Laurie Stoneham has been writing anything but fiction – words that work and words that sell – for more than 20 years. Since proclaiming her independence as a freelancer in 1985, she has researched and written about everything from aluminum and addictions, medical economics and downtown development to pile driving and paperless wireless compliance solutions for the natural gas distribution industry.

The South Texas-based writer has communicated with thousands of physicians, engineers, real estate developers, business leaders, expectant parents and other ordinary folks over the years. And they've listened.