Thanks for inviting me to discuss my trilogy: Murder, Madness & Love, Memories of Murder, and Murder & Obsession, a romantic suspense/thriller with a little horror added for good measure. Murder, Madness & Love was my first book, so I stuck to the advice all writers understand. Write what you know, and write what you …Read More
News, A Call for Workshop Proposals, and a Very Special Anthology Open for Submissions
Pikes Peak Writers Conference Call for Workshop Proposals MB Partlow, Programming Director for the 2017 Pikes Peak Writers Conference and Vice President of Pikes Peak Writers announces that the 2017 Pikes Peak Writers Conference is accepting workshop proposals through Sept. 15! This is for the 25th annual conference, April 28-30–bigger and better than ever! To …Read More
Court Trouble—Not the Legal Kind … by Mike Befeler
For the last twenty years, I’ve played a sport called platform tennis. As an ex-tennis player with aging joints, I found this an enjoyable sport on a court a third the size of a tennis court. Writers consider everything material for a novel, so I had to set a mystery on a platform tennis court. …Read More
How to Create the Perfect Writing Soundtrack … by Laurence MacNaughton
Before I became a full-time writer, I thought music was too distracting to play while I was writing. I thought I needed absolute silence. Then I got a job as a staff writer, and suddenly I couldn’t hear myself think. Stuck in the middle of a bustling open-plan office, I quickly discovered that if I …Read More
A fantastic giveaway for readers of contemporary romance
I found the link to this July 4th Contemporary Romance giveaway on Maryann Miller’s blog, It’s Not All Gravy. If you like to read contemporary romance, you only have a few days left to enter. The Grand Prize Winner gets 40 novels and a Kindle Fire. That’s pretty sweet!
Have you written your stories? … by Jennifer Goble
It seemed a long time ago when Patricia sent an invite for guest bloggers, and I replied, “Count me in.” The time has come, and I am pleased to be here. I am a Colorado native and Alumni of Colorado State University. A semi-retired psychotherapist, most of my writing relates to striving for mental wellness. …Read More
This Week’s Best of the Best (and Other Stuff)
I have a couple of blog post recommendations for you. First is this humor post from Jenny Sundstedt, a local author and active member of Northern Colorado Writers. The post is on the Hot Chocolate Press website’s blog. Jenny is the co-author with Kerrie Flanagan of Write Away: A Year of Musing and Motivation for …Read More
No Such Thing As “I Can’t” … by Amy Rivers
When I was in 2nd grade, I was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, which caused severe visual impairment. Up to that point, I was your typical scrawny urchin. I grew up in the desert of Southern New Mexico and I spent most of my childhood playing in the dirt. But after the diagnosis, many things …Read More
Key Elements in a Writing Contest … by Kathryn Mattingly
I feel honored to be the coordinator for the Northern Colorado Writers Top of the Mountain writing contest associated with the annual conference which will be open to submissions in September. It’s a pleasure working with the wonderful, expert judges and the inspiring entrants who never cease to amaze with their interesting and well-penned manuscripts. …Read More
I Got Hit by the Cross-Genre Bus … by Carol Van Natta
Hi, I’m science fiction and fantasy author Carol Van Natta, and I live in author Pat Stoltey’s home town of Fort Collins, CO. She was gracious enough to invite local authors over to her virtual house, and I was happy to RSVP. I’m a mystery fan. My flagship series is the Central Galactic Concordance series, …Read More
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