It’s not really the second week doldrums that slowed down my progress on NaNoWriMo word count. I had two days of other work to do, and that break was on my original schedule. That’s okay. The No No, however, is that I’ve stopped to figure out where the heck I am in the story, make …Read More

Announcing the 2014 RMFW Writers Retreat With Special Guest, Agent Kate Schafer Testerman Organized by Angie Hodapp March 16-21, 2014 Table Mountain Inn, Golden, CO REGISTRATION OPENS NOVEMBER 15TH The 2013 writers retreat was a smashing success! Twenty writers came together September 22-26 at Table Mountain Inn in Golden, Colorado, to focus on their writing, …Read More

I’m only 259 words shy of where I would have been if I hadn’t goofed off on Thursday. With today’s NaNo sprint, I should be in good shape. No more goofing off though. Except maybe Thanksgiving Day. But I’ll plan ahead for that. Meanwhile, back to work. I have a killer to catch.

This year the Top of the Mountain Book Award is open to both published and unpublished authors as long as the contest submission has not been previously published in any form. Two Categories: Fiction and Creative/Narrative Nonfiction Dates of submission: October 21, 2013 to February 1, 2014  PRIZE: $1,000 Finalists and winners will be announced …Read More

Two NaNo days under my belt and my word count is on schedule. However, I’ve been starting too late in the day and have to finish up in the evening. I plan to change the schedule on Monday and write in the morning instead. That means I need to spend no more than fifteen minutes …Read More