Readers, today we share the news of J.T. Evans' Griffin's Feather, an urban fantasy novel that debuted on October 28, 2017.   J.T. is past-president of Pikes Peak Writers and we're pleased to share his news.   Thank you to contributing editor, Kathie Scrimgeour find her on facebook for ensuring that you, our members, are informed of the accomplishments of fellow PPW members.

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Congratulations to J.T. Evans on the recent release of his debut novel, Griffin’s Feather (Wordfire Press, 10-29-17, 214 pgs, ISBN: 978-1614756040). You can purchase his book at https://www.amazon.com/dp/161475604X/

Marcus Barber is a two-thousand-year old immortal, a former Roman Centurion who now works as a bounty hunter for supernatural creatures from the ancient world. When he’s not pounding the pavement as a private investigator for mortal clients, Marcus chases down missing mythological creatures for the Ancients. Now, in the heat of San Antonio, Marcus must search for Nemesis's missing Griffin while trying to rescue a melting Ice Pixie from an eccentric collector.

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J.T. Evans writes fantasy novels, and also dabbles with science fiction and horror short stories. He is the former president of Colorado Springs Fiction Writers Group and Pikes Peak Writers. When not writing, he develops interactive voice recognition systems at the Day Job, home brews great beers, spends time with his family, and plays way too many tabletop games. From West Texas to Montana, J.T. has landed in the Colorado Springs area.
You can find J.T. on his website on Facebook, and on Twitter.  J.T. can be contacted by email at jt@jtevans.net.

November Letter from the Editor

It’s NaNoWriMo month, so this may be the shortest Letter from the Editor ever! I’m trying to do 1600 words a day, and, unfortunately, these don’t count. What does count is that every November, many of us remember we’re writers. We put other things aside, we give our families the evil eye and say, this is my month.

My month! Imagine if we did that year-round, made writing a priority . . . every month. Writers are notoriously giving people. I think that’s why we write in the first place, because we’re studiers of human nature and we thrive on communication. In that same vein, many of us are people pleasers and can easily put our careers second, third, fourth... until sometimes it's buried.

Realty Check: The truly successful authors put their writing first.

So, while we’re doing NaNo this month, or some version of it, I’d like to send out this challenge. How far could you go if your writing came first?

We have some terrific articles on Writing from the Peak this month. If you haven’t read Writing Coach Deb McLeod’s Lessons Learned from NaNoWriMo, please do so. Jason Evans is back with his history column this Wednesday; we’ll introduce another Pikes Peak Writers' member in, what else? Meet the Member. Catherine Dilts ends her fantastic ergonomics series with more valuable tips and exercises for our sedentary lifestyles; Darby Karchut visits with some desert musings from a recent trip; and we have three new columnists. (I can't wait to share!)

On a sad note, our Sweet Success Coordinator, Kathie Scrimgeour, after years of spearheading Sweet Success, is stepping down. Sweet Success is a wonderful facet of Writing from the Peak, and we will miss Kathie. But never fear, she'll stay on in Meet the Member. Ann Hill, who has been a contributor for the last few months will be taking Kathie's place. Please remember, if you have good news as a Pikes Peak Writers' member -- a publishing contract, a contest final or win, even if you've finished your novel or got a sterling review, Sweet Success is your vehicle, and we want to know about it. Contact Ann at annshill@q.com or me at editor@pikespeakwriters.com

If you’re doing NaNoWriMo, I wish you the best of luck. And to enable your trek further, I’ll leave you with this quote from Pulitizer-Prize winner Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit. “Change may not be fast and it’s not always easy. But with time and effort almost any habit can be reshaped.”

How far could you go if you your writing came first? 

Have a fabulous November.

About the Author: Donnell Ann Bell is the managing editor for Writing from the Peak, the coordinator for the monthly Open Critique held on the first Wednesday of every month, and one of Pikes Peak Writer's board members at large. She is a best selling romantic suspense and mystery author. To learn more about her books, find her at www.donnellannbell.com

Sweet Success Celebrates Shannon Lawrence & Shifting Sands

By Kathie Scrimgeour

PPW member Shannon Lawrence doesn’t seem to slow down! Another of her incredible short stories has found its way into the realms of publication. On July 15, 2016 her horror story, “Shifting Sands” was published in Dark Moon Digest by Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing (ISBN10: 1943720169, ISBN13: 978-1943720163, soft cover and ebook). Issue #24 is available on Amazon.

Issue #24 contains Horror Stories by Sarah Szabo, Gordon White, Jonathan Balog, Adrian Ludens, Shannon Lawrence, Matt Andrew, and Joshua D. Moyes

With Columns by George Lea and Jay Wilburn
And an excerpt from The Train Derails in Boston by Jessica McHugh!

A fan of all things fantastical and frightening, Shannon Lawrence writes primarily horror and fantasy. Her stories can be found in anthologies and magazines, including Under the Bed, Devolution Z, and The Deep Dark Woods. When she's not writing, she's hiking through the wilds of Colorado and photographing her magnificent surroundings, where, coincidentally, there's always a place to hide a body or birth a monster. Find her at www.thewarriormuse.com

Are you a Pikes Peak Writers member and have something to celebrate? Big or small, we want to hear from you. Contact Sweet Success Coordinator Kathie Scrimegeour at  ppwsweetsuccess@gmail.com

Sweet Success Celebrates Donnell Ann Bell

Donnell Ann Bell’s romantic suspense novel, Deadly Recall, was released by BelleBooks on June 29, 2016 as an audio book on Audible.com (ISBN ASIN: B01HP1B69K, listening length 9 hours, 5 minutes). It has already ranked well at Amazon:

Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

o   #932 in Books > Audible Audiobooks > Romance > Suspense

o   #4191 in Books > Audible Audiobooks > Mysteries & Thrillers

o   #9327 in Books > Romance > Romantic Suspense

A terrifying memory is locked deep inside her. A killer wants to keep it that way.

Nine-year-old Eden Moran thought she was saying good-bye to her mentor that fateful day in St. Patrick’s. She had no idea she’d witness the nun’s demise, or that her child’s mind would compensate. Now seventeen years later, Albuquerque cops have unearthed human remains, and the evidence points to Eden as being the key to solving Sister Beatrice’s murder. When a hell-bent cop applies pressure, Eden stands firm. She doesn’t remember the woman.  Unfortunately for Eden, Sister Beatrice’s killer will do whatever it takes to keep it that way.

Donnell Ann Bell is the managing editor for Writing from the Peak, the coordinator for the monthly Open Critique held on the first Wednesday of every month, and one of Pikes Peak Writer's board members at large. She is a best-selling romantic suspense and mystery author. To learn more about her books, find her at www.donnellannbell.com E-mail: bellson@comcast.net

Sweet Success Celebrates Shannon Lawrence & Grandmother's Leather Sofa

By: Kathie Scrimgeour

“Grandma’s Leather Sofa,” a memoir flash fiction by Shannon Lawrence, was published April 24, 2016 as part of the journal entitled, Ember: A Journal of Luminous Things (MG, YA, Adult, -ISBN trade paperback: 978-1-68073-058-6, -ISBN hardcover: 978-1-68073-057-9, 151 pages), by E&GJ Press. Ember is a beautifully illustrated semiannual journal of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction for all age groups.  It is available at: E&GJ Press: http://store.egjpress.org/collections/ember/products/ej022

My grandmother was dying, and she asked my mother and I to take her home. She didn't want to die in the hospital. This is a short creative memoir of one of the nights I sat up with her.

A fan of all things fantastical and frightening, Shannon Lawrence writes primarily horror and fantasy. Her stories can be found in anthologies and magazines, including Under the Bed, Devolution Z, and The Deep Dark Woods. When she's not writing, she's hiking through the wilds of Colorado and photographing her magnificent surroundings, where, coincidentally, there's always a place to hide a body or birth a monster. Find her at www.thewarriormuse.com.

Shannon Lawrence, Sweet Success and Once Upon a Scream

Shannon Lawrence is enjoying another Sweet Success with the publication of her short story, “The Black Undeath” in Once Upon A Scream, (adult horror/fairy tale, ISBN13: 978-1530529513, 280 pages), by HorrorAddicts.com on April 23, 2016. It is available at Amazon and Createspace:

Amazon: Amazon

Createspace: https://www.createspace.com/6137489

One Upon a Scream is an anthology filled with everything that goes bump day or night. “There was a tradition of telling tales with elements of the fantastic along with the frightful. Adults and children alike took heed not to go into the deep, dark woods, treat a stranger poorly, or make a deal with someone- or something-without regard for the consequences. Be careful of what you wish for; you just might get it. From wish-granting trolls, to plague curses, and evil enchantresses, these tales will have you hiding under the covers in hopes they don't find you. So lock your doors, shutter your windows, and get ready to SCREAM.”

“The Black Undeath” is a retelling of Rumpelstiltskin. An illness, combining the bubonic plague and leprosy, has struck the royal family, infecting their infant son. Can the mysterious little man really help, or does he have ulterior motives? 

Shannon is a fan of all things fantastical and frightening, she writes primarily horror and fantasy. Her stories can be found in anthologies and magazines, including Under the Bed, Devolution Z, and The Deep Dark Woods. When she's not writing, she's hiking through the wilds of Colorado and photographing her magnificent surroundings, where, coincidentally, there's always a place to hide a body or birth a monster.

Find her at www.thewarriormuse.com.

By:  Kathie Scrimgeour

LS Hawker’s thriller, Body and Bone (ISBN: 9780062435217, ebook), was released by Harper Collins Witness Impulse on May 3, 2016. Visit Ms. Hawker’s website at: Website: http://LSHawker.com 

Her book is available on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B010LU8W2Q

When a commenter on Nessa Donati’s blog starts harassing her online, Nessa shrugs it off. Trolls are a part of internet life. But eventually the troll threatens her and releases personal details  only her missing ex-husband would know.

As Nessa’s life is dismantled, her only option is to find John and put a stop to the lies. But when their son becomes a pawn in his twisted game, she must face a disturbing truth: Maybe John isn’t tormenting her, after all. But if he’s not . . . who is? And how far will this monster go to exact revenge?

LS Hawker grew up in suburban Denver, indulging her worrisome obsession with true-crime books, and writing stories about anthropomorphic fruit and juvenile delinquents. She wrote her first novel at 14.

Armed with a B.S. in journalism from the University of Kansas, she had a radio show called "People Are So Stupid," edited a trade magazine, and worked as a traveling Kmart portrait photographer, but never lost her passion for fiction writing.

She's got a hilarious, supportive husband, two brilliant daughters, and a massive music collection. She lives in Colorado but considers Kansas her spiritual homeland.

Sweet Success Celebrates Debut Author Aimie K. Runyan

By: Kathie Scrimgeour

In her illuminating debut novel, Promised to the Crown (ISBN 1496701127, trade paperback, 352 pages, young adults and up), Aimie K. Runyan masterfully blends fact and fiction to explore the founding of New France through the experiences of three young women who, in 1667, answer Louis XIV’s call and journey to the Canadian colony. This historical fiction was released April 6, 2016 by Kensington Publishing Corporation and is available on Amazon.com.

They are known as the filles du roi, or “King’s Daughters”—young women who leave prosperous France for an uncertain future across the Atlantic. Their duty is to marry and bring forth a new generation of loyal citizens. Despite their different backgrounds, Rose, Nicole, and Elisabeth all believe that marriage to a stranger is their best, perhaps only, chance of happiness.

No matter how carefully she chooses, each will be tested by hardship and heartbreaking loss—and sustained by the strength found in their uncommon friendship, and the precarious freedom offered by their new home.

Aimie K. Runyan, has been an avid student of French and Francophone Studies for more than fifteen years. While working on her Master's thesis on the brave women who helped found French Canada, she was fortunate enough to win a generous grant from the Quebec government to study onsite for three months which enabled the detailed research necessary for her work. Aimie lives in Colorado with her husband and two children.

E-mail author@aimiekrunyan.com

Sweet Success Celebrates Aaron Michael Ritchey and Dandelion Iron

By: Kathie Scrimgeour

Aaron Michael Ritchey’s young adult sci-fi western novel, Dandelion Iron (The Juniper Books 1) (ISBN: 9781614753490, 257 pages, softcover and ebook, book one of a six book series) was released April 11, 2016 by WordFire Press and is available at all online book outlets.

It is the year 2058. The Sino-American War has decimated several generations of men, and electricity does not function in five western states—Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana are now territories once again. On a desperate post-apocalyptic cattle drive to save their family ranch, Cavatica Weller and her two older sisters stumble across a viable boy. Sharlotte, the oldest sister wants to send him away, Wren, the middle gun-slinging sister, wants to sell him, and Cavatica falls in love with him. Little do they know that an inhuman army is searching for the boy and will stop at nothing to find him.

Aaron Michael Ritchey is the author of The Never Prayer, Long Live the Suicide King, and Elizabeth’s Midnight. He was born on a cold and snowy September day in Denver, Colorado, and while he’s lived and traveled all over the world, he’s a child of the American West. Sagebrush makes him homesick. While he pines for Paris, he still lives in Colorado with his cactus flower of a wife and two stormy daughters. 
 -E-mail: aaronmritchey@gmail.com  -Website: www.aaronmritchey.com

Sweet Success Celebrates Natalia Brothers, The Bride's Vestige

By: Kathie Scrimgeour

Natalia Brothers’ dark fantasy short story, “The Bride’s Vestige” (ASIN B01CUVBF5A, 17 pages, Amazon Digital Services) was released March 10, 2016 on Kindle.

Peter Moss ignores little mishaps that start happening to him after he pockets an antique locket he discovered at a disturbed gravesite. Dark local folklore surrounds the grave, but Peter, a rational college student, doesn’t believe in curses.

His nonchalant mindset crumbles when he learns that the locket could be the same as the one featured in a portrait of a beheaded woman. Fascinated and mortified, Peter rushes to see the painting. But whether or not mystic forces are behind the incidents, his intent to uncover the jewelry’s history might be the worst decision of his life.

Born in Moscow, Natalia grew up with the romance and magic of Russian fairy tales. She never imagined that one day she’d be swept off her feet by an American Marine. An engineer-physicist-chemist, Natalia realized that the powder metallurgy might not be her true calling when on a moonless summer night, she was spooked by cries of a loon in a fog-wrapped meadow. What if, a writer’s unrelenting muse, took hold of her. Two of her passions define her being. Natalia is an orchid expert and she writes dark fantasy. -Email: Ataski85@aol.com -Website NataliaBrothers.com

Sweet Success Celebrates Catherine Dilts & The Chemistry of Heroes

By: Kathie Scrimgeour

Catherine Dilts is pleased to announce the publication of her short story, “The Chemistry of Heroes,” (March 28, 2016, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, available at Barnes & Noble. Subscriptions for hardcopy or electronic versions: https://www.themysteryplace.com/order/order_ahmm.aspx). 

This is the second tale starring Charles, an African American chemist at a small manufacturing company. He is accompanied once again by his college intern sidekick Tony. The story made the cover of Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, which, to short fiction authors, is comparable to a musician making the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.

The Marshall Gasket Company renovation hits a snag when a body is discovered under a newly poured concrete floor. The factory is plagued with thefts of supplies used in meth labs, while animal rights activists protest an art gallery display of taxidermy. Chemistry holds the solution when Dr. Charles Jerome Harrison and his young assistant Tony Gilbert once again become entangled in a murder case.

The May issue went on sale March 28, 2016 and should be available through April. Every story promises to be a treat in the annual humor issue, which also features Colorado author R. T. Lawton, and Derringer Award winning Robert Lopresti.

To learn more about Catherine, and her novels and short stories, check out her website at http://www.catherinedilts.com/

Sweet Success celebrates Shannon Lawrence & Blue Sludge Blues

By: Kathie Scrimgeour

Shannon Lawrence’s horror short story, Blue Sludge Blues, appeared in Devolution Z (ISBN-10: 1523809485, ISBN-13: 978-1523809486, 98 pages), on February 2, 2016. The February 2016 issue boasts a surprising variety of horrors. From a terrifying Korean legend to a monstrous Mexican cryptid, plus goblins, zombies, and much more... There is something to chill everyone to the bone!  Pick up your copy at these fine locations:

Print: http://www.amazon.com/Devolution-February-2016-Horror-Magazine/dp/1523809485 Ebook: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BCK9FCU

A fan of all things fantastical and frightening, Shannon Lawrence writes primarily horror and fantasy. Her stories can be found in anthologies and magazines, including Under the Bed, Devolution Z, and The Deep Dark Woods. When she's not writing, she's hiking through the wilds of Colorado and photographing her magnificent surroundings, where, coincidentally, there's always a place to hide a body or birth a monster. Find her at thewarriormuse.com or email: thewarriormuse@gmail.com 

Sweet Success celebrates Maura Weiler & Contrition

By: Kathie Scrimgeour

Maura Weiler’s mainstream novel, Contrition, (ages 15-95, ISBN: 1593096488 and 978-1593096489, 330 pages, trade paperback), was released on April 14, 2015, by Infinite Words/Simon & Schuster and is available in book stores nationwide.

A journalist, who's adopted, discovers that she has a twin sister who is a world class painter. The journalist wants to break the story to help both their careers, but her sister is a cloistered nun who refuses to show or sell her work out of humility.

Maura Weiler is a former journalist and trash artist whose work has been featured on NBC Television and in galleries across the country. As Director of Development at Blue Tulip Productions, she helped develop the screenplays for such films as SPEED, TWISTER and MINORITY REPORT. Her debut novel, CONTRITION is a former winner in the Pikes Peak Paul Gillette Writing Contest.

Website: www.mauraweiler.com

Sweet Success celebrates Michelle Major & Recipe for Kisses

By: Kathie Scrimgeour

Michelle Major’s contemporary romance, Recipe for Kisses (ISBN 978-1503952263, softcover/e-book, 254 pages), was released February 2, 2016, by Montlake Romance and is available at Amazon.com http://amzn.com/B0133B4DJQ

Chloe Daniels guards her heart as closely as the details of her past. So when hot-tempered chef Ben Haddox storms into her struggling store, she’s determined to resist him. Ben’s opening a new restaurant—and only Chloe’s store stands in his way. Is this a recipe for love…or disaster?

Michelle Major is the bestselling, award-winning author of over ten sexy and sweet contemporary romances. She loves second-chances love stories, smart heroines and strong heroes. A midwesterner at heart, she's made the Rocky Mountains her home for over twenty years and is thrilled to share her books with readers. www.michellemajor.com email: mmajor11@hotmail.com

Sweet Success celebrates Tena Stetler

By: Kathie Scrimgeour

Tena Stetler’s debut paranormal romance novel, A Demon's Witch (ISBN-13: 978-1509203086, 325 pages), was released in paperback and e-book on September 25, 2015, by The Wild Rose Press. It is available on Amazon. Tena’s Sweet Success continues into 2016. She just signed a contract  with The Wild Rose Press for a new paranormal Romance novel, A Witch's Journey, (350 pages, e-book and paperback).

A Demon’s Witch - Keeping a lid on all the paranormal beings inhabiting Washington D.C., is a daunting job. Bruce, the Demon Territory Overlord of the Western Hemisphere, keeps his finger on the pulse of DC’s power players through the activities at his highly successful Wycked Hair Salon

Bruce’s world spins out of control when Angelique, a pint size, gorgeous witch, with an attitude breezes through the doors of his salon. She is the younger sister of Tristian, Bruce’s long time trusted enforcer, whose professional skills are second to none. Attraction between demon and witch promises to tear apart both their worlds.

          

A Witch's Journey -  is about the magic, love and dedication of a Witch - Wildlife rehabilitator who meets A former Navy Seal turned handy man. Their journey begins with building a wildlife rescue and rehab center then falling in love despite the dark secrets neither are willing to share, until....

Tena Stetler is a paranormal romance author with an over-active imagination. She wrote her first vampire romance at the age of twelve, to the chagrin of her mother and the delight of her friends. Colorado is her home; shared with her husband, a brilliant Chow Chow, a spoiled parrot and a forty-year-old box turtle.  Any winter evening, you can find her curled up in front of a crackling fire with a good book, a mug of hot chocolate and a big bowl of popcorn. 

-E-mail  - tenajean@aol.com    

-Website - http:/www.tenastetler.com In January 2016, Tena will be posting a short story on her website in segments entitled A Witch's Protocol, you're not going to want to miss it.

Sweet Success celebrates Margaret Mizushima

By: Kathie Scrimgeour

Sweet Success is pleased to update our readers on Margaret Mizushima’s debut mystery novel, Killing Trail: A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery. In March we shared the early publication news and today I’m happy to post that on December 8, 2016 Margaret’s book was released by Crooked Lane Books (ISBN: 978-1-62953-381-0, 311 pages, hardcover, paperback, and ebook). Her book is available at: amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, indiebound.org, booksamillion.com

When a young girl is found dead in the mountains outside Timber Creek, life-long resident Officer Mattie Cobb and her partner, K-9 police dog Robo, are assigned to the case that has rocked the small Colorado town. With the help of Cole Walker, local veterinarian and a single father, Mattie and Robo must track down the truth before it claims another victim. But the more Mattie investigates, the more she realizes how many secrets her hometown holds. And the key may be Cole’s daughter, who knows more than she’s saying.

Margaret Mizushima is the debut author of Killing Trail: A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery, which was named Debut Mystery of the Month for December, 2015, by Library Journal and has been nominated for an RT Reviewer’s Choice award for Best First Mystery. She lives in Colorado where she assists her husband with their veterinary practice and Angus cattle. She can be found on Facebook, on Twitter @margmizu, and at www.margaretmizushima.com.

Email: margmizu@q.com

Sweet Success celebrates Shannon Lawrence

By: Kathie Scrimgeour

Shannon Lawrence’s horror short story, “The Blue Mist”, in the anthology The Deep Dark Woods (ISBN 978-0692565070, 148 pages), was released by Revolving Door Press on October 25, 2015. It is available in e-book and paperback at Smashwords, Amazon, Createspace, and Barnes & Noble.

The anthology: In the Deep, Dark Woods... Fear abounds. It may be creatures that only you can see, or the fevered imaginations of your nightmares. Perhaps these monsters are the ones that bite and claw, or the ones that come out of the grave. No matter what, when you go walking in the woods at night...you may not make it back out.

The short story: A prospector left behind to clean up after a local menace makes a deadly mistake.

A fan of all things fantastical and frightening, Shannon Lawrence writes primarily horror and fantasy. Her fiction can be found in several anthologies and magazines. When she's not writing, she's hiking through the wilds of Colorado and photographing her magnificent surroundings. You can find her at www.thewarriormuse.com.

Sweet Success celebrates Kristi Lloyd

By: Kathie Scrimgeour

Kristi Lloyd’s short story, The Hut of Yasmine Babushka, was released October 2015 in the e-magazine Quantum Fairy Tales, Lucky Issue #13 by Quantum Fairy Tales publishing. It is available at www.quantumfairytales.com

Yasmine Babushka hasn't seen her family in over sixty years, but everyone is coming for the Harvest feast tomorrow. One of the holiday's most anticipated recipes calls for a delicious, yet difficult to acquire, ingredient. Will Yasmine be able to harvest the delicacy in time to please the rest of the Babushkas?

Kristi is a wife and a stay-at-home mom of two children. Besides writing, her hobbies include reading, cooking, and baking.  Email her at: generations1926@gmail.com

Sweet Success! Kelly Michelle Baker

By: Kathie Scrimgeour

Kelly Michelle Baker’s YA fantasy, The Waters of Nyra: Volume II (ISBN: 1508732795, paperback and ebook, 98,000 words) was released September 5, 2015 by CreateSpace. The book is available at Amazon.

After braving the ocean, Nyra is incarcerated by the Zealer Dragons. The would-be saviors are in the midst of civil war, and her presence inflames their rivalry. She is held prisoner with Olieve; a Royal as garrulous as she is blind, neither friend nor foe, but essential to the young dragon’s escape. Yet even escape has little promise, as Nyra becomes the center of superstition and murder. At the crux of deceit, Nyra must unearth new weapons and learn the identity of a mysterious hero. Only then can she return home and at long last free her downtrodden kin.

Born a U.S. military brat, Kelly grew up on both coasts and everywhere in between. She studied at the University of Colorado at Boulder and California State University Stanislaus, earning a master’s in Ecology and Sustainability. When not writing or trying to save the world, she enjoys drawing, theater, long walks, and new recipes. The Waters of Nyra is her first novel. She calls Colorado Springs home.

Website: http://kellymichellebaker.com/
Email: kelly@kellymichellebaker.com

Quote of the week & the week to come

“I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken - and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.”  ~ Margaret Mitchell

 

Source: Bing.com

Bio:  Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell, born November 8, 1900, was an American author and journalist. One novel by Mitchell was published during her lifetime, the American Civil War-era novel, Gone with the Wind, for which she won the National Book Award for Most Distinguished Novel of 1936.

This week on Writing from the Peak: 

November 9:  A writer's woes: Facing reality by Jason P. Henry

November 11:  Ask the Prez by Pikes Peak Writers President, J.T. Evans

November 13:  Sweet Success: Kelly Michelle Baker