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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Seven and a Half Chapters Out

I'm nearly done with the first draft of Birthright. There will be a celebration when I get these last chapters done. There always is. I think it's important to celebrate accomplishments, no matter how small or uneventful it seems. It's just a rough draft; there's lots of work still to do, right? Right. But, the …

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When You Discover Your Main Character Isn’t Your Hero

So, I'm smack in the middle of the first draft of Birthright, a story about a witch and a griffin who fall in love in 1006 AD England. My main character, Fiera, the witch, has led a sheltered life until the moment her parents died. Because of her past, she doesn't know much about magic, …

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