Zydeco Shoes: A Sensory Tour of Cajun Culture [With CD] (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781589802469)

Having grown up without a television, Alexandria Hayes spent her leisure time reading voraciously. She excelled in school at an early age and, after a brief rebellion in her teenage years, went on to graduate from Loyola College. Ms. Hayes entered the business world in 1978 with Martin Marietta Laboratories, working her way up to business-analyst status. In 1986 she moved on to become the manager of navy programs marketing at Raytheon's Missile Systems Division. Seeking experience outside of the aerospace industry, Ms. Hayes joined Delta Education as director of catalog development, growing Delta's catalog sales from under $2 million to $10 million in five years. As a result, in 1993, she became vice president of corporate marketing. In 1996, Ms. Hayes left Delta to start Blue Moon Communications, a consulting firm focused on helping organizations of all types develop and deliver their marketing messages. In 2003, she launched Blue Moon Custom Poetry, a division of Blue Moon Communications that creates commissioned poems for special occasions. Ms. Hayes lives with her two birds in Stratham, New Hampshire, where she enjoys biking, dancing, yoga, music, and, of course, books. Her favorite advice for aspiring writers, Put your heart into your writing and your back into selling it--don't give up!