His fingers glide up and down the guitar’s neck, his voice as smooth as jazz. “Music is medicine to my soul,” says Colville Tribal Member, Tony Louie. “It’s how I learned to cope with everyday life.” At twenty-six, Tony’s making an impact on and off the reservation. His interest in music didn’t really come about […]
It’s a party and you’re invited! HANNAH’S JOURNEY is coming to stores and e-retailers October 1. Join Carmen on Tuesday, October 3rd at 5:00-7:00 (Pacific Standard Time) for a racin’ good time celebrating the book’s release. All you have to do is hop onto Facebook during those hours and post a few comments to enter the drawings! […]
Welcome Chris Gregory! I met Chris at the mall is Spokane one December and got to know him and his writing. He was selling his debut book entitled Buckshot Pie, which is a metaphor for pioneer spirit, tough times, and the bitter-sweet struggle to survive and live off the land. To Chris fiction is more difficult to […]
From the onset of my work-in-progress, I have wanted to find a teen artist to portray my protagonist’s art project in the book I’m currently writing. The art project weaves history and the old ways into modern culture and attitudes. He or she needed to be Native American and preferably of the Colville Tribes. […]
Saturday, March 12, from 11:00 to 1:00 Paty Jager and I will be at …And Books, Too! and present how we have incorporated American Indian life into fiction. I will share about two Native American ladies who have either taught or inspired me and how they influenced my writing. One was my mentor. The other I’ve never […]
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Welcome author and friend Paty Jager! I had the pleasure of meeting Paty four years ago in Clarkston, WA at a book signing and we’ve stayed in touch ever since. We have a common thread in our writing which includes Native Americans. She is specific to Nez Perce both from Idaho and Washington; I am […]