Tonya Price is a published fiction and non-fiction author and a former business executive who helped many startup companies with their marketing and online strategies. As a speaker, she has addressed high tech, Higher Ed and author audiences through webinars and at regional, national and online conferences. Her talks have covered a variety of topics related to small business, entrepreneurship, and business planning.  As a former online instructor Tonya has many entrepreneurs across the world launch and grow their own businesses. Her first non-fiction book, The Writer's Business Plan,was written after several authors approached her for advice on the business side of being an indie publisher or traditionally published author. She continues to write books in the series based on requests for help from publishing authors.

Tonya launched one of the first Web design firms in New England, StrategicIdeas in 1996. The company was acquired after doubling its revenues every month. Tonya Price Consulting was her second company which helped small businesses utilize the Internet to achieve their online business goals.

Magnolia Lane Press is Tonya's third company and publishes both fiction and non-fiction titles. The Business Books for Writers series is the first release from Magnolia Lane Press. The fifth book in the series, The Profitable Writer: Managing the Writer's Money teaches you in a weekend how to use three simple business forms to understand where your money is going. Learn how to control your spending, how always know how much cash you have to work with and which of your writing projects are contributing most to your dream of being a full-time writer.