JeriWB Writes: Lost Girl Road Update #6
Drafts are such fickle things. It’s been nearly three months since I posted my last update on Lost Girl Road. During that time, my work in progress has hovered around 30,000 words. Now mind you, I am...
View ArticleBook Review: Your Path to Publication by Kim Wright
What path to publication will you take? No path to publication is easy, and I’ve found a book that serves as a helpful guide when it comes to making such decisions. Your Path to Publication by Kim...
View ArticlePNWA 2013: My First Writers Conference
Just last week, I attended my first writers conference. My recent move back to Idaho from North Carolina prompted the decision to attend the Pacific Northwest Writers Association Conference in Seattle,...
View ArticleBack to School (Again)… Graduate School Part Deux!
Life often seems to go in circles. In my case, it’s time for graduate school part deux! Not everyone finds solace in going back to school. I am not everyone. When we find ourselves going down the same...
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Author Interview: Feather Stone
I first became aware of today’s featured author via the blog post sharing site Triberr. I’ve since became further acquainted with Feather Stone via her blog where she does a great deal to help promote...
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Author Interview: Ashok Rajamani
If you are a connoisseur of well-crafted engaging prose look no further. I’m so glad Ashok contacted me for an author interview, and once you read his responses, I’m sure you’ll be drawn to his work as...
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PNWA 2014: Writing Conference Highlights
It felt great to no longer be a newbie at this JulyR […] Author information Jeri Walker-Bickett JeriWB writes short stories, creative nonfiction, and psychological suspense. The rough Idaho mining town...
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#AuthorInterview: Tinthia Clemant
This interview with Tinthia Clemant is going to give you office envy. She certainly gets her writing done in the midst of quite an inspirational environment. I’ve always felt surrounding one’s self...
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#AuthorInterview: Tantra Benskso
Tantra Bensko has a lot of irons in the writing fire, and she also writes in one of my all-time favorite genres. Psychological suspense is one of the trickier genres to fully classify, though I gave it...
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#AuthorInterview: Craig A. Hart
This author interview with Craig A. Hart is a great way to wrap up 2016’s monthly author interviews here on the Word Bank blog. Craig represents a truly multi-faceted writer who wears his writer’s hat...
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#AmWriting: How to Get the Writing Done
“Writing is the way to get the writing done.” Thus ends Donald Murray’s aptly titled article “How to Get the Writing Done.” The author offers nineteen suggestions that put a different spin on how to...
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#Publishing: What is Psychological Suspense?
What is psychological suspense? What is any genre, for that matter? Hybrid-genre or cross-genre authors seem to be more prevalent among self-published than traditionally published authors. More power...
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#AuthorInterview: Colleen M. Story
This interview with Colleen M. Story kicks off a special year-long focus in that every author featured will be from Idaho. This idea came to me when I served as a judge for the Idaho Author Awards and...
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#AuthorInterview: AK Turner
My year-long series of interviews with Idaho authors continues this month with New York Times bestselling author AK Turner. I became acquainted with AK when she gave a talk for the Nonfiction Authors...
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#AuthorInterview: Bruce Ballenger
Next up in my year-long series of interviews with Idaho authors is Bruce Ballenger. It’s safe to say I would have never had the confidence to become an English teacher had I not been exposed to the...
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#AuthorInterview: Loni Townsend
I’ve known of today’s featured Idaho author, Loni Townsend, well before this blog ever came into existence as she once upon a time was a co-worker with my ex. Only once I moved to North Carolina, did I...
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#AuthorInterview: Donna Cook
I first met Idaho author Donna Cook when she spoke at a noon gathering for a local writing group. She graciously answered numerous questions with such warmth and encouragement as her lunch grew cold. A...
View Article#AuthorInterview: Doug Copsey
Doug Copsey first made an appearance in my life as the booming voice that introduced the many outdoor summer plays at Idaho’s Shakespeare festival. It wasn’t until a couple of years ago that I met him...
View Article#AuthorInterview: Dr. Heather Branstetter
I grew up in the rough-and-tumble silver mining town of Wallace, Idaho. Many visitors have noted the town's eccentricity, and plenty of locals embrace its checkered past. Heather Branstetter is here...
View ArticleAuthor Interview: C. C. Magart
This month's featured author and I go way back. I first met C. C. Magart on the first day of my first job as a high school English teacher. A few years later, we started a critique group with another...
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