In my MFA program, I learned about hybrid forms as a common technique in experimental literary fiction and poetry, but lately I’ve noticed it more often in the genre fiction I read. In his most recent novel, Horror Movie, Paul Tremblay interweaves scenes from a fictional screenplay with traditional prose. Brian McAuley uses the same…
I recently had the privilege of moderating a discussion between a local author and an inaugural book club in Silverthorne. After the two hour dialogue, my author friend and I shared our impressions over a glass of wine. Number one take-away: most readers are not writers and therefore say things we would never say to…
With one week left before the deadline to enter the Colorado Gold Literary Awards, we are receiving more entries every day. I’m not here to discuss procrastination (plenty of other posts have already been written about that) but rather what a writer might be doing in those final days before a deadline, be it for…
Thank you to all the writers from our community and beyond who submitted proposals for the Colorado Gold Conference. As I finish my third year on the workshop selection committee, I’d like to share some insights on what makes a winning proposal. Best of luck to all this year! It was an honor to review…
Whether you’re waiting for an agent to offer representation, an editor to accept your short story or simply for the snow to melt, killing time can feel just that: vicious. Like the weather, there is little about this industry we as writers can control. We put words on the page or screen. We try again,…