Welcome Fellow Women Writing the West Author, J.v.L. Bell! J.v.L. Bell is a is a Colorado native who grew up listening to stories from Colorado’s …
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How Lily of the Mohawks Received her Name
While in Santa Fe, NW I discovered Kateri Tekakwitha, (pronounced “ˈɡaderi deɡaˈɡwita”) a Mohawk woman. She is the first Native American woman to be …
Garden of Her Heart
USA Today Bestselling Author Shanna Hatfield joins us with her latest release, a sweet World War II romance. Picture a beautiful …
Tiny Spaces and Tall Tales
Book signing used to terrify me. After six years of shaking hands, having my picture taken with young readers, reciting my hook until my voice came …
On Higher Ground
This summer has slipped by. But not quick enough for my husband and I to venture into the mountains, climbing to the top of Grizzly Mountain lookout …
Seven Kinds of Rain
I was elated when Kelly Wurth asked me to review her book, combing for Native American authenticity. I'd met her during my first Women Writing the …
Dances of the Heart
Welcome Andrea Downing! What a remarkable woman. We met at Women Writing the West and I've come to adore Andrea as a fellow writer, author and lady. I …
Name Digging
What's so important about a name? How do we find names for our characters? How does Cash turn into Kash? Recently, a friend and fellow author borrowed …
Women Writing the West 2015 Conference
Have you ever wanted to write? Fiction? Non-fiction? Short Stories? Memoir? About women and girls in the west…west of the Mississippi? I recently came …
Fire Danger Still in the Air
I went to retrieve my dad last Monday night. Nine days have passed and the area fires surround us. Smoke hovers, winds blow, people pack. Fires blaze …
