Ann Byle is a freelance writer for Publishers Weekly and Grand Rapids Magazine, coauthor of The Joy of Working at Home, Soul Surfer Devotions and Called to Care among others, and author of Christian Publishing 101, The Baker Book House Story, and The Revell Story. Her work experience includes Moody Publishing, The Grand Rapids Press, and Our Daily Bread Ministries before becoming a freelance writer 22 years ago. She is a cofounder of the Breathe Christian Writers Conference and a member of the Christian Freelance Writers Network. She and her family—which includes her science teacher husband, four young adult children, five chickens, and one unruly dog—live in Grand Rapids, Michigan.