The Colorado Gold Conference is coming up next month. I know I look forward to this event all year long. Seeing my fellow writers, gabbing about the previous year, and celebrating my friends’ publications are all things I do at Gold. I also take classes, eat way too much, and barcon after dinner on Friday…
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Resources for Writers
I’ve put together a list of resources I’ve used or that have been recommended to me by great authors to help me with my writing, editing, and submitting. What others do you use? Share in the comments! Books On Writing by Stephen King The series of writing thesauruses by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi (and…
Conference 411: Part 4
This is a continuance of last month’s blog, featuring new programs and services available especially for those new to the Colorado Gold conference this year. Read on and learn about how you can feel right at home from the very start of the conference. We wish you an exciting, informative, and inspirational conference, from the…
Rocky Mountain Writer #181
Stephanie Kane & A Perfect Eye After a fourteen-year break since her last book, Stephanie Kane returns with a new novel coming out next month. A Perfect Eye is a mystery-thriller set in and around the Denver Art Museum featuring painting conservator Lily Sparks. On the podcast, Stephanie Kane talks about the reasons she took…
Keep the Pages Turning with Mini Cliffhangers
What do you think of when you hear the word cliffhanger? Bombs dropping? Car chases? A character literally dangling from a cliff while hungry sharks circle the water below? Not all cliffhangers are so dramatic. They can be big or small, external or internal, over-the-top or subtle. They can apply to thrillers, literary fiction, and…