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…
Read moreOn 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 – Visualizing Characters Picture your character before you start writing about them. Sometimes writers have a character in mind, but they have a hard time…
Read moreWestBow Press was delighted to be present at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books this past weekend on April 20 and 21. This was the 18th year of the LA Times Festival, and it was its second time being held at the University of Southern California campus. With over 150,000 attendees, the LA Times…
Read moreOn 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 – Read Reviews When writing your book, make sure to read the reviews of books of the same genre, or with a similar story line.…
Read moreEach April (National Poetry Month), people across the country get excited about reading and writing poems. But what do you do once you’ve actually written and published your own book of poetry? How do you reach out to readers and attract an audience? Here are five ways to promote you book of poetry: Make your poems…
Read moreOn 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 – Dialogue You want the dialogue in your book to flow. Try writing a scene in only dialogue. Try not to over think things, and…
Read moreTim O’Reilly recently gave an interesting speech and interview at the Tools of Change conference on the future of book publishing. Following are some key points that I took away from them: Obscurity is the biggest threat that authors face. Things change because creative people see problems to solve and are not afraid of the future. The people who…
Read moreOn 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 – Change Your Scenery Dust off that map and take a look at the number of places you can travel within an hour of home.…
Read moreScott Coleman published Best When Broken with WestBow Press. Best When Broken shares the testimony of Scott’s life through the grace of God. Coleman became a quadriplegic at the age of 17 due to a water skiing accident. His testimony shows that every moment is a gift from God and that a relationship with Him…
Read moreWestBow Press announced author Laurie Norlander as the Grand-Prize winner in the third annual Women of Faith writing contest. Norlander’s manuscript, Mirror Images, was selected from over 400 entrants. The fiction title will be published through WestBow Press and will be given special consideration by Thomas Nelson. The 2012 Women of Faith Writing Contest was judged…
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