Romance
Writers of America
Missouri
Writers' Guild
Robert
Crais
- RC spoke at one of the first workshops I ever attended, and I was
fascinated and inspired by his story of rejections. I came home and
bought every one of his books, and I've been an Elvis Cole fan since I
read Monkey's Raincoat. His newest is The Watchman, a
story about Elvis Cole's partner, Joe Pike. Find his books in the mystery
section. RC was in Kansas City for a book signing last year, and
you can bet I was there!
Janet
Evanovich
- for Plum fun (Stephanie Plum, of course), although everything she
writes is fun - including her web site.
Jennifer
Archer -
I sat in a workshop with Jenny as one of the presenters, and we became
friends when I wrote to her after I read her first NeXT, Sandwiched,
from Harlequin. Off
Her Rocker is a great
read for women struggling with an empty nest. Jenny's
The Me I Used To Be was a RWA Rita award finalist.
Jennifer
Cruisie -
Jenny has been a great inspiration with her wit and off-the-wall sense
of humor. Her workshops at conferences have been invaluable to new
writers, and her books are always entertaining.
Jane
Graves - When Jane posted my
cats on her website, I met her in Reno to thank her and we've become
friends. Jane's ONE NIGHT IN TEXAS was a finalist for RWA Rita Award.
Vicki
Lewis Thompson - I met Vicki in
Dallas, but when one of her Nerds went to Sedona, I wrote to her.
We decided we love some common places. Vicki's NERD series put her on
the best seller list.
Shirley
Jump - I sat in Shirley's
workshop about freelance writing several years ago, and now she's
multi-published. Shirley is great at sharing her wisdom with other
writers, and even hosts a yahoo group called JUSTWRITEIT. Her workshops
rock!
The
SQUATTERS ~ my
critique group
Teresa
Hoy ~ paper artist, freelance writer & animal activist
Linda
Kaullen Perkins ~ freelance writer & actress
Sue Friedly ~ writer & musician
Bartleby
- American Heritage Book of English Usage
Truth
or Fiction - to
check out rumors
Pogo
- free games when you need a break
