Michael C. Mack

I'll never forget the F I received on an eighth-grade writing project. I had wanted to be a writer since the first time Mom put a crayon in my pudgy hand. When Mrs. Witte assigned our class an essay on the history of the State of Ohio, I filled a spiral-bound notebook with the stories of the state's settlers and other heroes. The big red F on the first page of my notebook was garnished with a note that accused me of plagiarism.

I pleaded with her. I tried to convince her I wrote the paper myself. Finally, I boldly asked her to prove her contention. She couldn't. My grade was revised to an A, plus an apology. I was a writer, and 40 years later I still am.

So far I've written more than 30 nonfiction books and discussion guides, hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles, and I've lost count of how many articles and blog posts on the web.

I recently released a new self-published book, World's Greatest Small Group, available in both print and Kindle versions on Amazon.

I blog regularly at Small Group Leadership and write a monthly "Best Practices" column for The Christian Standard magazine. I have edited books and other materials for major Christian publishing companies both on staff and as a freelance editor.

I am also a writer/editor in other fields as well, especially as related to living with diabetes, marriage and parenting, cycling (especially mountain biking) and other outdoor recreation, and other topics. I blog about life with diabetes, cycling, marriage and family, and other stuff I'm passionate about at Life's Highs and Lows.