By Lori DeBoer It’s always exciting when a client launches a book that I’ve helped them with; I always feel a little bit like a doting grandmother or great aunt. I have helped usher more than 70 books in all genres into the world, working as a writing...
By Lori DeBoer It was great fun to work with Anita Halvorssen on her new book The Dirty Network. Anita is a Boulder, Colorado, author who comes from a legal background and has worked on climate change issues. She drew on her knowledge and passion to spin this...
By Lori DeBoer Conversations with the Faithful: Seeking Enlightenment Over Lunch is an amazing new book released by Wi-Do last summer. I enjoyed working with the author, Kerry Parry; she’s a gifted storyteller and handles this deep and personal subject with wit...
By Lori DeBoer I am a big fan of YA novels and I was particularly excited to work with Michael Carson, a Boulder author, on his new novel Thirst. It is a really gripping and emotionally engaging novel that offers a unique perspective on climate change through the lens...
by Lori DeBoer One of the joys of working as a developmental editor and writing coach is being a small part of somebody’s success. And, it seems like I work with so many talented and hard-working folks, that success comes often. It certainly does for Judith...
By Lori DeBoer Three of the 17 winners for the 2015 Zebulon Awards, a national writing contest organized by Pikes Peak Writers, were books I worked on as a developmental editor and coach. Kim Lajevardi, Westminster, took first place in the mainstream/literary...
Client Gretchen Clark was nominated for a 2014 Pushcart Prize for her short essay, “Pink Chrysanthemum” by the literary magazine 94Creations (www.94creations.com). The Pushcart Prize is one of the most celebrated literary prizes. The Pushcart Prize anthology was...
Congratulations to client Carol Test, for the selection of The West In You, as a Finalist for the 2010 Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction. Carol’s fiction has been published in The Coachella Review, Swink, Night Train, Red Rock Review, The Normal...
Congratulations to Kathleen Pinckard for being a finalist in the 2014 Colorado Gold Contest for her middle grade novel, Never Believe a Lie Twice. Hundreds of authors enter the annual Colorado Gold Contest, which is organized by Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. Never...
Congratulations to my client Gretchen Clark for her recent publication success. Her piece, “Kiss and Make-Up,” won second place in Writer’s Advice 9th Annual Flash Nonfiction Contest. She also had a piece, “Territory, Redefined,”...
Brenda Barry’s novel Seasons of Love and War has been published by Melange Publishing. Brenda lives in Roseburg, Oregon, by the Umpqua river, and has raised four children. Her husband, who was in the military for 21 years, gave her help and encouragement while...
Congratulations to client Dawn Virnig, whose debut novel The American took first place for Romance Fiction in the 2014 Pike’s Peak Zebulon Contest. Her novel is about an American woman who must trust a shady Australian tour guide to protect her after she stumbles upon...
Congratulations to client Judith Robbins Rose, whose novel, Burn, took third place for Historical Fiction in the 2014 Zebulon Contest, sponsored by Pikes Peak Writers. The young adult book tells the story of Joan d’Arc from the perspective of her two brothers. Burn...
Congratulations to essayist and journalist Amanda McCracken, Boulder, whose writing on virginity, sexuality and relationships has captured national attention, landing her a spot on the Katie Couric show. “The producers in their research had come across my essays in...
by Lori DeBoer I was very pleased to get the news that Hudson Lindenberger, Boulder, has been named the Colorado Editor of Bourbon Story (www.bourbonstory.com). The online magazine focuses solely on the culture, history and business of Bourbon through articles,...
By Lori DeBoer Congratulations to Denise Schurr for placing her first freelance magazine article, “Yellowstone: Supervolcano,” with Odyssey Magazine. It will be appearing in the July/August 2014 issue. I worked with Denise on a chapter book about two...
Seasons of Love and War, the first book of Brenda Barry’s epic love story and historical family saga was released on March 24, 2014, by Melange Publishing. It features childhood sweethearts Beth Ann Rose and Kaylob Shawn O’Brian, who just want to get married and...
Jessica Fishman’s memoir, Chutzpah & High Heels: The Search for Love and Identity in the Holy Land, has been signed by Yotzeret Publishing, which publishes books written from a Jewish perspective with a specialty in those written by women authors. With...
Congratulations to Eddie Lueken, Louisville, Kentucky, whose essay, “Hitting the Bone,” was published in I Wasn’t Strong Like this When I started Out: True Stories of Becoming a Nurse, edited by Lee Gutkind and published by InFact Books in 2013. Eddie, who has an MFA...
Congratulations to Amanda McCracken, Boulder, Colorado, whose essay, “Does my Virginity have a Shelf Life?” appeared in the November 13, 2013, issue of The New York Times. Her thoughtful and timely piece was covered in a response by Slate Magazine by Katy Waldman,...
Kim Lajevardi, Westminster, Colorado, has completed her novel Silent Witnesses, which was named a finalist in the Colorado Gold Contest. Kim is a middle school science teacher and mother. She also writes short stories, poems, nonfiction and fantasy. Check out her...
I’m pleased to announce that Judith Robbins Rose, Denver, Colorado, has placed her middle grade novel Miss with Candlewick Press, which also publishes acclaimed authors Kate DiCamillo and M. T Anderson. She is working with the editor Andrea Tompa and is represented...
One of my Boulder-based clients, Sherisse Hawkins, has taken a break from writing her novel to found an exciting new publishing-related company, Beneath the Ink. She and her team have developed a project that gives authors of e-books the ability to add interactive...
I am pleased to announce that client Tom Stoner’s new book, Small Change, Big Gains: Reflections of a Global Energy Entreprenuer was released with a reading at the Boulder Book Store on Wednesday, October 2. The Boulder resident spoke to a large and interested...
One of my clients, Eric A. Meyer, Denver, had his digital performance piece The Obsolete Book in a Post-Obsolete World published in the SpringGun Journal. The Obsolete Book has also been invited to perform at the Media Archeology Lab in conjunction with the 2013...
I am proud to announce that two of my clients, Judy Rose and Kim Lajevardi, are finalists in the Colorado Gold Writing Contest, sponsored by Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. They both finished in the mainstream category. Judy Rose, Centennial, Colorada, is a finalist...
I am proud to announce that three of my clients were accepted into the prestigious Big Sur in the Rockies writing workshop, which is sponsored by the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). Those wishing to participate in the workshop were...
Congratulations to client Linda Commito for winning third place in the Inspirational Writing category in the 2012 CIPA EVVY Award for Inspirational Writing for her book, Love is the New Currency. The award is sponsored by the Colorado Independent Publishers...
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