Martha Gilstrap has been writing almost as long as she's been reading. Always lured by the magic and the wondrous, she has chosen fantasy as her genre. She has been published in Co...view moreMartha Gilstrap has been writing almost as long as she's been reading. Always lured by the magic and the wondrous, she has chosen fantasy as her genre. She has been published in Consumer Digest and several martial arts magazines, in addition to obtaining a 5th-degree black belt under Taika Seiyu Oyata in Ryu-Te Karate. This lends authenticity to the fight scenes in her novels. A member of Pikes Peak Writers, she presents workshops on writing fight scenes and other topics, a skill learned as a Senior Learning Specialist for a major defense contractor. She currently lives in the Kansas City area.view less