In 2021, I resumed keeping a writer’s commonplace journal. Since then, I’ve made it a daily habit and have learned a few things along the way. A Short Pro/Con List Pro List Writing daily in my journal keeps my ideas flowing and makes it easier to write, even if I […]
Monthly Archives: September 2025
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Darby Karchut’s THE HORSE WHO CARRIES THE STARS (contemporary MG novel set in southern Colorado) recently won the Women Writing the West 2025 WILLA Literary Award for Middle Grade Fiction & Nonfiction. The WILLA Literary Award, named in honor of Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Willa Cather, recognizes the best in […]
by Kim Olgren One of the greatest thrills in reading (or writing) a mystery is the twist ending—that gasp-worthy moment when everything clicks into place and the reader realizes the truth has been hiding in plain sight all along. But here’s the secret: a satisfying twist isn’t built in the […]