Tag Archives: writing

Show Me Your Writer Roots : Casey B.

Posted on March 29, 2013 by erin

    From a very young age, even though I then lacked the spiritual understanding to articulate it, I knew that my creative soul was that of a writer. I revelled in the joy of creating worlds with words and … Continue reading →

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Lance Burson & The Ballad of Helene Troy

Posted on March 7, 2013 by erin

Do you know my friend Lance Burson of My Blog Can Beat Up Your Blog? You should! He (find Lance Burson on Facebook, follow @TLanceB on twitter) has written a novella called The Ballad of Helene Troy about a female rock musician. … Continue reading →

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Roots by Lisa Allen

Posted on March 1, 2013 by erin

Roots. I never gave them much thought until last summer, when I took my two youngest to our postage-stamp-sized backyard, determined to see dirt instead of the overgrown mess of vine and leaves and weeds and whatever else had taken … Continue reading →

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Samantha Brinn Merel : My Writer Roots Are in My Reader’s Soul

Posted on February 21, 2013 by erin

When I was home for Thanksgiving last November, I found my old journals. Seven of them, filled from cover to cover, documenting my comings and goings from sixth grade all the way through my junior year of college. I was … Continue reading →

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Jessie Powell: The Way the Keys Sound on Paper

Posted on February 8, 2013 by erin

When I was ten, I had a stroke of luck that represented the first real growth of writer roots for me. My grandparents gave me the manual typewriter I played with at their house. It was a Remington Rand, with … Continue reading →

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Christie Tate: Outlaw Momma

Posted on February 1, 2013 by erin

  I’m tempted to lie embellish here. I am tempted to spin a tale showing a precocious little me journaling all through my childhood and spinning stories that dazzled my teachers and parents.  I want to reinvent myself as someone … Continue reading →

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Cameron Garriepy: I Am a Romance Novelist

Posted on January 25, 2013 by erin

  My official bio mentions my first novel. A teen romance typed on pink paper with an antique typewriter. It was equal parts Sweet Valley High and All My Children. I wrote it in middle school; like a late-eighties Dickens … Continue reading →

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Listen To Your Mother Kansas City!

Posted on November 11, 2012 by erin

I’m thrilled to announce that the Listen To Your Mother Show is coming to Kansas City on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at Unity Temple on The Plaza! Please mark your calendars and plan to enjoy an incredible evening … Continue reading →

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From Pain Comes a Gift

Posted on November 9, 2012 by erin

Molly Shalz is a working mama to two beautiful and sweet boys, four-years-old and 2 1/2. They certainly keep her on her toes! Molly began blogging in December 2006 when she realized how much she missed writing. An online journal seemed … Continue reading →

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For the Love of Writing

Posted on November 1, 2012 by erin

            In 1998 Heidi Cave was an active young woman looking forward to all the possibilities life had to offer. That all changed when her car was struck by a reckless driver going more than … Continue reading →

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