When I was young, every year Black Friday included a trip to downtown Portland and a visit to Powell’s City of Books. A visit to that magical shop with its maze of rooms of many colors could easily swallow an entire afternoon for my family members. “Meet in the cafe at 3:30,” we’d say, or…
Hi friends! I have an essay in the new issue of the Timberline Review, Willamette Writers’ literary journal. Hooray! The theme of the journal is “Connections”. My essay is titled “Pam Says I Love You.” The first line is “There is another woman in our town who loves my husband.” My essay sits alongside many…
Plotters Plotting! My co-author Libby and I did a super fun video panel with two other Bend authors for the Deschutes Public Library. The topic – the finer points of plotting your novel. Are you a plotter, or a pantser? Do you craft each story according to a detailed outline, or do you “fly by…
Willamette Writers Conference July 30 through August 2, 2020 I’ve been attending the Willamette Writers Conference for close to twenty years. First as an attendee, and for the last decade, as a speaker and teacher. It’s a wonderful chance to connect with other writers, learn about an array of writing tools, tricks, and professional approaches,…
Thank you, Willamette Writers for this coverage on my new book, Day Trips to the Oregon Coast! Book Release: Day Trips to the Oregon Coast: Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler, 1st Edition By Kim Cooper Findling “Some kids dream of leaving home and never looking back; others spend a lifetime trying to return home.…
Friends and Fellow Oregon Lovers, The timing couldn’t be worse, and yet here it is—the publication date for my book, DAY TRIPS TO THE OREGON COAST: GETAWAY IDEAS FOR THE LOCAL TRAVELER. Yay? I find it especially appropriate that today is April Fool’s Day. My fifth book features places to go, eat and stay in…
What I Learned About Survival When My Baby Died How an experience 17 years ago prepped me for the pandemic My recent essay, selected by the site editors to be featured on Medium, about love, loss, and a big experience from my past that feels pretty darn relevant today. Thanks for reading, friends, and be…
Last Memorial Day weekend, I underwent intense study to become a certified BBQ judge, and subsequently chewed my way through 40 hunks of meat to help decide which BBQ teams would walk away a winner. The event was Brews, Blues and BBQ on the Bay, at the Mill Casino, in my very own hometown Coos…
I loved talking with host Charlie Thiel on the Call to Create Podcast. Here’s what he said about our conversation: Kim Cooper Findling is a writer, educator, and owner of Dancing Moon Press. We explore her journey of building a writing career from scratch including transitioning from writing nonfiction into fiction with her daughter Libby.…