Category Archives: Profiles

Interview with Wendy Hinman and BookYourSales.Com

Tell us a little bit about yourself and how you came to write your book. As a kid, I wrote poems and songs. But writing wasn’t a “career.” Though I came from a family of readers, no one in my … Continue reading

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Eddy Book Reviews Interview with Wendy Hinman

Interview with Wendy Hinman, award-wining author of Tightwads on the Loose and Sea Trials. Tell us about how you evolved into a successful book author. I wrote stories for the radio in college and began submitting articles to various publications. … Continue reading

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Radio Interview with KNKX: The shipwreck that changed everything

“Turning Point” segment on KNKX Sound Effect features the shipwreck that changed everything for the Wilcox family, as described in more detail in my new book Sea Trials: Around the World with Duct Tape and Bailing Wire. Off the coast … Continue reading

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KPTZ Radio Profiles Sea Trials

April 28: 1 p.m., KPTZ 91.9 Port Townsend radio interview with host Phil Andrus on Tossed Salad program. Wendy Hinman and Phil Andrus will chat about Wendy Hinman’s new book, Sea Trials, another true story of adventure and the stubbornness … Continue reading

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Sea Trials by Wendy Hinman Selected a Kirkus Book of the Month!

What an incredible honor! Less than 2% of books earn a Kirkus starred review. Fewer still are selected as a book of the month. Find out why Kirkus described Sea Trials with these superlatives: “expressive writing captures the wonder of … Continue reading

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Seattle area author Wendy Hinman set to launch new book with events

Story on Three Sheets Northwest: For most sailors, a shipwreck might end the dream of circumnavigating the globe. But not for the Wilcox family. In SEA TRIALS, Seattle-area author Wendy Hinman (Tightwads on the Loose) recounts the Wilcox family’s incredible … Continue reading

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Listen to an Interview with Wendy Hinman from September 2016 on KPTZ

During the 40th Annual Wooden Boat Festival, KPTZ’s radio hosts Phil Andrus and Steve Evans conducted a live interview with Wendy Hinman, author of the award winning book, Tightwads on the Loose. Listen to the segment here. Wendy Hinman with … Continue reading

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Sheila Bender in Conversation with Wendy Hinman on KPTZ

Sheila Bender in Conversation with Wendy Hinman on Writing it Real on KPTZ. Discussions on writing and the writing life. Listen to the Podcast here.

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Write up in the Cape Cod Pulse

Author to Share Her Experience of Seven Years on the High Seas Here’s what the article says: “For most people, a boat trip is purposefully short, not unlike the three-hour tour that Gilligan and his crew set out upon in … Continue reading

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Wendy Hinman and Tightwads on the Loose featured in Examiner.com

During the Strictly Sail Boat Show in Richmond California, Wendy Hinman spoke with Examiner.com reporter Cindy Warner. Read the full article here. http://www.examiner.com/article/strictly-sail-pacific-boat-show-historic-richmond-about-friendships

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