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March 16, 2010
Dallas Woodburn, Advocate for Young Writers
Dallas Woodburn, 22, is the author of two collections of short stories and a forthcoming novel. She has written more than 80 articles for national publications including Family Circle, Writer's Digest, CO-ED, Justine, and The Los Angeles Times, and she writes a regular column for Listen magazine. Dallas is the founder of the nonprofit organization "Write On! For Literacy" that has donated nearly 11,000 new books to disadvantaged children. Her latest endeavor is starting a publishing company, ...
March 9, 2010
Read an E-book Week
This is national "Read an e-book week," and coincidentally I want to toot my horn a bit, for I've been notified I've won an EPIC award for Cowgirl Dreams.
EPIC is the Electronically Published Internet Connection that supports and promotes e-books. The group formed in 1997, and now has about 700 members.
Cowgirl Dreams is published by Treble Heart Books as both a "hard copy" book and an e-book.
This is an honor and a thrill. I wish my grandmother and my parents were here to see this!
Electronic...
March 2, 2010
When Mt. St. Helens Blew
My guest today is my good friend and fellow Women Writing the West member, Mary Trimble. Her third novel, Tenderfoot, has just been released by Treble Heart Books, and with a setting that revolves around the Mount St. Helen's eruption, is a very timely story. Mary is also author of two Young Adult novels, Rosemount and award-winning McClellan's Bluff.
Mary, what gave you the idea to write a story around this catastrophic event?
When I spent time interviewing a rancher in eastern Washington, he ...
February 27, 2010
Krazy Kat
moar funny pictures
This is the story of my life! Laundry baskets are prime kitty beds. But not the dirty clothes…only the clean ones!
February 17, 2010
Getting Kids to Move: Martha Swirzinski
My guest today is
Martha Swirzinski, who has written three
children's books focused on movement.
"More and more research is being developed about the rise of obesity in children," notes Ms. Swirzinski, who teaches movement education in a local pre-school and offers teacher training workshops and customized consultations. At the same time, numerous studies continue to link increased brain function and movement, she explains. "Being active grows new brain cells!"
Brrrr….it's cold outside!
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February 15, 2010
Pirated Blogs II
This is actually the first one of these I encountered. After I posted an interview with Liz Adair, author of Counting the Cost and Letters from Afghanistan, she sent me this one. Note toward the end where we thank each other and her reply is "we're kindred liquors" (spirits!) and her workshop "Using Family History in Fiction" ends up to be "Victimisation Home History in Fiction."
I 'm happy to welcome Liz Adair to my blog today. Liz is the Pacific Northwest writer of five novels, including...
February 12, 2010
Pirated Blogs
Not long ago I had a very nice review written on Cowgirl Dreams by Jill Williamson on Goodreads.com. Then one day, as I scrolled through my "Google Alerts" messages for "Cowgirl Dreams," I found the following post. Apparently it was translated into another language and then re-translated back into English, probably using computer translation software. It's actually quite hilarious to see the equivalent words and phrases it came up with. Note my last name (no idea how Meter came from Thomas...
February 8, 2010
Is Proofreading a Dying Art?
Many of you have probably seen these circulating, but they're just too funny not to pass along. And, it goes to show you–we DO need proofreaders!
Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter
Wow, back from the dead, huh?
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Really? Ya think?
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Now that's taking things a bit far!
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What a...
February 4, 2010
My Interview on The Authors Show
Courtesy www.freefoto.com
On Friday, Feb. 5, I am the featured author interview on The Authors' Show (all day). Tune in as Don McCauley asks me about my book, Cowgirl Dreams, and my journey to publication. Click here to listen.
To my surprise, I have found that doing radio interviews is fun! I like talking about my book and get pretty excited about the topic of "old-time" cowgirls.
Don McCauley is a marketing strategist with over 30 years of experience. He helps individuals, small businesses...
February 1, 2010
Meet Author Laurel-Rain Snow
Laurel-Rain Snow is the pen name for Lorraine Frost Sandone, who was born in California's Central Valley; she attended community college in Modesto, CA, after which she transferred to San Francisco State University in the sixties. She transferred again and graduated from California State University in Sacramento, with a BA in psychology. Ms. Snow moved to Fresno, CA, in the early seventies, where she then worked in the social work profession for over thirty years, specializing primarily in...
