Tulare-Kings Writers Need to Know

Calling Writers of Tulare and Kings County!

Tulare/Kings Writers is under new leadership!

With a big thank you to Steve Pastis for leading the group for the past five years, the torch has been passed —

As of January 21, 2017 the group will be led by Gloria Getman as President, Judith Boling, Vice President, Carolyn Barbre, Secretary, Newell Bringhurst, Membership, Marilyn Meredith, Media Manager, and Sylvia Ross, Hostess Coordinator.

We have some interesting plans for the coming year, so come to the next meeting and hear about them. We want to know about YOU, your writing, your goals, your successes, and your special talents.

Mark Your Calendar! February 18, 2017 - 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. ─  in the Blue Room at the Visalia Public Library, 200 W Oak Ave, Visalia

Refreshments will be served.

 

New Historical Novel by Judith Bixby Boling

On a cold night in November 1865, Michael Llewellyn informs his only daughter, Priscilla, that she is betrothed to Josiah Pennyman, a man she has never met. Six months later. she boards the Emma, a merchant ship, to travel from Boston to the Pennyman cattle ranch outside Corpus Christi, Texas.

Denied the company of her lady’s maid, Priscilla embarks on the journey alone. Faced with superstitious seaman, the treacherous coral reefs off the Florida Keys, and her own doubts, she resolves to honor her father’s wishes.

But when Josiah Pennyman reveals his true nature, she hope only to escape this man, and Texas, with her life.

Judith Boling’s love of history led her to write this book. She and her husband have been American Civil War reenactors for thirteen years. She often portrays a Union woman living alone in a small town. As such, she is a member of a Soldier Aid Society, knitting socks and mittens for the brave soldiers. On occasion, she has been known to disguise herself as a Union soldier and join a mounted artillery battery.

A native Californian, she lives in Visalia with her husband, Roger. They have two grown children and five grandchildren.

Priscilla Alone is her first novel. She is currently writing Together Alone, the continuing story of Priscilla Llewellyn and Elizabeth Owens. Publication of Rachel's Ghost, her second book, is  anticipated sometime this spring.

Priscilla Alone is available on Amazon and as a Kindle eBook.