Do you finish every book you start even if it’s terrible? Why?! Do you need permission to DNF (Did Not Finish) and move on? Looking for your next great read? Check out my column, Whatcha Readin’?, in the Sanders County Ledger.
Whatcha Up To?:
My local library has been wanting me to do more writing workshops, but it’s hard to schedule, because our library is (thankfully) extremely full of programming already. We’ve agreed an online workshop might work best, especially in the harder month of February when people are starting to get cabin fever. There will be four sessions, all free and all online via Zoom, and anyone can attend. You can register to attend and have Zoom automatically remind you by checking out my Events Page or finding the events on Facebook.
Want a chance to have your work featured on my website, social media, Patreon and Substack accounts? Become a supporter and you’ll have access to my monthly timed writing prompt. Send me your unedited, timed writing response for your chance to be featured! Find the November prompt on Patreon or Substack.
Join us on Zoom December 17, 2025 at 6pm MT to discuss The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman.
Love to read but never know what to pick up? Check out my monthly videos for my local Thompson Falls Public Library here. Remember to Subscribe for free so you never miss one. Book talks: like book club, but shorter.
Did you know I occasionally remember to record readings of my published pieces. You can check out the latest one here. Be sure to Subscribe so you don’t miss the next one!
Please forward this to those you think may enjoy it. As always, thanks for joining me. I appreciate you’re here.
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Happy turkey day! I hope it is full of magic moments.
Sunday’s Snapshots: Magic moments read it in The Sanders County Ledger.
Whatcha Up To?:
Last year, I became a trustee on the Thompson Falls Public Library Board and it has been a rollercoaster! Our little library in Thompson Falls, Montana has been hit by all the same massive cuts that other institutes of culture have been hit with across the country, and the grants we rely on for our new materials budget have also been slashed. So we’re getting with the times and creating an Amazon Wishlist with quarterly rolling asks. Check it out here and please share!
I know I have cancer, why doesn’t anyone believe me. Blood tests, antibiotics that don’t work and upset my system. More blood tests, more antibiotics. Now I am getting frustrated and angry. Finally, more tests scheduled, ultrasounds, CT, cystectomy, TURBT surgery catheter for two weeks. And then, finally, yes I have bladder cancer. Why does it take so much to prove to doctors and medical professionals we really do know our own bodies and what is wrong or right with them? Why can’t they trust us? Are they so emboldened by big Pharma that only their special degrees and pills will actually fix us? Why does talking with family and friends who understand finally lift the despair and anger and maybe just maybe see progress towards healing?
Heather Saint is a world traveled native Montanan, settling into retirement in NW Montana.
Want a chance to have your work featured on my website, social media, Patreon and Substack accounts? Become a supporter and you’ll have access to my monthly timed writing prompt. Send me your unedited, timed writing response for your chance to be featured! Find the November prompt on Patreon or Substack.
My local library has been wanting me to do more writing workshops, but it’s hard to schedule, because our library is (thankfully) extremely full of programming already. We’ve agreed an online workshop might work best, especially in the harder month of February when people are starting to get cabin fever. There will be four sessions, all free and all online via Zoom, and anyone can attend. You can register to attend and have Zoom automatically remind you by checking out my Events Page or finding the events on Facebook.
Join us on Zoom November 19, 2025 at 6pm MT to discuss The Wild Why with the author, Laura Munson.
Love to read but never know what to pick up? Check out my monthly videos for my local Thompson Falls Public Library here. Remember to Subscribe for free so you never miss one. Book talks: like book club, but shorter.
Did you know I occasionally remember to record readings of my published pieces. You can check out the latest one here. Be sure to Subscribe so you don’t miss the next one!
Please forward this to those you think may enjoy it. As always, thanks for joining me. I appreciate you’re here.
NOTE: You can email me directly at sunday (at) sundaydutro (dot) com
Last month I was able to finish so many books and so many of them were 4 stars or better that I wasn’t able to write much of an intro, conclusion, or book report at all! Whew! Check it all out at The Sanders County Ledger.
This month’s Snapshots gets meta on Meta. Do you take social media breaks? Do you think there’s a way to harness the good of social media without dealing with the bad? Give it a read and let me know what you think!
Andrew Butters and I were JUST talking about this while recording his podcast. The new episode should be available today, if you want to hear us wax about everything from Native American and Indigenous rights to the writing life.
Looking for your next great read? Check out my column with The Sanders County Ledger.
Whatcha Up To?:
The first writer’s conference I ever attended, The Authors of the Flathead hold a special place in my heart. Their conference was where I was first introduced to Chris La Tray, and I couldn’t be more grateful. This weekend, I’ll be learning from authors like Shelley Read, Debbie Burke, and Robert Petrone. You don’t need a degree or a published book to attend, and I’d love to see you there!
My local library has been wanting me to do more writing workshops, but it’s hard to schedule, because our library is (thankfully) extremely full of programming already. We’ve agreed an online workshop might work best, especially in the harder month of February when people are starting to get cabin fever. There will be four sessions, all free and all online via Zoom, and anyone can attend. You can register to attend and have Zoom automatically remind you by checking out my Events Page or finding the events on Facebook.
Want a chance to have your work featured on my website, social media, Patreon and Substack accounts? Become a supporter and you’ll have access to my monthly timed writing prompt. Send me your unedited, timed writing response for your chance to be featured! Find the September prompt on Patreon or Substack.
Join us on Zoom October 15, 2025 at 6pm MT to discuss The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
Love to read but never know what to pick up? Check out my monthly videos for my local Thompson Falls Public Library here. Remember to Subscribe for free so you never miss one. Book talks: like book club, but shorter.
Did you know I occasionally remember to record readings of my published pieces. You can check out the latest one here. Be sure to Subscribe so you don’t miss the next one!
Please forward this to those you think may enjoy it. As always, thanks for joining me. I appreciate you’re here.
NOTE: You can email me directly at sunday (at) sundaydutro (dot) com
Have you been in your local library? What do you think? Check out my latest Sanders County Ledger column here.
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