A few of my favorite things…

RESOURCES FOR WRITERS

Check back often for new additions, and please reach out via the Contact page with any recommendations. I only post resources that I’ve experienced and loved.

All resources listed below are currently available virtually to maintain community health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.

COMMUNITY & CLASSES

  • Lighthouse Writers Workshop - The mission of Lighthouse Writers Workshop is to provide the highest caliber of artistic education, support, and community for writers and readers in the Rocky Mountain region and beyond. To learn more or to sign-up for writing workshops, click here.

  • The Book Project - The Book Project is offered through the Lighthouse Writers Workshop. It is an intensive two-year program aimed at giving writers of book-length manuscripts the classes, advice, and moral support they need to draft, revise, and—most importantly—finish their book. To learn more, click here.

MENTORS & EDITORS

  • Author and instructor William Haywood Henderson specializes in developmental edits and comprehensive manuscript evaluation. To learn more, click here.

  • Author and instructor Hillary Leftwich with Alchemy Author Services specializes in offering various types of editing services and journal/contest recommendations for your publication submissions. To learn more, click here.

LITERARY FESTIVALS

  • Lit Fest - Offered by Lighthouse Writers Workshop, Lit Fest is a two-week celebration of writers and readers, an extravaganza of weeklong and weekend advanced workshops, craft seminars, readings, salons, business panels, agent meetings, and parties. To learn more, click here.

PHOTOGRAPHERS

  • Rebecca Elliot of Sunnybrook Photo takes breathtaking author photos and portraits. She shot Jane’s author photos. To learn more, click here.

  • Jay Halsey is an incredible multi-genre photographer with a unique and creative eye. His stunning work has appeared on multiple book covers. To learn more, click here.