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A Rave review from Chanticleer Book Reviews
I am excited to see this ringing endorsement. Here’s what the Chanticleer Book Review says: “Tightwads on the Loose – A Seven Year Pacific Odyssey opens with a map of the Pacific Ocean that showed the voyage of the sailing … Continue reading
Memories of Christmas Past: Southbound Navidad
A story I wrote for 48North: Remembering our first Christmas in Mexico: Southbound Navidad Merry Christmas, everyone, and Happy New Year!
Memories of Thanksgivings Past
Happy Thanksgiving all!! Memories of Thanksgivings past brought this celebration to mind, which I wrote about it for Three Sheets Northwest. I thought I’d also share it here. Remembering one of our wonderful Thanksgiving celebrations aboard during our epic sailing … Continue reading
Writers Connection features Interview with Nicole Hardy
Meet Nicole Hardy, author of Confessions of a Latter Day Virgin, a nominee for the Washington State Book Award. I met Nicole Hardy at Eagle Harbor Book Company last November when she and I supported local bookstores by acting as … Continue reading
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Words Unbound: Celebration of writing and Author Mingle At Poulsbo Library November 15th
Join us for a day celebrating and gleaning the wisdom of local authors at the Kitsap Library Poulsbo Branch. Location: Poulsbo Library / 360-779-2915 / 700 NE Lincoln Road – Poulsbo, WA 98370-7688 At 10:30am, Words Unbound begins with Brenda … Continue reading
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Writers Connection Interviewees nominated for the Washington State Book Awards
The Writers Connection is delighted to note that several authors we’ve interviewed have been nominated for the Washington State Book awards, including Jim Lynch, Nicole Hardy, Lance Weller and Langdon Cook. Congratulations to our esteemed authors. The winners will be … Continue reading
Wendy Hinman Presents at Fields End
The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Independent Publishing: Three Authors Share Their Experiences with Caroline Flohr, Wendy Hinman, and Benay Nordby Find out what three successful authors of memoirs learned about using digital publishing and marketing their books. Bring your questions … Continue reading
Wendy Reviews Herb McCormick’s Book As Long As It’s Fun
As a lifelong sailor, I’ve heard the names Lin and Larry Pardey my whole life. Awareness of them worked its way into my consciousness so early that I cannot remember a time when I didn’t know their names. But what’s the real story behind this first couple of sailing? I read Herb McCormick’s new book, “As Long As It’s Fun” to find out. Here’s my review: http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2014/04/as-long-as-its-fun-the-pardeys-are-more-than-sailing-purists/ Continue reading
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Docking Without a Hitch
Three Sheets Northwest Feature Story No matter how much experience you have, docking can still be humbling. Here’s a public airing of one of my screw ups. “You’d think after double-handing for more than 34,000 miles and two decades of … Continue reading
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The Next Big Thing
One of the joys of being a writer in this community is getting to know other talented authors and their work and sharing the resources that keep us doing something that we love: writing books. My friend Christine Smith, author … Continue reading
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