Annette Snyder

After a short stint at life in big cities, my husband and I purchased my Great-Grandfather's house and moved to Brainard, Nebraska where I grew up. I've been a cook most of my life, have four kids, three grandkids, two dogs, and two cats. I have always loved writing though I didn't seriously enjoy my craft until my kids got older. It was then that I traded my diaper changing, late night feeding time for my writing time and I've been writing ever since! I enjoy historical and contemporary romance and also write humorous essays about life. 'Sally Murphy' is my first published novel, a historical romance set in turn of the century, small town, Nebraska. visit authors site here

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Annette writes:

Since I grew up far from anywhere, I read romance novels I bought with my babysitting money at the local grocery store. Most of the time, I enjoyed them, yet sometimes the endings annoyed me and I’d think, “I would end that better.”
I never considered writing as more than a hobby until I finished my first novel, (and third Whiskey Creek Press release), Travis Pass. Once Travis Pass was complete, new ideas kept coming and now I find myself looking at life as if there are millions of stories to be written. Whether writing historically, contemporarily, or humorously, my work centers on life in small, Midwestern towns and the amazing bonds people form with their neighbors.

I was fortunate to have immigrant great-grandparents way into my late teen years on both sides of my family. The stories I listened to, the rich history of their adventures across America, sparked my interest in the population of westward America. I paid attention and asked so many questions. I found their stories awesome and amazing! Funny thing is I didn’t do anything with the information. Years later, during an afternoon visit with a good friend of mine, I listened to her account of her family and how they came to live where they lived. I think my mouth hung open for two days when I realized I had a compulsion to combine bits of her story and pieces of the stories tucked in my memory to create Travis Pass, the story of two families and their migration to America. Sally Murphy was an idea that spiked from Travis Pass during a visit to a museum. Ida Keller was a character in Sally Murphy who needed her story told so I wrote Liberty Road. Rock Creek is the story of Travis’ daughter and Albert’s Rain, releasing in December 2007, is the story of a man who helped Lindsay Pass of Rock Creek.

My Whiskey Shots, Volume One, which release in January 2007, is the premier novel in the newest line at Whiskey Creek Press. I’m so excited to find a home for two short stories that tie in with my Travis Pass Series. Whiskey Shots Volume 1:
Brass Star: Nate Horner rides from his troubled past. Personal exile and tormented regrets forge his path. Can he find solace and forgiveness through friendships from the people of Barnhill?
Heart Forgotten: Karlee Dorn tries to forget painful memories of years gone by.
Tom Miller tries to remember a past forgotten. Can two lost souls bond to forge a new trail together?

Currently, I’m working on a story that touches on the Depression Era, WWII and the times surrounding. It takes me about a year to write a story, but soon as I get it done, and let my few selected pre-readers give their opinions, I’ll attempt to share it with the world! I’ll be sure to post it to my website once it finds a home.

On the side, I work full-time at a landfill writing permits and letters, helping out wherever the bosses tell me to. I am a selected Community Columnist for The Lincoln Journal Star. My first article appeared on September 9th, 2006. Article two appeared December 2nd, 2006. The article three deadline has not yet been announced. Go to www.journalstar.com and search Community Columnist for both published articles. I also work Friday night’s frying fish at one of our local taverns and have been doing that for about 12 years.
I’ve done an internet radio interview. Catch www.artistfirst.com, promoting emerging artists. Visit the archives section and listen to the one hour program with Tony Kay featuring me, which originally aired on September 18th, 2006. This interview talks about where my ideas come from and how where I live moves me to write about the history of the Great Plains.
Visit www.whiskeycreekpress.com to purchase any of my novels in ebook and paperback formats. Paperbacks are also available at Chapters Books and Gifts, Seward, Nebraska, or at Husker Bar, Brainard, Nebraska.
Check my website, http://annettesnyder.atspace.com for upcoming events, entertaining essays, and release information.
Other places to find me: www.westernauthors.com www.authorsunlimited.net
Plus, I am a participating author in many yahoo groups involving romance writing and reading. Also, check out WCP’s own readers group to find me. Just link to the group through the Whiskey Creek Press site. I visit the readers group regularly with any new chats or events or just to answer questions readers might have!