Monthly Archives: May 2013

Q&A with David Wolstenholm, WestBow Press Author

David Wolstenholm is the author of Combat Ready, and he served in the Marine Corps infantry as a TOW Gunner from 1998 – 2002. He was deployed twice, first in 2000 to the Mediterranean, and second in 2002 to the Middle East and Africa. David served with the 2nd Battalion 6th Marine Regiment. In 2005, David became a…

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Writing Tip & Prompt: Conversations

On Fridays, we like to share writing tips and tricks with our readers. We hope this section will encourage and inspire you to continually improve as a writer. Writing Tip – Conversations We write our stories in statements which typically transcends into dialogue between characters. Too many statements within your dialogue may leave your conversation…

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3 Tips on Writing a Children’s Book

Did you know that the National Children’s Book Week is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country with the 94th annual celebration this week? We’re excited to honor those children’s authors and books that have made a lasting impact on a child’s life. And, if you’ve ever tried to write a children’s book, you…

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Writing Tip & Prompt: Homophones

On Fridays, we like to share writing tips and tricks with our readers. We hope this section will encourage and inspire you to continually improve as a writer. Writing Tip – Homophones There, their and they’re. Your and you’re. When and win. Homophones are words with the same sound but different meanings, and there are…

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From Book to Screen: How to Present Your Ideas to Hollywood

This weekend’s release of Baz Luhrmann’s film adaptation of “The Great Gatsby” comes with much anticipation and excitement. And why wouldn’t it? As an American classic that most of us read in high school or wrote college term papers about, “The Great Gatsby” is an established and well-known story. Just as with the Chronicles of…

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Q&A with Laurie Norlander, Winner of the 2012 Women of Faith Writing Contest

Laurie Norlander is a CPA who lives in Chippewa Falls, Wis., with her husband Stephen.  They have two grown sons and three beautiful granddaughters. In her free time, Laurie likes to spend time with her family, travel, write, work in her hosta garden and solve diagram-less crossword puzzles. Laurie has a love for words and…

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