The
Inklings
Team
"Birthing a Legacy in Words."
Fern Brady
Founder & President
is the founder and President of Inklings Publishing. She holds multiple Masters degrees and several certifications. She began her professional life as a foreign correspondent, taught for 15 years in Alief ISD, and is a full-time Realtor in Houston. She has published numerous short stories, two children's picture books, and a couple of poems. Her debut novel, United Vidden, which is book one in her Thyrein’s Galactic Wall Series, released in 2020 along with her graphic novel/novella hybrid New Beginning. She is the current president of the Houston Writers Guild, with whom she served in that capacity previously, and is on the board of Authorology. Besides being Municipal Liaison for Nanowrimo Houston, she is also a member of Authors Marketing Guild as well as of Blood Over Texas and Romance Writers of America. She lives in Houston, TX, with her parents and her talkative husky, Arya.
Mike Brady
Vice-President and Technology Specialist
is Inklings Publishing's Vice-President and Technology Specialist. He works full-time for Alief ISD as one of their Technology Specialist as well. He has always loved teaching and is an avid reader.
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Marketing and Public Relations
Mickey Mikkelson
is the founder of Creative Edge Publicity.
In 2006, he began his work in the literary and bookseller industry as the Special Events Manager for Chapters/Indigo, Canada’s largest bookstore chain, in St. Albert, Alberta. Ten years later, he formed Creative Edge Publicity, an aggressive boutique publicity firm that specializes in advocating for both the traditional and independent artist.
In the four years since founding Creative Edge, Mickey has signed some of the top talents in the literary industry, including multiple award-winning authors, New York Times bestselling authors, and successful indie authors, many of whom have become international bestselling authors while working within Creative Edge brand.
Acquisition Editor and Proof Reader
​Sandy Lawrence
is an energetic "people person" and works passionately to take her clients’ message to the world. She loves a good story and considers it her responsibility to help people share their story with the world.
Sandy is a publicist, speaker, author and founder of Perceptive Public Relations. She is number 17 in Houston’s Social Influencers and Perceptive PR is number 9 in Houston’s Public Relations Firms. Sandy is the author of several books, including the Do It Yourself PR Guide and Soar 2 Success in Marketing: 58 Tips to Getting the Word out and Growing your Business.
Marketing and Public Relations
Aimee Ravichandran
is Inklings Publishing's Social Media Director and Head of Marketing. She grew up in San Antonio, Texas where she attended UTSA and graduated with a Bachelors in Psychology. During that time, she began working with Sandy Lawrence, former CEO of Perceptive Public Relations. It was in this position that she learned the ins and outs of social media and developed a great understanding of managing dierent types of business’s social media accounts. Excited in this new path, she went on to take courses and attend numerous Social Media Examiner webinars learning about social media marketing and consulting. After an 8 year career working for Sandy, who is shifting gears, Aimee has merged Perceptive Public Relations into her own company, Abundantly Social. She has many author and publisher clients for whom she works tirelessly to build audiences and expand their social media presence and reach.
Manon Lavoie
Formatter
Born and raised in the French-speaking province of Quebec, Canada, Manon spent her childhood looking forward to her summer vacations at the farm, were a nice escape from the suburbs where she lived. Her first written endeavor was a 200-page handwritten Duran Duran band fiction which she wrote when she was eleven years old. All throughout high school, Martine wrote more band fiction some original work, then she went to write fanfictions in the Star Wars, Buffy and Harry Potter universe. Most of her fanfiction can be found on fanfiction.net.
Following her viewing of Roswell on Netflix in 2012, Manon wrote book two and three of the Gray Eyes Series, then went on to create the Gray Eyes Series universe in which she has been playing ever since. She writes Young Adult/New Adult contemporary coming-of-age romance with a twist under the pen name of Martine Lewis. Manon is an avid reader and rollerskater. She loves sushi, hot chocolate on a cold day, and the beach. But what she loves above all else is to curl on her chair with her computer and two cats and write more stories for her readers.
Copyediting
Ashley Conner Editing (ACE)
Ashley Conner Editing (ACE) partners with book publishers to transform manuscripts into publish-ready masterpieces. Whether enhancing fiction or nonfiction, we strive to have a positive impact on the reading experience for all who encounter books which have gone through our editing process. So with each project, ACE is driven to provide clients with premium quality service and professionalism. We are passionate about the craft of editing and love polishing content to reveal radiant gems, while maintaining each storyteller’s unique voice and creative style.
Copyediting
Ann Kellett
has more than three decades of experience as a professional editor and writer, in the business world with several agencies and a university in Texas, and in the freelance world (much more fun!) at annkellettediting.com. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Hendrix College and graduate degrees from Texas A&M University. When she’s not working, she’s doting on her cats or traveling, preferably on the back of her husband’s motorcycle in the Hill Country or Big Bend regions of Texas, or the mountains of Arkansas.
Cover Artist
Arthur Doweyko
As a PhD scientist, Arthur invented novel drug design software and shares the 2008 Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award for the discovery of Sprycel, an anti-cancer drug. He writes science fiction and fantasy, and designs book covers. Novels: Algorithm (2010 RPLA) and As Wings Unfurl (Best Pre-Pub Sci-Fi 2014 RPLA); Anthology: My Shorts (13 short stories, pub 2017). Many of his short stories (more than 25) have garnered awards, including Honorable Mentions in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Competition. HIs artwork has also netted Honorable Mentions in the L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators of the Future contests. He has published a variety of book covers and internal illustrations.
Cover Artist
Verstandt R.A. Shelton
is Inklings Publishing's cover artist. Growing up as a childhood misfit, Verstandt R. A. Shelton wiled away the hours daydreaming of floating in space and sitting at the bottom of the ocean floor. A disquieting obsession for the less beaten paths of philosophical ponderings and environmental extremes led him to stumble into the murky depths of the writerly craft.
You can find him today chained in the back of his closet, with the lights out, a bottle of whiskey in hand, and the ghosts of his inspirations (Stephen King, Clive Barker, Milton, Lovecraft, and Dante) breathing down his neck, writing stories to terrify the world. His lovely wife, Jennifer, and his dog, Joan Jet, worry for his safety.
Illustrator
Araceli Casas
is one of Inklings' illustrators and was born and raised in Houston, Texas. Araceli is the illustrator of the award-winning The Smiley Face Blatoon from Inklings Children Division. Araceli received her Liberal Arts degree (with concentrations in Theology and Studio Arts) and a Creative Writing minor from the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas.
Through the University of St. Thomas, Araceli took art classes at the Glassell School of Art in Houston, Texas. She has completed a Post-Baccalaureate degree in Art History at the University of Houston and is currently working towards a Masters in Education for Art Education. Araceli works mostly with DUO oils on canvas.
Illustrator
Rosa Maria Garza
Rosa Maria Garza is a freelance illustrator. Since the minute she could pick up a pencil, she has drawn nonstop. Her current projects include Landen’s Library with Inklings Publishing and the Peanut Butter and Jam series with Swipe Publishing as well as her own comic series Aztec Rising. When she’s not drawing and writing, she enjoys sewing and crocheting. She lives in Houston TX with her son and husband. You can follow her on Instagram @artistrmgarza or Facebook Facebook.com/artistrmgarza .
Webmaster and Graphic Designer
Karina Sokulski
Karina Sokulski writes stories about bravery, humanity and monstrosities. She invests her short-term creativity in her graphic design business, Bookish Promotions, while obsessing over her passion for writing.
Discovery of her passion for creative writing inspired her to pursue a degree in creative writing at the University of Houston. Following college, Karina started up her own free-lance graphic and web design service as an outlet for her creativity while she works on her writing career.
Currently Karina lives happily married with the love of her life, a deeply fabulous cat, and an exceptionally affectionate dog.
Trailer Director & Editor
Mike Sims
Since his teenage years, Mike Sims has been the ultimate story-teller, creating written works of art of all types. He has built a following on social media entertaining people with his never-ending and unique brand of humor. Working tirelessly behind the scenes writing jokes for morning radio personalities to professional comedians.
Mike's work has caught the attention of Hollywood producers and marketing professionals across various industries from commercials to infomercials and everything in between. His passion for storytelling has led him to publish his work and bringing what he hopes is helpful and entertaining literature to the world.