Patricia Stoltey

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Writing is Like Riding a Carousel

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You keep going around in circles, hoping that this time you’ll pick the horse that breaks loose and gallops off to to Wonderland. The amazing thing is…sometimes you really do pick the magic horse. Hang in there, whether you’re doing NaNoWriMo or just writing at your own speed. And if you haven’t had much luck …Read More

A NaNo No No (and some other stuff)

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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

Not Quite Real Yet…by Richard Keller

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Sometime this holiday season, barring any unforeseen circumstances like an alien invasion or an announcement that Ryan Seacrest is purchasing Wyoming, my book Paradise Not Quite Lost will be released in both print and digital formats. At the point of publication I will sit in my underwear, watching reality programs, while the Nebulas, Pulitzers, and …Read More

Announcing the 2014 Rocky Mountain Writers Retreat in Golden, Colorado

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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

The NaNo Sprint Worked

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I’m now 1,082 words ahead of schedule. I resolve not to fall behind again. I resolve to churn out at least 1,667 words each day except Thanksgiving. I resolve to finish NaNoWriMo on November 30th with more than 50,000 words. Signed,PattyPetunia

Almost Caught Up

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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.

Oopsie! A NaNo Failure Alert!

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Well, darn. I’m not going to make my word count today. I had to clean house before the cleaning gal came, take Katie Cat outside on her harness and leash, take a nap, and get caught up on my Northern Colorado Writers and Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers chores. And then I pooped out. The good …Read More

Top of the Mountain Book Award from Northern Colorado Writers

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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

Throwing Stuff Away!

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How can stuff accumulate so fast? Why do I print stuff out and never read it? Does everything with a name, address, or email address on it really need to be shredded? Why do I still have the records from accounts closed more than ten years ago? Why does Katie Cat need to knock over …Read More