Every writer has one—or two—or three. When I first started writing fiction, I was writing blind. I was a trained journalist and understood non-fiction, but writing a novel… Suffice it to say, it presented a number of new challenges. At the time, we were living in Frisco (Colorado), and there were no writers groups, no…
Category: RMFW Conference
Take Two Advice, and Call Me in the Morning: GOLD EDITION
I’ll bet you came back from the RMFW Gold Conference, excited to dive into your current project, filling it with all those things you learned over the weekend. Right up until it came time to actually write. The post-conference blue/block is a very real thing. Trust me, I’m not a doctor. And I don’t play…
Colorado Gold 2017: Some Practical Information
More Questions? Join our FACEBOOK GROUP for Conference attendees! Conference is almost here! In addition to the previous conference day-by-day walk-through info post, here is some practical information to help you get organized: Parking: Parking is free at the hotel for conference attendees. Yay! You’ll need to validate your parking ticket at the front desk before…
Power-charge your blurb with hooks
As we prepare for this year’s RMFW conference, I’m guessing that many of you are tearing your hair out, trying to write good blurbs or condensing your 100,000-word novel into a short, captivating sentence worthy of the so-called “elevator pitch.” I’m going to expand on a blog by my fellow RMFW blogger, Mary Gilgannon. She…
What to Expect at 2017 Colorado Gold
The fun never ends at Conference HQ! Colorado Gold is only a month away! We’re at the Denver Renaissance Hotel in Stapleton again this year, which will be familiar to some attendees and new to many. We have over 150 first-timers attending this year, and there are always little changes taking place, so I’ve put…