Category Archives: Resources

Going Beyond Google: Library Resources for Writers

By Suzanne Stauffer Last time, I mentioned City Business Directories, and promised to provide information about more reference resources that you can use to give authenticity to your work. These are not for historical fiction authors only. Authors of history and memoirs need historical information, but authors of contemporary fiction often need historical background toContinueContinue reading “Going Beyond Google: Library Resources for Writers”

From Historical Fact to Historical Fiction

By Suzanne Stauffer Whether you are writing historical fiction, thinking about writing historical fiction, or reading historical fiction, perhaps you have asked yourself about the process of turning historical fact into historical fiction. Definitions Historical fiction is defined as fiction set at least 50 years earlier than the time when it is written. It includesContinueContinue reading “From Historical Fact to Historical Fiction”

A Key to Finding New Readers

By Vicki Felmlee We all know readers are in libraries, book clubs, book stores, author signings and festivals, etc., but your readers are in other places as well. Where? Closer than you think. Many of us have read (or been advised) to set up a business entity as an important part of your writing career.ContinueContinue reading “A Key to Finding New Readers”

Jacquelina Biggs King: Cherokee Woman Now Recognized in Arizona

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”

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”