Women Out West Magazine - Part 1
I am so excited to post these blogs today!! They are an interview that I did with Susan R. Stoltz, the editor of a brand new magazine called Women Out West. The first issue was published in April - the second issue is being printed NOW {check out the beautiful cover for the second issue BELOW}.
I’m going to post the first half of my interview with Susan this morning - the second part later today - so be sure to check back in this afternoon!! Enjoy…
Tell us about your new magazine…
Women Out West Magazine {WOW} is an innovative new publication designed to portray the real women of the west today. As with the women of western history, women making their way in the contemporary west must possess strong qualities, the least of which are grit and gumption. It’s not an easy place for a woman to succeed, yet women are moving here in droves to start businesses, families, retire, work, and create. WOW covers the contemporary western woman from artist to ranch owner and everything in between. The magazine has a strong literary bent with a focus on fine writing and quality photography.
What events led you to developing the WOW concept?
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I had turned fifty years old and was unhappy in my job. I decided that I wanted to do what I loved rather than what just paid the bills which was to write and give other beginning writers the opportunity to be published. Women Out West seemed to fit this concept very well and upon research discovered there was nothing of this genre out in the marketplace. So I jumped in with both feet, decided to find out all I didn’t know about publishing a magazine and just do it. As the second issue goes to print this week I’m still learning on a daily basis and loving every minute of it.
What women of the West inspire you?
I’ve been inspired by nearly every woman I’ve interviewed. Each has such a unique story, some of luck and fortune, some of struggle and strife, heartache and joy. The diversity of women and how they have made their own way in the West is a constant motivation. I now face each day wondering whom I will meet and what amazing story I’ll get to include in the next issue. I also wake each morning looking forward to my job rather than dreading every phone call.
** Check back this afternoon when I post the rest of my interview with Susan and she lets us peek into her Wyoming home!!
Until then you can visit the Women Out West Website HERE**
p/s - Click HERE for Part II of the interview with Susan.
July 17th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
This woman sounds smart as hell. I, too, want to ‘wake each morning looking forward to my job rather than dreading every phone call’.
I wonder if Women Out West will have anything for men in it. I hope so.
July 18th, 2008 at 2:24 am
Thanks Mark, for your kind words. I think that many of our literary pieces, poems and travel articles have content that men would find interesting. We also have many articles written by men about the western women they love and/or admire.
I hope you continue to enjoy Women Out West well into the future.
Susan
July 18th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Love the article and the premise for this magazine. It’s great to find a woman that has the courage to take on a new challenge and run with it. How great would it be for all of us to look forward to our jobs. This magazine will continue to grow into a terrific publication. This woman has grit.
July 18th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
This is a great magazine and they have a great website also. It’s got great content and is well thought out and attractive.
I hope you all have a chance to gain a copy of this magazine.
Susan
July 18th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Oops, sent before I was done.
Susan, good wishes for every success with this magazine.
Mary
July 19th, 2008 at 11:48 am
I too, at fifty, changed my job. I retired from teaching because I was tired of the politics and spending more time massaging egos of the adults rather than working with the kids. When I could ignore those things, teaching was the experience Susan speaks of. So when Susan says she wakes up excited to go to work, I am energized. I miss those days and hope to regain that feeling. Thanks for reminding us all that we have to take care of ourselves and find what makes us happy.
July 21st, 2008 at 2:43 pm
I’m so glad that you are all inspired by Susan and her new magazine!! I can hardly wait to see the next issue myself… Thanks for your comments!! Fancy