Here's a bonus for Women Writing the West membership! WWW member Linda Wommack has been a contributing writer to the Tombstone Epitaph for 22 years. Recently, she received a new assignment with the publication: book reviewer. Congratulations, Linda! This is also a great opportunity for our members. Wommack would like to shine the spotlight onContinue reading "An Opportunity for WWW Members"
Changing Your Name When Switching Genres
By WWW Member Mary Hagen At the present, I write all my genres under my name, but I questioned whether or not I should. With that in mind, I went online to sites of romance writers since I write romance. What did I discover? Answers were divided. Some use pen names, some do not. I'llContinue reading "Changing Your Name When Switching Genres"
Why should you think about proposing a workshop for the conference?
Photo Credit: Deposit Photos The deadline is fast approaching to submit a proposal for the 2018 Women Writing the West Conference. Anyone interested in submitting a proposal has through February 20 to send in the quick paperwork to the program co-chairs, Jane Kirkpatrick and Gail Jenner. Have you considered the value you could bring to the conference withContinue reading "Why should you think about proposing a workshop for the conference?"
New Release: WIDOW 1881 by Sara Dahmen
WWW member Sara Dahmen’s novel, Widow 1881, releases on Wednesday, February 14th from publisher SillanPaceBrown. Proper Boston widow Jane Weber moves to the Dakota Territories to reinvent herself and to hide under layers of lies. Stirring up controversy, and going against the grain of her curated sense of propriety, Jane rooms with the last BlackfootContinue reading "New Release: WIDOW 1881 by Sara Dahmen"
New Release: THE TRIALS OF NELLIE BELLE by Sydney Avey
WWW member Sydney Avey's latest novel, The Trials of Nellie Belle, releases tomorrow, on Tuesday, February 6th! When her parents marry Kansas-born Nellie Belle to the ranch's foreman, she never questions that motherhood will follow. Yearning to achieve a sense of self-worth, Nellie later leaves behind her husband and son and takes her two daughtersContinue reading "New Release: THE TRIALS OF NELLIE BELLE by Sydney Avey"
Straddling the Hybrid World
By Sara Dahmen {blog coordinator} In light of the many wonderful suggestions from our membership about what kind of blog posts might be interesting, one question put out was the following: what is it like being a hybrid author – both publishing indie and traditionally at the same time – and how is it possibleContinue reading "Straddling the Hybrid World"
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