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1. 1. Fruitbearer Publishing: A Friendly Starting Place for Budding Authors | Candy Abbott: Biographical Sketch

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   Candace F. (Candy) Abbott
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   Candy Abbott, author of Fruitbearer-What Can I Do For You, Lord? and president of Fruitbearer Publishing, is also a watercolor artist and calligrapher. In December 2001, she retired from Delaware Technical & Community College (where she served as Executive Secretary to the Campus Director for 28 years) to pursue writing and publishing full-time.
   
   A speaker and Bible study leader, Candy founded and directs Delmarva Christian Writers' Fellowship and teaches creative writing. She is a graduate of the Institute of Children's Literature as well as a CLASSeminars graduate and is working on a spiritual fantasy series for middle school youth. In August 2003 she was named "Writer of the Year" at the Greater Philadelphia Christian Writers' Conference.
   
   Candy is a contributing author to a number of books, including Chicken Soup for the Volunteer's Soul, Christian Woman's Soul, Prisoner's Soul and Heart of a Father. She has also had several magazine articles published-but a greater joy for her is being able to help beginning writers get their work in print. The motto of Fruitbearer Publishing is: "Small Seeds for a Great Harvest."
   
   Candy is active in the Georgetown Presbyterian Church. She and her husband, Drew, live in Georgetown, Delaware. They have three children and four grandchildren.
   
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   Sussex County's inspirational author/speaker Candy Abbott didn't set out to become a writer and Christian publisher. This part of her life unfolded gradually as she responded to a series of internal nudges and external opportunities during her 28 years as executive secretary at Delaware Technical & Community College. Now retired from the Owens Campus and free to pursue her second career full time, Candy is fast gaining recognition as a professional writer by her peers.
   
   In addition to writing and publishing her own book in 1994, Fruitbearer-What Can I Do For You, Lord? A Guidebook to Fruitful Living in a Rotten Apple Society (ISBN 1-886068-003), Candy's talent was quickly recognized by anthology editors who have included her work in several of the popular Chicken Soup books. Tom Lagana of Wilmington was instrumental in getting Candy to submit a story about Ivy Jones (also of Wilmington) entitled "Ivy's Cookies," which was first published in Chicken Soup for the Prisoner's Soul (ISBN 1-55874-836-9).
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   Following her mother's death, Candy compiled a devotional booklet as a legacy for her family titled Mourning Breakers. Since then, excerpts have been reprinted in other publications.
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   But Candy doesn't limit her work to anthologies. She is now crafting a spiritual fantasy series for middle school youth. Book one of six is well underway in her novels that are designed to entertain, enlighten, and equip young people regarding spiritual traps and truths.
   
   Beyond writing, Candy spends her time as a speaker, Bible study leader, founder of Delmarva Christian Writers' Fellowship, Sunday school teacher, choir member, workshop leader, and grandmother of four. She and her husband Drew own Fruitbearer Publishing, an independent publishing service designed to help writers publish their inspirational projects. Candy can be reached at P.O. Box 777, Georgetown, DE 19947, 302-856-6649, or by email.
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   Fruitbearer by Candy Abbott
   
   Fruitbearer by Candy Abbott Buy now ($15 + $3.95 S/H)
   
   Order the third edition of Fruitbearer: What Can I Do For YOU, Lord? and Candy will happily autograph..