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 ofContinueContinue reading “Primary Sources: Not Just for Fact-Finding”
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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 WomenContinueContinue reading “WWW Writing Coaches”
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?ContinueContinue reading “Why is Editing Important?”
Wintering with WWW: Carmen Peone
By Carmen Peone Storytelling Out Loud Getting words on the page can be a tough gig for any writer. Especially when life is already packed with to-do lists, day jobs, and family. I fought dictating my books for years. Then I listened to several of my writer friends rave about how fast they could writeContinueContinue reading “Wintering with WWW: Carmen Peone”
Collecting Words
Women Writing the West shares words and their meanings.
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