by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, RUSTY BUCKET, Writing
Howdy Friends! Ya ‘ll know I’m writing a new novel, “Rusty Bucket,” … Inspired by our friend Jodi Lea Stewart challenge to write a story about a rusty Bucket. You may be pleased to know it is going well, first 4 chapters finished. In...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Writing
FROM THE BANKS OF LITTLE BEAR CREEK Howdy Fiends! “Buck lingered by the fire and occasionally swiped biscuits when Soft Cloud turned her back, but he was really interested in cow talk with Johnny. In a few moments, Mr. and Mrs. Donovan joined them and the small...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses, Writing
BUILDING HORSE CONFIDENCE IS LIKE BUILDING A CHARACTER IN A NOVEL Howdy Friends! For the reader to care about your character, they must know them. Writers create that bond with little baby steps of information. Huge information dumps are boring, and actually turn off...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Writing
HOW TO WRITE A QUERY LETTER Howdy Friends! Since so many of my friends here are authors, want to become authors, or are writing their first manuscript (or twentieth) WE all get faced with creating that dreaded QUERY LETTER. I was too! . You’d think since authors are...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Writing
THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, a short story. The lights went out as just as she raised a glass in salute to her reflection in the wine bottle. That’s okay, it would be easier to remember him in the dark. She thought of his brown shining eyes and how they always warmed...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Faith, Writing
Howdy Friends! There ya go. And I think I’ve read all of his books. I think about this often when I hear folks express themselves. Or watch something in TV. Recently it became available to us to “stream” Paramount+ . (That’s another story)...
