Welcome back to the 2022 Inspirational Western Women series. Happy October! I’m assuming by now you’re wearing your favorite sweater and drinking coffee with your preferred creamer or enjoying your most loved cup of tea. What flavor did you choose? I’m excited for you to meet my featured gal for this month. So sit back,…
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 built on sand. It’s important to know and use these so your story will make the reader satisfied, wanting to read more. ~ Character ~Setting ~Conflict ~Plot ~Solution When writing…
Native Americans originally traveled by shanks ponies–or on foot. Natives obtained their first horses from Spanish explorers in 1540. Some of those original horses escaped and turned wild and are now coined Mustangs. The first horse used by Natives, now having its own registry, is the American Indian Horse. Its ancestry consists of Spanish Barb,…
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! …
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 mid-1800s. I love wearing shorts and sandals in the summer and jeans and sweatshirts in the winter. I’d love to live in the same era as Hannah and Spupaleena, but…only if…
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 go! The inspiration behind Maureen: In my first book, Rosemount, a Young Adult contemporary western, sixteen-year-old Leslie Cahill rebels when her widower father announces he’s sending her to a private girls’ school in…
The Marcus Whitman Hotel will host the 2018 Women Writing the West Conference. The grand hotel is in the heart of wine country in Walla Walla, Washington. It was named “Hotel of the Year” in 2015 by the Washington State Wine Commission. Originally opened in 2918, Marcus Whitman Hotel was renovated and restored in 2001…
After 3 months of spring training, preparing, riding, Cash and I were prepared to herd cows up into the mountains. Or so I thought. This was his first time off our place and neighboring cows to herd one of our son’s and his father-in-law’s cows six miles into the mountains. I woke up at 6…
I planned on taking my five-year-old gelding to a clinic before signing him up for the Mountain Trail Competition. But as you know, things don’t always work out how we plan, want, or expect. As the saying goes: Want to make God laugh? Tell him your plans! I think he must be belly laughing by…
Let’s face it, Kentucky is known for its horse racing derby every May. Well, move over Thunder Snow and Gunnevera and make room for three of our archers from Indian Country! This year’s Derby is May 6th. The following weekend three of our archers will fly in and shoot for the national title. We have…
One sunny, winter day at Mt. Spokane, my brother and two family friends thought it would be a good idea for me to cowgirl up and ski down the “big hill.” I was in early elementary and finished morning ski lessons. They convinced me it was safe to ride the ski lift with them,…
This past weekend I attended the Columbia River Cowboy Gathering in Kennewick, WA. I sat in front of my closet, trying to decide which book signing cowgirl boots to pack. Turquoise Cheyenne Daisy or pink, purple, green and blue floral. I knew I would be standing most of the day, tapping my feet to the…
Welcome back! Today we are shifting gears and talking about what kinds of items were traded among the folks at the Hudson Bay Company in the Kettle Falls Area. For those of you who are just joining in, here is the scoop on the Fur Trade Festival: Every year the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area’s education…
Welcome back! Today we will continue on with Rick Desautel and Furs of the Fur Trade. Today we will talk about cats and dogs in northeast Washington. For those of you who are just joining in, here is the scoop on the Fur Trade Festival: Every year the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area’s education specialist,…
Storytelling was not only for entertainment, but was a way to teach the youth of the Sinixt or Arrow Lakes People of northeast Washington. This was a way of trudging through the long winter months. This is the traditional story as it was told by Spupaleena to Elizabeth in my first young adult book: Change…
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