Nancy Brashear

Susie Black: Author of the Holly Swimsuit Mystery Series Author Susie Black, mystery writer extraordinaire, and I share the same publisher, The Wild Rose Press. That's where I met her, in our ... Read More about Meet Susie Black, Author of the Holly Swimsuit Mystery Series (and contest ends Feb. 15!)

L.C. Hayden: Crime and Inspiration Author I first met the talented L.C. Hayden about six years ago when I took a SavvyAuthors writing course she was teaching. Since then, I've taken several more ... Read More about Meet Award-Winning Author, L.C. Hayden, Mystery and Suspense Writer of That Last Ghost Dance (contest winners below!)

Katie Manning: Poet, Musician, and Professor I first met the talented Dr. Katie Manning when she joined our English Department at APU as a professor of creative writing and poetry. Students ... Read More about Katie Manning: Poet, Musician, and Professor Extraordinaire (chapbook contest closed; winner, Carol Alwood!)

Kathleen Robison, Serious Scribbler Kathleen Robison, a valuable member of our four-author "Serious Scribblers" writing group, comes with boundless energy and prolific ideas. I love how she mulls an ... Read More about Up Close and Personal: Author Kathleen Robison Has Done It Again with New Release, Restored Grace

Celebrate Susan K. Beatty's New Release, The Fragrance of Violets I'm pleased to share Susy's latest writing with you today. Over the past five years, this talented author and I have spent many ... Read More about Up Close and Personal with Author Susan K. Beatty

Meet Renaissance Man: Poet and Writer Thomas Allbaugh! April is National Poetry Month, and I look forward to it each year. Thomas Allbaugh is the real deal, a Renaissance Man with an amazing mind and ... Read More about Meet Renaissance Man, Writer Thomas Allbaugh (Contest is over–winner Beverly Stanford Stearns!)