Social Media Executor, Say What?

Anne R. Allen recently wrote in one of her blogs about the loss of a good friend. After not hearing from her frined in a while, she went to social media, only to find the FB page “had been gutted”. Having previously written about the topic, Anne returns us to the reasons why a SocialContinue reading "Social Media Executor, Say What?"

Women Writing the West 2022 Conference

Have You Registered Yet? Be one of the first 100 people to register for the 2022 WWW Conference and receive a leather journal. Our generous sponsors, Typo Market and The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum have donated these lovely leather Journals. Created by L3Designs, Stillwater, OK, they come in two colors: Maroon & Creme,Continue reading "Women Writing the West 2022 Conference"

Nail That First Line!

Darynda Jones’ book - First Grave on the Right  Laura Drake talks about why the first line of a book is important. Stephen King reflected on the magnitude of a novel’s introductory sentence. “An opening line should invite the reader to begin the story,” he said. “It should say: Listen. Come in here. You wantContinue reading "Nail That First Line!"

Women Writing the West 2022 Conference

Conference Sponsorship Opportunities Our 2022 Conference theme is, “Red Earth Voices: We All Have a Story to Tell. We will focus on the connective power of storying. To uplift. To empower. To inspire.” There are several sponsorship packages available for the 2022 Women Writing the West Conference being held in Oklahoma City on October 20Continue reading "Women Writing the West 2022 Conference"

Contests & Awards for Writers

Have you ever gone down a rabbit hole looking for contests and awards to submit your written work to? Carolyn Niethammer has compiled a list to help you on your research journey. Awards & Contest Resource List for WritersDownload

Women Writing the West 2022 Conference

Red Earth Voices: We All Have a Story to Tell This will be Women Writing the West’s first-ever conference in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Oklahoma comes from two Choctaw words: okla, meaning people; humma, meaning red. The land of the red people. This year’s conference is entitled Red Earth Voices: We All Have a Story to Tell. We will focus on theContinue reading "Women Writing the West 2022 Conference"