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Mary Jo Rulnick and Judith Burnett Schneider are the co-creators of FranticWoman.com, the place where frantic women find direction, balance and a sparkle of hope.
How did FranticWoman.com surface? “After having continual conversations with other overscheduled women, we realized, even though our lives are jam-packed with professional, personal and familial commitments, we continue to accomplish and to strive for more. And yes, we are frantic as most of today's women are.
“We knew somewhere along the line we were doing something right as one person after another asked, ‘How do you do it all?’
“We came to realize our days were loaded with doable details, short-cuts and tips that granted us lives that most people envied. We could achieve ‘it all’ during even the busiest of times and still meet the demands of working, mothering, maintaining our households and making them home.
“With that, FranticWoman.com was born.”
Publishing Background and Credentials
Mary Jo Rulnick and Judith Burnett Schneider have co-authored the self-published book, Write Well & Sell: Self-Publishing Made Simple. Each has written another title in the series— Write Well & Sell: Easy Writing, Easy Money (Rulnick) and Write Well & Sell: Changing Life’s Simple Stories into Sales (Schneider). The authors have successfully placed their books in chain and independent bookstores and with the Internet superstores, Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com. They teach writing courses with WritersCollege.com (formerly Writer’s Club University) and at Community College of Allegheny County where their books are required reading for students.
The authors have been contributors to the following books and software: Disney’s FamilyFun Crafts Book (Hyperion), Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul (Health Communications Inc.), 101 Best Home-Based Businesses for Women (Prima), Games on the Go travel book (Hyperion), Plastics Recycling (Hanser), Print Shop Ensemble II program (Broderbund), and New Mom’s Manual: 800 Tips and Advice from Hundreds of Moms for Baby’s First Year (Crown).
Rulnick and Schneider have written articles for or been featured in popular magazines and newspapers like Disney’s FamilyFun Magazine, Home Business Journal Magazine, Highlights for Children, GRIT Magazine, BabyBug, Turtle Magazine, Pittsburgh Parent, Atlanta Parent, Western New York Family, MetroKids, San Diego Family, The Pittsburgh Tribune Review, The Houston Chronicle and The Cleveland Plain Dealer to name a few, as well as such Internet newsletters as Bizy Moms, Dollar Stretcher and Inklings. Several of their articles have been nationally syndicated.
Public Speaking & Promotional Perks
As highly acclaimed speakers, Rulnick and Schneider give over 70 presentations a year at conferences, workshops and seminars attracting thousands of attendees, all of which are perspective book buyers. In fact, over 38% of their audiences leave with a book or two tucked under their arms. Often enough, as a result of their magnetism, the authors’ conference lectures end up in standing-room-only status.
Rulnick and Schneider are the creators and co-directors of the successful writing weekend conference called A Critique Retreat for Writing Women. Through aggressive promotional efforts, they have attracted attendees from as far away as Massachusetts, Washington state, Texas and Wyoming. This enables the authors to network with writers, market their books and generate income.
Having been tagged “The Dynamic Duo” by a Pulitzer Prize nominee, the two women make captivating media guests. They have appeared on such television programs as KDKA-TV’s On a Positive Note and were exclusive guests on a 30-minute segment of WISR Radio’s Larry Berg Talk Show. Their synergistic personalities-coupled with a genuine enthusiasm for shepherding sister “Frantics”-entices viewers and listeners into their aura of optimism.
Personal and Professional Backgrounds
Mary Jo Rulnick
Mary Jo Rulnick, the do-it-yourself expert, turned her knowledge into a writing career, through the publication of her articles and books. She is a feature writer for Pittsburgh Parent Magazine and a greeting card writer for Palm Press, Inc. Additionally, Rulnick is the writer, performer and creator of Woman in History Productions, a company featuring dramatic portrayals of historical women’s lives. Rulnick is editor of The Pointer, a limited-distribution publication for senior citizens.
Judith Burnett Schneider, M.S.
Judith Burnett Schneider worked as a Research Organic Chemist for a Fortune 500 corporation. As a result, her work appeared in technical journals and she is contributing author for the book, Plastics Recycling. She now runs a successful editing/critiquing service and is currently ghostwriting a book, titled Managing Change through Positive Relationships, with former NFL player-turned motivational speaker, Rocky Bleier. Her Internet course has been rated among the Top 50 Great Classes.
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