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Jamie M. Forbes specializes in project development and consultation for independent authors and the book-publishing industry. Mr. Forbes’s clients and editorial projects are published by a broad range of houses, from global commercial enterprises such as HarperCollins, Warner Books, Random House, and St. Martin’s, to specialist niche and literary presses.

Popular speaking engagements include appearances at Manhattan’s Pen & Brush Society and Washington Independent Writers at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

Special projects:

Work with independent scholars in decipherment of Maya glyph-text writing. Discovered classic Maya recipe for chocolate-corn pudding inscribed on cream-slipped ceramic serving bowl.

Palatex (division of Manhattan Kitchens Inc.). Sensory-evaluation consultation in product development for the food industry.

Fencing; modern foil, epee, and saber; stagefight choreography for performance-art productions.