Author: Wendy L. Koenig

I was born in Colorado, but raised on a small homestead in Illinois. I served in the USAF right out of high school. After my stint in the military was finished, I returned home and had a horse stable. My first piece to be printed was a short children’s fiction, Jet’s Stormy Adventure, serialized in The Illinois Horse Network. It was a natural fit, given my business. Later, I attended University of Iowa's famed summer workshops and writing programs. Since that time, I have authored and co-authored numerous books. Several of my novels and short stories have won international awards and have appeared in multiple venues.
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Don’t Underestimate the Power of the Table

We, as writers, dream of the day we'll be sitting in a giant bookstore, dishing out pithy sayings and scribbling our names on countless hundreds of books that go flying through the cashier's stand.   The truth is often far different. In many cases, we're luck to get even five people. Very lucky. And book …

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Killing My Darlings

Don't worry, my cats and my husband are all safe. I'm talking about my current novel-in-progress. Every writer has a favorite passage they've written, a favorite character, a favorite chapter. The trouble is, when it's a writer's favorite, it doesn't get edited as well. Often it's just better to prune the whole thing out and …

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