Haunted Houses: Living With the Fear and Trauma of Residing in a Haunted House" published in the November, 2005 Shadowlands newsletter. (Reprinted in the January, 2006 issue.)
 
Article, "Haunted Houses: How to Investigate Your House’s History," published in the February, 2006 Shadowlands newsletter.
 

What's New?
 
10-20-05: Skyline, Poetry Lane Magazine and SpinningS:intense tales of life, have all shut down.
 
9-11-05: I was interviewed for the September feature of the E-newsletter, The Book Lover's Haven. Check out this powerful, inspiring E-newsletter here: http://www.chistell.com/ 
 
9-1-05: I want to make a special "shout out" to my good REAL friend and fellow writing mom, Shaunna Privratsky! Shaunna has recently done me a huge, wonderful and GENEROUS favor and it means all the world to me that she has taken such a risk to help me out during a hard time. Shaunna, you are a wonderful, true friend. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU!!! Please check out Shaunna's site for GREAT writing articles and amazing books at:  http://shaunna67.tripod.com
 
8-22-05: I have recently become a part of the editorial advisory board of the Disability, Pregnancy & Parenthood international (DPPi) Journal. You can check them out here: http://www.dppi.org.uk/   
 
8-18-05: I was recently included in an article on deaf parents of hearing children in Connect For Kids Magazine. The article is by Robert Capriccioso. Here is the link: http://www.connectforkids.org/node/3328?tn=hp/s1 For the record, I did not tell Mr. Capriccioso I am a single parent, but that will be happening soon enough.
 
7-19-05: I have just been informed that Atriad Press will publish my story, "The House on Christopher Drive," in their forthcoming book, Haunted Encounters: Living in a Haunted House.
 
7-1-05: I was interviewed to be included in  the book,
How to Survive A Move
By Hundreds of Happy People Who Did
I appear in there under the name Dawn Colclasure-Wilson.
This book was published by Hundreds of Heads Books. You can read my experiences with moving in this book.
Check out Hundreds of Heads Books here: http://www.hundredsofheads.com
The book is hot off the press and can be ordered here: http://www.hundredsofheads.com/move/index.php
It is also available through Amazon and other bookstore retailers on- and offline.
If your bookstore doesn't have it, you can ask them to order it.
 
7-1-05: I was interviewed to be included in the book,
How to Survive Your Marriage
By Hundreds of Happy Couples Who Did*
*(and some things to avoid, from a few ex-spouses who didn’t)
I appear in there under the name Dawn Colclasure-Wilson. This book was published by Hundreds of Heads Books. You can read my experiences with my marriage and what I learned in this book which Hundreds of Heads calls "a great stand-alone read, but it’s also a wonderful companion book to other so-called "expert" types of marriage manuals. Its light-hearted approach and focus on the stories of everyday people make it an easy read and pain-free therapy for anxious newlyweds or struggling couples."
Check out Hundreds of Heads Books here: http://www.hundredsofheads.com
The book was released in March and can be ordered here: http://www.hundredsofheads.com/marriage/index.php
It is also available through Amazon and other bookstore retailers on- and offline.
  
6-25-05: Check out Shaunna Privratsky's interview with me at Write from Home: http://www.writefromhome.com/interviews/465colclasure.htm
 
6-25-05: The anthology containing a poem I wrote for my daughter, WHISPERS OF INSPIRATION, is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com! My poem is titled "I'll Give You the Moon" and you can find the book here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0977005003/qid=1119570641/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/102-8674628-1066559?v=glance&s=books 
 
3-18-05 Just found out that a quote from my book, 365 TIPS FOR WRITERS, has been featured as a "Quote of the Day" in Jade Walker's The Written Word Ezine. Check out The Written Word here: http://lists.topica.com/lists/TheWrittenWordEZine 
 
1-6-05  My poem, "I'll Give You the Moon," was accepted for inclusion in the forthcoming anthology, WHISPERS OF INSPIRATION.
 
12-31-04  365 TIPS FOR WRITERS is featured as a "Member's Book of the Week" in NAWW Weekly.
 
12-15-04: 365 TIPS FOR WRITERS: Inspiration, Writing Prompts and Beat The Block Tips to Turbocharge Your Creativity has been released! Check it out here: http://filbertpublishing.com/tips.htm 
 
12-2-04  Peter Bowerman ( http://wellfedwriter.com/ ), who wrote the Foreword for my forthcoming book, 365 Tips For Writers: Inspiration, Writing Prompts and Beat The Block Tips to Turbo Charge Your Creativity, gave the book a mention in the December issue of his E-zine, Well-Fed E-PUB. As a longtime subscriber to the E-PUB, I've found it to be a valuable read each and every month. It's definitely worth checking out! (Click "Ezine" to subscribe to this FREE monthly newsletter.) His books are awesome reads, too!
 
11-21-04  Book Page has been added.
 
10-29-04  Topiary Dreams is published! Stay tuned for a link on this site where it can be purchased online! For regular mail orders, please E-mail me at DMCWriter@mail2desert.com Price is $6 each.
 
10-05-04 My new book is now available for purchase! Check out BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL: How We Survive as Writing Parents here!
 
09-29-04 Read an excerpt to Topiary Dreams, my poetry chapbook! Visit the above link.
 
08-28-04  My poetry chapbook, Topiary Dreams, will be making a comeback very soon! I'll make it available for purchase through here, when I have everything set up.  
 
08-15-04  My E-zine, Burning the Midnight Oil Book Zine, was recently chosen as one of the editor's picks in the Zinester News newsletter
 
08-11-04  The release date for my book, 365 Tips for Writers will be December 15th.
 
06-15-04  I have just been named one of the Poetry Editors for Skyline Magazine.
 
05-05-06  Booklocker.com, Inc., will publish my book, BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL: How We Survive as Writing Parents, through their POD program.
 
03-02-04  My first nonfiction book, 365 Tips for Writers, has been accepted for publication by Filbert Publishing.
 
12-30-03  I will be self-publishing Topiary Dreams and all future poetry chapbooks. Until I get a PayPal account set up (as well as a special page for poetry books), you can order your copy by e-mailing me (info below). My next poetry book, a collection of love poems, is scheduled for publication in February, 2005.
 
12-24-03 evil-book.com has shut down. If you would like a copy of my poetry chapbook, Topiary Dreams, please send an e-mail with "Topiary Dreams" in the subject line to DMCWriter@mail2desert.com with your request. The cost of the book is $4, which includes shipping. Thank you.
 
10-21-03 I have just learned that copies of the Premiere issue of SIGNews has sold out. If anyone would like a copy of my article which appeared in it, send me an e-mail with your address. Thanks!
 
10-18-03 My poetry chapbook, topiary dreams, has been accepted for publication by Evil-Book.com.
 
 

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