Expertise

The Craft of Writing, including writing effective dialogue, managing points of view, editing, self-publishing, etc..

Research and finding/evaluating sources for historical fiction

America's role in World War I both at home and abroad (and for men and women)



The KKK in Denver, 1920-1926

Speaking Experience

Way too much to list.

Ten years college teaching at D.U., M.S.U. (Metro), and A.C.C.

Multiple writing workshop faculty at conferences throughout Colorado, Wyoming, and Arizona since 2009.

Multiple presentations on Colorado history since 2012.

Book talks, readings, interviews, radio interview guest, podcast guest, etc.

Publishing History



Historical Fiction

My Heart Lies Here: A Novel of the Ludlow Massacre (2012)

White Winter Trilogy:

To Do Justice (2017)

To Love Kindness (2017)

To Walk Humbly (2019)

Literary Fiction/Women's Fiction

Clean Cut: A Romance of the Western Heart (2014)

Biography

LAURIE MARR WASMUND holds an M.A. in literature from the University of Denver. She has worked as an editor, community college instructor, and national writing workshop presenter.

Her short stories have appeared in literary magazines such as Cimarron Review and Weber Studies.

Awards



CAL, Finalist Mainstream/Literary Fiction, 2020

CIPA EVVY Finalist for Historical Fiction