Resources for Writers

Book Organizations of Colorado - connecting Colorado's book community. See this site for a list of book-related groups in Colorado, to see a listing of interesting events, and to find local authors willing to speak at schools or other organizations.

Loft Literary Center - located in Minneapolis, the Loft is a comprehensive literary center, offering programs and services for readers and writers.

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers - a support group for writers of novel-length fiction. Check the site for news of their terrific annual conference and monthly programs.

Boulder Writers Alliance - a networking group for business and technical writers.

Professional Associates

Becky Clark - relentlessly energetic author and speaker with lots of ideas to get kids to read.

Clearwater Publishing - Kenn Amdahl's "small but plucky" publishing house. These books make dull subjects interesting and the web site will keep a curious, literate, liberal soul entertained for hours.

Kaplan EduNeering - develops technology-enabled knowledge solutions for assuring regulatory compliance, minimizing risk and improving business performance.

Ruthie Rosauer - composer, singer, musician and professional joy spreader Ruthie teaches Singing Meditation workshops throughout the U.S.

SynLynk Resources - providing tools and training to enhance people's effectiveness.

Zinn Mediation Associates - problem managing experts.

Important and Interesting Ideas

Jan Prince, SelfWorks - - a blog/website with ideas to help people find their own wisdom. Created by one of the wisest trainers, authors, and counselors in the whole wide world. .

Writer Coach Connection- - recruits, trains, and coordinates community volunteers as classroom writing coaches in Berkeley CA area.

Interfaith Youth Core- builds mutual respect and pluralism among young people from different religious traditions by empowering them to work together to serve others.

Search Institute- - an innovative institute dedicated to promote healthy children, youth, and communities..

Spiritual Exploration

Singing Meditation - an interfaith spiritual practice that combines singing with silence, taught by my friend, Ruthie Rosauer. See Singing Meditation for more information about our book on this topic.

Haden Institute - Offering Spritual Direction and Dream Leader training in the Jungian Mystical Christian Tradition. I will be studying here beginning in Spring, 2009.

BeliefNet - a web site for exploring religious beliefs and traditions. Take the Belief-O-Matic quiz to find out where your beliefs fit in organized (or disorganized) religion.

Cosmic Tuesdays - am informative blog on various aspects of astrology, written by my astrologer friend, Anthony S. Picco.

Blue Mountain Center - spiritual tools for finding balance in a hurried world, centered around the teachings of Eknath Eswaren.

Gangaji - an American born spiritual teacher whose words have helped me to find peace. You can read or listen to her messages from this site.

Unitarian Universalist Association- the association of congregations of the liberal non-creedal religion where I have found a home. .

First Unitarian Universalist Church of Youngstown - The UU church my husband Matt serves as minister.

Jefferson Unitarian Church - Our home church in Golden Colorado.