There are still a few weeks left to get in on early registration for the 2018 Women Writing the West Conference. Early Registration – Postmark by 6/30/18 $275 WWW Members or $320 Non-Members All Registrations after 6/30/18 $305 WWW Members or $350 Non-Members Don’t wait! Register today. You may register online or submit the registration form through theContinueContinue reading “WWW Conference Schedule”
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Upcoming Summer Member Events & Recent Awards
It’s going to be a busy summer for WWW members! Hold on to your hats! Coming up in 2018’s Summer: June 14 – Randi Samuelson-Brown will be reading from her book The Beaten Territory at the Bud Werner Library in Steamboat Springs at 7:00PM June 19 – Milana Marsenich will read from her new releaseContinueContinue reading “Upcoming Summer Member Events & Recent Awards”
New Release: THE SWAN KEEPER by WWW Member Milana Marsenich
The Swan Keeper is an historical, coming of age novel set in Northwest Montana’s Mission Valley in the late 1920s. Lillian Connelly loves trumpeter swans and vows to protect them from a hunter who kills them, leaving their carcasses for the wolves and coyotes. On her eleventh birthday, Lilly’s family travels to see newly hatchedContinueContinue reading “New Release: THE SWAN KEEPER by WWW Member Milana Marsenich”
Hands-On World Building
As writers, when we talk about world building, we often discuss the senses. What are our characters seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and physically feeling? Who are the people who make up the world, and what are their individual agendas and misconceptions of their surroundings? What time, place, landscape, and cultural norms are integrated into theContinueContinue reading “Hands-On World Building”
Don’t Forget: Early Bird Registration for the 2018 Conference
If you haven’t registered yet for the 2018 conference, there’s still time to get in on the early-bird discount registration! Those who attend will have the opportunity to attend some amazing workshops, venture on tours rich with history, and connect with new and old friends. Photo by Greg Lehman Photography For those who are unfamiliarContinueContinue reading “Don’t Forget: Early Bird Registration for the 2018 Conference”
To Source or Not Source
Whether you write historical westerns or modern, contemporary ones, most of us need to do some sort of research. Whether it’s a certain cell phone app exists or the year a treaty was signed, a writer should always have the facts right. In today’s internet age, we have answers at our finger tips. We areContinueContinue reading “To Source or Not Source”
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