Jerrold Mundis

Jerrold Mundis is a writer, speaker, and counselor.

He is the author of:

   • 17 novels, including Gerhardt's Children and The
     Dogs.

   • 13 books of nonfiction, including Prelude to Civil War
     and How to Get Out of Debt, Stay Out of Debt & Live
     Prosperously.

   • A number of ghostwritten books and other works.

   • Some 100 short stories, essays and articles.

Among his publishers are:

   • Bantam, Atheneum, Arbor House, Delacorte,
     Warner Books, Jove, Pocket Books, and New
     American Library.
 
His short work has appeared in such publications as:

   • The New York Times Magazine, American
     Heritage, Harper's Weekly, Glamour, the Magazine of
     Fantasy & Science Fiction, and New York Magazine.

His books have been selections of:

   • The Book-of-the-Month Club, Literary Guild,
     Doubleday Book Club, Field & Stream Book Club,
     and One Spirit Book Club.

His work has been translated into more than a dozen foreign languages.

He is a member of the Authors Guild, PEN American Center, and Poets & Writers, is listed in Contemporary Authors and the Directory of American Poets & Fiction Writers.

He has been an editor at The New York Times, and is an experienced teacher of professional and avocational writing.

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Mundis presents workshops and seminars on writing and on personal money for clients ranging from the U.S. Customs Service through Unity Church to the State of Alabama and the National Education Association.

He has taught in seminar at Lehigh University, Beloit College, and the College of New Jersey.

Privately, he breaks writer’s block for beginning and professional writers alike—forever, in one afternoon—and his effectiveness in this has been praised by such bestselling writers as Lawrence Block, Judith McNaught, and Suzannah Lessard, and many others.

As a counselor, he helps people gain a happier and more prosperous relationship with money, including getting out of debt and increasing income.

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Mundis was born and raised in the Midwest, graduated from New York University, and is the father of two grown sons. He lives on the East Coast.