Gloria Blakely/Glori Ann, born in Pennsylvania, enjoyed a career in corporate America helping to create and market products as diverse as Honey Nut Cheerios and life insurance. Little did she know, while working in her window office years ago, that life would take a sharp turn into the field of writing. In a few short years, her world revolved around journalism, books, and other freelance writing. Somewhere in the midst of all of that, she managed to be a part of a Regional Emmy winning production and support charities in pages on Examiner.com.Not that life was dull before writing, far from it: global travel, sports, and charity efforts added rewarding sparks. Readers can experience some of those sparks in two e-books (written under pseudonym Glori Ann), "An African Safari for Jarvis" and the new "African Safari for Anthony", from which a portion of sales on Kindle Books is donated to the preservation of wildlife in Tanzania.For her, writing draws a level of passion into each day that had been missing. With it, charity work continues as well as her mission to get readers excited about life's possibilities, to bring joy, and encourage social improvement through literature.Literary works includes:"Black Americans of Achievement Danny Glover." Chelsea House Publishers, 2002 (author)"Great African Americans." Publications International, Ltd., 2002 (coauthor)"African American Heritage Perpetual Calendar." Publications International, Ltd., 2002 (coauthor)"African-American Leaders Condoleezza Rice." Chelsea House Publishers, 2004 (author)"Black Americans of Achievement Muhammad Ali." Chelsea House Publishers, 2005 (revised Legacy Edition)"Black Americans of Achievement Jesse Jackson." Chelsea House Publishers, 2005 (revised Legacy Edition)"Black Americans of Achievement Rosa Parks." Chelsea House Publishers, 2005 (revised Legacy Edition)"Black Americans of Achievement Johnnie Cochran." Chelsea House Publishers, 2007 (author Legacy Edition)"Great African Americans." Publications International, Ltd. 2008 (revised coauthor)."An African Safari for Jarvis." Kindle e-Books, 2012 (author pseudonym Glori Ann)"An African Safari for Anthony." Kindle e-Books, 2012 (author pseudonym Glori Ann)