PROFILES Marti Kanna, owner of New Leaf Editing, was raised in Washington State, where she began writing stories as soon as she could hold a crayon. A lifelong love of reading and writing resulted in a Masters Degree in Creative Writing from the University of Washington in 1982. Her graduate thesis consisted of a collection of her original short stories. She earned a Bachelors in English from the UW in 1977. Editing novels and short stories, particularly when authored by new writers, is one of her passions. She enjoys not only playing with words, but also working with writers to help them write their best. Her reading interests range from mainstream fiction, classics, mysteries, and science fiction to philosophy, science, biography, and anything about the craft of writing. Marti now lives with her cat in Seattle, where she likes to sketch with pencil, pen and ink, and colored pencil, kayak the quiet waters of local lakes, browse antiques shops, take in movies, and indulge her love of good food. Marti is a member of the Northwest Independent Editors Guild. You may visit their site at www.edsguild.org.