Karen Paul Stone has been an author, printer and publisher for many years. She holds a B.A. from the University of Kentucky where she studied modern foreign languages and folklore recording techniques. As co-owner of Transylvania Printing Company, one of the largest and oldest printing companies in central Kentucky, Karen became very proficient in helping her customers bring their books to completion.

Laurie McClain, Professional Legal Transcriptionist, is a former court reporter and has studied the Epstein Interview Technique. Her court reporting training enables her to convey the spoken word with each subject's intended meaning intact through appropriate punctuation. Laurie has been transcribing court hearings and depositions from audio tape for the past twelve years, and oral histories and biographies for the past six years.