Welcome, Deborah Swenson! We met through Women Writing the West and are both WWW conference chairs for 2021. A fun thing we have in common is we both live in Washington State – I’m on the east side and she’s on the west. I love comparing weather reports and photos with her on social media….
Welcome to my “Incredible Western Women” series! I was born in the small town of Colville, WA, raised in the Spokane suburbs, and moved to rural America with my husband a little over three decades ago. Country life is an amazing place to raise our sons and grandkids. Here on the Colville Reservation, we have…
“Write what should not be forgotten.” —Isabel Allende I’m excited to have my good friend Anne Schroder and her new novel with us today. Welcome, Anne! Norske Fields is a family saga about the young bachelors and their sweethearts who settled in the Norwegian Colony of Southern California. Anne’s here to talk with us…
One woman’s desire to celebrate the Barnaby Island Drummers blessed them with custom-made ribbon attire. Tena Putnam spear-headed a group of women to gather together and sew nine ribbon shirts, skirts, and vests for the drum group, including a pint-sized wing dress for one of the drummer’s preschool-aged daughter, Queenie. Lead drummer Clem Nicholas was…
She held her howling baby close to her chest, wind whipping her face, as she tried to secure her footing with frozen fingers. The woman tucked a blanket around the child, but it offered little protection against the flurry as they crossed the white-capped river. The cable ferry docked on the shores of Inchelium. This…
For three years now, I have been a founding member of the Jerry B Jenkins Guild. Last month, as part of Jerry’s Novel Blueprint course, he offered a meetup with him and a few guests in Franklin, TN, at no cost! With free Alaska Air miles, I booked my flight and made hotel arrangements. I…
Sourdough Biscuits and Pioneer Pies, The Old West Baking Book, it’s full of Old West history and recipes as well as how the recipes were preserved and passed down. ~Amazon Review. And what a thrill it is to share traditional Indian Frybread on page 12 and 13! Upon meeting my husband’s family in 1984, one of…
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 vibrant past. Her first novel, The Lucky Hat Mine, is an entertaining historical mystery that weaves together a strong female character, a cozy mystery, romance, and colorful historical characters and tales. Welcome…
While in Santa Fe, NW I discovered Kateri Tekakwitha, (pronounced “ˈɡaderi deɡaˈɡwita”) a Mohawk woman. She is the first Native American woman to be recognized as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. As a friend and I were walking along the streets of Santa Fe before our writer’s conference began, we came across a…
USA Today Bestselling Author Shanna Hatfield joins us with her latest release, a sweet World War II romance. Picture a beautiful summer day when the sky is clear, the temperature is warm, but not uncomfortably so, and the humidity is low. On one of those ideal summer days, Captain Cavedweller (my husband) and I climbed a…
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 out hoarse, speaking at libraries, schools and conferences, and week-long events, I have finally concluded three things: A book signing without a speaking gig is like ropin’ a…
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 tower. We began the day picking huckleberries with one of our sons and his family. Then we forked away and up the mountain. Here is a photo journal…
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 West conference three years ago in Kansas City, Missouri and knew she and I would become fast friends and fellow writing supporters. She is a class act and sweet…
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 asked Ms. Downing to share with us about her writing and research and this is her story… WRITING, RESEARCH AND ME As any author will tell you,…
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 my horse’s name Cash and flipped it to Kash for a recent character name she was searching for. I know I’ve borrowed our family name, Elizabeth, for my…
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