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The purpose of this page is for members of Willamette Writers to post links to their blogs and subscription information to newsletters and other media (not web sites; there's another page for that). Members can submit links and subscription information to wilwrite@willamettewriters.com with a short (50 words) description. Willamette Writers also now has a page on YouTube. Current members with videos on YouTube can contact the office at wilwrite@willamettewriters.com about getting their videos posted on the site. Posting a video the WW page on YouTube requires mailing or bringing an video file to the office.
Richard Archer
Richard has a blog where he posts information and speculation about MegaAmerica and the ancient maritime cultures of the Caribbean basin.
Jade Blackwater
At the Brainripples blog Jade Blackwater discusses writing, art, creativity, and the business of working independently. Follow Jade Blackwater on Twitter to track posts from the Arboreality, AppleJade, and Pennwriters Area 6 blogs, and The Festival of the Trees blog carnival.
Jo Brew
Jo speaks about her writing life on her blog. nne Marie's New Melody, the latest novel by Jo Brew, is now available.
Murr Brewster
FieldReport grand prize winner, writes about anything as long as it's funny--and that's most everything--on her blog, Murrmurrs, at www.murrbrewster.blogspot.com.
Brad Capener
At afathersodyssey.blogspot.com, Brad writes about the joys and trials of being a father. Fathers and mothers are invited to share their stories as well.
Susan Clark
At susanwclark.wordpress.com/, Susan Clark writes about sustainability and related issues on her blog, where her publications are listed and clips are available as well.
Kevin Conder
Kevin has several video poems on YouTube. These are not videos of readings but rather short films that reflect the images and content of his poems. Kevin has also launched a blog with movie reviews and commentary www.onbrokenground.com/blog.
Sandra de Helen
Portland playwright Sandra de Helen posts about live radio broadcasting, and shares bits from daily life, her memoir, other writing on her blog.
Caitlin Claire Diehl
Join in the conversation with new and old friends about writing, books, Tarot, religion, politics, and the vicissitudes of life on Claire's blog.
Margaret Donsbach
Margaret has a blog for her web site that lists information about historical novels.
Elizabeth Eslami
Elizabeth Eslami, author of Bone Worship: A Novel and numerous short stories, blogs about writing, publishing, and her experiences as a debut novelist at www.elizabetheslami.blogspot.com/
Kim Cooper Findling
Bend writer Kim Cooper Findling blogs about writing, rejection and motherhood at www.shebloomseventually.blogspot.com.
David Gillaspie
David's blog offers a point of view about caregiving and caring a little more about others and why you should.Kami Gray
Kami has a blog where she speaks about her new book, The Denim Diet: Sixteen Simple Habits to Get into Your Dream Pair of Jeans, and other health-related issues.
Mindy Halleck
Writer Mindy Halleck posts about the writing life on her blog.
Amy Houchen
Amy Houchen, Portland, writes mostly about gardens and gardening, including the guidebook Green Afternoons: Oregon Gardens to Visit. Her blog, "Granddaughter of the Depression," applies what her parents taught her about growing up in hard times to living in the current financial pickle.
Cindy Hudson
Cindy offers practical advice on setting up Mother-Daughter book clubs using her own firsthand experience as founder of two long-running, successful mother-daughter book clubs. She features tips from librarians, parenting experts and includes book suggestions, recipes and strategies to keep groups thriving. Visit her blog for more information.
Paty Jager
Western romance author Paty Jager posts about her writing life on herblog.
Catherine Karp
Catherine Karp discusses vampires, movies, music, and her adventures of trying to get a vampire novel published at http://suburbanvampire.blogspot.com.
Lauren Kessler
I've just launched www.myteenagewerewolf.com, a mother-daughter blog in which my charming, alarming teen daughter and I take on the topics that divide (and occasionally unite) us. You-ll hear our distinct mother and daughter voices as we spar over make-up and homework, first dates and fast food, clean rooms, dirty dishes, driving a car, driving each other crazy. We write about the best and worst thing about being a teen and being a mother of a teen. We've got links to some wonderful sites, and we've got an active forum (Let's Talk) that we invite you to join.
My Teenage Werewolf is also a book - due out from Viking in early August. Info will be at the site.
Cheri Lasota
Looking for answers about craft? Cheri Lasota's Writers Finders Newsletter has your answer! To access links for writers, in-depth articles and author interviews every month, email Cheri at cheri@stirlingproductions.com to be included on her newsletter mailing list.
Ken Lewis
Ken Lewis has started NETDRAG, a crime fiction podcast for mystery and crime fiction authors and their fans. You can find it on the web at: www.wildvoice.com/NETDRAG He's the author of Little Blue Whales, a novel set on the Oregon Coast.
Sue Lick
Sue Fagalde Lick, author of Freelancing for Newspapers, has a blog at www.freelancingfornewspapers.blogspot.com, plus a newsletter, and a blog for her new book, www.childlessbymarriage.blogspot.com. Visit www.suelick.com or e-mail suelick@casco.net to subscribe.
Patricia J. McLean
Patricia blogs poetic at In Transit.
Linda Miller
In her blog, http://lastfirstdate.blogspot.com, Linda K Miller, author of In Search of My Last 1st Date: For Boomers Only ~ Insider's Secrets for Finding Your SoulMate in Cyber-Space, addresses all manner of dating issues for Single Boomers and expands on topics raised in the book. Posts encouraged.
Chris Mulligan
In this video, Chris introduces her book Afterlife Agreements: A Gift From Beyond. She further discusses her book, articles and other media involvement on her blog at http://afterlifebooks.blogspot.com/
Lisa Nichols
Lisa Nichols is the author of the syndicated rose city journal blog, which appears on a variety of newspaper websites, including the Chicago Sun-Times. She blogs frequently about the sometimes poignant, often funny and almost always moving life of a Midwestern transplant and thirtysomething single.
Jina Oravetz
Gina blogs about the trials of writing, editing, and submitting as well as great books she's read. She occasionally throw in random events from her life as well.
Paper Fort
Literary Arts now offers a Blog with news about Oregon authors. The address is paperfort.blogspot.com. Paper Fort will focus on Oregon's literary community. Feel free to email Susan Denning at susan@literary-arts.org if you'd like to suggest a link.
Lisa Parsons
Artist and author Lisa Parsons shows some of her work on YouTube.
Duane Poncy
Duane writes cultural reviews and articles about literature, history, the environment, indigenous issues, and life in Portland, Oregon at Memory and Dream.
Mary Potter
Mary Potter addresses horse ownership, her YA fantasy in progress, and more on her blog Writing and Riding.
Thom Rock
Author Thom Rock has a blog about his activities in Can Tho Viet Nam at tombstoneeyes.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Roland
Jennifer Roland provides resources for writers at Jen's Writing Journey (jenniferroland.wordpress.com/). She also spends some time chatting about television, books, the state of women in pop culture and more at Pop Culture Curmudgeon (popculturecurmudgeon.wordpress.com/).
Cornelia Becker Seigneur
Cornelia has a blog about events in West Linn. She has been a freelance journalist for The Oregonian newspaper since 1996, for which she has penned stories on faith and inspiration, recreation, interesting people, schools, religion, and neighborhood briefs, as well as a Family column called Real-Life Mom for three years. Cornelia's work has also appeared in Portland (University of Portland Magazine), Travel Oregon, Parents and Family Circle magazines, among other publications.
L.J. Sellers
L.J.'s blog, called "Write First, Clean Later," offers writing and editing advice, information about trends in publishing, and summaries of the research she does for her own publishing and promotional efforts. Her blog is a searchable wealth of information for new writers. L.J. is the author of the Detective Jackson mysteries, a writer at The Register-Guard, and a freelance fiction editor. First chapters of her novels are posted on the site, along with PDF clips of her nonfiction features.
Jackie Shannon Hollis
Jackie has a blog where she muses about her writing, the writing life, and movies that have moved her. Her fiction and essays have appeared in numerous literary journals, including: The Rambler, Rosebud, South Dakota Review, Inkwell, Flashquake, High Desert Journal, and Oregon Literary Review. Her work has been recognized for several awards. She has completed a novel, At the Wheat Line, and is seeking representation. When she's not writing or reading, Jackie and her husband Bill occasionally work together teaching stress management skills to emergency service workers.
Ann Shorey
The first book in Ann series, The Edge of Light, is scheduled to be released in January, 2009. Interested members can e-mail her at annshorey@msn.com to be placed on her contact list.
Pam Wells
Pam Wells invites Willamette Writers and readers to check out her new online column, "The Pullets." thepullets.wordpress.com.
Jerri Wolfe
Jerri Wolfe, author of novel No Regret, uses poetry to help unblock and blogs about writing, publishing, and her poems at: life-is-a-poem.blogspot.com/.
Eowyn Wood
Eowyn Wood blogs about her novels, Naked in the Rain and the sequel, Afterglow , about two runaway teenage boys who fall in love with each other as they're lured into a world of drugs and prostitution. http://eowynwood.blogspot.com/