About the Authors
Her Motivation to write the story:
Stacey Chillemi life changed dramatically on October 10, 2009. The stay-at-home mother of three young children woke up from a dream featuring seemingly real characters that she could not get out of her head.
"Though I had a million things to do, I stayed in bed, thinking about the dream. Unwillingly, I eventually got up and did the immediate necessities, and then put everything that I possibly could on the back burner and sat down at the computer to write – I never thought I was capable to write fiction. I was always wrote non-fiction literature."
Chillemi invented the plot during the day while cleaning the house, writing articles for her clients and running around doing errands before the kids got home from school. Chillemi wrote it out during the day while the kids were at school and the house was quiet. Six months later, she finished her first Fiction Adventure, The Adventures of Covenant Cove. With encouragement and help from her mother-in-law Delores Chillemi, Stacey Chillemi published the book.
As one of the non-fiction genre's most successful authors, Stacey Chillemi enjoys an ever-expanding and tremendously loyal following.
Her books regularly appear on Amazon’s best-seller lists and have sold more than 50,000 copies. Chillemi’s most recent original paperback, The Complete Herbal Guide: Heal Your Body Naturally and Maintain Optimal Health Using Alternative Medicine, Herbals, Vitamins, Fruits and Vegetables (December 2012) debuted at # 1 on Amazon’s best-seller list and has been rated five stars from numerous readers who purchased the book.
Chillemi’s first published book, Epilepsy You’re Not Alone in 1998, helped millions of people understand and cope with their disorder enabling them to live a happy, healthy and productive life. Since that time, Chillemi has published numerous non-fiction and fiction books including The Complete Herbal Guide: A Natural Approach to Healing the Body, Epilepsy and Pregnancy: What Every Woman Should Know, Co-authored by Dr. Blanca Vasques, M.D., Faith, Courage, Wisdom, Strength and Hope, Natural Cures for Common Conditions and The Secrets of Happiness and Success: The Power Of Positive Thinking.
Her love affair with non-fiction and with health genre in general, began during her junior year of college when she was having faced by numerous obstacles due to her epilepsy disorder. Hoping and praying that she would be able to finish college and not let her epilepsy disorder get the best of her, she decided to research her disorder hoping to find out more about her disorder and ways to cope with it.
Sadly, there were not many books written about epilepsy during that era. The few books written were by doctors and the medical terminology flew right over your head. Determined to find the answers to my questions, “How can I graduate college when I am constantly having seizures?”, “How can I become a success in life and not let epilepsy destroy my hopes and dreams?”, “How do people with epilepsy cope with their disorder?”
I decided to write an article to epilepsy foundation and asked them to publish it. I wanted to learn how others coped with their disorder. I received hundreds of letters from all over the United States and Canada. I decided to use the knowledge I gained to help myself and others by writing a self-help book called, Epilepsy You’re Not Alone. Writing that book changed my life. Letters poured out from readers thanking me for writing the book. I never realized how powerful words could be. My greatest gift was not figuring out how to help myself, it was being able to help others who struggled from the same problem. There is no greater gift in life than the gift of giving.
I graduated college, received an Associate’s Degrees in Business, and then went on to receive a Bachelor Degree in Marketing and Advertising, but in the end, I changed my career choice to journalism. I graduated Richard Stockton College in 1996.
I began writing seriously in 1994, penning the manuscript that would become Epilepsy You’re Not Alone. I held many jobs during those first years as a writer, finally settling in (much to our delight) to write full time in 2000. In 2010, I wrote The Complete Herbal Guide: Heal Your Body Naturally and Maintain Optimal Health Using Alternative Medicine, Herbals, Vitamins, Fruits and Vegetables. I was inspired to write this book because I strongly believe the way I ate, the vitamins and supplements I took daily in combination with my seizure medications helped control my seizures. Before I transformed my healthy lifestyle, I was experiencing 3 to 9 seizures of month, but after two years of research, I changed the way I ate, I added specific vitamins and supplements to my daily regimen and slowly my seizures declined. Today I am seizure-free, I am driving and I have three healthy children.
"Though I had a million things to do, I stayed in bed, thinking about the dream. Unwillingly, I eventually got up and did the immediate necessities, and then put everything that I possibly could on the back burner and sat down at the computer to write – I never thought I was capable to write fiction. I was always wrote non-fiction literature."
Chillemi invented the plot during the day while cleaning the house, writing articles for her clients and running around doing errands before the kids got home from school. Chillemi wrote it out during the day while the kids were at school and the house was quiet. Six months later, she finished her first Fiction Adventure, The Adventures of Covenant Cove. With encouragement and help from her mother-in-law Delores Chillemi, Stacey Chillemi published the book.
As one of the non-fiction genre's most successful authors, Stacey Chillemi enjoys an ever-expanding and tremendously loyal following.
Her books regularly appear on Amazon’s best-seller lists and have sold more than 50,000 copies. Chillemi’s most recent original paperback, The Complete Herbal Guide: Heal Your Body Naturally and Maintain Optimal Health Using Alternative Medicine, Herbals, Vitamins, Fruits and Vegetables (December 2012) debuted at # 1 on Amazon’s best-seller list and has been rated five stars from numerous readers who purchased the book.
Chillemi’s first published book, Epilepsy You’re Not Alone in 1998, helped millions of people understand and cope with their disorder enabling them to live a happy, healthy and productive life. Since that time, Chillemi has published numerous non-fiction and fiction books including The Complete Herbal Guide: A Natural Approach to Healing the Body, Epilepsy and Pregnancy: What Every Woman Should Know, Co-authored by Dr. Blanca Vasques, M.D., Faith, Courage, Wisdom, Strength and Hope, Natural Cures for Common Conditions and The Secrets of Happiness and Success: The Power Of Positive Thinking.
Her love affair with non-fiction and with health genre in general, began during her junior year of college when she was having faced by numerous obstacles due to her epilepsy disorder. Hoping and praying that she would be able to finish college and not let her epilepsy disorder get the best of her, she decided to research her disorder hoping to find out more about her disorder and ways to cope with it.
Sadly, there were not many books written about epilepsy during that era. The few books written were by doctors and the medical terminology flew right over your head. Determined to find the answers to my questions, “How can I graduate college when I am constantly having seizures?”, “How can I become a success in life and not let epilepsy destroy my hopes and dreams?”, “How do people with epilepsy cope with their disorder?”
I decided to write an article to epilepsy foundation and asked them to publish it. I wanted to learn how others coped with their disorder. I received hundreds of letters from all over the United States and Canada. I decided to use the knowledge I gained to help myself and others by writing a self-help book called, Epilepsy You’re Not Alone. Writing that book changed my life. Letters poured out from readers thanking me for writing the book. I never realized how powerful words could be. My greatest gift was not figuring out how to help myself, it was being able to help others who struggled from the same problem. There is no greater gift in life than the gift of giving.
I graduated college, received an Associate’s Degrees in Business, and then went on to receive a Bachelor Degree in Marketing and Advertising, but in the end, I changed my career choice to journalism. I graduated Richard Stockton College in 1996.
I began writing seriously in 1994, penning the manuscript that would become Epilepsy You’re Not Alone. I held many jobs during those first years as a writer, finally settling in (much to our delight) to write full time in 2000. In 2010, I wrote The Complete Herbal Guide: Heal Your Body Naturally and Maintain Optimal Health Using Alternative Medicine, Herbals, Vitamins, Fruits and Vegetables. I was inspired to write this book because I strongly believe the way I ate, the vitamins and supplements I took daily in combination with my seizure medications helped control my seizures. Before I transformed my healthy lifestyle, I was experiencing 3 to 9 seizures of month, but after two years of research, I changed the way I ate, I added specific vitamins and supplements to my daily regimen and slowly my seizures declined. Today I am seizure-free, I am driving and I have three healthy children.
Chillemi is an active member of her community and helps organizations in New Jersey. She has written features for journals and newspapers. Her articles have appeared in dozens of newspapers and magazines in North America and abroad. She won an award from the Epilepsy Foundation of America in 2002 for her help and dedication to people with epilepsy.
Born in 1972, Chillemi was born in New York and lives in New Jersey with her husband Michael, and their three children, Michael, Alexis and Anthony. The family pets include two Shih Tzu’s, Rocco and Princess, and two birds Elmo and Tweedy.
When she is not writing, Chillemi chases after his three Shih Tzu’s, takes long walks, hits the gym, and goes to all her kids’ football, soccer, wrestling, basketball and cheerleading practices and games.
Publications:
Associations and other Activities:
Web Sites: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/staceychil
http://www.authorsden.com/staceydchillemi
Born in 1972, Chillemi was born in New York and lives in New Jersey with her husband Michael, and their three children, Michael, Alexis and Anthony. The family pets include two Shih Tzu’s, Rocco and Princess, and two birds Elmo and Tweedy.
When she is not writing, Chillemi chases after his three Shih Tzu’s, takes long walks, hits the gym, and goes to all her kids’ football, soccer, wrestling, basketball and cheerleading practices and games.
Publications:
- The Complete Herbal Guide: A Natural Approach to Healing the Body
- Natural Cures for Common Conditions
- Epilepsy: You're not Alone
- Eternal Love: Romantic Poetry Straight from the Heart
- My Mommy Has Epilepsy (Children's Book)
- My Daddy Has Epilepsy (Children’s Book)
- Keep the Faith: To Live and Be Heard from the Heavens Above (poetry book)
- Live, Learn, and Be Happy with Epilepsy
- Epilepsy and Pregnancy: What Every Woman Should Know
- --co-authored by Dr. Blanca Vasques
- Faith, Courage, Wisdom, Strength and Hope
- How to Be Wealthy Selling Informational Products on the Internet
- How to Become Wealthy in Real Estate
- How to Become Wealthy Selling Ebooks
- Life’s Missing Instruction Manual: Beyond Words
- How To Become Wealthy Selling Products on The Internet
- Breast Cancer: Questions, Answers & Self-Help Techniques
- Chicken Soup for the Recovering Soul
- Chicken Soup for the Shoppers Soul
- Whispers of Inspiration
Associations and other Activities:
- H.O.P.E. mentor, for the Epilepsy Foundation
- Speaker at school, organizational, political events
- Speaker before U.S. Congress about employment discrimination for epileptic people
- Guest on four talk shows about epilepsy
- Guest on radio stations discussing epilepsy
- Michael Dressor Show, Health Radio
- Articles about her in New Jersey The Leader, Belleville Post, and the Star Ledger.
- Awards and certificates in recognition for outstanding efforts to improve society.
- Active participant in organizations and activities.
- Author of 400 articles.
- Outstanding Volunteer Award, New Jersey Epilepsy Foundation, June 26, 2002
Web Sites: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/staceychil
http://www.authorsden.com/staceydchillemi
Delores Chillemi
Delores Chillemi is known for her versatility and invention as a writer. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Delores married young and gave birth to four beautiful boys who are now grown. Writing a book has been a dream for Delores Chillemi. Now Delores has turned her dream into a reality as she co-authored, “The Adventures of Covenant Cove.”
