tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3924171365991597212024-03-13T03:06:48.644-07:00Oklahoma Writers & AuthorsListings and information related to Oklahoma's writers, authors, and publishers.MARILYN A. HUDSON, MLIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466575630754478836noreply@blogger.comBlogger524125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392417136599159721.post-13833779289934482092023-07-16T06:47:00.006-07:002023-07-16T06:47:51.129-07:00FOR WHAT ITS WORTH by Nathan Pettijohn (Sept 2023)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIv2HRvmxvzjkN4U6cZuqEM-lG36eAogwa9_ijCFuHq84sMoQCcAakYaN1wW689zUMamjLMIKQCnafVqy4NpJx6mtys23GrXCEO851tpe3i5dm0ul79JseldE93qXnnyBb_KLCR2m2f5UsatpPo2o-OIhigv2dqpw6y8AYg3w9L9hQKHOaOacBUkLwSk/s200/18222690.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIv2HRvmxvzjkN4U6cZuqEM-lG36eAogwa9_ijCFuHq84sMoQCcAakYaN1wW689zUMamjLMIKQCnafVqy4NpJx6mtys23GrXCEO851tpe3i5dm0ul79JseldE93qXnnyBb_KLCR2m2f5UsatpPo2o-OIhigv2dqpw6y8AYg3w9L9hQKHOaOacBUkLwSk/s1600/18222690.jpg" width="200" /></a> Author Announces Forthcoming New Title</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Nathan Pettijohn, author of PUBLIC OPINION, announces his new book will release in mid-September. The title, <span style="text-align: left;">“For What It’s Worth,” is a high school comedy somewhere between <i>Uncut Gems </i>and <i>Superbad</i> and is set in a Tulsa high school in 2006. The author notes, "I personally attended Owasso High School and Tulsa University, so am a native and excited to have my newest novel set in my hometown."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><b>SYNOPSIS: </b>The prank pact was meant to be fun. Now they just want to live through it.<p></p><p>Tulsa, 2006. Jon Ryan and his three best friends spend the final days of their senior year goofing off and taking mushrooms at casino concerts, keeping adulthood at arms’ length as long as possible. To memorialize their time together, they make a pact: one prank per person, per night, on the last week of school.</p><p>From subtle psychological torture and glitter bombs to a stolen llama and a dead body in the trunk, what begins as harmless fun escalates into a matter of life and death.</p><p>The pranks lead to a head-on collision with their mailbox aficionado principal, their jewel-thief history teacher, and a slew of petty criminals, oil-money gangsters, and the Japanese mob. It’s a hell of a final exam to pass if the boys hope to live till graduation.</p><p>ISBN: Paperback: 979-8-9887424-0-1 ; Ebook: 979-8-9887424-1-8</p><p><b>RELEASE DATE: Tuesday, September 26, 2023</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Nathan Pettijohn is an author and entrepreneur. He is a contributing writer for Forbes on topics relating to what business leaders need to know about innovations in media and technology. Nathan’s previous novel, <b>Public Opinion</b>, is a crime thriller. In 2011, Nathan founded Cordurouy, a digital strategy agency where he serves as CEO. He resides somewhere in South America with his dog, Raphael.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2lcGRTpUS6rRb385DTkRVH_uHGYpkpKS2eAVrOxT-Daa_1AKNj41O5oymZofPA19yZWs4GdVoMxk7GYpK5dhEv14WLyniRC6hXmJlrnYJ0BDn0-OIw0zoPDWkC1NSX2eKdp-Zeee-_PRLO2DqIJ9Zh-hiEe1aEr4MmmsIiQW7k6yMpZSgnmL3pLmEf20/s500/61295338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2lcGRTpUS6rRb385DTkRVH_uHGYpkpKS2eAVrOxT-Daa_1AKNj41O5oymZofPA19yZWs4GdVoMxk7GYpK5dhEv14WLyniRC6hXmJlrnYJ0BDn0-OIw0zoPDWkC1NSX2eKdp-Zeee-_PRLO2DqIJ9Zh-hiEe1aEr4MmmsIiQW7k6yMpZSgnmL3pLmEf20/s320/61295338.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>MARILYN A. HUDSON, MLIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466575630754478836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392417136599159721.post-54603738728262736722023-06-07T10:59:00.004-07:002023-06-07T10:59:41.973-07:00The Book of ELLE by Jocelynn Mitchell and illus. by Alicia Mitchell.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgz0xWWuzWGyj80FyxRE0Ur-HlzjI9YukVPD-htTXMhPMgTZFgihAeupdOqbWrGNmCNfiFKDFviigP8XkiUsUAkRozZ5baS2ovTR9O_4OdtAmJivlketyqK3OG4Cw0xNKFajOg9C2f4eUiKxq077FbbfwveWIoZipSCMSw17TqX8z5ccJAsHlEb85/s776/B0BJYD3T6Q.01.S001.LXXXXXXX.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgz0xWWuzWGyj80FyxRE0Ur-HlzjI9YukVPD-htTXMhPMgTZFgihAeupdOqbWrGNmCNfiFKDFviigP8XkiUsUAkRozZ5baS2ovTR9O_4OdtAmJivlketyqK3OG4Cw0xNKFajOg9C2f4eUiKxq077FbbfwveWIoZipSCMSw17TqX8z5ccJAsHlEb85/s320/B0BJYD3T6Q.01.S001.LXXXXXXX.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Book-Ellie-Jocelynn-Mitchell/dp/B0BJYD3T6Q">The Book of Ellie (The Book of Ellie Series): Mitchell, Jocelynn, Mitchell, Alicia: 9798359427180: Amazon.com: Books</a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Teen author Jocelynn Mitchell with illustrations by Alicia Mitchell has crafted a delightful book sure to please parents and young readers. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">The cute dog has one mission in life, "I'm Ellie, and I'm the best worst dog ever! I'm awesome at everything, and in this book, I'm going to teach you my secrets so you can be awesome like me."</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The adventures and journey will keep readers engaged and finishing it will lead to moving on to book 2! All about a pup named Piper!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A word from the author Jocelynn Mitchell:</p><p style="text-align: justify;">"Hello! My name is Jocelynn and I am so glad you found The Book of Ellie! Now, I might be a bit biased, but if I had to guess this book will bring loads of smiles and laughter to its readers, no matter what age! I am currently 13, but have been working on The Book of Ellie since I was 11. I love to read and write, and it has always been a dream of mine to publish a book one day! When my pug, Ellie, was brought home I knew immediately that she would make an amazing main character in my book. Everything you see in the book are events that really have happened! Ellie has been quite the challenge when it comes to training and truly has a mind of her own, but that makes for a great story, and I could not be happier to call her my dog! I currently live in the great state of Texas and aside from writing I love to cook, swim, and be with my friends! I hope you enjoy the book and look out because I can assure you there is more to come!" </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdD6rQYG1I-ogmzej6gJMTintCA2JFXPnHhOkRmUVKykppXNBiKKgamolxZcy5JGuNTW5lrr4PrpuuQ5REF1OkVSZkgm6hQVZPs3YO6rLmVjKH6VPXZxtspqNgUUVCzqxFU1lQG-np2RTbBQM3BkcAJYwSxj65zFQh-JuPpZK42x9ormRUdNQOqxdM/s600/48l3kpbu3sfi24ceqtkj5719v7._SY600_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdD6rQYG1I-ogmzej6gJMTintCA2JFXPnHhOkRmUVKykppXNBiKKgamolxZcy5JGuNTW5lrr4PrpuuQ5REF1OkVSZkgm6hQVZPs3YO6rLmVjKH6VPXZxtspqNgUUVCzqxFU1lQG-np2RTbBQM3BkcAJYwSxj65zFQh-JuPpZK42x9ormRUdNQOqxdM/s320/48l3kpbu3sfi24ceqtkj5719v7._SY600_.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Note: A very proud Oklahoma relatives shared the book with me and I highly recommend it for personal home collections and for classroom or library collections. Talented young authors - and artists - need to be encouraged!</p><br /><p><br /></p>MARILYN A. HUDSON, MLIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466575630754478836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392417136599159721.post-24613498220088756442023-05-21T08:22:00.002-07:002023-05-21T08:22:48.859-07:00Steven E. Wedel: An Oklahoma Author<p style="text-align: justify;">Steven E. Wedel began craving fame and fortune in the literary world when he was in high school. After writing his way through careers as a machinist, journalist, corporate writer, public relations specialist, and now as a high school English teacher, he’s decided to keep writing despite the lack of wealth and notoriety.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Yes-No-Steven-Wedel-ebook/dp/B0BW8JP4Y9?ref_=ast_author_dp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="313" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5CteArlVvdCKZ-hfyimCai-As5HB0s7NVE7Ul1Wiw1HlQsW0O2ZbmrMxjOI_PQlqGgtMIhLXh2oxy-NcbApWXmFVtIpQowLht9Z30czTaDnoDvEEhGxzcWb72i2fiq7I4hPMneO6OdelDkMl_k1l6_dI-rIJNHJ_A6zN2mZ5JWARrg1Q1liBf5Zl/s320/51t6qYK4+BL.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Wedel has published over 20 books, mostly in the adult horror genre, but he’s also written for the young adult, children’s, Western, and thriller markets. He’s dabbled in other genres using pseudonyms. His non-fiction writing includes how-to articles for writers, literary criticism, and hundreds of articles for print newspapers and online sites.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In 2004 Wedel earned a master’s degree in liberal studies, creative writing emphasis, from the University of Oklahoma. He earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Central Oklahoma in 1999, and graduated from Enid High School in 1984. He is a lifelong Oklahoman, father of four, with three grandsons. He currently lives in Midwest City, Oklahoma, with his dogs Bubba and Bear. He likes to kayak and camp when he doesn’t have papers to grade.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">He'd still take the fame and fortune if it comes his way ...</p><p>(Source: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001JRXWKS/about">Amazon.com: Steven E. Wedel: books, biography, latest update</a>)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murdered-Human-Wolves-Werewolf-Saga-ebook/dp/B00IGUKXJ4?ref_=ast_author_dp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyWD4XDUFkuc2K3DYXV7SHs4RU-edGxwsfvjQORgDaaz1EWxpuDG0E0Au6MuLcaMFSISryDtpTJCx1rQHZnmSXziajnKyvV1ipfX5TofHNlNlcbh-FY4oVGEUWhVf505_pCGSJbvur319ZCdkrh3UdFE5-4OfohytzB8rD8LcIOsu1O9JuXfuNrb4/s320/51rXNrVXJ2L.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>MARILYN A. HUDSON, MLIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466575630754478836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392417136599159721.post-58557709445945103062023-05-09T12:23:00.008-07:002023-05-15T03:50:37.679-07:00Author Who "Wrote the Book on Oklahoma UFOs" Publishes New Titles.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOwnnHiH2zZn7Ik0GS-mdQ15BH3H-mOLys85zIl00KxqMxBf2NSkYIWXi4SET0D40sPCuWu4keIz0Ye7aqvjPYvYTD095YwxXyGwTU_EdEecWSOpkFN4YNWdjV6wZ_RfneuGNg2tXgQawLRNAE4HXbIQm0f8kkc779_PK3H1mkOrMkGVn2FR1pz_w/s1280/347142539_190521930598295_5173180393458806756_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOwnnHiH2zZn7Ik0GS-mdQ15BH3H-mOLys85zIl00KxqMxBf2NSkYIWXi4SET0D40sPCuWu4keIz0Ye7aqvjPYvYTD095YwxXyGwTU_EdEecWSOpkFN4YNWdjV6wZ_RfneuGNg2tXgQawLRNAE4HXbIQm0f8kkc779_PK3H1mkOrMkGVn2FR1pz_w/w419-h236/347142539_190521930598295_5173180393458806756_n.jpg" width="419" /></a></div><br /> One wit noted "she wrote the book on Oklahoma UFOs" when she published the popular, SOONER SAUCERS: OKLAHOMA UFOs 1947-1969 (2020)...now author-researcher Marilyn A. Hudson has added to the field with these works.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXoYtqLRFiDDyKU_58RktE9GQV4goXTzlO2KmMz5RV-WLJrKI5eaGFvdELewY2_J9U9iHWLxmLeVpik_lc7BpWv7vSqAGqfLTJj0DqTuR0d51MfITL782ehPAVP1k0k6sc1dc50n4-VKw_rCO8CF9K_G_KBTr7UGR6ocM7JCxA-E_BGULbT1pcccAE/s500/519YS+tNuHL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="314" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXoYtqLRFiDDyKU_58RktE9GQV4goXTzlO2KmMz5RV-WLJrKI5eaGFvdELewY2_J9U9iHWLxmLeVpik_lc7BpWv7vSqAGqfLTJj0DqTuR0d51MfITL782ehPAVP1k0k6sc1dc50n4-VKw_rCO8CF9K_G_KBTr7UGR6ocM7JCxA-E_BGULbT1pcccAE/s320/519YS+tNuHL.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/1947-Saucers-Objects-History-Information-ebook/dp/B0C3JL5LQZ?ref_=ast_author_dp" target="_blank">1947: THOSE SAUCY SAUCERS: UNKNOWN OBJECTS, HISTORY AND OTHER INFORMATION (2023).</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">"When I began my research into the topic,'" Author and researcher Marilyn A. Hudson notes, " I was frustrated by the lack of cohesive timelines of the events. So many authors and researchers skipped around in sharing events that it all became a bit muddled. As a result, I built this chronology of some of the significant events, reactions, and influences of this pivotal year in history. It was a resource I wished had been available when I began to deep delve into the subject of UFO/UAP events. A timeline or chronology in history is vital to understanding if specific events really caused events. Knowing which came first in some of these cases allows truth to float free to the surface and deeper issues to be visualized."</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpkOvE_m1w4eBpnz0QbkAGnmBXNAp0mKX8HG8YbNOEuxSMZbBB1JnMx0Xxng9-IXrYH7z97EGhW9d86o_O-D4rQlfir5QBUBVe7dHoNr5qzQgo_S9DJutBrsvWxaNlTzyDJedTcnirKUu3u3dVBSsoYavwTt5YPMMbF1uS3x0NdI9hMLAymtixKmE/s346/41nu25KE6tL._SY346_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="217" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpkOvE_m1w4eBpnz0QbkAGnmBXNAp0mKX8HG8YbNOEuxSMZbBB1JnMx0Xxng9-IXrYH7z97EGhW9d86o_O-D4rQlfir5QBUBVe7dHoNr5qzQgo_S9DJutBrsvWxaNlTzyDJedTcnirKUu3u3dVBSsoYavwTt5YPMMbF1uS3x0NdI9hMLAymtixKmE/s320/41nu25KE6tL._SY346_.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sooner-Saucers-Marilyn-Hudson-ebook/dp/B0C3FV55GB?ref_=ast_author_dp" target="_blank">SOONER SAUCERS: VOLUME 2. MARILYN A. HUDSON (2023)</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">In response to the positive reception of her first book SOONER SAUCERS: Oklahoma UFOs 1947-1969, Hudson was encouraged to keep digging. As a result, in SOONER SAUCERS: volume 2, she has uncovered first-person accounts of things seen and events experienced never before shared with anyone. She has added to the timeline of events seen over Oklahoma skies from the great Airship era to recent years. </div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXHKz3S__HAtovfVbwteD-xFcxS5Mbo0J9iUbHK7NHusnq896AF9ydGuO-eHhKsU0A072Rpfx-kj5VPYFluCcBTQY3QabG-u8ZQrIZGvBe9QiK2Yk-xFIqPotLjXMg6ZNRYFJqbRDRrs9hkmFUqF9f6eBHiVIWJHklso6Gy9gQkctwT9CeQfKZOdG/s838/UFOSoverOKbookcover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="838" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXHKz3S__HAtovfVbwteD-xFcxS5Mbo0J9iUbHK7NHusnq896AF9ydGuO-eHhKsU0A072Rpfx-kj5VPYFluCcBTQY3QabG-u8ZQrIZGvBe9QiK2Yk-xFIqPotLjXMg6ZNRYFJqbRDRrs9hkmFUqF9f6eBHiVIWJHklso6Gy9gQkctwT9CeQfKZOdG/s320/UFOSoverOKbookcover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/UFOs-Over-Oklahoma-Short-Guide-ebook/dp/B0C3DPVMNF?ref_=ast_author_dp" target="_blank">UFOS OVER OKLAHOMA: A SHORT GUIDE TO ROUTE 66. MARILYN A. HUDSON AND CULLAN HUDSON (2023)</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As a resident of the Route 66 Corridor in Oklahoma, Marilyn A. Hudson, has put together, with co-author Cullan Hudson, stories of things seen in the skies along the longest stretches of existing original Mother Road. Oklahoma's stretch of historic Route 66 dips into the state in the far northeast corner, angles down to the center and then shoots westward along I-40. Make the trip, read the stories, and keep your eyes on the skies!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2kJz3o9RBfb206t-znDWvMAvKtytH9R1WyZwB5_JZc3U7neze-6G_odyUQcDyIgO8cfyxD-P3Wz2h9wWxruEfsCV6sUbbu2prn-7vSTC3jcCcOhDIelBUDeah8roaPNUpd6pq0RuLA1EZX1-gZZSmwi96hznZnbLxCMLdpQx42fCl76PcYuvbjSm/s500/31ObYoP3lRL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="314" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2kJz3o9RBfb206t-znDWvMAvKtytH9R1WyZwB5_JZc3U7neze-6G_odyUQcDyIgO8cfyxD-P3Wz2h9wWxruEfsCV6sUbbu2prn-7vSTC3jcCcOhDIelBUDeah8roaPNUpd6pq0RuLA1EZX1-gZZSmwi96hznZnbLxCMLdpQx42fCl76PcYuvbjSm/s320/31ObYoP3lRL.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Encounter-Kansas-Marilyn-Hudson-ebook/dp/B0C3Z9C5PW?ref_=ast_author_dp" target="_blank">ENCOUNTER IN KANSAS. MARILYN A. HUDSON (2023)</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Did something happen in a small Kansas town in the 1960's? Were there things in the skies over the sunflower state? In this short book read the account of one person who thinks she might have encountered the strange in Kansas. Was she part of an alien "catch-and-release" program? Read and decide. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>All books are available in Kindle on Amazon. Some are in Paperback as well. </b></div><p></p>MARILYN A. HUDSON, MLIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466575630754478836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392417136599159721.post-28287023798530252602023-04-05T07:22:00.005-07:002023-04-05T07:22:55.565-07:00STORYTELLING FESTIVAL SET : 17th Annual Event in Stroud, June 2-3. 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8KpKKZRhPyNVLL3PJhfucMxFd5o43eo1wFpbHV4gMbYUj2Fz22LhtyZV6AijcCJtuCp8a7hoG80KvinItlus3vtnPNWZ1ICxuIQD77yzp5DCZFxbCuY2GS4PUnwiqWW88RNcuUHcjU9IMCulXCKhe4x3RQV0GV2xrLoH5kyCjJL4C_3kOJg1YLhZ/s1193/17th%20Annual%20Spirit%20of%20Oklahoma%20Storytelling%20Festival.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1193" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8KpKKZRhPyNVLL3PJhfucMxFd5o43eo1wFpbHV4gMbYUj2Fz22LhtyZV6AijcCJtuCp8a7hoG80KvinItlus3vtnPNWZ1ICxuIQD77yzp5DCZFxbCuY2GS4PUnwiqWW88RNcuUHcjU9IMCulXCKhe4x3RQV0GV2xrLoH5kyCjJL4C_3kOJg1YLhZ/w611-h414/17th%20Annual%20Spirit%20of%20Oklahoma%20Storytelling%20Festival.jpg" width="611" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>MARILYN A. HUDSON, MLIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466575630754478836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392417136599159721.post-20870169321928532712023-02-28T09:00:00.000-08:002023-02-28T09:00:01.485-08:00Oklahoma Author Announces Two New Works<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSBUJFyKyqsjMyGRms1KysbaKOQLkKONyJ4tjuqjA3Y6h3ErOwmet1OrFSCkcIVx6zaIOr64J-k1MTlgrIq89wntWjKshQrfYUJ0ZDRRp6HR8vhG4n0qGpp4xoOSWLfWnRzcOW91Wh6pvZJu_KPQMkxG2j-G2qSsxWW1tdJvpz8bCCRQCFbhQz5iW/s1437/SoonerSaucers2newcover.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1437" data-original-width="1095" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSBUJFyKyqsjMyGRms1KysbaKOQLkKONyJ4tjuqjA3Y6h3ErOwmet1OrFSCkcIVx6zaIOr64J-k1MTlgrIq89wntWjKshQrfYUJ0ZDRRp6HR8vhG4n0qGpp4xoOSWLfWnRzcOW91Wh6pvZJu_KPQMkxG2j-G2qSsxWW1tdJvpz8bCCRQCFbhQz5iW/s320/SoonerSaucers2newcover.jpeg" width="244" /></a></div> New works by author and researcher Marilyn A Hudson will be coming about April 2023. In response to the high demand for her book Sooner Saucers: Oklahoma UFO's 1947-1969 she had put together a second volume that will highlight events before, during and after the dates of the Project Blue Book and will include many first person accounts of things seen over Oklahoma skies. Sooner Saucers: Volume 2 will include short biographies of some significant names in Oklahoma related to the topic, an Indepth look at the influences and events surrounding sightings and so much more. <br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Also, she will be releasing, with co-author Cullan Hudson, OKLAHOMA UFO's: A ROUTE 66 GUIDE. This handy little guide book will help add a little something different to the next cruise down the Mother Road by highlighting events of the strange kind in the skies, and on the ground, along the famous and historic highway. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinumOoW8fuAusHU65PU3q5nBm2KJtmISezGPAFam7FK59Zzwgak0Q84aBTaJwBv_FXNmRf6zH1uueywovDRgptsWwj1Dqw01KxtcqADBspiGyldv4-WZTDENOZ1cDJr5-eoklgY8-90mN254j3_wuSujgnGhQDIpy1qO011cGjFJs3xE5LurX9QEVe/s1280/330471639_705804254360651_3518886374825386693_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinumOoW8fuAusHU65PU3q5nBm2KJtmISezGPAFam7FK59Zzwgak0Q84aBTaJwBv_FXNmRf6zH1uueywovDRgptsWwj1Dqw01KxtcqADBspiGyldv4-WZTDENOZ1cDJr5-eoklgY8-90mN254j3_wuSujgnGhQDIpy1qO011cGjFJs3xE5LurX9QEVe/s320/330471639_705804254360651_3518886374825386693_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>MARILYN A. HUDSON, MLIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466575630754478836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392417136599159721.post-81581322690864437092022-10-25T14:19:00.001-07:002022-10-25T14:19:00.212-07:00Sapulpa Public Library Set to Host Oklahoma Authors Showcase, Nov. 19, 2022<p> For Immediate Release/ October 12, 2022</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPX68VzZSy5jrZ-r8c0YWk-y1f82Gpecj81bPoMwiT9DinAwROH_eK3nLVwOt6jov9UOoFELz9q1rGMBQzIfsvUsgHOQ2V2x6MAJgHSijPx8sABjxdy4RFzUJ4McmMb9ull-o8TgWjBrB2MZnm-fP-6X9NH9Lx3SapphTklmrqwvV_m6bK8GEftEK/s2000/Oklahoma%20Authors%20(6).png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1294" data-original-width="2000" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPX68VzZSy5jrZ-r8c0YWk-y1f82Gpecj81bPoMwiT9DinAwROH_eK3nLVwOt6jov9UOoFELz9q1rGMBQzIfsvUsgHOQ2V2x6MAJgHSijPx8sABjxdy4RFzUJ4McmMb9ull-o8TgWjBrB2MZnm-fP-6X9NH9Lx3SapphTklmrqwvV_m6bK8GEftEK/s320/Oklahoma%20Authors%20(6).png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b>Sapulpa Public Library Set to Host Oklahoma Authors Showcase</b></p><p>Sapulpa, OK—Sapulpa Public Library announced today that it will host the first annual Oklahoma Authors Showcase.</p><p>The event is made possible by a grant from Oklahoma Humanities, and generous donations from our community partners and patrons.</p><p>The Oklahoma Authors Showcase will be held on November 19, 2022, from 10am -1:45pm in the lower- level Frank Hall Auditorium. It will feature three-time US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo as the keynote speaker, and 12 other Oklahoma Authors who will read selections from their works, answer questions from the audience, and have books available for signing. This event is free and open to the public.</p><p>“Bringing the Oklahoma Authors Showcase to Sapulpa will help create a kind of cultural hub here at the</p><p>Sapulpa Public Library, so people won’t have to go all the way to Tulsa or Oklahoma City to interact with authors and the arts.” Kristin Haddock, Library Director said recently. “It’s just one of the exciting new programs we’re working on here.”</p><p>For additional information on the event, contact: Debra Chandler, 918-224-5624 or email dchandler@sapulpaok.gov.</p><p><b><i>Funding for this program is provided in part by a grant from Oklahoma Humanities (OH) and the </i></b><b><i>National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations </i></b><b><i>expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of OH or NEH.</i></b></p><p><b><i>About Oklahoma Humanities</i></b></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Oklahoma Humanities (OH) is an independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to strengthen</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">communities by helping Oklahomans learn about the human experience, understanding new</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">perspectives, and participate knowledgeably in civic life through humanities disciplines such as history,</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">literature, film studies, art criticism, and philosophy. As the state partner for the National Endowment</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">for the Humanities, OH provides a free educational magazine, Smithsonian Institution exhibits, reading</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">and discussion groups, and other cultural opportunities for Oklahomans of all ages. OH engages people</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">in their own communities, stimulating discussion and helping them explore the wider world of human experience.</span></p>MARILYN A. HUDSON, MLIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466575630754478836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392417136599159721.post-84048542800668794702022-10-25T10:42:00.002-07:002022-10-25T10:42:18.317-07:00Author Marilyn A. Hudson Visited Middle School Students to Encourage Writing<p>Stroud area author, researcher and storyteller, Marilyn A. Hudson, spent a day recently visiting with middle school students exploring writing, sensory language, and the writing and publishing process. The day was topped off by a storytelling/writing program at the Bristow Public Library.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bSUFrUkkYGxu-qDlhBHxGRqTF5T2xPLrwvGiDoKH_NBgpF4jpxc1jJbDpJ-_9nsWTQtDEUyzVKhzeaAoMMH1BumcqXNn3Zb3-sK4-IalGGXhwXewhWmAwcwaSgVvINiggruWEsckzgAxb6miAGa7LwehJiDV_FloZOKJYO6hUahEIYvm_-Q7xoNV/s636/312488435_10160123422424190_3967304870050853863_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="636" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bSUFrUkkYGxu-qDlhBHxGRqTF5T2xPLrwvGiDoKH_NBgpF4jpxc1jJbDpJ-_9nsWTQtDEUyzVKhzeaAoMMH1BumcqXNn3Zb3-sK4-IalGGXhwXewhWmAwcwaSgVvINiggruWEsckzgAxb6miAGa7LwehJiDV_FloZOKJYO6hUahEIYvm_-Q7xoNV/s320/312488435_10160123422424190_3967304870050853863_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Bristow Public Library, October 21, "Marilyn A. Hudson, an author, historian, and storyteller from Stroud, came in and told all kinds of spooky stories and talked about her book 'Sooner Saucers: Oklahoma UFOs, 1947-1969'. <p></p><p>She was awesome! She's a great storyteller and we were captivated by her haunted tales! We had a great day here at the library! We had two amazing Oklahoma authors visit us and there was a great turnout. We want to thank Connie Cronley and Marilyn Hudson for coming today..."</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_-fIzM-q-v_msKRCUAWKSxo5XHRDXhgslEuLz0oO-t8zRrMH1PgwLdcam4x6SwLYSUdI78_0x8XtHA53RRx8edcP9Ab1d7DFoeqRhq8Z1EyglXOsJOgCOCYYvmaq21mFJHm3rjXAcCUxgxYogKMJuPDJPY35_s--dlzX0YyOP9-ommlA4_qmCiEm/s940/312661631_1520360388387357_3099537605157189369_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_-fIzM-q-v_msKRCUAWKSxo5XHRDXhgslEuLz0oO-t8zRrMH1PgwLdcam4x6SwLYSUdI78_0x8XtHA53RRx8edcP9Ab1d7DFoeqRhq8Z1EyglXOsJOgCOCYYvmaq21mFJHm3rjXAcCUxgxYogKMJuPDJPY35_s--dlzX0YyOP9-ommlA4_qmCiEm/s320/312661631_1520360388387357_3099537605157189369_n.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>MARILYN A. HUDSON, MLIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466575630754478836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392417136599159721.post-18072534898604809752022-03-26T10:12:00.001-07:002022-03-26T10:12:27.891-07:00MEET THE PUBLISHERS! AND RENEE LA VINESS<p>Renee' La Viness - Meet the Publishers! <meet-the-publishers@jespiddlin.com> announces several great things. Be sure and mark your calendars! </p><p>One – Meet the Publishers! happens TODAY in Tulsa from 2:00 to 4:30 pm. It is an annual event. More information at my website: https://www.jespiddlin.com/publishers</p><p>Two – I offer an annual short story writing contest at https://www.jespiddlin.com/writingcontest. My contest information should be updated on April 2, then submissions will be allowed from July 1st through August 31st. Winners are always named in the first week of December.</p><p>Three – A monthly emagazine for writers – Writers Monthly PDF. More info at https://www.jespiddlin.net/writersmonthly. This is our second year.</p>MARILYN A. HUDSON, MLIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466575630754478836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392417136599159721.post-45519981215705626832022-03-24T10:25:00.003-07:002022-03-24T10:25:32.257-07:00Hudson to Release Follow-up To SOONER SAUCERS<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0hVxdmHNBRt5W2vV7P3fUq5jLZqTa5o3U6tW4dNPg1v_7gz2UoTHpuZAd_SlUIEEom6Ruq_hk4cyoauwJ1m9tMC5qQdDdLQCduHrutd8YY4fxA7f28P3QdIU5B9_YEUXCsjAmGiBrVUR3HXuje7KV7IfuHod2EvggctV0a__ZQroGiyV1nGfjcU_/s907/I%20Wrote%20the%20book%20on%20Oklahoma%20ufo%E2%80%99s%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="907" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0hVxdmHNBRt5W2vV7P3fUq5jLZqTa5o3U6tW4dNPg1v_7gz2UoTHpuZAd_SlUIEEom6Ruq_hk4cyoauwJ1m9tMC5qQdDdLQCduHrutd8YY4fxA7f28P3QdIU5B9_YEUXCsjAmGiBrVUR3HXuje7KV7IfuHod2EvggctV0a__ZQroGiyV1nGfjcU_/w495-h326/I%20Wrote%20the%20book%20on%20Oklahoma%20ufo%E2%80%99s%20(2).jpg" width="495" /></a><br /> </p>MARILYN A. HUDSON, MLIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466575630754478836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392417136599159721.post-4860821565227412252022-01-31T09:35:00.002-08:002022-01-31T09:35:11.102-08:00New Feature Added to Page: Submit your press release information via comment form<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0zTVsXDSy31kZhD7e-G5Qkuixg73KQwD3FmqTr--4H-cMHsGKZWg5HRAPHQ_Jbsz4R3Ncy4tWDnc3Qt1NWprfjLjtjCQfVHdlhIo2OtKAhskHeKoFw9F6vZcq-PY9-NrAjjrH2tgwWxVEl0D9wxSvix6O_QmrnBefilxleL4AEuDV3pVoc_MugpDB=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="203" data-original-width="1024" height="63" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0zTVsXDSy31kZhD7e-G5Qkuixg73KQwD3FmqTr--4H-cMHsGKZWg5HRAPHQ_Jbsz4R3Ncy4tWDnc3Qt1NWprfjLjtjCQfVHdlhIo2OtKAhskHeKoFw9F6vZcq-PY9-NrAjjrH2tgwWxVEl0D9wxSvix6O_QmrnBefilxleL4AEuDV3pVoc_MugpDB=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br />Submit the text of your press release or an informative book blurb. Make sure it includes links to where to find your book. Submit via the email on the contact page images of book covers or author or allow this page to copy and paste that from webpages.<p></p><p><b>Cover the who, what, why, and where of your book.</b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Who is the author? Who will be interested in this work?</li><li>What is the book about (themes, topics, etc.)</li><li>Why should someone read your book out of the other options? What makes it unique, different, better?</li><li>Where is this book found (bookstores, websites, libraries, etc.)</li><li>Use your creative abilities and write a short "commercial" on the work using action words and dynamic descriptions whenever possible. </li></ul><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Your writing Friend, </p><p>Marilyn A. Hudson</p>MARILYN A. HUDSON, MLIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466575630754478836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392417136599159721.post-4979750593326838662020-07-18T23:48:00.005-07:002020-07-20T05:00:35.547-07:00New Book Surveys Oklahoma UFO's 1947-1969<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://mahudson2.blogspot.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1384" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfJ7D4OcC7Qx2qE-8Bqq9PNryKjiZQO5RBZ-C5T8Cx0h3TJ_3XaQuYA9hdslsmcTkfW8lcX1VDxxund1ha-dE9SKi5DMMA8cb8Z0o54ivYJNYR_8-WTjaZ-70Vr-N5d1l81kjMwBykSU/s320/Sooner-Saucers.png" /></a></div><h3 class="post-title entry-title"></h3>
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Oklahoma - the Sooner State - has been witness to numerous strange and
unusual events over its history and that include things zipping across
its skies and landing on its soil. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Author Marilyn A. Hudson serves as
tour guide to a collection of the assorted events that had people
looking up to search the skies from 1947 to 1969. Drawn from government
records, newspapers, personal accounts and local legends she shares what
people saw, what some said the objects were and provides some
information and questions along the way.</div><br />Today, as 'Unidentified
Aerial Phenomena" are becoming news worthy and the term is replacing the
well worn "Flying Saucers" and "UFO's" of the past, take a trip to see
what was going on over Oklahoma skies...<br /><br /><div>You might be surprised.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div>Marilyn A. Hudson, is an Oklahoma research, author, and storyteller who has written both fiction and nonfiction. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D7VXQXF/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Sooner+Saucers+Marilyn+A.+Hudson&qid=1595138939&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><br /></a></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D7VXQXF/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Sooner+Saucers+Marilyn+A.+Hudson&qid=1595138939&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><br /></a></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D7VXQXF/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Sooner+Saucers+Marilyn+A.+Hudson&qid=1595138939&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Sooner Saucers: Oklahoma UFO's 1947-1969 now available in Kindle format.</a></div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sooner-Saucers-Oklahoma-UFOs-1947-1969-ebook/dp/B08D7VXQXF/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Sooner+Saucers&qid=1595245460&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Paperback format</a><br />MARILYN A. HUDSON, MLIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466575630754478836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392417136599159721.post-949412570421631142020-07-01T07:01:00.001-07:002020-07-01T07:01:22.918-07:00WHAT MAKES A 5 STAR REVIEW?<span dir="ltr"><span class="_3l3x"><span>For fiction: This answer from author Marilyn A. Hudson - "I look for a well written
and conceived story (beginning, middle, end). Solid grammar and
structure skills. Artful use of language. Authentic "people" reacting
true to their natures and growing in response to the path they take.
Engaging, likeable main characters and conclusions that are logical to
the story line and the characters. Finally, a sense that the author
transported the reader to someplace else and the journey was worth the
time."</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"><span class="_3l3x"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbbQAKYqSkD3XDnqEYY4AiqXz8oYIZPy1fP_HLIFac9Sp5Ep0UaVUhpxGQv8j76LwIjhuEzc8o4WoOvhLwW6T8ft_cfb-uhrRhPv5JI8anrUYp6Z3cE5XIYOmQoLf0berB7rnhftmtA0/s1769/WP_20151112_14_33_06_Pro.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1331" data-original-width="1769" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbbQAKYqSkD3XDnqEYY4AiqXz8oYIZPy1fP_HLIFac9Sp5Ep0UaVUhpxGQv8j76LwIjhuEzc8o4WoOvhLwW6T8ft_cfb-uhrRhPv5JI8anrUYp6Z3cE5XIYOmQoLf0berB7rnhftmtA0/s320/WP_20151112_14_33_06_Pro.jpg" width="238" /></a></span></span></span>MARILYN A. HUDSON, MLIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466575630754478836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392417136599159721.post-66694753253327828412020-06-13T11:30:00.002-07:002020-06-13T11:30:52.625-07:00Noted Tulsa Paranormal Authority Publishes New Work: Teri French<div>Traveling down Historic Route 66 through the foothills of the Ozarks,
you may be lucky enough to stumble upon one of America s most beautiful
cities in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Or maybe you re a lifelong resident of the
Oil Capital of the World who wants to uncover the hidden gems of the
city you call home. <b>100 Things to Do in Tulsa Before You Die </b>showcases
the art, culture, and people that make Tulsa shine, all while revealing a
few of the secrets it hides. <br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTjqmhDKZvkcZZgOFuw4Nqt4TkXWf75CB0OslYuhwpRhOBqKLs5oHSyl3KiCR2AjcHUPk7O7jDpusl77uAYj_wohKgyKjGF8BlKCFX1S1ep37V_wNE5waSJ_uj5UjK8LoP4zMnknIIqI/s499/51GEIoYeJPL._SX319_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="321" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTjqmhDKZvkcZZgOFuw4Nqt4TkXWf75CB0OslYuhwpRhOBqKLs5oHSyl3KiCR2AjcHUPk7O7jDpusl77uAYj_wohKgyKjGF8BlKCFX1S1ep37V_wNE5waSJ_uj5UjK8LoP4zMnknIIqI/s320/51GEIoYeJPL._SX319_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" width="133" /></a></div></div><div></div><div>This quick-reference travel guide shows
the more diverse, eclectic, and fun things to do in Tulsa that should be
on everyone s bucket list. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Get insider tips for visiting the Philbrook
Museum of Art housed within the old mansion of oil tycoon Waite
Phillips. Hum along to This Land is Your Land at the Woody Guthrie
center, or check out the new renovations at The Church Studio where
music legends like Willie Nelson and Bonnie Raitt once recorded their
famous songs. Don t miss some of the best barbecue where pig country
meets cow country, and find locally-owned favorites from Lebanese
steakhouses to Coney Island dogs. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Local author Teri French is known for
her ability sniff out Tulsan secrets, and her new guide will serve as an
incomparable resource for visitors and locals alike. Make sure to bring
it along for your next adventure and find out just what makes Tulsa so
distinct.</div><div><br /></div><div>French is the owner and guide to the vastly popular local tour, Tulsa Spirit Tours. She draws on nearly 30 years of experience in the paranormal and metaphysical studies to delight and inform tours and readers. Her previous book, Tulsa's Haunted Memories, is a popular favorite about the paranormal side of Tulsa and surrounding areas.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tulsas-Haunted-Memories-Teri-French/dp/0738583871" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="695" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XK1ChIJI9IXU-wsf4AqiU2-LThFPI1jWzhs2xh3XJwj0u1n_gXA_cdOg0oJ85u3sWh71Zta3-NP8zKxt0LFBx6DWAbx0G0E0VjJ7ecunNzA8MuBxi-6mPbHE1HlhV3bKAwTk7EoJHLo/s320/71L2VWcHWIL.jpg" width="145" /></a></div><br /><p class="font_7"><span class="wixGuard"></span></p></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/100-Things-Tulsa-Before-You/dp/1681062518" target="_blank">Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/100-Things-Tulsa-Before-You/dp/1681062518</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Tulsa Spirit Tours:<a href="https://www.tulsaspirittour.com/" target="_blank"> https://www.tulsaspirittour.com/</a><br /></div><div><br /></div>MARILYN A. HUDSON, MLIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466575630754478836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392417136599159721.post-73827453644569124132020-05-22T13:43:00.000-07:002020-05-22T13:43:35.234-07:00Five-Dollar Indian: A Sam Chitto Mystery by Lu Clifton
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Description: Upheaval comes to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
over a proposed Native Theme park. The odd alliance of an Apache and a Sioux
promoter attracts the attention of Choctaw officers when a powwow doesn’t seem
to be the philanthropic fund-raiser it is touted to be. Then a
fourteen-year-old Sioux boy is found dead in the Kiamichi Wilderness. The death
looks like a drug overdose, but the country investigator finds other, more
baffling evidence that draws in the unauthorized involvement of four tribal
officers: one Sioux and three Choctaw, including Lieutenant Sam Chitto.</div>
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each officer struggles with his own internal demons that put adherence to the
code of ethics and the vows he took as an officer at risk. The dead boy’s
grandfather, the Sioux officer, believes he has evidence the death was murder
and wants to execute his own brand of justice. Meanwhile, Sam discovers one of
the promoters is a five-dollar Indian – a white man posing as native to profit
at Native Americans’ expense. The imposter is none other than Leon Messina,
grandson of old drug lord Victor Messina - the man behind the gangland killing
of Sam’s father.</div>
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Lu Clifton writes adult mysteries set in Oklahoma and Texas
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She became interested in those cultural traditions while tracing her mother’s
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She was born in and spent her early childhood in southeastern
Oklahoma, then moved to the Texas Panhandle with her family. She completed an
associate degree at Amarillo Junior College in Texas and a B.A. and M.A. in
English at Colorado State University. She now resides in Illinois. Her two
happily married sons live in Oregon and Illinois and stay in close touch. Her
housemate is a gray tabby named Mary Jane that she rescued from an animal
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Oklahoma Writers Federation, Mystery Writers of America, and the Society of
Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. The first three books in the Sam
Chitto mystery series were finalists for the Oklahoma Book Award for Fiction in
the year following publication. Released in 2019, Seeking Grace in Beulah Land,
a Novel, was a finalist for the 2020 award.</div>
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novel, Freaky Fast Frankie Joe, received a Friends of American Writers Award
for Juvenile Fiction in 2013, and Seeking Cassandra won the 2017 Oklahoma Book
Award for Young Adult Fiction.</div>
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MARILYN A. HUDSON, MLIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466575630754478836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392417136599159721.post-39166699070601987662020-02-24T06:33:00.005-08:002020-02-24T06:33:58.018-08:00SCWI Conference April, "The Power of Story" in OKC (April 3-4, 2020)<a href="https://oklahoma.scbwi.org/events/2020-ok-scbwi-spring-conference-the-power-of-story/spring-conference-art/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="https://oklahoma.scbwi.org/files/2020/01/Spring-Conference-ART-254x300.jpg" /></a><br />
The SCWI - the Oklahoma Chapter of the Society for Children's Writers and Illustrator's - will bring together publishers, writers, illustrators and more in Oklahoma City on April 3-4, 2020. <br />
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Check out the website for more details for "The Power of Story": <a href="https://oklahoma.scbwi.org/events/2020-ok-scbwi-spring-conference-the-power-of-story/" rel="bookmark" title="2020 OK SCBWI Spring Conference – The Power of Story">https://oklahoma.scbwi.org/events/2020-ok-scbwi-spring-conference-the-power-of-st<strong>ory</strong></a><br />
<br /><br /> Conference on April 3 – 4, 2020<br /> in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma <br /><br />at the Embassy Suites Hotel, <br /><br />1815 S Meridian Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73108 <br /><br />Friday, April 3rd from 7:00 to 10:00 PM <br /><br />Saturday, April 4th from 9:00 AM to 6:00 <br /> <br />Register now to take part in this awesome opportunity to meet others that share a passion for helping children/teens through the power of art and literature! <br /><br /> Learn from leading industry professionals in the children/young adult publishing business and submit your work to them....MARILYN A. HUDSON, MLIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466575630754478836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392417136599159721.post-70096921220800361922020-02-13T07:24:00.003-08:002020-02-13T07:26:29.758-08:00Arkansas Writer's Event - March 2020<a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blogger.g?blogID=392417136599159721" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blogger.g?blogID=392417136599159721" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>March 15, 2020 - Register early for this Workshop on Writing About Religion<br />
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What makes this workshop special? Writing about religion presents a unique set of challenges. Whether you’re writing about your own faith or someone else’s, it takes a high level of both objectivity and self-awareness to succeed. The goal of the three-hour workshop is for participants to have the start of a writing project.<br />
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Workshop participants will go over some of the thornier aspects of communicating about a religion, religious people, or even sacred objects and houses of worship. We will read from exemplary writing such as Malcolm Gladwell’s New Yorker piece <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/03/31/sacred-and-profane-4">Sacred and Profane</a>. In this article, Gladwell examines how misunderstanding of religious beliefs can lead to failed communication, illustrated by the tragic result of negotiation between FBI agents and the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas. We will also read John Jeremiah Sullivan’s <a href="https://www.gq.com/story/rock-music-jesus">Upon This Rock</a>, the essay in GQ in which he narrates his visit to the CrossOver Festival, a three-day Christian music festival, dispassionately describing the festival scene and only revealing close to the end of the article what his personal relationship to the Christian faith is.<br />
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The workshop is appropriate for writers from all genres and all experience levels. Participants needn’t ascribe to any particular faith. It will run from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 15 at the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow, 515 Spring Street, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. The class fee is $75 per person. Workshop attendees may reserve a writing suite for a residency at the Colony at the subsidized rate of $75 per night. We have limited the number of participants in order to do the topic justice, so please register soon at <a href="https://www.writerscolony.org/event-details/writing-about-religion-workshop-1">https://www.writerscolony.org/event-details/writing-about-religion-workshop-1</a>. <br />
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<a href="http://www.ruthnasrullah.com/">www.ruthnasrullah.com</a>MARILYN A. HUDSON, MLIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466575630754478836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392417136599159721.post-85963255129547122662020-01-02T06:24:00.002-08:002020-01-02T06:24:26.718-08:00EL RENO WRITERS <br />
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<span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>WRITER'S PROMPT:</strong><em> The fire...</em></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>PICTURE PROMPT:</strong></span> What's happening here?<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: 18px;">Need assistance writing or editing? </span></strong>
Need to know more about self-publishing or e-books? We're happy to
help! Come visit at Creative Quills OR sign up for the CVTech classes
beginning Tuesday, January 15th. <strong>For more info, contact booklady@pldi.net</strong> or call <img data-file-id="1942337" height="15" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/7402c7173242f2d988fc83b65/images/85004003-ee4a-4272-8545-4c5ded866b6a.png" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border: 0px; height: 15px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 125px;" width="125" /> to<br />
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Writer's Tip:</h2>
Single quotes are only used for one reason: if a person in dialogue is quoting someone else's exact words.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>CREATIVE QUILLS CREATIVE WRITING GROUP BACK AT EL RENO CARNEGIE LIBRARY...FREE!</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;">Creative Quills meets </span><span style="font-size: 15px;">at
El Reno Carnegie Library. Join us for writing exercises and lots of
fun This is a safe place to share your writing and get your creative
spark started! We do lots of extracurricular activities too, so come
join us if you have been looking for like-minded writers! First event
of 2020 is Tuesday, January 14.<strong>every other Tuesday at 10:30am.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>WE NOW HAVE AN ONLINE COMMUNITY!!!</strong></span><br />
If you can't attend our events, you can surely join our writing
community online! Get all of our prompts from the library meetups, and
find out what we're doing, plus get writer's tips and contest/publishing
info! Some of this is private info, so be sure to join to get in on
the scoop! Check us out at <span style="color: navy;"><strong>http://www.patreon.com/CreativeQuills</strong></span> !!!<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Below are 2 of our graduating classes for WRITE PUBLISH & MARKET YOUR BOOK 2019!</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>NEED TO ADD TO YOUR RESUME?</strong></span>
We have opportunities for you to get published in local newspapers.
Writing can be fiction or non, but must be clean and be 650 words or
less. In order to be eligible, you must attend one of our FREE Creative
Quills meetups OR join one of our Tech School classes for the
semester. Writers who attend our events at least once are eligible to
submit. They will be edited only for spelling, grammar, and punctuation
before publication. We reserve the right to say no to anything
inappropriate for publishing standards of the newspapers/magazines in
question. For more info, contact Andrea at addresses below.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>WRITE PUBLISH & MARKET YOUR BOOK</strong></span>
is an 8 week class that teaches everything you need to know about
finishing a book for publication, how to get it published and then how
to sell. The focus is doing all of this on a limited budget. This
class is $89 for 8 weeks, 6-9pm on Mondays. People who complete this
class are eligible for the WORKSHOP class scheduled on Wednesdays. <strong>VETERANS, STUDENTS, and SENIORS</strong>
MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE a discount, making the class ONLY10 FOR A
SEMESTER!! Just ask about discounts when you call. for 8 weeks. Winter
semester starts<span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong> TUESDAY, JANUARY 14. 6-9PM </strong></span>and runs <span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Call 405.422.2201 to register.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,marker felt-thin,arial,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Dear Fellow Writers,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: helvetica,sans-serif;">I
just wanted to send this note to wish you all a Happy New Year and
wishes that all your writing and publishing dreams come true in 2020.
Those of you who know me know that I am devoted to making this happen,
and in 2019, over 25 Creative Quills members published their own books.
In addition, Creative Quills published its fourth book of short stories
in as many years, entitled <em><span style="font-family: helvetica,sans-serif;">Christmas Treasures: From Our Past to Your Present. </span></em></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: helvetica,sans-serif;">This
coming year, we invite you to join us as we set new writing and
publishing goals. We look forward to continuing to submit to literary
publications and contests, including <em><span style="font-family: helvetica,sans-serif;">Nimrod Journal </span></em>and The Writing Cooperative as well as <em><span style="font-family: helvetica,sans-serif;">Writer's Digest</span></em> and
Oklahoma Center for the Book contests. We hope to sell our
publications at OWFI (Oklahoma Writer's Federation Inc.) as well as
participate in the conference with a booth. We already sponsor a tiny
library and hope to have several in El Reno (our place of birth) as well
as other towns in NW Oklahoma this year. Lastly, we will be publishing
a book of spooky stories available for Halloween 2020.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: helvetica,sans-serif;">Please
join us as we return to our home in the newly remodeled and historic El
Reno Carnegie Library for our FREE Creative Writing meetup on Tuesdays
at 10:30am. (Check the calendar for dates.) And if you need help
finishing your book or getting ready to publish, don't forget our 8 week
classes at CVTech on Rt. 66 in El Reno, entitled WRITE PUBLISH AND
MARKET YOUR BOOK. CVTech gives awesome discounts to senior citizens,
veterans, and students--like $10 for an entire semester!!! CVTech has
enabled many a publishing dream to come true! </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: helvetica,sans-serif;">I
have been in the writing, publishing, and marketing biz since 1977 and
have worked with numerous famous authors. My expertise can save you a
lot of time and money and give you invaluable information so that you
won't get tricked or ripped off by publishing vultures. I also have
many great ideas for marketing your book(s), and indeed, you will learn
from your classmates' experiences as well.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: helvetica,sans-serif;">Again,
I thank you for being part of Creative Quills and hope that you join us
for the many writing experiences we plan to share together in 2020.
Whether you just want to find some friendly support and camaraderie for
your writing journey or if you have more concrete dreams for
publishing--whether traditional or self-publishing, we would love to
meet you and have you join our safe, fun writing group!</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: helvetica,sans-serif;">Thank you again, and here's to a new year that fulfills all your writing and publishing dreams!</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,marker felt-thin,arial,sans-serif;">Cheers, Andrea Foster, aka "The Booklady" </span></span> <img data-file-id="4503329" height="250" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/7402c7173242f2d988fc83b65/images/f7fe6985-54aa-4683-8b1c-ae603d5c8b0f.jpg" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border: 0px; height: 250px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 214px;" width="214" /></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13px;"><strong>CHECK OUT OUR NEW TINY LIBRARY AT IRON TREE COFFEE COMPANY, 108 WOODSON IN EL RENO! </strong></span></div>
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Join our Oklahoma writers as we head into
2020 Find us at the El Rebo Carnegie Library every other Tuesday
starting January 15 at 10:30am. This event is FREE. We publish books
of short stories, join community events, hold Open Mic Nights, and much
much more! Then, join our online community at <a href="http://www,patreon.com/CreativeQuills" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #6dc6dd; font-weight: normal; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">http://www.patreon.com/CreativeQuills</a>. We hope you will come explore your love of writing with us! <span style="font-family: comic sans ms,marker felt-thin,arial,sans-serif;"> --Andrea</span>
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host the all-day Conference for Readers and Writers at The University
of Tulsa. Participants will have the opportunity to work with over forty
distinguished authors and editors at the Conference. Special guest
authors and editors include National Book Award
finalist and poet Kim Addonizio; Guggenheim Foundation and National
Endowment for the Arts fellow, fiction author Margot Livesey; mystery
novelist Rachel Howzell Hall, author of the Detective Elouise Norton
series; 2017 Oklahoma Poet Laurate Jeanetta Calhoun
Mish; William C. Morris Young Adult Debut Award finalist Anna-Marie
McLemore; literary agent Jennifer Udden; and more.</span></span><span style="font-family: "new" serif , serif , "emojifont";"></span></div>
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can choose from a wide array of panels and workshops on writing
fiction, poetry, nonfiction, mystery,
and young adult literature; publishing contracts; and more. Those who
pre-register and send brief writing samples by October 12th also have
the opportunity to sit down to discuss their work one on one with an
experienced editor and/or have an individual critique
of a novel query.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hush, Shut Up, Please Be Quiet: How to Write Better Dialogue</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Revise Your Poem Without Killing It</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Crowdsourcing Research: Creative Nonfiction</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Publishing: Contracts 101</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Unpossessed: Reconsidering the Demonized in YA and Speculative Fiction</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Persona Poems: Speaking in Someone Else’s Voice</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "new" serif , serif , "emojifont";"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Each
registrant is entitled to participate in readings, panel discussions,
masterclasses, novel-query critiques,
and one-on-one editing sessions, though those who plan to register for
novel-query critiques or one-on-one editing sessions must register by
October 12th.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Scholarships
to help cover registration costs are available for students, teachers,
and adult writers in need. Professional development credit is available
for Tulsa Public Schools teachers.</span></span></div>
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S. Peoria Ave.: </span><i><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Nimrod </span></i><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Write Night. </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "new" serif , serif , "emojifont";"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Free
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440 S. Gary Ave.: </span><i><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Nimrod </span></i><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Conference for Readers and Writers.</span></span></b><span style="font-family: "new" serif , serif , "emojifont";"></span></li>
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open until September 14th ($50/standard, $10/scholarship).</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "new" serif , serif , "emojifont";"></span></li>
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open September 15th–October 15th ($60/standard, $10/scholarship).</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "new" serif , serif , "emojifont";"></span></li>
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take place at the door ($70/standard, $15/scholarship).</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "new" serif , serif , "emojifont";"></span></li>
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who wish to participate in a one-on-one editing session or novel-query
critique session must register and send in 2–3 pages of poetry or 4–5
pages of prose by October 12th.</span></div>
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918-631-3080; e-mail</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #954f72; font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif , serif , "emojifont"; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="mailto:nimrod@utulsa.edu" rel="nofollow" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">nimrod@utulsa.edu</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">;</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> o</span></span><span style="font-family: "new" serif , serif , "emojifont";"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">r
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MARILYN A. HUDSON, MLIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466575630754478836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392417136599159721.post-304729487308153632019-07-22T12:47:00.000-07:002019-07-23T13:49:03.273-07:00Gripping Tale by Author Roxie Faulkner Kirk<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Doig8QluqTy23QXdOdDap_2S1tY3F1D0Du1zajXIWCvrvjHVA0nQENnR8TlzygCT8Bfe0J96SY35CdW65ldq-JXK0s9BUbK5cQIhu8l6yhuU5t5q1AO8rABtNvyuJYGaMT3czKqswjA/s1600/The-Red-Dirt-Hymnbook_ebook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Doig8QluqTy23QXdOdDap_2S1tY3F1D0Du1zajXIWCvrvjHVA0nQENnR8TlzygCT8Bfe0J96SY35CdW65ldq-JXK0s9BUbK5cQIhu8l6yhuU5t5q1AO8rABtNvyuJYGaMT3czKqswjA/s320/The-Red-Dirt-Hymnbook_ebook.jpg" width="202" /></a><br />
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The story of Red Dirt Hymnbook is one set in a land and time that are nearly prototypes of a mythic 'Anyplace' peopled by "Everyman' archetypes. It could be the 1970's or 1980's but seen through the lens of a religious strata - Holiness sects and subgroups - existing under a dozen or more banners - they are as current as today. In Kirk's work the author masterfully captures larger than life themes and small nuances with equal skill. She handles both with a soft focus haze of a dream of the not too distant past and the harsh edged shadows of glaring ugly reality.<br /><br />Told through the powerful and authentic voice of Ruby Fae, young wife of young traveling preacher J.W.Jasper, throws back the covering of appearances of holiness to reveal the frailty of humanity tainted by patriarchy, power hunger, and manipulation. It is a land at once familiar and idealized, peopled by characters drawn in vivid lines of reality, whose stories speak to not just one group but to the broader wealth of human experience. <br /><br />These all combine gently, elegantly. At first with just a teasing whisper of currents under the surface and then with gripping force to pull the reader into the story, and into a world bordered by appearances, corrupted by control, poisoned by the misuse of scripture, and stalked by the hunger of the human heart to be free.<br /><br />The motif of music - how it can be used to manipulate perceptions of skill (as Ruby notes early in the book) and present a false front that helps people to see only what they manipulators desire. How that music and memories can serve as a soundtrack for the search of the soul for identity and value become thematic. Spanning the book like a long and much traveled country road. References to old camp meeting spirituals and hymns (well known to those in Baptist, Holiness, Nazarene and other religious groups) are interspersed with the hits of the book's setting (John Denver Country Roads to Three Dog Night's Jeremiah was A Bullfrog) creating almost count and counter point as two words and two realities begin to merge.<br /><br />The Red Dirt Hymnbook by Roxie Faulkner Kirk is a beautiful story told in an eloquent, sometimes poetic manner as fresh as the prairie winds and as limitless as the broad blue sky. The voice of Ruby Mae Jasper is fresh, clean, and vividly compelling. Highly recommended!<br />
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Visit the author at: /<a href="http://www.roxiefaulknerkirk.com/about-roxie/" target="_blank">http://www.roxiefaulknerkirk.com/about-roxie/</a><br />
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<br />MARILYN A. HUDSON, MLIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466575630754478836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392417136599159721.post-77819861400571127382019-01-22T10:21:00.003-08:002019-01-22T10:21:35.910-08:00Oklahoma Book Festival Returns for 2019<br />
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"<strong>Mission -</strong>The Oklahoma Book Festival brings authors and readers together to
create an exciting venue where literacy, artistic expression, and
cultural experiences are celebrated. <strong>Vision - </strong></div>
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To encourage Oklahomans to love reading and to enhance their cultural awareness."</div>
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The 2019 Book Festival will be September 21: "Join us for a fun-filled day celebrating books, authors, readers, and illustrators. The 2nd Annual Oklahoma Book Festival will take place at the Boathouse District in Oklahoma City on September 21, 2019! Thanks to generous sponsors and donors, the Oklahoma Book Festival is <strong>FREE</strong> and open to the public."<br />
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The event is sure to please - <br />
<strong>–Featuring 50-75 of America’s finest literary talent</strong><br />
<strong>–Panel discussions and author presentations</strong><br />
<strong>–Book signing times</strong><br />
<strong>–Children’s storytelling and craft activities</strong><br />
<strong>–Entertainment</strong><br />
<strong>–Food trucks</strong><br />
<strong>–Vendors and merchandise</strong><br />
<strong>–and of course, BOOKS! </strong><br />
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https://okbookfest.org/MARILYN A. HUDSON, MLIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466575630754478836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392417136599159721.post-10117665338030596132019-01-22T10:02:00.002-08:002019-01-22T10:02:45.553-08:00Looking for Authors in NW OklahomaA new blog "Cimarron Country" is looking for authors who come from or live in the area of Payne County. Surrounding counties welcome. A list of these authors will be added to the page. The purpose of the page is to increase awareness of the landscape, places, and history of Payne County and region including the authors and artists.<br />
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Send information to marilynahudson@yahoo.comMARILYN A. HUDSON, MLIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466575630754478836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392417136599159721.post-20247736652102415222018-10-06T13:08:00.000-07:002019-01-22T10:03:01.578-08:00HUDSON TO EXPLORE THE 'BAWDS AND BARS' OF EARLY DAY OKLAHOMA IN NEW WORK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A new volume in the 'Neighborhood of Hell' history series is scheduled for 2019. It is a follow up to the 'Oklahoma Bad Girls' by Oklahoma author Marilyn A. Hudson, released in 2018, and first in the 'Neighborhood of Hell' series.</div>
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Early fancy girls and dens of booze and violence will be the focus of the new work. The stories of these citizens of the shadow world of vice, broken dreams, and tarnished lives provides history, social context, details and an insightful look into the world of the 'working girls' and the whiskey peddlers of early day Oklahoma.</div>
MARILYN A. HUDSON, MLIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466575630754478836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392417136599159721.post-81671556172302062502018-09-13T13:01:00.003-07:002018-09-13T13:01:55.440-07:002018 NIMROD Conference for Writers and ReadersNimrod International Journal<br />
The University of Tulsa<br />
800 S. Tucker Dr.<br />
Tulsa, OK 74104<br />
nimrod@utulsa.edu<br />
phone: 918-631-3080.<br />
web site: www.utulsa.edu/nimrod<br />
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<b>PRESS RELEASE: NIMROD CONFERENCE FOR READERS AND WRITERS</b><br />
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Nimrod International Journal's 2018 Conference for Readers and Writers will take place October 19th–20th. Featuring nationally known writers and newly discovered award-winners, this conference is also distinctive in that it pairs editors with writers who want individual critiques and guidance in refining their writing. <br />
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On October 19th, Nimrod will kick off the Conference with Write Night at the Tulsa Garden Center. Write Night is free and open to the public and will begin with a reception of light bites and a cash bar at 6:30 p.m. Following at 7:00 p.m. will be an Author Chat, reading, and book signing with Pulitzer Prize finalist and winner of the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award Patricia Smith, author of Blood Dazzler, and winner of the American Book Award and Oklahoma Book Award Rilla Askew, author of Fire in Beulah. The event is co-hosted by Magic City Books and co-sponsored by The University of Tulsa’s Creative Writing program.<br />
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On October 20th at 9:30 a.m., Nimrod will host the all-day Conference for Readers and Writers at The University of Tulsa. Participants will have the opportunity to work with over forty distinguished authors and editors at the Conference. Special guest authors and editors include fiction writer Rilla Askew, Oklahoma Book Award winner and author of Fire in Beulah; poet Patricia Smith, National Book Award nominee, NAACP Image Award winner, and author of Blood Dazzler; New York Times-bestselling memoirist and poet Jill Bialosky, author of History of a Suicide: My Sister’s Unfinished Life; young adult author Erin Bow, TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award winner and author of The Scorpion Rules; romance author Sarah MacLean, two-time RITA Award winner and author of No Good Duke Goes Unpunished; mystery author Julia Thomas, author of The English Boys; poet Kaveh Bassiri, Witter Bynner Poetry Translation Residency winner; and Carl Engle-Laird, editor at Tor.com Publishing.<br />
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Participants can choose from a wide array of panels and workshops on writing fiction, poetry, memoir, mystery, young adult literature, romance, and science fiction; ways to attract the attention of literary agents and publishers; and more. Those who pre-register and send brief writing samples by October 13th can also have the opportunity to sit down to discuss their work one on one with an experienced editor and/or have an individual critique of a novel pitch.<br />
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Just a few of the workshops at the Conference:<br />
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How Do I Know When I’m Done?: Strategies for Revision<br />
Making History, Taking Place: Historical Fiction<br />
Poetry: Using Emotion Effectively, Bravely, and Responsibly<br />
Using Weakness to Build Strong Characters<br />
Choose Your Own Disaster: Worldbuilding for Fantasy, Science Fiction, and More<br />
Your Agent, Your Editor, and You: Understanding Publishing’s Gatekeepers<br />
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Each registrant is entitled to participate in readings, panel discussions, masterclasses, novel-pitch critiques, and one-on-one editing sessions, though those who plan to register for novel-pitch critiques or one-on-one editing sessions must register by October 13th. Scholarships to help cover registration costs are available for students, teachers, and adult writers in need. Professional development credit is available for Tulsa Public Schools teachers.<br />
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Registration Information:<br />
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October 19th, 6:30 p.m., the Tulsa Garden Center, 2435 S. Peoria Ave.: Nimrod Write Night. Free and open to the public. No reservations needed.<br />
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October 20th, 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., TU’s Allen Chapman Student Union, 440 S. Gary Ave.: Nimrod Conference for Readers and Writers.<br />
Early Bird Registration is open until September 30th ($50/standard, $10/scholarship).<br />
Regular Registration is open from October 1st–October 16th ($60/standard, $10/scholarship).<br />
Late Registration will take place at the door on October 20th ($70/standard, $15/scholarship).<br />
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Those who wish to participate in a one-on-one editing session or novel-pitch critique session must register and send in 2–3 pages of poetry or 4–5 pages of prose by October 13th.<br />
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For registration forms and more information, including scholarship information, please contact Nimrod at 918-631-3080 or e-mail: nimrod@utulsa.edu or visit the Nimrod website: www.utulsa.edu/nimrod.<br />
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Nimrod International Journal<br />
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The University of Tulsa<br />
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800 S. Tucker Dr.<br />
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Tulsa, OK 74104<br />
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(918) 631-3080<br />
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www.utulsa.edu/nimrod<br />
<br />MARILYN A. HUDSON, MLIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466575630754478836noreply@blogger.com