Episode 113: Welcome to the Equestrian Author Spotlight podcast! In each episode, you’ll hear inspirational stories from horse book authors, including writing advice and marketing tips to help you write your own horse book. If you are an author, aspire to be an author, or simply love horse books, then you are in the right place!
In this Equestrian Author Spotlight, Valerie Ormond, author of the Believing in Horses series, returns to the show. Saddle up for a conversation on revisiting a series after a seven year break, the importance of winning awards, and how trips to various dude ranches inspired her to write her newest book, Believing in Horses Out West. Watch Valerie Ormond's Interview on YouTube!Or Listen to the Audio Version.About Valerie Ormond
Valerie Ormond retired as a Navy Captain after a 25-year career as a Naval intelligence officer and then founded her own business, Veteran Writing Services, LLC, providing companies and organizations professional writing, editing, and consulting services.
Valerie’s first two novels, Believing In Horses, and Believing In Horses, Too, won eight national and international awards including Gold Medals in the Military Writers Society of America book awards. Her most recent novel, Believing In Horses Out West, won first place in the National Federation of Press Women’s at-large communication contest and is currently being judged in the national competition. Her fiction and non-fiction stories and poems have been published in eight books, and her articles have appeared internationally in magazines, newspapers, and blogs. About Believing in Horses Out West
Sadie Navarro rescued a mare from an auction accomplishing what she thought was the most important mission of her young life. Now, that mare is headed to a ranch in Montana and a home Sadie knows nothing about.
She wants to make sure the horse is in good hands, but Montana is far away and a different world from Maryland. Will fourteen-year-old Sadie need to stand up to rugged cowboys to protect her special rescue horse? Read Valerie's article in Sidelines magazine about the young woman who inspired Believing in Horses: https://sidelinesmagazine.com/sidelines-feature/jessica-groen-a-lucky-call-to-serve.html Believing in Horses Out West Book TrailerConnect with Valerie Ormond
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BelievingInHorses/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/believeinhorses Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valerieormond/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/valeriebih Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/Valerie_Ormond Listen to Valerie's First Interview on the Show!Resources Mentioned in the Interview
Horsepower Technologies Braces
Rehabilitative Medical Device for Equine Lameness / Horsepower Technologies Christine Horner – Open Book Design Book Cover Design, Book Design, Self-Publishing - Open Book Design Red Rock Ride Red Rock Ride AutoCrit Blog Post Editing with AutoCrit – Valerie Ormond's Thoughts Plottr Review Plottr Review (2021 Pros and Cons) – by P.J McNulty… – Valerie Ormond's Thoughts
Tim Cox Fine Art
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Thank you for joining us this week on the Equestrian Author Spotlight podcast I hope you enjoy these Q&A sessions with wonderful equine authors who love all things horses and writing just like me. About Host and Author Carly Kade
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Carly Kade is an award-winning author, horse owner, creativity coach, and the host of the Equestrian Author Spotlight Podcast. She helps fellow writers start, grow, and expand their author careers. Creative writing makes her spurs jingle!
Carly writes her novels with horse lovers in mind, no matter which discipline they ride. The horses are as vital to moving the story forward as the human characters are. These books are the perfect escape for equestrians who love settling down with a good book at the beach, in the tub, or in bed after a day of horseback riding. Carly's books are available in paperback, ebook and audiobook. Rope your next read here: https://books2read.com/ap/8N55WD/Carly-Kade 
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Books by Carly Kade
In the Reins is an EQUUS Film Festival Official Literary Award Winner
In the Reins earns TWO Feathered Quill Book Awards
Cowboy Away Earns Carly Kade Second EQUUS Film Festival Literary Award
In the Reins is the Self Publishers Association Book of the Week
Book TrailerAuthor InfoCarly Kade writes for anyone who loves horses, handsome cowboys and a great romance. Creative writing about horses makes her spurs jingle! Archives
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