I've been praised, especially for my credit list or history of past publications. It's not huge, it's not that exceptional. However, you'll notice many categories that fill it out and add another dimension to the profile. No one told me to add the extras, I just took it upon myself to include anything that was writer related. It's just well-rounded and average. Like I say, it's not Bradbury's listed publication history for sure, but it is well-organized and reaching out for all possible (writing experience) venues of interest. I'll include it here, and the bio for your perusal. I chose a format between detailed and very simple, so an editor or agent can read the list at glance and a half and be done with it. I hope it helps. It's never failed me, and I have a suspicion that it's landed me more than one contract, given that the manuscript was on the fringe of acceptance.
Bio
Chris Stevenson, originally born and raised on the beaches of southern California, moved to Sylvania, Alabama in 2009 and settled in with his twin sister. His occupations have included newspaper reporter, front-line mechanic and federal police officer. He has been writing off and on for 36 years, having officially published books beginning in 1988. Today he writes science fiction, fantasy, paranormal romance, young adult, adult thrillers and horror. He has a total of nine titles appearing on Amazon, the last of which is The War Gate, a paranormal romance suited for the young adult crowd. His latest YA near-future tale, The Girl They Sold to the Moon, took the grand prize in a publisher's novel writing contest and garnered six offers of publication. He intends to keep writing and coordinating with his agent, Sara Camilli.
PUBLICATION
HISTORY
PUBLISHING
CREDITS--Books:
Auto Repair Shams and Scams
(Forward--Ralph Nader), 1990, Price Stern & Sloan, Los Angeles--226 pages,
non-fiction, consumer warning and repair book.
Garage Sale Mania, 1988, Betterway
Publications, Crozet, Virginia--190 pages, non-fiction—1988.
Word Wars, a SF novel, to Rain
Publishing, Canada—May, 2007.
Once Upon a Goddess, a Fantasy novel, to
Rain Publishing, Canada—January, 2008
Planet Janitor—Custodian of the Stars, a
SF novel sold to Engage Books, May 2009
Gate Walker, a Paranormal Fantasy, sold
Lyrical Press—January, 2009.
The Wolfen Strain, a fantasy thriller
sold to LBF (Lachesis) Books, February 2009
The War
Gate, a Paranormal thriller, to Pen and Press, 10-12-2012
The
Girl They Sold to the Moon, a YA dystopian sold to Intrigue Press, August
2013
MAGAZINE—SHORT FICTION:
Stellar by Starlight, to Amazing
Stories, 1988.
The Lonely Astronaut, to Amazing
Stories, 1988.
Temperamental Circuits, to Gordon
Linzner of Space & Time, 1989.
Things that go Clump in the Night, to
Richard Fawcett of Doppelganger, 1989.
Dance the Macabre and Dance it Well, to
Erskine Carter of Ouroborous, 1989.
Future School, to Chris Bartholomew of
Static Movement, January 2006.
The Incredible Mr. Dandy, to Not One of
Us.
Planet Janitor The Moon is not Enough,
to Enage Books, 2012
Planet
Janitor Journey Interrupted, to Engage Books 2012
Other
magazine appearances from 1988 to 1991 include, Alpha Adventures, Small Press
Writers and Artists Organization and Sycophant.
RADIO PLAYS:
The Summit, 15-minute horror play to
Night Sounds, Embassy Cassette Inc, Santa Ana, California—1990
Night of the Moa, 13-minute horror play
to Night Sounds, Embassy Cassette Inc, Santa Ana, California—1990.
AWARDS:
Finalist
in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest, for Temperamental Circuits, 1987.
First
place, grand prize winner for The Girl They Sold to the Moon, a YA
distopian novel, to a Publisher's Novel
Writing Competition. Advance and publication offered—June 2012.
JOURNALISM AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES
350
newspaper profiles, stories, and interviews to Sunset Publishing, Anaheim,
California, appearing in The West Coast Jewish News, The Senior Citizens
Reporter, and The Military Review. From 1988 to 1991. Seven automotive articles
to Dollar Stretcher Magazine, from 12-2-2011 to 2-28-2012.
CONTENT AND CLIENT
I have
written and published over 1,700 non-fiction automotive, aircraft, marine, home
and garden and science articles for Demand Media Studios, under the
Beta-Automotive and E-How stations. Six automotive articles to
Examiner.com—6-2012. Published 250
automotive and general articles to TextBroker. Content writing for a total of
three years.
ORGANIZATIONS/POSITIONS:
Served as
content editor of Sunset Publication (see above) for three years. Responsible
for all writing assignment content, filler and artwork.
President
and founder of Heartland Writers Group, Huntington Beach, California, from 1987
to 1991.
AGENTS:
Past
agent--Richard Curtis Associates, from 1988 to 1991.
Past
agent—TriadaUS (Dr. Uwe Stender), from 2005 to August 2009
Present
agent—Sara Camilli
CURRENT FINISHED BOOKS (AVAILABLE):
Fusion, a military espionage thriller.
Valley of the Mastodons, a non-fiction
book involving the Ice Age megafauna discoveries in Hemet, California, during
the Diamond Valley reservoir dig. Proposal, chapter outline, and 100 pages
available upon request
Dispossessed Incorporated, an urban
ghost fantasy.
The Omega Wars—SF, apocalyptic alien
invasion (Sequel to PJ)
Screamcatcher, a YA fantasy
I usually place the bio and credit history right after the email query or synopsis, and include it in the body of the email. It makes no sense to attach it, since it's not very attainable or convenient. If I'm asked to attach a credit list, then it follows the rear end of the synopsis--same page, not an extra one.
