Chris Goff & Writing Mysteries During Fraught Times This coming Saturday—March 3—the Colorado Book Festival descends on the downtown Denver Public Library with a full day of talks and panels. The day is being organized by our friends at the Colorado Authors League but, of course, there is good representation from Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers,…
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True Confessions of a Midlist Writer
Okay, so, you know how everyone asks you “where do you get your ideas?” And you know how most writers say they have more ideas than they have time to write? Not! At least not me. Sure, I have things I know I want to write, but I also have: #1 – Fear of Commitment…
Contests and Competitions
Tis the Season Now is a unique time for writers. In the mystery world, early in the year is the time when judging is beginning, nominations are being requested for a number of prize awards or Awards are being announced. Probably because the awards are for books published in the previous year. That said, RMFW’s…
Beginnings
Good News. I’m finally DONE with the second book in my new international thriller series, RED SKY. I’ve done two revisions, looked at the first page pass, the second page pass, and just turned in the final page pass. The ARCs are in the hands of a couple of reviewers, the launch date is set (June…
2017 – THE YEAR OF BALANCE
I am not a big believer in your standard New Year’s resolutions. They tend to be broad and sweeping statements like: I will lose weight. I will exercise more. I will finish my book. But I am a believer in setting goals, so when I received J.T. Ellison’s 2016 Annual Review, I took it to…