This week I received an email that is sent to those of us who represent Avon. I sell in my local West Milford, NJ, area (just in case you’re in the area and looking , and love using the products myself, and because of this, receive regular e-mailings keeping me up on the latest.

In this weeks “Breaking Stories from Avon eNews” there was a section that shared a list of several representatives that are also authors! Maybe one day I’ll join that list, I’d love to publish a book, but for now, here’s what I received:

“Since we wrote about Avon Representative Phyllis Hilda Rose Gibson‘s book of memoirs in the previous issue of eNews, we’ve been hearing from some other author/Avon Representatives.

Cheryl A. Vatcher-Martin of Canton, Michigan, a disabled Army Veteran, has published Woman Reclining, which she describes as “a book of Haiku, epic poetry, and narrative prose.” The book has been “very popular with veterans,” says Cheryl. You can read an interview with Cheryl here.

Anita Marie Shirk of Rolette, North Dakota has published three poetry books: God’s Manna to Me, Innuendo, and Amorous Danseur. Two of these are available at Amazon.

Tricia A. Kilmartin of Hyannis, Massachusetts published The Fantastic Finds Cookbook, 60 Great Recipes & Tips, also at Amazon.

Nadine Sneidar of Gladstone, Virginia, who is co-applicant with her husband Andre, took advantage of her Certified Beauty Advisor Trainer knowledge to create The Seven Most Common Beauty Mistakes. “I use it as a training tool for my downline,” says Nadine, “and my District Manager has used it for other representatives in the district as well.”

Liz Fulton of Rapid City, South Dakota actually used a pen name — “Anne Storm” — to publish her novel The Sorrows of Sadie about “the women left behind” in Liverpool in England in World War II. Liz suffered an aneurysm before she had finished the final draft, but after a difficult recovery she went back and completed it — even though, as a result of her brain injury, she could only type with one finger. “It was well worth the effort,” she says. You can learn more about the book, and even hear Liz (“Anne”) read from it here.

Carol Elaine Deys wrote a book called Renaissance (“a combination of poetry and prose”); Ramona Michelle Greene published the romantic How to Love a Superstar.

Some Representatives write for the press: for example, Cassonya Douglass of Columbus, Georgia writes a regular column for her local entertainment magazine Playgrounds.