Julie Thompson is a writer and marketer who specializes in creative collaborations, and seeks to bring out the story in every person, business or brand. In addition to Show and Tell: A Primer for Self-Publishers, she recently co-authored a book on permaculture gardening to be published by Timber Press in 2013, was a contributing writer for How to Organize (Just About) Everything and How to Buy and Sell (Just About) Everything, published by Weldon Owen, and has written a wide variety of marketing and sales collateral for businesses of every size. When she's not writing, she consults with other writers to shape, edit and market their work.