| My Book and Books In Progress |
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| First Edition of "Writing War Stories" |
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| Books In Progress
Writing War Stories - Second Edition of Do Bar Fights Count? updated with a new title and cover. Spring 2012.
Writing Guide For Warrior Women - In first draft development. Summer 2012.
Romance Fiction Series: Military romantic suspense series. Winter 2012.
Spec Ops Cat Wisdom: Concept stage for book with advice for civilian humans.
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Do Bar Fights Count? How To Write Your Military Stories
is available:
in paperback and edownload from my publisher at www.booklocker.com/books/2405.html
You can read the first chapter for free at my publisher's web site above.
or
Amazon.com at http://tinyurl.com/25mgw7m
Barnes and Noble at http://tinyurl.com/2dqfaua
or at my local mega independent bookseller
Powell's books at http://tinyurl.com/2dqfaua
The book can also be ordered through any book store.
This book is the First Edition.
The newly revised second edition will be coming out
in Spring 2012 titled
"Writing War Stories."
"There are many books about the craft of writing available, but this one takes on a specific mission and never deviates from that focus. In the process, not only does the book deliver many useful bits of craft for any writer, but it highlights specific issues faced by veterans, especially veterans who aspire to write."
"The material presented in the book is first-rate and exciting."
Judge 95, Writer's Digest 14th Annual International Self-Published Book Awards
To view the Table of Contents, scroll over the My Books button at left
and click on
Table of Contents.
Do Bar Fights Count? How To Write Your Military Stories is the book version of the ten-week Writing War Stories class Kim developed and taught at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon, from 1997 through 2000.
The book uses classroom examples, military references, and Kim's personal military experience to educate and coach veterans through what she calls her "Clint Eastwood School of Writing, where we write and talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly."
Broken into four sections, the book covers:
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Writer Basic Training
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Specific Veteran Groups
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Using Writing to Heal
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Shoving Off
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Kim does it all with a sense of humor and empathy for all military personnel. She hits topics head on including swearing, suicide, and sex. Homework assignments and step-by-step instructions make this an easy to follow guide for all military service members from World War II
to Iraq and Afghanistan.
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