Eunice Macy Ruttinger, a descendant of Wyoming homesteaders, started researching her grandmother’s 1900s homestead near Old Fort Laramie Wyoming. She discovered Bertha Barnard’s interesting stories. They took place before and after Bertha came by train from Canada to Wyoming at fifteen years old, under false pretenses; during her time living on the plains in aContinueContinue reading “New Release: “Grace on the Wyoming Plains” by Eunice Macy Ruttinger”
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When and Why to Steer Away from the Real Story in Fiction
By Cynthia Leal Massey A WWW member posted a question on our listserv concerning her novel about an organization purchasing thousands of acres to create a wildlife preserve and a group of ranchers opposed to this activity. Although it was fictionalized, she feared someone from the actual organization might not like that it was castContinueContinue reading “When and Why to Steer Away from the Real Story in Fiction”
Riding the Line Between Fact and Fiction
By Manuela Schneider Most stories do not come out of nowhere. They begin with something we have heard, read, witnessed, or carried with us for years. In my case the idea might develop during the walk from the PC to my beloved coffee machine. It might be a newspaper clipping, an old photograph or aContinueContinue reading “Riding the Line Between Fact and Fiction”
Jane Kirkpatrick on Traditional Publishing and the Stories that Endure (Part 3)
An Interview by Elizabeth Simmons Jane Kirkpatrick is a New York Times and CBA bestselling author whose deeply researched historical novels have brought overlooked women and true events to life for decades. In this interview, she reflects on traditional publishing, the diversity of the American West, the changing landscape of Western literature, and the adviceContinueContinue reading “Jane Kirkpatrick on Traditional Publishing and the Stories that Endure (Part 3)”
Jane Kirkpatrick on Traditional Publishing and the Stories that Endure (Part 2)
An Interview by Elizabeth Simmons Jane Kirkpatrick is a New York Times and CBA bestselling author whose deeply researched historical novels have brought overlooked women and true events to life for decades. In this interview, she reflects on traditional publishing, the diversity of the American West, the changing landscape of Western literature, and the adviceContinueContinue reading “Jane Kirkpatrick on Traditional Publishing and the Stories that Endure (Part 2)”
Jane Kirkpatrick on Traditional Publishing and the Stories that Endure (Part 1)
An Interview by Elizabeth Simmons Jane Kirkpatrick is a New York Times and CBA bestselling author whose deeply researched historical novels have brought overlooked women and true events to life for decades. In this interview, she reflects on traditional publishing, the diversity of the American West, the changing landscape of Western literature, and the adviceContinueContinue reading “Jane Kirkpatrick on Traditional Publishing and the Stories that Endure (Part 1)”
