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 …
fiction
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 …
Re-Writes: Antagonists and Stakes
It was six weeks when I heard back from a publisher about my latest work-in-progress. Waiting to hear back from a publisher tests not only one's …
Through a New Lens
I recently wrote a fiction book about the World Famous Suicide Horse Race in Omak, WA––the second full weekend of August. This event is part of the …
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 …
Finding My Artist
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 …
