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January 17, 2022 Marilyn Skinner Lanier’s characters in her debut novel, Hardpan, are unforgettable, indomitable, vulnerable, and courageous. Her apt descriptions and keenly wrought characters reflect her deep ties to the land. We are swept into the Glover family’s lives like the wind across the hills of rural Wyoming, sharing triumphs and travails, adventures, and failures as […]

I have submitted this article to the Malheur Enterprise newspaper for their special history edition. It’s about the full restoration of my grandparents’ ranch house built in the 1870s in Jordan Valley, Oregon–a small town in the high desert along the Idaho border. This house is integral to the setting and family history in two

I’m really looking forward to attending the MCWC again this year, set for July 30-August 1. I’ve signed up for a Novel workshop taught by author Gabe Habash. This workshop is especially serendipitous since I’m in the middle of writing my second novel, Jo. Here’s my new logline for Jo: “After abandoning the failed Wyoming

I’m still reveling about my short nonfiction piece, “Crazed Cat,” winning second place in the nonfiction category of the 2019 Mendocino Coast Writing Contest (MCWC). I knew something good had happened when the e-mail message started with “Congratulations!” and indicated my piece was chosen as the second place winner from among 74 entries. The final judge

I’m getting ready to participate in the Mendocino Coast Writers Conference which runs from August 1-4 this year. Here’s the link to this exciting conference: http://mcwc.org/location-and-schedule I’ve submitted a 2,000 word piece for discussion in the Middle Grade/Young Adult workshop led by Mitali Perkins. This draft excerpt from The Clark Valley Chronicles: Timmy the Ranch

Pleased to announce my personal essay, “Second Chance,” is in the Spring 2019 Round Table Literary Journal! It recounts the journey of my mother who in 1965, at age 40 and after giving birth to her sixth child, quits her low-paying secretarial job to pursue her dream of getting a baccalaureate degree. It’s a tale

I’m excited to join other local authors in reading from our books at the Healdsburg Regional Library this Saturday, April 27th, 2-5 pm. Here’s the link to this special regional literary event: https://sonomacounty.libcal.com/event/5290231

December has been an exciting month for my writerly life: I received notification of acceptance of two pieces for publication in 2019. A personal essay entitled SECOND CHANCE will be published by the Round Table Literary Journal in April, and a small collection of haiku poems entitled NORDIC IMPRESSIONS will be published in the 2019 Redwood

I’m all set to attend Fishtrap again this summer 2018! I especially look forward to participating in five days of fiction writing workshops with Nina McConigley, whose writing I greatly admire. We also share a love for stories set in Wyoming. Not too surprising since we both spent a part of our childhoods there and Nina is