Nell Du Vall, a.k.a. Mel Jacob, Mary Ellen Jacob, writes nonfiction and fiction for adults and children. World traveler Nell DuVall has visited all the continents except South American and Antarctica. She participated in marine surveys and archeological expeditions in Scotland, Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Turkey. Curiosity drives her travels and her writing. Two time travel novels, The Train to Yesterday, featuring the rivalry between the Ohio canals and early railroads, and When Lilacs Bloom, a novel of early Columus, Ohio, with attempted murder and mayhem, are available in print and as ebooks. Her science fiction/fantasy novel, co-authored with Steven Riddle, Beyond the Rim of Light debuted in May 2012 from Melange. Selvage, a mystery about a bank scam appeared in August 2012.Children's books include: The Bucket, Cormac and the Coyote, Cormac and the Pear Tree, The Pig Who Ate Halloween, An Egg for AmyLoo, all available from www.Spritepress.com. The short story Corpulent Chiropteran is available as an ebook and also appears in the Melange Books Anthology Curious Hearts. Four Halloween tales are available from etopia, both as individual stories and in an anthology Teaching Man and Other Tales). Saving Marta, a Christmas romance, is available as an ebooks and in Christmas Wishes 2012 in print and ebook.Among the nonfiction books are: Domesic Technology, Strategic Planning, Planning in OCLC Member Libraries. Articles include pieces on networking, standards, and online services. She reviews mysteries for Gumshoe Review and speculative fiction for SFREVU and participates in the Internet Writing Workshop. Look for other novels and stories in the near future.