About the Author
About Michael Egbert Michael Egbert first ventured into law enforcement courtesy the United States Navy when he was temporarily assigned to the Armed Forces Police detachment on Guam shortly before his discharge from military service. He was forever changed. Michael joined the Arapahoe County Sheriff Department as a jailer in 1973 and quickly transferred to patrol. He attended the state training academy in Golden, Colorado and achieving certification in November 1974. His law enforcement career accelerated when he was hand picked to join the Special Crime Attack Team then promoted to the rank of Sergeant in December 1977. Michael furthered his career by joining the Houston Police Department in April 1981 and obtaining Texas State certification and currently holds the highest certification, that of Master Peace Officer. For a short while, Michael was assigned to the HPD Helicopter Patrol where he gained more than 700 hours of flight time as an observer in 1985. Michael received media attention for an assignment he worked from 1989 through 1991 where he was credited with over 4000 arrests during that two-year period. In 1997 Michael represented the Houston Police Department as a member of the International Police Task Force in Bosnia. He owes his success to a long, varied and rewarding career as a law enforcement officer to the Grace of God, for which he is eternally grateful. About Joan R. Neubauer Joan R. Neubauer, published in national and regional publications, has written on a variety of subjects including history, camping, nutrition, business, wedding planning, writing, journaling, and personal biographies. A teacher and public speaker, Joan addresses a wide array of subjects for organizations, writers groups, corporations, and has hosted a weekly, thirty-minute, on-the-air writers club near Houston, Texas. In addition, she teaches classes and workshops on the subject of writing, journaling and autobiographies, and hosts a monthly TV segment with Georgetown authors on "Georgetown Roundup," a Cable Channel 10 production. Joan is the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Journaling, From Memories to Manuscript: The Five-Step Method of Writing Your Life Story, and Dear Diary: The Art and Craft of Writing a Creative Journal. She is also co-author of Triumph: The Autobiography of Bonnie Pennington, and Down But Not Out, with Houston undercover cop Tom Docherty and Heart of My Heart with Bill Harris. Joan and her husband Steve are the parents of three children and reside in Georgetown, Texas where Joan continues to write, teach, and help others publish their work. She invites you to email her at JNwriter@aol.com.
