Ross Willard, a Colorado resident, has been writing speculative fiction in one form or another for as long as he can remember. A longtime member of the Penpointers critique group, Ross can often be found reading or writing at his local independent coffee shop, or working on his website.System Purge, Ross’s new book release on …Read More
Archives for February 2013
After I Send a Manuscript On Its Way…
…a little part of me wonders if I’ll get something like this from the agent or editor… “I am returning this otherwise good typing paper to you because someone has printed gibberish all over it and put your name at the top. ~English Professor (Name Unknown), Ohio University” Found at The Quote Garden: Quotations About …Read More
First Tuesday: Announcements and Stuff
Chiseled in Rock Tuesday We have a new feature at the rock on the first Tuesday of the month. Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers member Julie Luek will be reporting on the best of the best places writers and readers might want to hang out on the western slope of Colorado. Stay tuned, because you might …Read More
If I Had My Druthers….
I’d eat TCBY frozen yogurt with hot fudge sauce and peanut butter cup pieces whenever I felt like it. A whole team of housekeepers would come in and clean my home from top to bottom once a month. My private office would be soundproofed and climate-controlled. My person (because anyone who has her druthers has …Read More
NCW Conference 2013 and Top of the Mountain Book Award
Northern Colorado Writers Conference 2013 The best little conference in Northern Colorado is scheduled for April 26-27 in Fort Collins, Colorado. Sponsored by Kerrie Flanagan’s Northern Colorado Writers, this year’s attendance will be capped at 125 registered participants. With a group this size, you’ll have the chance to meet almost everyone, including the agents and …Read More