Cheri Laser earned a BA in Communications from San Francisco State University, and what she calls "an unofficial Minor in English." During a 25-year career in corporate marketing, she never stopped writing, after winning prizes for her work in high school and college.

In the year 2000, she began weaning herself away from the corporate world and reinventing herself and her resume so she could seriously pursue her literary dreams. She is now a freelance editor and has published two novels--Separation of Faith, released in September 2010, and The Truth About Cinnamon, in December 2003. She is also preparing to release a re-edited Second Edition of The Truth About Cinnamon, which is scheduled to be available by the end of October 2010.

A long-term cancer survivor--diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 1987, which has been in remission for nine years, and early-stage breast cancer diagnosed in March 2010--Ms. Laser is working on a project about the fine art of survival. Her third novel is in development as well, along with a memoir about the tragic self-destruction of her brilliant, beautiful mother.

"Writing has always been a part of who I am," Ms. Laser says, "with the art form emerging as a passion when I was about ten years old. And that remained true throughout my decades in corporate America when I was stuffing things I'd written into drawers and briefcases. But now my writing is second only to my family in terms of what I do and how I dedicate my life. A part of me wishes sometimes that I'd started the pursuit and focus earlier. But another part of me tells me that I wouldn't have been ready any sooner. Apparently, I needed to live a big chunk of life first before my writing could rise even close to the level of my dreams. Clearly, I'm not there yet--but absolutely nothing is ever going to stop me from trying to get there now."

To contact Ms. Laser, please write to cheri@eWritersRUs.com.