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Animals in Our Stories

September 21, 2017 By Karen Witemeyer

Writers who pen westerns must have a deep-seated respect for animals. All those horses and cattle. The loyal dogs. The villainous rattlesnakes. Shoot, even the chickens have a role to play. Out on the lonely prairie, a fella was more apt to talk to his horse than another person for days on end. I love animals. But I have a confession to make . . . I don't own any. Part of the reason is that my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Nature, Writing Tagged With: Animals in Books, Character Pets

Reading Getaways and a Reading Giveaway

September 7, 2017 By Karen Witemeyer

My kids are still grieving the loss of summer. With school back in session, there is less time to play computer games, watch Netflix, and get together with friends. I've warned them that when they enter the real world, summer as they know it completely ceases to exist. They are appropriately devastated by this news and do whatever they can to appreciate their easy life while they have it. Yet … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Nature, Reading Tagged With: Book Giveaway, Heart on the Line, reading

My New Facebook Group – The Posse

August 17, 2017 By Karen Witemeyer

The trouble with going to writers' conferences is that you come home with a head full of ideas that if you don't take action on immediately are likely to dissolve into the mist of someday without ever being accomplished. Well, this year, I decided to take a couple of ideas and put them into action as soon as I returned home. My favorite, by far, has been starting up a private FB group for my fans … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Reading, Social Media, Writing Tagged With: Private Facebook Group, The Posse

They Grow So Fast

August 3, 2017 By Karen Witemeyer

This past week I was blessed with the opportunity to spend time with two of my families: a portion of my writing family while I attended the Romance Writers of America conference and my immediate family, including a husband and three teenage children that are growing up far too fast. The conference was wonderful! I picked up some great marketing tips (my mind is spinning with new ideas I hope … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: Disney Vacation, RWA Conference

Heading to Disney

July 20, 2017 By Karen Witemeyer

In two days we are packing up the van and heading to Florida. WooHoo! Twenty hours in the car with three teenagers. What could be more fun? Actually, my kids are pretty good travelers as long as everyone has the appropriate tech gear (computers, tablets, etc.) so I'm not too worried. In fact, I hope to get some writing done during those travel hours. And with Disney World as the reward at the end … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Movies & TV Tagged With: Disney, RITA, RWA

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