BIO of CAROL SHELDON Mother Lode placed in the top five percent of the 5000 entries in Amazon's Break-through Novel Contest of 2011. It is Carol Sheldon's first foray into the novel form. The highlights of her writing career have been for the stage. Two of her plays, Sandcastles, and Lifelines were chosen for professional productions. Several other works have enjoyed community productions in Michigan and California. She's also been honored as a finalist many times- The Zoo Keeper in the Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Conference, Lemonade or Dinner in Actors Theatre of Louisville's, Minnesota's Nat...