Born May 19, 1961, Pamela S Thibodeaux is a housewife, the mother of four children (two by blood and two by marriage) and grandmother of two. She currently resides in her hometown of Iowa, Louisiana (about 15 miles east of Lake Charles) with her husband Terry. Though Pam now works in Lake Charles as a Licensed Sales Producer in the Insurance industry her past work history is as colorful as her writing resume!

Leaving in March of 1978 to marry at sixteen, Pam obtained her GED from Iowa High School in April that same year. At that point-between marrying and having babies- she began her career as a bookkeeper by keeping records for her father's construction business. In 1992 she earned an Associate Degree in Office Occupations, specializing in Computer Applications from Sowella Regional Technical Institute. She has worked in professions ranging from cashier in fast food restaurants and convenience stores to a full-charge bookkeeper and tax preparer.

A former member of American Christian Fiction Writers (formerly ACRW), Golden Triangle Writers Guild, Coeur de Louisiane and RWA, Pam won Coeur's 1999 "Diamond In The Rough" as well as their 2000 "Ruby" Award and received her RWA Pro Pin in 2001. She is also the Co-founder and a member of the Bayou Writers Group in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Multi-published in fiction and non-fiction, her writing has been tagged as "Inspirational with an Edge!" and reviewed as "Steamier and grittier than the typical Christian without decreasing the message."

A committed Christian, she firmly believes in God and His promises. God is very real to her and she feels that people today need and want to hear more of His truths wherever they can glean them. Although her writing is Inspirational, she does her best to encourage readers to develop a personal relationship with God.

The deepest desire of her heart is to glorify God and to get His message of faith, trust and forgiveness to a hurting world. Her hope is that all of her stories will touch the lives of everyone who reads them and - in some way - bring them a truer knowledge of God and urge them into a closer walk with Him.

My passion is ...

writing

I know too much about ...

nothing. You can never know enough!

My parents always told me ...

to be whatever I wanted to be

My childhood ambition ...

to be a housewife & mother

My favorite memory ...

the birth of my first grandchild

Why I write ...

to spread the message of forgiveness

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Inspirational books and tv

My first job ...

Bookkeeper for Father's Construction Business

My best moment ...

Wedding Day

My inspiration ...

comes from God

Arts & Humanities > Marketing & Selling Writing Do authors need a literary agent?

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An article by Literary Agent Richard Curtis (Writing Romances: .A Handbook by the Romance Writers of America, by Rita Gallagher and Rita Clay Estrada), asked the question "Who Needs An Agent Anyway?" Mr. Curtis went on to list several viable reasons why we need an agent and completed his article with a quote from mystery writer James Frey that stated, "No, you don't need an agent. You don't need a dentist either; you can fill your own teeth."
In reading the book "Be Your Own Literary Agent" by Martin P. Levin, I discovered several interesting facts about areas of publishing that we should...

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