L.J. Bothell is a Seattle web/graphic designer and writer who has been involved with the independent press for over 15 years. She published/edited the Heliocentric Net SF/F/H magazine, the Stigmata anthology, and the Writer’s Network newsletter. Several dozen writing credits include fiction in “The Urbanite” and “365 Scary Stories”, nonfiction about writing in “Writer’s Digest Forum” and “Speculations”, and career-oriented nonfiction in “Today’s Careers” and “Net Temps”. She writes articles at this time.