Sharon J. Anderson is an independent creative director and writer in the Washington, D.C., area. Formerly a book editor and sales promotion manager at the Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, she is the author of When Someone Wants to Die. For her work, she has received many awards, including two Gold Addys, a silver Addy, and several Silver and Bronze Quill Awards from the Internatioinal Association of Business Communications.