ELAINE L. ORR

Elaine L. Orr is the Amazon bestselling author of "Trouble on the Doorstep and other books in the Jolie Gentil cozy mystery series, which has eight books and a prequel. "Behind the Walls" was a finalist for the 2014 Chanticleer Mystery and Mayhem Awards. She also writes plays and novellas. "Biding Time" was one of five finalists in the National Press Club's first fiction contest, in 1993. "Permission to Hope" received a staged reading at the Bethesda Writer's Center, in Maryland. Elaine conducts presentations on electronic publishing and other writing-related topics. Nonfiction includes "Words to Write By: Getting Your Thoughts on Paper" and "500+ Hashtags for Writers." A member of Sisters in Crime, Elaine grew up in Maryland and moved to the Midwest in 1994.