I’m happy to announce that our first Annual Youth Contest will begin in just a few short days! You have just enough time to polish them entries and get them ready for entry! We’re accepting entries from May 1- June 1, or until we reach 100 entries. We do have a few things up our…
Wes Brummer, Featured KWA Writer
Wes Brummer still laments the end of the Bar None candy bar. He probably wishes he had one to crunch through while working on his novel, Dust and Roses, a historical of Depression-era Kansas. History is what Wes loves. He writes, I feel a story makes the history more alive and compelling. It doesn’t matter…
Jennifer Stinger, Featured KWA Writer
It is with distinct pleasure that we profile our intrepid KWA Newsletter editor, Jennifer Stinger. While you may not recognize her face, you have definitely seen her work if you have read a recent newsletter. Like many of our KWA membership, Jennifer struggles to find time to write between her full-time job, and raising a…
Katherine Pritchett, Featured KWA Writer
Katherine Pritchett is a gal that says she has “rarely met a book I didn’t like.” A prolific writer and collaborator, Katherine considers herself primarily a novelist, although she has written articles, papers and policy at work. She says that she loves “the luxury afforded by the word count to dig deep into the characters…
Michael Watson, Featured KWA Writer
Meet Michael Watson. He mostly writes historical action/adventure, 1950s, but has written short stories and a western. He finds that writing “is a constant learning experience” that has caused him to notice the world around him more. Michael’s newest book, Treasure of the Anasazi, is part of his Jack Trader series, currently available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble,…
Samantha LaFantasie, Featured KWA Writer
Yes, she’ll tell you, her last name really is LaFantasie. And that’s fitting because Samantha mainly writes fantasy. Her most recent novel, Heart Song, is an adult fantasy with lots of romance, available via Createspace and/or Amazon Kindle. She currently has been working on the first of a series of novellas, Made to Forget, that she…
Everett Robert, Featured KWA Writer
Our Debut KWA Member Profile showcases playwright Everett Robert. Everett loves the theater and writes, “ When the opportunity to dip my finger into playwriting arose, I jumped at it and haven’t looked back.” He goes on to say that he loves “creating a world and characters and being able to physically see them brought…
Member Profiles
As we continue to improve our website platform, the KWA would like to provide a new venue for our members to share profiles, information about upcoming releases, and their personal website information. Periodically, we want to showcase what our wonderful members are up to! That means we’ll need our members to provide us with great…
Platform Building: Identify, Engage and Commit to Your Tribe
Building a strong and successful author’s platform is every bit as vital as the construction of a dream home. It takes the raw materials of discipline and dedication to your tribe, or audience. As a writer, you are the proprietor of Company You, and must take control of your own marketing and public relations. Counting…
Dear Diary: Journaling for Writers
The Hubster and I recently spent time with our daughter in Dallas, and took the opportunity to visit the Holocaust Museum. There was an exhibit of Otto Frank’s family photographs, father of noted diarist Anne Frank. Diary of a Young Girl was a life-changing book for me, along with many other adolescents. Anne’s naïve, yet…