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Biography

Nadine. A French name, meaning, “hope.” Spreading hope to her readers and audiences, author, editor, and speaker Nadine C. Keels of Seattle, Washington is well-known for The Song of Nadine, the powerful lyrical poetry seen in three of her several books and heard in her dynamic spoken word presentations on both local and national platforms. Drawing from her lifelong passion for highly enjoyable and transformational fiction, Nadine has written Love & Eminence: A Suite of Stories as well as two novels, Yella’s Prayers and World of the Innocent. Responding to inquiries from other aspiring authors, Nadine put together a simple reference entitled Write Your Genius, Genius!: A Rather Quick Guide to Book Writing, and she has also written many short stories and articles for children. Nadine has served as editor and co-editor for a number of titles, and she is the founder of Prismatic Prospects, a communication company based in Seattle. As a daughter of the house at Kingdom Family Worship Center International, Nadine serves on the intercessory prayer team and on the worship team, The Lord’s Song. In 2011, she became the inaugural recipient of the KFWCI Creative Genius Award. Nadine is an alum of Northwest University, located in Kirkland, Washington, and she aims to be a proven wellspring of inspiration for creativity and innovation in the marketplace.

Inspiration

My parents instituted a family reading club when I was a child, which helped to encourage my early love of books and of writing. I never finished writing the "books" that I started in childhood and my early teenage years, since I didn't have the best sense of my own voice, but I finally "heard" myself when I wrote my first novel at the age of seventeen, Yella's Prayers. Ever since then, my life has been my greatest source of inspiration for my writing. I could name a number of books that have influenced me over the years (too many to list), but the greatest influence has always come from the books that have given me hope. Now I endeavor to have that same kind of influence on my readers.