Women Writing the West’s “Hottie Historian,” Janelle Molony, has recently brought long-overdue attention to Jacquelina “Lina” Biggs King, a Cherokee-descended Arizona pioneer interred in Phoenix’s oldest cemetery. Entrance to Phoenix’s Pioneer & Military Memorial Park. (Janelle Molony 2026) Entrance to City Loosley Cemetery at the Pioneer & Military Memorial Park. (Janelle Molony 2026) This April,ContinueContinue reading “Jacquelina Biggs King: Cherokee Woman Now Recognized in Arizona”
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Juneteenth: A Bibliography
Juneteenth: a few references on the Black experience in the American West By Leslie Budewitz (Originally published June 19, 2025, on the author’s blog) Juneteenth—the commemoration of the day news of the end of slavery reached Galveston, Texas—is a day to celebrate Black history in the United States. And while we often think of historyContinueContinue reading “Juneteenth: A Bibliography”
The Process of Writing My Latest Book
Guest Blog from Carolyn Niethammer shares the process of writing her latest book
Punctuation on the Range:
A cowboy doesn’t ride out without the right gear—and neither should a Western writer.
Market Your Writing
“Marketing by its own virtue is necessary; marketing itself, however, can be best described as a mixture of smoke and mirrors, skill, and maybe just luck.” Vicki Felmlee, WWW 2025 President.
Plot
WWW member, Elizabeth Simmons discusses the concepts and complexities of the plot.
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