Welcome to Women Honoring the West! This month’s guest is a hoot! I’ve yet to meet her, but I’ll tell ya, her books make me laugh. She’s witty and filled with humor. Let’s open the gate and meet Kit Morgan. I didn’t grow up on a sprawling cattle ranch, but I did grow up in…
Welcome to Women Honoring the West! This month’s guest is a working cowgirl and an award-winning poet. She’s a mixture of grit, savvy, and lady. I had the pleasure of meeting her last year during the Western Writers of America Convention in Amarillo, Texas. Let’s open the gate and meet Betty Lynne McCarthy. I spent…
Welcome to Women Honoring the West! This month’s guest is a gem. We are both part of Susan May Warren’s Novel Academy and Faith, Hope, and Love Christian Writers. We have mutual friends and have been wanting to meet for some time. Finally, last October at the FHLCW Conference in Phoenix, we met, hugged, and…
Happy New Year! I’m excited about this year’s Women Honoring the West guest authors and artists. To kick off 2026, I’d like to introduce a sweet friend of mine, Charissa Cunningham. She’s a horsewoman, dog breeder, and photographer in the Pacific Northwest. One of the kindest women I know, she’ll make you laugh and warm…
Welcome to Women Honoring the West! This month’s guest, Jane Little Botkin, hails from New Mexico, and boy does she have a story! But first, a quote from my review of her memoir, The Pink Dress, A Memoir of a Reluctant Beauty Queen. “This memoir enlivened me, angered me, and made me laugh and cheer for…
Welcome to Women Honoring the West! I know, I know. Most of the women who guest blog are from Women Writing the West. It’s such an amazing writing organization with wonderful women! Kimberly Burns is no exception. She’s sweet, talented, gracious, and generous. So let’s get started and take a look at Kimberly’s story. I…
Welcome to Women Honoring the West. Women Writing the West is where I first met Ann Edall-Robson, a talented writer and a valued member of the group. Her first conference, when I was President, took place in the quaint and historic town of Walla Walla, Washington. Imagine her excitement. All that way from Canada, a…
Welcome to Women Honoring the West 2025! I’m thrilled to start the year with my Women Writing the West sister writer Josephine (Jeanie) Young. She’s filled with the Cowgirl Spirit, joy, smiles, and blesses everyone around her. Let’s giddy up and meet Josephine! What is the cowgirl spirit, and why am I in search of…
I first met Butch at the Kettle Falls Historical Center in Kettle Falls, Washington. Soon after, I purchased a derby hat from her with Paint horses and Native décor on it. Yes, this lady did the artwork, and it’s fabulous. The next time I went in, I purchased a tote bag with the same themes….
Happy June! I’m so excited for you to meet this month’s guest. She’s the president of Western Writers of America and is a fabulous storyteller, as you’re about to see in her account of Finding Inspiration. So hang on, you’re about to travel back in time. . . with Melody Groves and the Lady of…
The setting of a book can be magical. Who doesn’t like being transported to different places and worlds and even different eras? The setting for Renewed Hope is just as exciting. Montana is one of my favorite states to visit. It’s rich in cowboy and First American culture and traditions. Since the Seven Tine Ranch…
Sophie is quite the artist! And she’s obsessed with her art project in Renewed Hope. Why? Because Sophie is a victim of domestic violence and abuse. She got help and got out, but not everyone does. You see, the art project helped her heal from her sister’s death. Her sister, Bria, was also a victim…
It’s release day!! Happy Book Birthday, Renewed Hope! Welcome to the month-long blog series about various features of Renewed Hope. Each week, you’ll have a chance to win a copy of the book. To kick off the festivities, meet this month’s Women Honoring the West, or in this case, Indigenous Woman Honoring the West, Sophie…
This is the month to give thanks, and I’m certainly thankful and honored to have Inspirational Western Women like Lisa Jordan with us today! She’s a Love Inspired Author I met through Novel Academy, owned by Susan May Warran. Lisa is a woman with a big, gentle heart. She is creative, fun, quite talented, and…
Let’s meet Rita and Robert! I loved writing these two. He’s arrogant and self-centered. She’s broken and scared. But together, she polishes him, and he encourages her. He’s met his match. She’s found safety. They are the perfect pair. In real life, these models are married! Their names are Corey and Tiffany Peone. He’s my…
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