For this month’s Throwback Tuesday, we revisit a favorite post from author Margena Holmes, who reflects on a lifelong literary inspiration: Laura Ingalls Wilder. During a memorable trip to De Smet, South Dakota, Margena discovered firsthand how Wilder’s vivid descriptions brought the prairie to life—and why strong sensory details remain […]

by Erica Balfour Ah, fight scenes. They’re great, aren’t they? The adrenaline, the drama, the total display of your protagonist’s awesomeness. They can happen in any genre, too. Romcoms have adorable snowball fights. Middle-grade and YA might have goofy cafeteria food fights. Historical fiction and Regency romance thrive on duels […]

By Catherine Dilts “What if Brie Bramble is a huge true crime fan?” my co-author, Merida Bass, asked. We had just finished an outline of our twelve-book Ninja Grandparent Placement Mysteries series. The first four books were in rough draft form. We had eight more to develop. I was verging […]

Huge congratulations to Monica M. Hall, host of our Writers’ Night, South in Pueblo, on her very first publication! Her moving essay, “The Unending Audition,” is featured in the new anthology SPEAK UP AGAINST STIGMA: WOMEN BREAKING MENTAL HEALTH SILENCE, Volume 3 (Written Hope Publishing, May 2026). Drawing from her […]