Official Blog of Candace Simar
Blooming Prairie News
It’s been a whirlwind since the August 14 book launch for BLOOMING PRAIRIE. Since then I’ve signed books in Mankato, New Ulm, Crosby, Fort Abercrombie, and Dorset. I attended a great book club in Hackensack, co-taught a writing workshop with
Book Launch for BLOOMING PRAIRIE
Plans for an August 14 launch party for BLOOMING PRAIRIE are underway. The restaurant is reserved, decorations are planned and the cake is ordered. The publisher promises the copies of the book will be in hand. The invitations are out
Measured, though Exuberant
Last week I enjoyed a thirty-minute organ recital performed by Joe Trucano at Lutheran Church of the Cross, Nisswa. As I sat in the sanctuary soaking in the glorious music, I compared music to writing. There are several similarities. Writing,
Western Writers Convention 2012
The Western Writers of America know how to put on a great convention. What fun to mingle with other writers passionate about stories and articles set west of the Mississippi River. While I’m not a cowgirl by any stretch of
Blooming Prairie to the Editor
I’ve just given birth to a 106,451 word baby. Blooming Prairie has been a labor of love and has consumed most of this past season. As I spent today going over it one last time before sending it off to
S IS FOR SPUR AWARD
Simply spoken, I’m shocked and stupefied. It may sound silly, but spin me a little slack. Of course, I’m ecstatic. BIRDIE, my third novel in the ABERCROMBIE TRAIL SERIES, just won the 2012 Spur Award for best western juvenile fiction.
Escape to Fort Abercrombie Releases in German and English
How amazing to see ESCAPE TO FORT ABERCROMBIE translated into German and English. THANK YOU EK-2 Publishing for supporting my work. Seeing this is a
Beta Readers at Work
I finished my upcoming book, Montana Matrimonial News. North Star Press of Saint Cloud Minnesota will release it fall of 2025. I’m encouraged by the
New Opportunites With EK-2 Publishing
Escape to Fort Abercrombie has been out of print since its publisher, Five Star Cengage, went out of business in 2022. Happily, it has been picked
The Irish Girl by Ashley Sweeney
My publicist Krista Soukup of Blue Cottage Agency recently asked me to read and review The Irish Girl by Ashley Sweeney, another Blue Cottage Agency
Sister Lumberjack Reviews
It’s wonderful to receive feedback from readers. Last night a reader from North Dakota sent me the following: “I finished Sister Lumberjack
History Through Fiction Anthology
History Through Fiction Releases New Anthology 3/1/25 and my story, Those Bereaved, is included. Yay!
Escape to Fort Abercrombie Releases in German and English
How amazing to see ESCAPE TO FORT ABERCROMBIE translated into German and English. THANK YOU EK-2 Publishing for supporting my work. Seeing this is a
Beta Readers at Work
I finished my upcoming book, Montana Matrimonial News. North Star Press of Saint Cloud Minnesota will release it fall of 2025. I’m encouraged by the
New Opportunites With EK-2 Publishing
Escape to Fort Abercrombie has been out of print since its publisher, Five Star Cengage, went out of business in 2022. Happily, it has been picked
The Irish Girl by Ashley Sweeney
My publicist Krista Soukup of Blue Cottage Agency recently asked me to read and review The Irish Girl by Ashley Sweeney, another Blue Cottage Agency
Sister Lumberjack Reviews
It’s wonderful to receive feedback from readers. Last night a reader from North Dakota sent me the following: “I finished Sister Lumberjack
History Through Fiction Anthology
History Through Fiction Releases New Anthology 3/1/25 and my story, Those Bereaved, is included. Yay!
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