About_Us

PO Box 6482
Edmond, OK 73083
Phone: (405) 820-9640
President@4rvpublishingllc.com

4RV Publishing
[ still under construction ] About Us
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What's New?

We're adding web pages for our authors and a writing group
The first newsletter is available - click here Current Newsletter s
We have children's and young adult books in the works including Lion in the
Living Room by Caelaach (Kelly) McKinna and illustrated by A.R. Stone,
Prairie Dog Cowboy by V. Gilbert Zabel with pen illustrations by Jordan M.
Vinyard, Spider in Our Mailbox by Linda Asato and full color illustrations by
Jordan M. Vinyard.
A non-fiction book, about Belle Cobb, the first woman Indian doctor in Indian
Territory, Skeleton in the Attic by Jacque L. Graham, will be out by the first of
2009.
Current titles include: Hidden Lies and Other Stories, Walking the Earth:
Life's Perpectives in Poetry, The Base Stealers Club, Al-the-Gator and
Freddy Frog, Case of the Missing Coach, and Trockle.

4RV Publishing LLC works one on one with authors to create quality work. The staff includes experienced published
authors, editors, illustrators, and designers, all working together to produce books that not only appear professional, but also are
well-written.
Books may be printed in soft-back or hard-back or both. The publisher accepts novels in many genres including non-fiction,
mystery, romance, mainstream, western, Christian, and science-fiction, as well as children's books and young adult novels.
To date, the company has worked with or is working with authors Holly Jahangiri, Vivian Gilbert Zabel, Becky L. Simpson,
E. Norbert Smith (Doc Gator), Robert E. Blackwell, T. Larkin, Diane Steele, Kimberly Jones, Jacque Graham, Miss Kelly,
Linda Asato, Lea Schizas, Suzy Koch. Other authors to be added soon.

Who We Are:

President/CEO: Vivian Zabel

Born under the flight pattern on Randolph A.F.B., Texas, this
author, editor, wife, mother, and retired teacher thought she had to
be a plane. She nearly went into shock when her parents informed
her that she was a person. She often wondered why she had people
for parents.
She followed her military father from Texas to Guam back home to
Oklahoma to Morocco back to Oklahoma to Maine before they
returned to Oklahoma again. She met her husband in 1961, and they
married in 1962. Her family and life experiences become the
foundation for most of her writing works.
Vivian wrote and studied writing for over fifty years. For 27 years,
she taught English, composition, creative writing, newspaper,
yearbook, and literary magazine. As she taught, she studied and
honed her own skills. Over the period of forty-eight years, she has
poetry, articles, and short stories published. So far she has been
published in five books.
With her experience in teaching and the "editing" required in
evaluation of students' work, the next step Vivian took was as a
professional editor. She has been on both sides of the writing coin:
writing and editing.
To learn more about Vivian, visit Personal Website

Vice-President: Janelle Zabel      [ no photo available yet ]

A certified teacher, Janelle has always loved to read. She has
favorite authors in most genre. Over the past twenty years, she had
edited doctoral dissertations, research papers (college and high
school), novels, non-fiction books, and short stories.
Janelle has years of experience in clerical work and managing offices
and businesses. She studied technical aspects of formatting and
designing books.

                   Editorial Department

Editor-in-Chief: Jacque Graham

A native of a small town in Oklahoma and the grandmother of six,
Jacque taught English and composition for thirty years. She writes
mainly poetry, but she has researched and begun writing a book
about her husband's great aunt.
Jacque edited research papers, short stories, poetry, novels, essays,
and articles for more than twenty years.

                                     Editor: Brenda Zabel

Brenda Zabel is a certified teacher in Colorado Springs, working on
her administration certificate, another master's degree.
  She has edited written work as a part of teaching and proofread
and edited writing for publication.

     Other Staff:

               Sue Fritz

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                               Art Department

Illustrator: Valerie Broesch       [ photo not available]

  Valerie Broesch has been drawing all her life and is honored to be a staff
artist for 4RV Publishing LLC. She does her work on the computer using
Paint Shop Pro. Valerie is also working on her AA in photography and
enjoys acting, writing, and playing the piano in addition to illustrating.
For nearly 2 years, Valerie illustrated most of the monthly children's ezine
The World Around Us.

Artist/Illustrator: Jordan M. Vinyard

   From small awkward sketches at the age of five to highly detailed photo
realistic drawings, detail oriented paintings, and colorful illustrations;
Jordan Vinyard’s pursuit of art has been ever prevalent. At the age of 24,
Jordan graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma with a
Bachelor of Fine Arts and was honored by the College of Arts, Media, and
Design with the award of Excellence. Proud to become part of 4RV
Publishing LLC, she continues to expand her creative outlets as an
illustrator. In addition, she currently works on murals across the state of
Oklahoma and displays her work in various exhibitions.
Jordan’s goal as an artist is to preserve the five-year-old spirit that
initiated her pursuit of art and exemplify the sacredly transient by placing
it on paper.

    Artist/Illustrator: Zog Zabel

   Bob (Zog) Zabel has been in the Air Force for nearly twenty years, but
he was an artist long before he made the decision to join the military. His
first oil painting hangs in his parents' living room, and he started
illustrating Louie the Duck stories over six years ago.
Between jaunts across the country and across both oceans, he's finishing
the art work for Louie the Duck's Adventure, which should be released after
the first of the year.

                                  Illustrator/graphics: Randy Zabel

                                              Graphics / Tech: Crystalwizard

   "Crystalwizard" is both an author and graphic artist, though her three
cats would tell a different story since they believe the reason for her
existence is them. When she isn’t writing, she creates art in other ways,
mostly digital. She does computer graphics, including covers for her own
books and for others. With the little time left between writing and creating
art, Crystal fixes computers for people or pursues chocolate.

Artist / Illustrator: A.R. Stone