Look and Listen

Biography

Writing since the late 70', Aggie Villanueva’s first novel, Chase the Wind, Thomas Nelson 1983, was published before she was 30 and her second, Rightfully Mine, from Thomas Nelson in 1986. Rightfully Mine has been republished. For more information/photos/trailers see http://www.aggiev.org/rightfullymine/ Villanueva freelanced throughout the 80s, also writing three craft columns and three software review columns for national magazines. She was featured on the cover of The Christian Writer Magazine October 1983. After teaching at writers conferences throughout the Midwest, she founded/directed the 3-day Mid-America Fellowship of Christian Writers conferences for four years until 1990. For the past several years Aggie has blogged. She is founder of Visual Arts Junction: http://www.visualartsjunction.com, and is known for her in-depth interviews both in print and podcast at her internet radio show, Grandma Moses Southwest Radio http://www.blogtalkradio.com/grandmamosessw “Her portrayal of a humanity struggling between safety and destiny is touching, palpable, and memorable. This is easily one of the best biblical novels I’ve ever read.” From a review of Rightfully Mine by K.M. Weiland. “One of my favorite movies of all time is The Ten Commandments. Rightfully Mine is now one of my favorite books.” From a review of Rightfully Mine by Cindy Bauer “…with the economy of words that is the hallmark of a masterful writer. Her characters are full-bodied; her action scenes are tense and exciting; her love scenes are both pure and seductive.” From a review of Rightfully Mine by Linda Yezak Photographic art entered by 2007, and within two years Villanueva was dubbed the Grandma Moses of the American Southwest by her artistic peers, and is represented in several online and walk-in art galleries across the nation. Critically acclaimed in the June 19, 2008 issue of the Rio Grande Sun: …Villanueva is one of those rare individuals who uses new technology…to take a digital image to a new and exciting level….With some photographers this digitizing and manipulation are evident and stumbling...not so with Villanueva's work, which is sophisticated and well thought out….She has a knack for transferring her impression of a scene to the viewer that is remarkable and almost magical. As Aggie states; The Fairy Trail is real, folks. Welcome To My Path.” Find out more at the links below: Purchase Aggie’s book, Rightfully Min: http://www.aggiev.org/rightfullymine If you are a writer, The Rewritten Word course on rewriting: http://www.aggiev.org/therewrittenword Discover Aggie’s photographic art: http://www.aggiev.org/aggielogic Contact Aggie: myaggie2@gmail.com

Inspiration

I write because I can't NOT write.