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Kathy Brandt

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Kathy is the author of Walks on the Margins: A Story of Bipolar Illness, co-authored with her son, Max Maddox. It was a finalist for the Iowa Review Award in Non-Fiction. She also writes the Hannah Sampson Underwater Investigation series.

After her son was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1999, Kathy became a vocal advocate for those with mental illness and their families. She has served is on the board of directors for NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) most recently as president of the local chapter. She is the recipient of the 2012 NAMI Award for Outstanding Service and the Golden Quill Award for "Walks on the Margins."

Kathy has a B.A. in English and an M.A. in Rhetoric and taught writing at the University of Colorado.

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Kathy Brandt I sit down at my computer and write. Sometimes the writing is awful and sometimes it's good but at least I'm writing and I know that I can weed out th…moreI sit down at my computer and write. Sometimes the writing is awful and sometimes it's good but at least I'm writing and I know that I can weed out the material that isn't working.

Really, I don't believe in writer's block. I don't think other serious authors do either. We know it's a process and what it takes to produce--sweat, tears, and bloody pages ;-)(less)
Kathy Brandt If you want to publish, you must be persistent. First you must sit down and write, spend plenty of time rewriting and revising, find reliable people t…moreIf you want to publish, you must be persistent. First you must sit down and write, spend plenty of time rewriting and revising, find reliable people to critique and edit your work, and when it's ready, get it published. Sounds easy huh???(less)
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Kathy Brandt and Max Maddox are the authors of Walks on the Margins, A Story of Bipolar Illness, memoir


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