Heartland Writers Guild, Inc.

 

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2021 Member Successes

 

2020  Member Successes

New Publications, Writing Related Projects, Writing Updates, and  Writing Events

Mary Rechenberg

Mary earned a recent publication in TBY(The Best Years), a monthly publication which is part of the Southeast Missourian, a Cape Girardeau newspaper. Not only a successful writer, Mary enjoys a long time interest in quilting and the history of quilts. The title of her article---"From Bed Turnings to Barn Trails:Displaying the Beauty and Uniques Designs of Quilts"

 John Fisher

Fisher continues to promote his most recent publication. He has two speaking engagements coming up. On February 25, he will be speaking to the Kennett Garden Club.  On March 17, he will be making a presentation to the Scott County Historical Society in Benton, Missouri. Both presentations well be from research for his book, Southeast Missouri from Swampland to Farmland: The Transformation of the Lowlands.

Carl Armstrong

Carl hits the ground running with another book! The Jonah and Joni Twins Discover Whale Mysteries:A Pre-teen Bible Story.  What will his readers find in his book? Middle school students Jonah and Joni launch a Sherlock Holmes type investigation into the Bible's Jonah and the whale story. In the course of their investigation, they learn many amazing things about whales i.e. including some science lessons.This just might be a book that we all could enjoy checking out...and maybe there should be additional investigation by the twins.Who knows.......... Find it on Amazon.com.

Amanda Flinn

Flinn continues to move forward with her writing career achieving new successes. Her book,Yoga Baby, is available for pre-order on Amazon and will release on May 19, 2020, from Beaming Books. She has recently signed a contract for a picture book,The Maker, with Little Lamb Books. This book will be available Spring 2020. https://littlelambbooks.com/authors-books/

 

Thoughts from HWG Founder Robert Vaughan as he                

reflects back on his connection with HWG

One of the things I miss most about moving away is the camaraderie we had as members of the Heartland Writers Guild. The old chestnut is that Writing is a lonely business, but that isn't really true. We share a most unique perspective as writers. We "move into the projects" we are writing and while writing have the company of our characters, or subjects of our work. All writers understand that, and we don't have to explain it or even talk about it when we are together.

On those occasions when we are able to get together, there is a closeness, a blending of mind and soul that creates a bond that spans time and space. And now, many years later, and many miles away, I still sup at the table with my friends and fellow writers from HWG.