: About Me

L. Anne Carrington is a writer whose previous work has covered topics from fiction to news stories, human interest features, and entertainment reviews. A descendant of silent film star Rubye De Remer and criminal justice reporter and author James G. Baldwin, she wrote The Wrestling Babe Internet column for seven years, is a former music reviewer for Indie Music Stop, and pens several other works which appears in both print and Web media.  One of her freelance articles, An Overview of Causes of Hearing Loss and Deafness, was licensed by Internet Broadcasting, the leading provider of Web sites, content and advertising revenue solutions to the largest and most successful media companies.

One of Ms. Carrington's current projects is multitasking as weblog manager, weekly columnist/entertainment reporter, and acting as one of the literary agents on the  website Authors On Show (www.authorsonshow.com), giving encouragement to unpublished authors. Since its May 2010 launch, the website has been viewed in more than 80 countries around the world, including publishers such as Penguin Books and major literary agents.

Ms. Carrington resides in the Pittsburgh, PA area, where she continues to write. In addition to the publication of her first novel, The Cruiserweight, she has appeared as a guest blogger for sites such as Slush Pile Reader, Free Press, and Paparazzi Publishing. A nominee for the 2010 USA Network Characters Unite Awards, she was named a local division finalist in the cable television network's annual event.

Why I write ...

To educate and entertain others on many topics that may affect some of us.

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