By Sheila Quinn Charming, But Insufficient Many of us are inspired to write family stories. Motivated by duty, nostalgia, or a desire to set the record straight, we feel set about recording the history of our ancestors. I inherited suitcases full of photographs, letters, maps, receipts, and even locks of hair from three generations ofContinue reading "Primary Sources: Not Just for Fact-Finding"
WWW Writing Coaches
By Kimberly Burns Tom Landry, the legendary coach of the Dallas Cowboys, said, “A coach is someone who tells you what you don’t want to hear, who has you see what you don’t want to see, so you can be who you always knew you could be.” That philosophy could be applied to my WomenContinue reading "WWW Writing Coaches"
New Release: “Crime on the Coast” by Marty Eberhardt
In this third mystery of the Bea Rivers series, Bea travels from the Sonoran Desert in full bloom to coastal California, where she has been invited to a small botanical garden conference in exclusive La Jolla. After a tense evening meal, the host director falls from 300-foot cliffs to the beach below. The police declareContinue reading "New Release: “Crime on the Coast” by Marty Eberhardt"
Why is Editing Important?
By Heidi M. Thomas I want to tell you a little secret: Nobody writes a perfect first draft. Not Shakespeare. Not Mark Twain. Not Stephen King. Nobody. (Hemingway once said: “There are no great writers, only great re-writers.”) Why hire an editor? Do you want your book to be the best that it can be?Continue reading "Why is Editing Important?"
Wintering with WWW: Eilene Lyon
By Eilene Lyon What Lies Beneath Colorado: Researching and Writing a Nonfiction Book in 13 Months Serendipity. As I was wrapping up the final draft of my first book, my publisher put out a call for Colorado authors to write a book in the What Lies Beneath series about pioneer cemeteries in my home state.Continue reading "Wintering with WWW: Eilene Lyon"
New Release: “Tetons by Morning” by Lucy Naylor Kubash
The books in my North Star Legacy series are contemporary western romance set in the Grand Teton country of Wyoming. The first book, Chance’s Return, was released last year by the Wild Rose Press. Former rodeo champion, Chance McCord, and Casey Girard, a midwestern librarian and widowed mom, meet and fall in love during summerContinue reading "New Release: “Tetons by Morning” by Lucy Naylor Kubash"
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