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Barbara Bettis hosts Amanda Barke for Writers' Wednesday on her blog

Amanda BarkeTwo members of Ozarks Romance Authors are heating up the Internet today. Barbara Bettis has welcomed Amanda Barke to her blog for Barb's popular "Writers' Wednesday" feature. Click HERE to see the interview.

AMANDA J. BARKE Amanda J. Barke is an author, editor, freelance journalist, singer/songwriter, and motivational speaker. She lives in the Ozarks (southwest Missouri) with her family.

Her work as a freelance journalist can be found in Ozarks' Senior Living Newspaper, Ozarks Mountaineer Magazine, Missouri Life Magazine, and various other regional publications. Her other articles can be found online at ehow.com, livestrong.com/lifestyle, and amykitchenerfdn.org.

As a motivational speaker, she travels all over Missouri promoting literacy in schools, teaching fellow writers, and motivating teens to follow their dreams. In 2010, she served as president of Springfield Writers' Guild.

She has been a member of Ozarks Romance Authors since early 2011.

Visit Amanda online by clicking HERE.

Her children's book, "The Sleepy Little Sun," is available online by clicking HERE.

Her novel, "A Distant Rumble," is available online by clicking HERE.

BARBARA BETTIS Barbara Bettis is an award-winning author of historical fiction, and a long-time instructor of English and journalism at the college level.

She lives in the Missouri Ozarks and is active in several writers' groups in the area, including Ozarks Romance Authors.

Visit Barb's blog by clicking HERE. Her main web site is HERE.

Be sure to check Barb's blog for future Writers' Wednesday features! Barbara Bettis hosts author Amanda J. Barke for Writers' Wednesday on her blog.