Raised in Omak, WA, on the Colville Reservation is my True to Heart Trilogy cover model, Shayna (pronounced Shania) Ann Palmanteer. She is currently …
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Behind the Scenes of Girl Warrior: Charnaye’s Art Project
The idea of Charnaye’s art project came to me because I had met the late George Flett at a craft fair on the Colville Reservation. We ended up trading …
Girl Warrior and the Five Elements of Fiction
All fictitious stories, short or long, have five elements in common. Without one of these five foundations, your story will fall flat, like a house …
How to Teach Youth to Write Fiction––Adults Welcome, Too!
Every story begins with an idea. Where do Ideas come from? Where do I begin with a short story or novel? Ask “What If?” …
Falling in Love with an Authentic Name
A name. I needed a name for my next book. Actually, I didn’t need 1 authentic name, I needed 12! After my first 2 young adult books that included …
Britches, Legging, and Women of the West
Three weeks left until Hannah’s Journey is released! October 1….Save the date! Does fashion mystify you as much as it does me? Especially the …
Maureen
Welcome friend and fellow author Mary E. Trimble. I'm excited to help her launch her new release, Maureen.So without further ado, here we …
Book Cover Reveal: Hannah’s Journey
Happy Monday friends and readers! I'd like to introduce the Hannah's Journey book cover to you. This is the second book of the Gardner Sibling …
Writing Outside One’s Ethnicity
I was born white.It’s my heritage.Yet I write main characters from another ethnicity––Native America.My grandmother always told us we were …
Maria Inés, an Aboriginal Survival Story
Welcome to Maria Inés, an aboriginal woman who struggles to survive while she reclaims her family, her faith, and her ancestral identity by …