Barbara DeMarco-Barrett's story, "Crazy for You," originally published in Orange County Noir (Akashic) was chosen for USA Noir: Best of the Akashic Noir Series. She's author of "Pen on Fire," a Los Angeles Times bestseller. She hosts and produces "Writers on Writing," which airs on KUCI-FM and podcasts on iTunes. Her essays and fiction have been published in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Review of Books, Authors Guild Bulletin, Poets & Writers, The Writer, and more.