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Sandy Doell has worked in the publishing industry as an editor and writer for over 15 years. Before embarking on a career in publishing at the age of 40, Sandy was a banquet manager and has held the hand of countless brides throughout their receptions and guided them through the rigors of greeting guests, cutting the cake, and dancing the first dance. She has worked with photographers and chefs of all sorts in a country club and a hotel setting. Sandy currently works as a freelance editor of technical, business, and game development books and is an award-winning editor of computer workshop materials for the Indiana University IT Training Department. She has edited hundreds of books, including $30 Film School by Michael Dean and dozens of other books for Thomson Course Technology. She has written one other book, Mom?s Field Guide: What You Need to Know to Make it Through Your Loved One?s Military Deployment, published in 2006 by Warrior Angel Press. The book is based on her experiences when her son, David, was deployed to Iraq with the U.S. Army in 2004. She is a veteran of 30+ interviews with radio personalities around the country in which she discusses the needs of troops and their families; she also maintains two web sites (momsfieldguide.com and whileourchildrenserve.com) in support of the families of deployed military personnel. In addition to writing, editing, and spending time with her family, Sandy?s passions in life are camping and the outdoors, entertaining, and hunting morel mushrooms, which she does every spring in Southern Indiana. She loves old dishes, old books, and old photos. Sandy has successfully hosted every sort of party and event, including dinner in her home for over 60 people and, most recently, an English tea party/baby shower for 40. In addition to being a certified Indiana Master Naturalist, Sandy enjoys touring Civil War battlefields and camping in the northern woods of Michigan and Minnesota with her husband Dave.Doell, Sandy is the author of 'Picture Yourself Planning Your Perfect Wedding', published 2007 under ISBN 9781598634396 and ISBN 1598634399.
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