I’m thrilled to introduce to you this month’s Inspirational Western Woman. She’s my friend and 2024 Women Writing the West President. She’s one of the sweetest, caring, kindest gals you’ll ever meet and talented as a singer and musician too. Let’s meet Gayle Gresham! The West has captivated me since I was a child. My…
Welcome back to the 2022 Inspirational Western Women series! June is the midpoint of the growing season between planting and harvesting. Flowers are in full bloom, the air is warm, and the days are long. June is my favorite month. Want to know what else I favor? Amazing women. Like my featured gal for…
Welcome back! Incredible Western Women Series For those of you just joining us, here’s a little background… Born in the small town of Colville, WA, I was 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…
Children grow up way to fast! The only thing on my fall schedule was writing. After a couple of hectic years, I looked forward to a new book, fresh characters, researching medicine, and adventurous settings. Until one of my grandson’s babysitter found out she had cancer. Even though doctors had caught it early, thank goodness,…
October 28, 2017, is a day that changed my life. It became a year that stretched me, grew me, and made me a better person. That morning, I became the 23rd President of Women Writing the West or WWW. I joined WWW in 2012 at the urging of new friends and fellow authors, Janet Chester…
Tucson, where cactus grows, cowboys live, and Diamondbacks are revered. You pack sunscreen and sandals. But it’s a blizzard outside your window. Rain. Snow. Howling wind. Plummeting temperatures. Do you pack your parka or a light sweater? Cool mornings and evenings. Hot days. When you return home it’s back to frigid temperatures. How do you…
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…
Welcome to Maria Inés, an aboriginal woman who struggles to survive while she reclaims her family, her faith, and her ancestral identity by Anne Schroeder. Today I have the pleasure of introducing award-winning author and Women Writing the West member Anne Schroeder and her novel Maria Inés. I find the Salinan people from the…
Gathering knowledge is like gathering cattle. The cowgirl pays attention, not only to the herd, but the other riders, their equipment, and their horses. We have a need to allow newly learned information to soak into our minds as does our colts. Many hands, I learned, makes for a light load. Riding drag produces grit….
Women Writing the West Conferences are inspiring and uplifting. Every year I come back charged and rearing to go. I love to visit with old friends, make new ones, and deepen all relationships with the women and men of our WWW community. This year, the conference was in Santa Fe. I flew into Albuquerque Wednesday…
Have you ever wanted to write? Fiction? Non-fiction? Short Stories? Memoir? About women and girls in the west…west of the Mississippi? I recently came back from our WWW conference in Redmond, OR. What a trip! I mean both journey and event. I met agents and editors, I was the committee chair for this year’s…
For the past two years, I’ve been the secretary for Women Writing the West (WWW). This was no stretch after years of various PTO (Parent Teacher and Other), 4-H Leader, and School Board Member positions and offices. Skills and confidence for this nationally recognized organization slid right into place. Then, I was asked to come…
I’m sitting here at the airport in Spokane, WA. I really don’t care to fly. But I’m on my way to Golden, CO via Denver for the annual Women Writing the West conference; my tummy flutters and my nerves tingle. Yet, I’m excited because I’m pitching my latest manuscript to an editor. I met her…
Does “The West” peak your interest? Do you write for women and/or young girls? Do you like historical or contemporary novels? Whatever your pleasure is you might want to consider this amazing organization of Women Writing the West (WWW). I have just returned from my first WWW conference that was held in Kansas City, MO….
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