My pen name is Beeda Louise Spies. IRL I'm Shari Young. I originally created this nom de plume because I wanted to share secrets, personal experiences that I thought would help others, but I didn't want to own up to those situations. After I got a few stories published, I found out that it wasn't good form to hide behind a pseudonym, but I have already worked very hard at getting published and didn't want to start over again with my real name, so I'm just going to keep it, but come clean. Besides, if you Google Beeda Speis, you'll find me. If you Google Shari Young, you'll find oh so many of us.
I love to share about myself (in a my-walk-in-faith way, not in a narcissistic way), so you are going to get to know the real me, not a fake persona.
Beeda is my grandmother's middle name (spelled Beda).
Louise is my mother's middle name.
Speis is my great-grandmother's maiden name.
Beeda Speis' work has been published in the anthology Overcoming Fear and is forthcoming in Sisterhood Is Powerful Except When It Is Not: Research and Personal Perspectives About Bullying in the Female World, as well as Mock Turtle Zine. She is a contributor to, and the Ohio coordinator for, Essay Daily.
Beeda is an active member of Lysa TerKeurst’s COMPEL Writers Training, Jerry Jenkins’ Writing Guild, and Jerry Jenkins' Non-Fiction Blueprint premium writing group. She has a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University.
Beeda founded and leads numerous Facebook groups, including a prayer group, an accountability group for Christian non-fiction writers, and a life group that focuses on serving God. She is a leader in her church and created their Missions Prayer Team. Beeda leads a women’s Bible study called Be Still, Know God, which focuses on building a stronger relationship with God through prayer and bible study. She writes daily for her blog Peace In The Stillness sharing about her life and faith.
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