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![]() Martha L. Hall Martha L. Hall is a
freelance writer who found herself in a newsroom because she was a good
speller. Her journalist husband and his editor constantly called from
work, asking how to spell various words. One day they decided to offer
her a job and save on the phone bill. She has been a features writer, a
columnist and a lifestyles editor as well as a writer of advertorial
copy for medical catalogs and an editor of novels. Like nearly every
writer, she is working on a novel. Hers is about one of her favorite
places — Beaufort. She also works as a substitute teacher in the Craven
County school system, does publicity for RiverTowne Repertory Players in
New Bern and is the editor of the New Bern Herald, covering the
historic neighborhoods and downtown New Bern. Martha's favorite
things are her husband, her three children, her grandchildren, her cat,
singing, acting, reading any good book and collecting “see no evil, hear
no evil, speak no evil” monkeys. (Please do not send her any monkeys.
She has at least 1,500 of them and they have taken over her house and
her life.) Martha likes to think of herself as a "Renaissance Woman," if
that could be construed as someone who has done a lot of different
things, never made much money but has enjoyed every minute of the time
involved. She would list these things but it would be shorter to list
what she hasn't done — she has never been an astronaut, a cowboy or a
fireman. Stefani Snyder Stefani Snyder received her
undergraduate degree in education with a concentration in English from
Kutztown University and her master's degree in education from Wilkes
University, both in her home state of Pennsylvania. As a first-grade
teacher for the previous seven years, she decided to relocate to North
Carolina in the summer of 2003 for the chance to be closer to her
boyfriend (and, unfortunately, farther from her family). Along with a
change in location came a change in vocation. During her time here, she
had the opportunity to work for a local printing and publishing company
where she learned even more about the area she was living in through the
company's many area guide publications. Her time there culminated with
her working as editor for two of their nine publications and editorial
assistant for the remaining seven. She enjoys continuing to learn about
and appreciate all the Central Coast has to offer. A true sun worshiper
at heart, Stefani's favorite times are spent on the local beaches. She
loves being outdoors, which includes camping, playing tennis and being
on the water. Her hobbies include reading, walking on the beach or
waterfront, gardening, cooking and drinking wine.
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