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Hi! I’m Kerry Vail, also known as Kerry Adrienne. I’m a multiple-time USA Today Bestseller author with more than forty novels and novellas published by traditional houses, small presses, and as an indie. My stories span dragons, paranormal, witches, wolf shifters, and LGBTQ+ themes, with many hitting #1 in Amazon categories. Beyond writing, I’m a seasoned editor and educator. I’ve taught creative writing at Wake Technical Community College for two decades, edited for publishers like Decadent Publishing, Entangled Publishing, and Ramina Publications, and consulted on translation and blurbs to help books reach readers. I’m active in industry organizations including Romance Writers of America, SF&F Association, Horror Writers Association, ITW, and The Authors Guild.…Hi! I’m Kerry Vail, also known as Kerry Adrienne. I’m a multiple-time USA Today Bestseller author with more than forty novels and novellas published by traditional houses, small presses, and as an indie. My stories span dragons, paranormal, witches, wolf shifters, and LGBTQ+ themes, with many hitting #1 in Amazon categories. Beyond writing, I’m a seasoned editor and educator. I’ve taught creative writing at Wake Technical Community College for two decades, edited for publishers like Decadent Publishing, Entangled Publishing, and Ramina Publications, and consulted on translation and blurbs to help books reach readers. I’m active in industry organizations including Romance Writers of America, SF&F Association, Horror Writers Association, ITW, and The Authors Guild.

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Hi! I’m Kerry Vail, also known as Kerry Adrienne. I’m a multiple-time USA Today Bestseller author with more than forty novels and novellas published by traditional houses, small presses, and as an indie. My stories span dragons, paranormal, witches, wolf shifters, and LGBTQ+ themes, with many hitting #1 in Amazon categories. Beyond writing, I’m a seasoned editor and educator. I’ve taught creative writing at Wake Technical Community College for two decades, edited for publishers like Decadent Publishing, Entangled Publishing, and Ramina Publications, and consulted on translation and blurbs to help books reach readers. I’m active in industry organizations including Romance Writers of America, SF&F Association, Horror Writers Association, ITW, and The Authors Guild.…Hi! I’m Kerry Vail, also known as Kerry Adrienne. I’m a multiple-time USA Today Bestseller author with more than forty novels and novellas published by traditional houses, small presses, and as an indie. My stories span dragons, paranormal, witches, wolf shifters, and LGBTQ+ themes, with many hitting #1 in Amazon categories. Beyond writing, I’m a seasoned editor and educator. I’ve taught creative writing at Wake Technical Community College for two decades, edited for publishers like Decadent Publishing, Entangled Publishing, and Ramina Publications, and consulted on translation and blurbs to help books reach readers. I’m active in industry organizations including Romance Writers of America, SF&F Association, Horror Writers Association, ITW, and The Authors Guild.

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Hi! I’m Kerry Vail, also known as Kerry Adrienne. I’m a multiple-time USA Today Bestseller author with more than forty novels and novellas published by traditional houses, small presses, and as an indie. My stories span dragons, paranormal, witches, wolf shifters, and LGBTQ+ themes, with many hitting #1 in Amazon categories.

Beyond writing, I’m a seasoned editor and educator. I’ve taught creative writing at Wake Technical Community College for two decades, edited for publishers like Decadent Publishing, Entangled Publishing, and Ramina Publications, and consulted on translation and blurbs to help books reach readers. I’m active in industry organizations including Romance Writers of America, SF&F Association, Horror Writers Association, ITW, and The Authors Guild.

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Author at Self-employed / Kerry Adrienne

January 1, 2011 - Present

Multiple-time USA Today Bestselling author, writing as Kerry Adrienne, of over forty novels and novellas across various genres; many titles have been #1 category bestsellers on Amazon in areas including Dragons, Paranormal, Witches, Wolf Shifters, and LGBT themes.

Freelance Editor at Self-employed

January 1, 1994 - Present

Content/developmental editing, line editing, and copy editing for published and unpublished authors; worked with authors who achieved USA Today, Amazon, and New York Times bestseller status.

Editor at Ramina Publications

July 1, 2023 - Present

Assessing translated books for editing needs/publication; editing English language blurbs.

Senior Editor at Decadent Publishing, LLC

January 1, 2012 - May 31, 2014

Managed editors on projects and provided final edits prior to publication; acquired books for publication; performed high-level developmental and conceptual edits on manuscripts acquired for publication.

Associate Editor at Entangled Publishing, LLC

May 1, 2011 - December 31, 2012

Edited books for publication from first-pass developmental edits to final galley proofs; reviewed submissions, requested acquisitions, rejected and acquired manuscripts; attended conferences and handled pitches with agents.

Managing Editor, Covet at Entangled Publishing, LLC

July 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012

Organized, tracked, and scheduled releases for the Covet paranormal romance line; coordinated with authors, agents, cover artists, formatters, and proofreaders; contributed to social media for the line.

Instructor at Wake Technical Community College

January 1, 1998 - December 31, 2018

Developed and taught creative writing courses, including Fiction Writing for the Beginner, Fiction Writers’ Forum, Business Writing, Characterization in Fiction, and Speculative Fiction (Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror).

Volunteer Feature Writer and Assignment Reporter at Senior Source Magazine (Durham Herald Sun)

January 1, 1994 - December 31, 1996

Wrote accessible articles for the community’s aging population about pertinent issues.