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Kathleen M. Rodgers

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Kathleen M. Rodgers is the Women Writing the West 2026 WILLA Literary Award Winner in Contemporary Fiction for her fifth novel, The Llano County Mermaid Club, published by University of New Mexico Press. Her book received high praise from the Albuquerque Journal and New Mexico Magazine. A former contributor to national magazines and regional newspapers, Kathleen grew up in Clovis, New Mexico, and currently resides in north Texas. She is represented by Tracy Crow Literary Agency and is available to speak at book clubs and other events.



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Kathleen M. Rodgers Sometimes writer's block is not a block at all. Sometimes a writer makes a choice not to actively put words down on paper or screen. But a real writer…moreSometimes writer's block is not a block at all. Sometimes a writer makes a choice not to actively put words down on paper or screen. But a real writer is always thinking like a writer, and the stories are still forming and shaping in the writer's head.
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Kathleen M. Rodgers I've been a professional writer for over thirty-five years. For me, writing is about getting to the truth in any situation. Even if it's emotional tru…moreI've been a professional writer for over thirty-five years. For me, writing is about getting to the truth in any situation. Even if it's emotional truth. (less)
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The Final Salute

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Johnnie Come Lately

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The Flying Cutterbucks

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Recommended Read! Beyond the Sky's Edge by Pat Wahler

Highly entertaining and charming as all get-out, author Pat Wahler���s latest historical novel, Beyond the Sky's Edge, introduces us to a determined young woman whose dream is to become a successful aviatrix in the early d...

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A chilling and eye-opening read, Johnnie Bernhard’s fifth novel, The Witch of Sonora, keeps you clinging to each page as you race through emotionally charged chapters hoping against hope that good will conquer evil and stop human traffickers once and ...more
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Highly entertaining and charming as all get-out, author Pat Wahler’s latest historical novel, Beyond the Sky's Edge, introduces us to a determined young woman whose dream is to become a successful aviatrix in the early days of aviation when men ruled ...more
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Imogene Good is a woman with agency, even if she wouldn’t have called herself that in1929 when she singlehandedly tries to run a boarding house (an eatery serving family-style meals) in the rough-and-tumble oil boomtown of Borger, Texas, in Teddy Jon ...more
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The moment I saw the striking cover of R. L. Toalson’s new YA novel, LOVE, SIVVY, I knew I wanted to read it. With deep respect and admiration for her subject, Ms. Toalson brings the late Sylvia Plath to life in this tender portraya
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I loved reading The Blue Dress, a middle-grade novel by debut author Rebecca Morrison. Although I finished the book several days ago, I can’t stop thinking about thirteen-year-old Yasmin Safavi and her best friend Carmen. The two girls attend the sam ...more
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“For some the truth is too painful to hear. For others, it’s a healing balm. This is why I write - to heal.”
― Kathleen M. Rodgers

“A writer must get beyond the thrill of a byline, plunge deeper than the words themselves, and dive head-on into a bottomless pit where all the good stories are swimming around waiting to be rescued from the soul.”
Kathleen M. Rodgers ~ 1998”
― Kathleen M. Rodgers

“When we elevate others, we elevate ourselves. Let’s all go be “elevators.”
KMR”
― Kathleen M. Rodgers, Johnnie Come Lately

“For some the truth is too painful to hear. For others, it’s a healing balm. This is why I write - to heal.”
― Kathleen M. Rodgers

“A writer must get beyond the thrill of a byline, plunge deeper than the words themselves, and dive head-on into a bottomless pit where all the good stories are swimming around waiting to be rescued from the soul.”
Kathleen M. Rodgers ~ 1998”
― Kathleen M. Rodgers

“All good writers write [terrible first drafts.] This is how they end up with good second drafts and terrific third drafts. . . I know some very great writers, writers you love who write beautifully and have made a great deal of money, and not one of them sits down routinely feeling wildly enthusiastic and confident. Not one of them writes elegant first drafts. All right, one of them does, but we do not like her very much. We do not think that she has a rich inner life or that God likes her or can even stand her. (Although when I mentioned this to my priest friend Tom, he said you can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.”
― Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird

“When we elevate others, we elevate ourselves. Let’s all go be “elevators.”
KMR”
― Kathleen M. Rodgers, Johnnie Come Lately

“To all you writers, artists, musicians, creative types who want to give up: It's okay to walk away for a bit. Get your second wind. But your writing, art, music will be there, lurking over your shoulder, and it will call to you, and you will answer. And come back even stronger.”
― Kathleen M. Rodgers

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