Where Writers Win is a collaborative team of experts in social media, website development, video and media training who met in the publishing arena, then began brainstorming how to bring each of our services together, in an economical way that best serve a new brand of entrepreneurial author.
Our cumulative experience with a variety of publishing platforms and the wide range of skills we provide allows us to deliver turnkey solutions to aspiring writers and emerging authors.
Shari Stauch: Creator and CEO
Shari Stauch has been involved in publishing, marketing and PR for 30 years. She is the co-creator of Pool & Billiard Magazine, celebrating 30 years as the sport’s oldest monthly magazine. In 2004 she retired from the Women’s Pro Billiard Tour after a 20 year career as a top player and marketer/co-creator of the tour (inducted into the WPBA Hall of Fame in 2007) to pursue development of Shark Marketing Co. and serve a growing community of writers and authors.
As a board chair of Charleston’s Center for Women, she is a moderator for the Center’s Women’s Writer Series, and conducts seminars for the South Carolina Women’s Business Center on website marketing and image branding. She is also past producer, alongside team member Bren McClain, of the South Carolina Writers Workshop (SCWW) Conference in Myrtle Beach, SC, and the co-creator of PubSense Summit.
In 2008, Stauch signed on as Co-Director of Programming for Words & Music: A Literary Feast in New Orleans, and worked with team member Kendra Haskins to re-launch the organization’s website. The elite writers conference brings in authors of note, from Ted Turner to Dennis Lehane to Tim O’Brien, Robert Olen Butler and Justin Torres, along with the nation’s best and brightest agents and editors; and promising authors from around the globe. Shari continues to work with the Pirate’s Alley Faulkner Society as well as with agents, editors, and emerging authors throughout the U.S..
Stauch is a certified executive coach, an award-winning essayist and fiction writer, and author of four non-fiction books. She is working on completion of a novel set in her hometown of Chicago, IL.
Jennifer Buddin, Every Busy Woman LLC
Jennifer Buddin is a proud wife, mother of two boys and an entrepreneur. As founder and president of Every Busy Woman LLC, a boutique publishing house specializing in print, web and social media projects, she publishes The Little Black Book for every busy woman®, the word-of-mouth directory for women since 2000.
An enthusiastic community volunteer, she is privileged to work with her Neighborhood Association, Old Towne Charleston District Task Force, Charleston County Distinguished Young Women Scholarship Program, the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship and the Center for Women.
In 2005, she received the Charleston Regional Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40” Award and in 2010, was named one of Stiletto Woman Magazine’s “25 Amazing Women of the Year”.
Jennifer performs comedy improv at Theatre 99 in Charleston as part of the main stage cast as well as in the groups Mary Kay has a Posse and Hot Pants. She is a speaker, consultant and enthusiastic cheerleader for people living consciously and powerfully.
As a team member of Where Writers Win, Buddin designs author websites through our created series of author templates that allow for the implementation of custom websites emerging authors at a fraction of the custom website price, while still allowing full functionality, training, and the ability for authors to consistently update their own website easily to keep content relevant.
Brenda McClain: McClain Communications
Brenda McClain founded and is president of McClain Communications, Inc., established in 1990 as a communications consulting firm, specializing in Message Development and Delivery. She has worked with Algonquin and Workman authors for “Today Show” and “Good Morning America” appearances, as well as preparing authors prior to book tour launches.
Her media training clients have included Workman Publishing, AT&T, CIBA Vision, Turner Broadcasting, Georgia Pacific, The Outdoor Advertising Association of America, Marriott International, The Kentucky Department of Education, Telecom Pioneers, Arthritis Foundation, Cincinnati Reds, Career Sports & Marketing, Ford Motor Company and the U.S. Army. In addition, the NCAA Foundation selected her to write the Media Relations component for its Life Skills Program, aimed at preparing student-athletes across the country for life after college.
Before forming McClain Communications, Ms. McClain handled reporters from diverse print and broadcast media including Fortune magazine, the Wall Street Journal and “ABC World News Tonight.” She has worked as a radio and television reporter and anchor in various markets in the Southeast as well as a newspaper reporter for a daily in South Carolina.
Besides her experience in media training authors and journalists, Bren is also is an award-winning fiction writer. She is completing her second novel, a work of fiction set in her home state, South Carolina.
Evan Staley: Evan W. Staley Films
Evan Staley is the creator of Evan W. Staley Films (ewsfilms.com), a production team that focuses on a wide range of video products, from book trailers and commercials to music videos and short films. Film making has been a passion for Evan since elementary school days, where a viewing of The Lord of the Rings movies spurred him to craft his own 2-part epic, featuring 30 of his third grade classmates. From there, he moved on to creating short films and documentaries, including one that earned Best Documentary in a local film festival.
He also began to professionally direct and produce music videos for rap artis
ts and other music groups near his hometown, Dayton, in southwestern Ohio. He has expanded his horizons even further by adding wedding videos, mini-documentaries, and comedy skits to his growing portfolio. For the past two years he has been producing book trailers for publishers and authors around the U.S., and he truly believes that the synthesis between writing and film/television can be a powerful and inspirational combination.
Evan is currently a student at Columbia College in Chicago where he is majoring in cinema and video production arts. His ultimate plan is to direct feature length films but has yet to decide whether he wants to call Hollywood home. He is inspired by the ability of film and video to pull someone into an alternate universe and allow them to experiment with their own passion, potential, and problems by freeing them from real-world constraints. It is his dream to infuse other people with the same positive and inspirational energy he gets from watching movies.
In his freetime you can find him snowboarding, camping/backpacking through the wilderness, or, of course, watching movies. Fantasy (i.e. “Lord of the Rings,” “Game of Thrones”), action (i.e. “The Bourne Trilogy,” any 007 movie, “300”), indie/low budget (i.e. “The Place Beyond the Pines,” “Shame”) and drama (i.e. “The King’s Speech,” “Inception,” “A Dangerous Method”) are some of his favorite genres. A recent six week venture to Japan stimulated his interest in Anime, and he is now watching shows like “Cowboy Bebop” and “Naruto”.
Evan looks forward to working hand in hand with a number of talented authors and helping them market their own hard work and passion.
PJ Woodside: PJ’s Productions
PJ Woodside, founder of PJ’s Productions, has been involved in story-making her whole life, as a writer, actress, director, and video editor. She earned her MFA in fiction writing from George Mason University, and since 2005 has been making feature-length movies with Big Biting Pig Productions.
She has won awards as a director, actor, and sound editor. Lucid, her latest film, featuring Bill Johnson of Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, is currently in post-production. PJ is also the writer and director of the films The Creepy Doll and Widow, and has written several stage plays. Her first screenplay, Cajun PI, was selected from thousands of entries to be performed as a Radio Play at the International Mystery Writers Festival in Owensboro, KY.
In addition to partnering with Big Biting Pig Productions, PJ runs her video production company, PJ’s Productions, which produces book trailers, music videos, and other projects. A music video she created for a client won best video at the Las Vegas Star Trek Convention in 2012; a video she created for the city of Madisonville, KY, won Best Video at the America In Bloom Symposium in 2012. You can find her projects on her website and all around the web.
With their level of writing, directing, and editing skills, the PJ’s Productions team is ideally qualified to create dynamic and engaging videos to promote your book, giving viewers a taste of your story that leaves them wanting to read every last word.
Jane Odell, Every Busy Woman LLC
A native of Myrtle Beach, SC, Jane Odell has worked for over 10 years as a
Graphic Designer in the Charleston area. As art director of Every Busy Woman LLC, a boutique publishing house specializing in print, web and social media projects, Jane works on Web sites, collateral materials, commercial signage among other fun things and produces The Little Black Book for every busy woman®, the word-of-mouth directory for women, quarterly.
Jane also works with a local non-profit organization, Yo Art! Project, developing and delivering creative media art enrichment programs to Low Country Schools. These creative programs encourage learning through discovery, discipline, improvisation and technique in various multi-media courses; Adobe Photoshop, Point-and-shoot Photography, PowerPoint and Page Layout. Jane loves nurturing these relationships with such a diverse group of children so that they are able to express themselves as they develop and discover their artistic selves.
When she is not busy molding young minds or cracking the creative whip for clients, Jane spends her extra time playing roller derby for The Lowcountry Highrollers. As a part of LCHR, she is able to get out her extra energy as a power-hitting blocker. She also likes to spend her time relaxing at the beach, paddle-boarding and traveling to new places.
As a team member of Where Writers Win, Odell designs author websites through our created series of author templates that allow for the implementation of custom websites emerging authors at a fraction of the custom website price, while still allowing full functionality, training, and the ability for authors to consistently update their own website easily to keep content relevant.