Linda Taylor, M.A., M.F.A. Assistant Professor of Professional Writing
Linda Taylor, former Editorial Director and Director of Operations at Livingstone, has been working in the Christian publishing industry for the past thirty years and brings a lot of expertise to the classes she teaches. She has her B.A. in English and Writing from Houghton University, her M.A. in English from Ball State University, and her M.F.A. in Creative Nonfiction from Ashland University.
Linda is a wife, a mom, a grandma, a writer, an editor, a reader, an assistant professor, a Christian, Check out her blog to learn more.
Her latest book, published in Spring 2023, is Pathway to Publication: Move Your Writing from Manuscript to Book.
Adjunct Faculty (for various specialized classes)
Multiple award-winning children’s writer, Michelle Medlock Adams, has taught a Writing for Children class to our students several times. Our Professional Writing majors, along with a few illustration majors, learned the art of creating children’s books. Author of over 100 books with more than 4 million books sold, Michelle loves teaching our students. You can read more about her here.
A special Writing and Editing for Gaming class, with T. R. Knight, ended in the creation of an award-winning game “Refractions of Glasston.” Read more about the process here.
Cecil Stokes taught a Scriptwriting class to our Professional Writing students. Cecil is the founder of Tentmakers Entertainment and the Executive Producer / Producer / Creative Director of more than 500 television shows for the following networks: A&E, Amazon Prime, Court TV, DIY Network, ESPN, Food Network, HGTV, History Channel, Ovation, OWN, Travel Channel, Turner South, and YouTube. In addition, his work has been honored with many awards including: Cable Ace, Communicator, New York Film Festival, Heartland Film Festival, Telly awards and a regional Emmy. Cecil also serves as a photographer, manager, casting producer, and communications specialist. Read more here.
Literary agent and author Bob Hostetler taught our students about Writing Nonfiction. Bob is an award-winning writer, editor, speaker, and literary agent who now lives in southern Nevada. His fifty books, which include The Bone Box and American Idols (The Worship of the American Dream), have sold millions of copies. He has co-authored eleven books with Josh McDowell, including the best-selling Right from Wrong (What You Need to Know to Help Youth Make Right Choices) and the award-winning Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door. He has won two Gold Medallion Awards, four Ohio Associated Press awards, and an Amy Foundation Award, among others. Bob is also a frequent speaker at churches, conferences, and retreats. Find out more here.
Author Deborah Raney taught Writing Women’s Fiction. Deborah’s first novel, A Vow to Cherish, inspired the World Wide Pictures film of the same title and launched Deb’s writing career. Thirty years, forty-plus books, and numerous awards later, she’s still creating stories that touch hearts and lives. A RITA® Award winner and three-time Christy Award finalist, Deb is represented by Steve Laube of the Steve Laube Agency. She is a Missouri transplant, having moved with her husband, Ken Raney, from their native Kansas. They love road trips, Friday garage sale dates, time with their family, and breakfast on the screened porch overlooking their wooded backyard. Read more here.
Dr. Pamela Jordan-Long taught a Fantasy Writing class. Pamela has published several articles on the works of Lewis and MacDonald. She has also been a guest lecturer at Indiana-Purdue University and Huntington University and frequently has given addresses at national conferences on Lewis, MacDonald, Tolkien and even “Harry Potter.” She was a member of the Lewis Committee at Taylor University, which oversees the Brown Collection housing first editions, letters, and memorabilia of Lewis and related authors.
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