From Christmas Eve, 2003 Each day grows shorter, darker, and colder. Our world turns brown and gray: brown grass, brown leaves, gray sky, gray lake, gray rain. How do we bear the growing gloom of December days? Spurred by advertising, Christmas grabs our attention. Early sunsets mean more time to enjoy Christmas lights in our […]
By Faith Wylie Originally written for “For the Kid in You” week of 9-22-19 I spoke to the GFWC women’s club in Nowata on Tuesday. Of all my writings, they reacted most strongly to this week’s Kid feature. I had promised the Kid readers more information about Betty “Tack” Blake. I’ll lead with that, then […]
By Faith L. Wylie, Written March17, 2016. Note: The fifth-generation spring bulbs planted by my friends are thriving and so am I, cancer-free for four and a half years. Crocus were first to push through winter leaves with their small lavender flowers. A few weeks ago, hyacinths shot up stems of purple, pink and white. […]
As an author, what have I learned from my 33 years as a newspaper publisher? I developed this list of tips for the Tulsa Night Writers conference on Saturday, Nov. 3. Presented by Faith Wylie, retired newspaper publisher and member of the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame, Tulsa Night Writers, OWFI, Mystery Writers of America […]
By Faith Wylie I will give away ebook copies of my mystery novel, “The Revelation Key,” Sept. 22-24 on Amazon.com. My goal is to give away at least 400 copies. I wouldn’t have been alive to finish this novel without outstanding care and support from medical teams, family, friends, coworkers and prayer partners. That’s why […]
Dear Friends, Please use our family feature, For the Kid in You, for Constitution Day Sept. 17. Use it between Sept. 10 and Sept. 21. We (John and Faith Wylie and Carolyn Estes) have retired from the Oologah Lake Leader but we continue the Kid. Our company name is now Wylie Communications, Inc. We traditionally […]
Thanks to readers who have given great reviews. 5 stars: Author Wylie weaves a superb mystery-suspense using the book of Revelation and fictionalized historical events of the Byzantine Empire. Readers will savor history lessons while sight-seeing present-day Athens, the Grecian countryside, and sky-high monasteries in search of early Christian documents and art. The author blends […]
(Tom Fink wrote a great article about my new novel. Here it is:) By Tom Fink, Claremore Daily Progress When it comes to writing, Faith Wylie could hardly be thought of as a beginner. For more than 30 years, Wylie was co-publisher of the Oologah Lake Leader — a position while gave her ample opportunity […]
I’m exhilarated! A weight has been lifted off my shoulders with my mystery novel finally in print . Buy The Revelation Key at Amazon A quirky art history student joins a research team in Greece. She gets drawn into a tangle of Biblical theory, dusty manuscripts and faded art. After many missteps, she discovers who […]
