An accomplished novelist, screenwriter, musician,      and businessman, Stephen Smoke successfully      navigates the worlds of art and business. He is the author of 17 novels, including Black Butterfly, Pacific Coast Highway, and Pacific Blues, under his own and other names. He has also written several non-fiction books, including the popular Bill of Responsibilities series and the recent Palos Verdes Peninsula Artists book. Mr. Smoke has written and directed feature films, including Street Crimes (starring Dennis Farina) and Final Impact, and has written screenplays for others, including Magic Kid. He founded and published Mystery Magazine, and published the first online mystery magazine (Hamilton Caine's Mystery Digest, on CompuServe) in 1984. Mr. Smoke is also a published songwriter and in 1989 recorded an album (in support of his novel, Trick of the Light ) on which several well-known musicians, including one Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, played on various tracks. In 1997, his company, Onlineseminars, produced one of the first continuing education for-credit online courses. Later, with a partner, he published the first Standards for Online Learning. In the mid 90s Mr. Smoke began writing his Bill of Responsibilities series and in 2002 finished work on the Teen Bill of Responsibilities Course, which is now taught in some Southern California schools. The author is actively involved with various corporate entities, teachers groups and community organizations in order to bring the FREE program to schools around the country. Another book in the series, the Corporate Bill of Responsibilities, also has a companion Workshop. For more information, to purchase books, or to contact Mr. Smoke, go to www.stephensmoke.com.