Tomorrow’s Guest Blogger Mystery writer Jan Christensen asks “Are You Making Time to Write?” And she’s also giving away a copy of her Tina Shaw light mystery, Organized to Death. I felt inspired after reading Jan’s post, so I hope it helps you too. Over at the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Blog On Monday, Mike …Read More
When I Take a Break from Revisions or Any Other Task, I Read…
No matter how hard I’m working on blogs or manuscript revisions or gardening or laundry or whatever else needs to be done, I always make time to read. Here’s what I’m working on this week: The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine N. Aron, PhD. This book was recommended to me by a friend, and after …Read More
Manuscript Cut and Paste: The Last and Final Version Forever and Ever
I’m at it again. My favorite unpublished manuscript is getting another makeover. My Labor Day weekend involves laboring over the novel of my heart that has caused me more heartache than anything I’ve ever written. It’s like falling in love and having the love of your life tell you it’s time to break up. You …Read More
Our Winner
The winner of a copy of the anthology Open Doors: Fractured Fairy Tales which includes the short story by Katherine Valdez, “Little Red Riding Hood Seeks Vengeance” is writer Dean K. Miller Congratulations, Dean!
Cross-Training for Writers by Katherine Valdez
Katherine Valdez writes essays and flash fiction. She was a Top 6 Finalist in the Grey Sparrow Journal 2012 flash fiction contest, and her story “Little Red Riding Hood Seeks Vengeance” was published in the anthology Open Doors: Fractured Fairy Tales (Wayman Publishing). One of her posts will appear in the new anthology Random Acts …Read More
Blogging and Getting Educated in Colorado
There’s a lot of blogging going around my part of the country. My Next Guest My guest blogger for tomorrow is Northern Colorado Writers member, essayist, and short story author Katherine Valdez who compares writing to getting out there on the floor at Rollerland (especially if you haven’t been on skates for a long time). …Read More
Who’s attention is peeked by this blog title?
I see these little goofs most often in the newspaper, so I’m not sure if it’s the reporter or the editor who needs a crash course in: …the difference between peek, peak, and pique …the difference between who’s and whose Am I nit-picking? Yes, I am. It’s that kind of day.
Reflecting History with Great Storytelling by Pam Nowak
Pam wrote her first 400 page manuscript in six weeks and thought it was the greatest piece of fiction ever. She discovered she was so wrong. When she joined Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, she learned the writing craft and joined a critique group. Every time she mastered one technique, there was another waiting to be …Read More
Time Flies…
This is kind of an oops because I intended to post yesterday and pre-schedule one for this morning too, but somehow it just went from Monday to Wednesday midday without me noticing. Anyway… The Blogs Today’s post over at the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers blog is by monthly contributor and urban fantasy author Kerry Schafer. …Read More
I Had the Most Bizarre Dream Last Night
I do dream a lot, often have scary nightmares, but this was one of the oddest dreams I’ve had in a long time. When I woke up, I knew I had to put it all in a blog post. I made myself stay awake long enough to replay the dream in my head a couple …Read More
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