Look and Listen

Biography

Nadine. A French name, meaning "hope." Spreading hope to her readers and audiences, author, editor, and speaker Nadine C. Keels of Seattle, Washington is best known for The Song of Nadine, the powerful lyrical poetry designed to impart hope, seen in three of her books and heard in her dynamic spoken word presentations on both local and national platforms. Nadine has written two novels, Yella’s Prayers and World of the Innocent; a reference for writers entitled Write Your Genius, Genius!: A Rather Quick Guide to Book Writing; and she has also written many short stories and articles for children. Nadine has served as editor and co-editor for a number of titles, and she is the founder of Prismatic Prospects, a communication company based in Seattle. As a daughter of the house at Kingdom Family Worship Center International, Nadine serves on the intercessory prayer team and on the worship team, The Lord’s Song. Nadine is an alum of Northwest University, located in Kirkland, Washington, and it is her goal to continually impart hope to others while simultaneously drawing out their individual genius.

Inspiration

My parents instituted a family reading club when I was a child, which helped to encourage my early love of books and of writing. I never finished writing the "books" that I started in childhood and my early teenage years, since I didn't have the best sense of my own voice, but I finally "heard" myself when I wrote my first novel at the age of seventeen, Yella's Prayers. Ever since then, my life has been my greatest source of inspiration for my writing. I could name a number of books that have influenced me over the years (too many to list), but the greatest influence has always come from the books that have given me hope. Now I endeavor to have that same kind of influence on my readers.