Category Archives: Women Writing the West

SOMEWHERE IN TEXAS

Posted on October 17, 2012 by veldabrotherton

SOMEWHERE IN TEXAS Here I am, traveling to the Women Writing the West Conference in Albuquerque. That calls for us to drive through Texas, my favorite state with the exception of my home state of Arkansas. Why do I really, … Continue reading →

Posted in a writer's life, adventure, all day writer's conference, Arkansas, backroads, Texas, Women Writing the West | Tagged cowboys, Route 66, somewhere in Texas, Women Writing the West | 13 Comments

Winning the Willa

Posted on September 3, 2008 by veldabrotherton

Edna Smith Hiller We drove three hours from Searcy back home after the White County Creative Writer’s Conference, which was a great experience, by the way. When we unloaded the car so Linda could go on home, my daughter was … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly With The Mourning Dove, librarians, New Mexico, Uncategorized, Willa Cather, Women Writing the West | 4 Comments

A Labor of Love

Posted on September 1, 2008 by veldabrotherton

As a writer, I seldom do holidays with the exception of Christmas and Thanksgiving. Today is labor day, and I’d rather be at my computer than slouched in a chair in the shade fanning myself. I began this past weekend … Continue reading →

Posted in awards, Chicken Soup, Fly With The Mourning Dove, memoir, Ozark Romance Authors, Willa Cather, Women Writing the West | 3 Comments

The busyness of writing

Posted on August 3, 2008 by veldabrotherton

Some twenty-four years ago, when I first ventured out to blend in with other writers because I had written a book and some of my first work was being published in weekly newspapers, I never dreamed how today would be. … Continue reading →

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Conferencing

Posted on May 6, 2008 by veldabrotherton

We writers are often told how important networking is to our budding career. I couldn’t agree more. Most of my sales have been acquired through networking, either at conferences or meetings of writers’ organizations. Success most often comes because of … Continue reading →