Diane Craver -local author-possible speaker for Service Without Boundaries

Hey everyone, we need to get this speaker into the library. Diane is a mother of two Down's syndrome children and has written books about it. We need to get her in for a program for Service Without Boundaries. She is also a wonderful person, I've known her and her family for almost 20 years. If you would like her contact information, please give me a call.

Clermont resident gets three book contracts
BY LIZ VERNON COMMUNITY PRESS STAFF WRITER
OWENSVILLE -- Being published is nothing new for Diane Craver.
The Stonelick Township resident published a Christmas book, "The Christmas of 1957," about five years ago, and also has written a book about special-needs children, called "Celebrating And Caring For Your Baby With Special Needs," and has been published in Woman's World Weekly.
However, Craver's three latest novels, which will be published over the next few months, are her first published works of fiction.
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The first book, "No Greater Loss," is a contemporary romance that will be released in August.
"It's about a psychologist and she lost her husband and baby 15 years ago," said Craver. "She's afraid to fall in love again, and of course she does."
The second, "A Fiery Secret," is a chick-lit mystery, Craver said. It will be released in November.
"The main character's an investigative reporter ... and while she looks for Mr. Right, she tries to learn if someone murdered the janitor from her old high school," Craver said.
The third book is a mainstream romance, she said. It's called "Never The Same" and will be released next February.
"The main character's a fashion buyer," she said. "On a flight, she gets acquainted with a high-school senior who's pregnant. The plane crashes, and they both survive and realize their lives will never be the same."
Craver began writing several years ago.
"I originally started writing because my first child and my last child were born with Down's syndrome," she said. Although that book wasn't published, several short stories that came from it were.
After that came her other non-fiction books. However, she was having some trouble getting these most recent novels published. "I was about to give up."
But then a friend told her about Samhain Publishing, an Alabama-based company that was started almost a year ago. "She told me they were looking for new authors," Craver said.
And, Samhain accepted her as one of those new authors.
"She has several new books under contract, so they must be pretty good," said publisher Crissy Brashear.
And, the fact that Craver is from Stonelick Township just outside Owensville was a plus for Brashear, who used to live in Amelia.
"I was really excited to see her come on," Brashear said.
Craver, as well as other authors, worked with content editors on rewrites of their books, she said. "No matter how good it is, there's always something that can be improved."
Despite having more experience with writing non-fiction, Craver said she enjoys writing fiction as well.
"I think it's probably more fun to write fiction," she said. "You get in to the characters. It's neat when the characters take over and it's exciting. It's fun."
And, she's not finished yet. Another book already is in the works.
"I'm really excited," she said.
Samhain releases books every Tuesday, said Brashear.
Craver's books will be published online, as e-books, for three months each before going in to print, at which point they will be available at local bookstores.
To read the books online, visit target >http://www.mybookstoreandmore.com/ -- Brashear's online bookstore -- and create an account. Users can then download the book in one of several different formats.