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A note from Carmen...
(Above, right) A tall displayer of stacks of Texas Dames: Sassy and Savvy Women Throughout Lone Star History awaited me at the TCU Barnes & Noble for a booksigning. A “home court” for this TCU alum, the store publicized way in advance and the reception from readers was exceeded only by the reunion with fellow TCU students—Art and Elaine--from our freshman year, both in town for a Brite Divinity School board meeting.
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The year 2012 ended on quite a salute to “the Texas Dames” of old with booksignings, interviews, reviews and programs carried out across the state about these mighty women—Texas Dames: Sassy and Savvy Women Throughout Lone Star History from The History Press of Charleston, https://historypress.net/catalog/bookstore/books/TexasDames. Fifty-three women from all reaches of Texas are featured in the nonfiction book that touts their efforts to “tame Texas.” More about the book on the “Author” page.
- An interview with Dakota Livesay of Chronicles of the Old West fame will air in January to his 200,000 radio audience. See www.chronicleoftheoldwest.com/the-radio-show2.shtml.
- Max Ratheal, sheriff of the Fort Worth Corral of Westerners, Intl. told his members about the stories in Texas Dames: Sassy and Savvy Women Throughout Lone Star History: “…If you haven’t read this yet you are missing a really nice read. Ladies I never knew existed impacted our Texas History in startling ways.“
- Recently learned from an editor that True West Magazine has assigned a book review of Texas Dames for their February or March issue.
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Listen to my interview on KERA's THINK show on their website: http://www.kera.org/podcasts/think/. |
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The New Year 2013 brings the prospect of another book on Texas Dames, women whose footsteps came a bit easier because of the breakthroughs of the earlier Texas Dames.
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NEW WRITING SERVICE - STORY EDITING
In the last year I’ve had the privilege of editing stories that I’ve come to enjoy: a narrative nonfiction story about abuse but with a warm ending; a travel/memoir father-son journey with amazing adventures, and now a “chic lit” novel about three distinctive and colorful society women caught up in murder and FBI intrigue with international repercussions. With these stories and the accompanying adventures with their authors, I’m opening up more time for “story editing” this coming year.
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If you have ideas for stories, rough drafts for stories—fact or fiction—but perhaps wonder how to get started, then there’s no better way than a class. Check out…
The Novice Writer’s Circle—a casual, in-home meeting with a diversity of writers and stories—is a good place to start in Fort Worth. We meet 7-10 pm, Tuesdays, starting Feb. 19 for six weeks.
The Intermediate Writer’s Circle for those who’ve experienced classes and/or critique groups but who want to burnish their manuscripts with a handful of like-minded authors. This in-home six-week session—2-5 pm, Wednesdays, starting Feb. 20 —could be your ticket to advancing your novel or nonfiction book.
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Prefer a more structured class or classes? Live in or around Dallas? Check out the SMU catalog: http://smu.edu/creativewriting.
More about the classes and other learning opportunities on the Writing Teacher page.
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