Category Archives: Oklahoma City

Book Festival

Posted on March 9, 2009 by veldabrotherton

Sunday we returned from the Border Queen Book Festival in Comanche, Oklahoma. It was pleased to learn that the name of the book festival was taken from the history of Comanche. It seems that the town was once known as … Continue reading →

Posted in book festivals, Border Queen, critique groups, Oklahoma City, Velda Brotherton | 2 Comments

The road home

Posted on November 3, 2008 by veldabrotherton

Five days ago I acknowledged on Twitter that I was home and would post on my blog the following day. Good intentions don’t always prove possible, and so here I am at last, ending my writing day with a blog … Continue reading →

Posted in Arkansas, Barack Obama, Biden, Colorado, fall colors, McCain, New Mexico, Oklahoma City, Palen, Texas, travel, Willa Cather | Leave a comment

Meeting a hot new writer

Posted on August 18, 2008 by veldabrotherton

Meeting best selling authors is one of the big perks of being in this business. As a writer myself, I stand in awe of those who hit the best seller list, whether they do it with years of one book … Continue reading →

Posted in Avon, blogs, Jordan Dane, Oklahoma City, Ozark Writers League, tips | 5 Comments

Conference reminder of tragedy

Posted on April 28, 2008 by veldabrotherton

Thursday I’m headed for the first big conference of the year (for me) in Oklahoma City. The first time I attended this conference held by Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc., was in 1995, the year of the bombing of the Murrah … Continue reading →