Celia Yeary's Page

Dear WRDF Friends--I'd like to invite you to read an interview a lovely lady from the UK did on her blog--HOME THOUGHTS FROM A BROAD--about me and my first release--ALL MY HOPES AND DREAMS. Here's the link:
http://janerichardsonhomethoughts.blogspot.com/ The novel is a Texas Historical, now available from The Wild Rose Press. Thank you--Celia

Hello, friends--I wrote an article for the Cactus Rose Blog, connected to my publisher The Wild Rose Press. The Cactus Rose line includes authors who write Western Historical Romances. Collectively, we and our editors contribute to the blog.
This month, I wrote about the artesian springs of Central and West Texas. It's amazing to me that there are so many scattered across the vast expanse, where little growth usually occurs. The pure, clean springs have provided fresh water for thousands of year… Continue

Greetings to all Writers and Readers of Distinctive Fiction:
Last week, I asked the question: How many blogs, etc. are too many? or not enough? Well, I received some wonderful advice and useful wisdom, so I decided it wouldn't hurt to have one more--I have so few now.
I teamed up with four other fantastic ladies from The Wild Rose Press and we created a Yahoo! loop that we named THE BOOK SPA.
The idea is, of course, for all authors, readers, and writers to join us to "read, write, unwind." We in… Continue

Now, how many of you have read THE GOOD EARTH? How many of you have ever heard of it and the author, Pearl S. Buck? How many of you were born when she wrote it? Ahh, I will retract that question, because there are but one or two, if any, and perhaps we don't really need to know such a thing? You see, Pearl S. Buck was born in 1892 and this novel, her second, was published in 1931. Her real name was Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker, and her birthplace was Hillsboro, West Virginia. However, she spent m… Continue

Dear friends, one and all,
I am experiencing a "first". This is an event that will NEVER happen again. It is impossible that it will ever, ever take place again. As of this moment, I am half-way through this "first event" in my very happy, interesting, eventful life. It's something that ten years ago, I never knew existed. What is it? Have you guessed? If you are an author with at least one published book you know exactly what I'm talking about. EDITING A GALLEY. Yes, I am on page 145, halfway t… Continue