Jeri “Red” Shepherd

Red is a 15-Time #1 International Bestselling, award-winning, 30-year creative professional of 120+ indie- and traditionally-published works. The USAF Veteran Arabic Linguist leads writers’ tracks around the country and guests with Origins Author’s Alcove and Gen Con Writer’s Symposium. As Jeri Shepherd, she pens sci-fi, genre fiction anthologies, novellas, and TCG Lore (Gudnak), as well as TTRPG adventures (Legends of Avantris, G20 Zine) and original systems (Dungeon Race RPG and 1-Page Dice Dungeons from Red Rose Works with TR Nickel). As Reji Laberje and Maggie McMahon, she has children’s books, author’s resources, celebrity biographies, sportswriting, romance, plays, and a diverse library of nonfiction. Her publishing imprint (Lucy’s Lantern Literature) combines with her books, author tour, coaching, and writing and publishing services under the company Red Writes Books. She also leads the Working Writer’s Mastermind (with three other authors), courses, workshops, and retreats. Red is half of Girl Power GMs (with TR Nickel) and recently began the Yours in Writing Podcast. When not running her creative business, she is a wife, mother, Gigi, lover of adventure real and experienced around a game table, and life explorer. She lives in Wisconsin, but travels around the world. Be gloriously human!

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