I’ve written before about the Woodneath Branch of the Mid-Continent Public Library and The Story Center located in this facility. This and the many other libraries in Kansas City are wonderful resources for our community. For the past several years, the Woodneath library has sponsored a Romance Genre Conference (known […]
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Women Who Led Through Story: An Art Show by Patricia Streeper
Last week I had the opportunity to attend an artist’s talk by painter Patricia Streeper at The Story Center, located in the Mid-Continent Public Library’s Woodneath Branch. Patti is a fellow retiree and friend from Hallmark Cards, and she has taken up painting since she retired. She currently has two […]
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Advice for Beginning Writers
I’m preparing to give a presentation for The Story Center, which is part of the Mid-Continent Public Library in the Kansas City area. The Story Center offers a storytelling certification program for both writers and oral storytellers. One of the requirements of the certification program is to attend a session […]
Continue readingWriting Memoir: From Zero to Sixty in Half a Day
Although many posts on this blog are about my life, I don’t aspire to write a memoir. I’m interested in my life, but I don’t know how many other people would be. I might be able to tell amusing anecdotes, but I doubt I’d be able to develop an overall […]
Continue readingWhat’s in a Book Cover?
As I’ve written, I am hard at work this year editing my historical novel about travel along the Oregon Trail. I’m far enough along that I can envision its potential publication. So recently I started thinking about what I’d like the book cover to look like. I have some experience […]
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