As publisher of West Loveland Neighbors, I get to do two things I love best! To select interesting local topics for inclusion and write about some of the people and places that make life so good in Loveland. I work with an amazing team - Photographer Christina Gressianu, Designer Kristin McKendrick and Content Coordinator Diane McInturff, who are creative geniuses and collaborators extraordinaire! Plus I get to meet the fine folks in our community - both readers and sponsors, who share their talents and expertise in our community. It's all a win/win/win. :)
	The work of Angela Canada Hopkins fascinates me. Her images grace magazine and periodical covers. Her bright colors and interesting shapes converted a 5-surfaced electrical transformer box into a multidimensional work of art as part of Loveland, Colorado's Transformations project. See the full article here as a .pdf and perhaps you'll be fascinated by her work, too.
	Loveland, Colorado entered into a formal predevelopment agreement with the nation's largest non-profit real estate developer - Artspace. Although the exact location is yet to be determined, the $15-$20 million Artspace project expects to create affordable live/work space for 45 artists in a 60,000 square foot facility that will also house exhibition and meeting space. Click here to see full article as a .pdf.
	Laughter Yoga is fun greatly beneficial to your health!  It was a blast meeting folks in Denver's Laughter Yoga clubs who take their laughter quite seriously. What a great bunch!  Can't wait to join them again. Click here to see full article. See DenverLaughs.com for dates/times/locations.
	Heather Janssen founded and edited "get born" magazine, a snarky literary magazine that discussed motherhood with unapologetic honesty.  Check out Mj's "Uncensored" in the May 2010 issue of 5280!
Photo by Sarah Boyd	Loveland resident Linda Joy gives voice to cast of characters.  She is one of the many people who make Loveland such an interesting place to live.  Read her story here (as a .pdf) as published in the  Northern Colorado Business Report.
	Mj is founder of the Weekly Writers' Workshop.  See this lively critique group's blog: UnderTheCuckooClock.org.
	Mj's articles in Northern Colorado Business Report featured Western Heritage and Joel Comm.
	Mj's article in the "Atmosphere" section of the May issue of 5280 is all about her passion - tandem bike riding!
	Maryjo enjoyed the experience of recording for the blind and dyslexic this past October on "Poets' Day" at what was known as the Denver location of Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic.  She was inspired by Denver's Poet Laureate Chris Ransick, who invited members of Colorado Authors' League to volunteer. What author wouldn't want to enable readers? Think about volunteering - it is interesting, and you know you are doing something valuable in your corner of the world.
	Hugh MacCleod's cartoons (GapingVoid.com) just crack me up!  He draws on the back of business cards - he has tens of thousands of them ... he also sells his framed artwork full size.
	Loveland Loves to Read 2009 Events featuring award-wining author Craig Johnson, author of The Cold Dish were fun - especially his presentation at the Rialto. I laughed until my sides hurt!  This is the first of five in the Walt Longmire mystery series.
	Check out MJ's article in 5280's August issue entitled "Terminal Talent" Local artists turn DIA into an art exhibition.
	"Maryjo is especially adept at finding resources and additional information that add depth to the articles she writes for us. We value her contributions!" Dawn Cyr, Content Manager Proven Systems Corp.
	It is always a privilege for Maryjo to share another's success in print!  Read about Carol Ann Kates, who grew up in Fort Collins, Colorado the daughter of corner store grocer Merrill Steele.  Visit Carol Ann's website and look at her fabulous cookbook!
	As a writer and a reader, Maryjo is passionate about literacy. She is very pleased to have an article published in the Fall 2007 Colorado Reading Council Journal. Click here  to read the text.
Do you know someone who isn't sure her vote counts? Give her a great gift ... Sybil Downing's timely book, The Vote!

Maryjo had fun being interviewed by Asst. Producer and Director Mark Oldfield for "Colorado Focus" on KWHD TV 53 Denver.  It aired in April 14 on Channel 11 in Loveland, CO.  She and fellow Weekly Writers' Workshop member Cheryl Courtney discussed writing along the Front Range, Colorado Authors' League, and the sheer joy of making connections with other writers. She was thrilled about this opportunity to further connect the writing community here along the Front Range. The whole experience turned out better thanshe ever could have imagined.

Click here to view the half hour interview.  

KWHD TV53Denver also airs on Channel 17 in Fort Collins, and Dish 321. 
NOTE:  Broadband & cable work fine, but  If you are on 128 kb/s or less, once the download starts, hit the "pause" on the player and wait until it is finished downloading before you start watching it - about an hour.

Maryjo Faith Morgan (aka MJ Morgan) is a full time freelance writer and a partner in FredsUsedWebsites.com. She believes in small business and is an active member of the Loveland Chamber of Commerce and the Berthoud Chamber of Commerce.

She and Fred Richart, webmaster of FredsUsedWebsites.com are happy to have been involved in producing Loveland365, the brainchild of Loveland businessman John Giroux. This unique book promotes Loveland by highlighting the People, Places, and Things that make Loveland America's Sweetheart City. Throughout 2010 our team complied photographs and stories that spotlight many citizens, major events and favorite places here in Loveland.

A Labor of Love, 9"x12" heirloom quality hard cover coffee table book was published in 2011.

Mj is a member of Colorado Authors' League, former member of Colorado Women of Influence and is the founder/moderator of Weekly Writers' Workshop and blog "Under The Cuckoo Clock."  Her writing covers everything from lifestyle and art & culture to personal profiles and business.  Mj's articles have appeared in Denver's 5280, Northern Colorado Business Report, Loveland Chamber of Commerce "Aware!" Newsletter, Loveland Reporter-Herald, Lydia’s Style, The Berthoud Weekly Surveyor, and many others.  

She edits both fiction and non-fiction and creates newsletter and website content for her clients.  

As life and business partner of "The Webmaster" she enjoys taking websites from concept to design, including photo and copy editing.

 Maryjo often includes high resolution digital photographs to accompany her articles.  Subjects of profiles, art exhibitions, and pampered pooches have all been captured through her lens.  Her food column featured only recipes she developed, tested, prepared, and photographed; she paid particular attention to visual appeal as well as flavor and overall nutrition.

Determined to produce only the highest quality images, Maryjo has been known to be on location at dawn to capture the best light, crawl on the ground or climb a ladder to gain the best perspective, and employ ingenious antics to obtain just the right expression to showcase her subjects.  That process has included dog biscuits for canine subjects! 

Maryjo lives in Loveland, Colorado. Active in honing tools of the craft, she moderates the Weekly Writer’s Workshop there.
Photo courtesy of Ron Stern 

As a member of Colorado Authors League Maryjo has enjoyed serving the organization as VP of Programs and Awards Program chairperson.

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