Patricia Stoltey

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Check out the new Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers blog

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The new blog launches today with “Why Should Authors Care About Screenwriting” from Trai Cartwright. In addition to the great lineup of regular contributors including Mike Befeler, Julie Kazimer, Karen Duvall (see their bios on the contributor page) and more, starting in September we’ll feature a few guest bloggers each month. We’ll be posting Monday …Read More

No Guest Blogger This Week

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That’s okay. It’s going to work out well because I’ll send you over to the first post of the new Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers blog which launches tomorrow with a piece on why writers should care about screenwriting from Trai Cartwright. And now that I look more closely at my guest schedule, I see more …Read More

I Don’t Know What to Write Next

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I’m in that weird stage of writing where I’ve just finished one first draft and am returning to an older manuscript to whip it into final shape for a submission. After that, I can start working on the first draft revisions. However, I belong to a critique group and we prefer to review new stuff …Read More

Feeling Groovy

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I am feeling groovy. 1.  We’re launching the brand-new Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers blog on August 1st. Accessible through the RMFW website, the blog will feature a wide variety of contributors on a wide variety of topics. I’m one of the editors and will be mostly lurking behind the scenes, but might occasionally post articles …Read More

Editing — The Sequel by Richard S. Keller

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I’ll bet you thought you’d never see Rich here on this blog again after last time when he wrote about Self-Promoting My Self Promotion. Or the time before that with Show and Tell, But Opposite. Sorry, ladies and gentlemen, but he’s back. Color me crazy, but I have a major weakness for Rich’s brand of …Read More

CURSES! Foiled by a Priest… by Susan Spann

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Susan Spann is a transactional attorney and former law school professor whose practice focuses on publishing law and business. She has a deep interest in Asian culture and has studied Mandarin and Japanese. Her hobbies include Asian cooking, fencing, traditional archery, martial arts, rock climbing, and horseback riding. She keeps a marine aquarium where she …Read More

TA DA (and notes about this week’s guests)

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Here’s the TA DA: Finally, finally, finally…. I have finished the truly horrid first draft of my new manuscript. It was supposed to be suspense, but it looks more like a mystery. It was supposed to be standalone, but the ending sets it up for a sequel…or even a series. And its temporary title is …Read More

I Stopped the Merry-Go-Round and Went to the Movies

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Honestly, is there anything more frustrating than going around in circles until you’re dizzy? I spent yesterday making lists, setting priorities, and knocking off a couple of tasks with looming deadlines. Holy merry-go-round! What was I thinking when I took part of Saturday off? Yes, I admit it. One of the reasons I had so …Read More

And the winner is…

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L. Diane Wolfe, blogger at Spunk on a Stick is the winner of  the Carolyn J. Rose novel giveaway from Carolyn’s Thursday guest post High School Then and Now Congratulations, Diane!