A writer
since 1975, Mary Elizabeth Raines' body of professional work
includes plays, filmscripts, children's stories, PR, newspaper and
magazine articles, including hypnosis articles, and a
self-improvement CD & tape series.
She
has worked as a news correspondent and popular features writer for
three newspapers. She has contributed chapters to three hypnosis
books--"The Consumer's Guide to Hypnosis," "Everyday
Miracles of Hypnosis," and "The Big Link," --and
served for two years as Associate/Contributing Editor of The
Link,
a magazine serving the hypnosis and healing communities. Her work
has been featured in professional hypnosis journals, including
magazines of the National Guild of Hypnotists and the UK's Hypnosis
Journal, and on the Internet sites of OmPlace, International
Hypnosis Federation and International Medical and Dental Hypnosis Association.
The
short film "Hazel"
which she wrote, produced, directed and scored won three awards,
including the Harris M. Lietchi Award for Excellence in Communication
and 1st place in a competition sponsored by the Wisconsin
Communications Council. Her stageplays range from low-brow comedy ("A
Railroad Runs Through It, or: Tied to the Tracks Again!")
to poignant and thought-provoking drama ("Comin'
Round the Mountain").
Five of her stage plays have been successfully produced. Her scripts
have been among the winners of both the Writer's Digest Competition
(from among 14,000 overall entries) and the New Century Screenplay Awards.
No
stranger to the world of theater, Raines is also an accomplished
actor,
director and pianist who has taught both drama and music. She has
performed on many dozens of stages across the country since the age
of five, ranging from Harvard University's Loeb Theater in Cambridge,
Massachusetts to the set of TV's West
Wing.
Raines'
books include "The
Laughing Cherub Book of Past-life Regression: a Handbook for Real People."
Serious
inquiries about Ms. Raines' stage plays, filmscripts and books are
welcome--professionals only, please.
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