Gerald Everett Jones has written more than 20 books on computer and business subjects, including Real World Digital Video and How to Lie with Charts. His broad background in the media business includes serving as an advertising creative director, computer graphics software developer, industrial film and video producer/director, and top manager of communications firm Targeted Digital Networks (TDN). For TDN, he was Executive Producer of the InnRoom Shopping Network, a private cable channel featured in luxury hotels. He currently works full-time as a freelance writer-producer. His feature script Ballpoint was a winner of the IFP/West Screenwriters Lab competition.