A native Southern Californian, Colleen Adair Fliedner is a multi-published author, journalist, and travel writer.  She has had three nonfiction books published: A work-for-hire book for Los Angeles County; Stories in Stone (Park City, Utah); and Quick Escapes From Orange County for Globe Pequot Press.  Colleen’s background covers a wide range of writing experience, including an optioned screenplay, radio scripts and interviews, magazine and newspaper articles, plays, radio and television advertisements, a cable TV mini-series and over 100 travel articles. 

Colleen wrote more than 100 articles and Blogs for the Orange County Register newspaper's online travel publication, www.DiscoverOC.com   Many are still online at http://www.ocregister.com/search/?q=Fliedner&x=22&y=10

In addition, she has freelanced for various magazines, newspapers, and online travel websites.  Writing credits include:  Westways (AAA), Native Peoples, BajaTRAVELER, France Today, Home and Away (Midwest Auto Club), So. California Meetings & Events, and M. D. News Magazine.  Online magazine credits include: Vacation Travel Channel (regular contributor), OffBeat Travel, and Travel World International Magazine.  She is also the ghostwriter for a well-known psychologist, having penned four e-books for the doctor.

Colleen has been a regular contributor to Talking Travel Radio Network (www.ttrn.com).  Her newest on-the-air interviews have been for Carmel Mooney’s “Travel, Dining & Entertainment” Radio Talk Show (Station KJAY based in Sacramento, CA).

Colleen has 3 children and lives with her husband, Rick, in Corona, California.  She loves to sail, travel, explore, do historical research...and write.