The comic strip Pickles features an adorable 70-something couple named Earl and Opal Pickles. In Sunday’s issue, Earl asks Opal, “Why do I have to say everything twice?” This is related to one of my husband’s frequent complaints: I never listen to him. He may tell me twice that he’s playing golf on Friday, but…
Author: Janet Lane
Janet Lane’s Coin Forest novels have earned #1 Amazon bestselling status in the medieval romance genre. She also writes contemporary women’s novels. Her novels have received international awards (IPPY, INDIE, EVVY) and the HOLT Medallion. She served as an editor for RMFW’s anthology, Broken Links, Mended Lives, which was named a finalist in the Colorado Book Awards. She recently released her author-narrated audiobook, Etti’s Intended, and is working on her sixth book in the Coin Forest series.
10 things to love about RMFW’s Colorado Gold Conference
First, let me get a tissue, for there will be tears. I have attended every RMFW conference since 1997, and this year, I cannot attend. Still months away, the excitement is already simmering—internationally successful authors will speak, knowledgeable educators will present craft and marketing workshops, and capable and inspired conference planners will wow conference attendees…
Running in place–are you ready?
Running in Place. This Denver Post headline caught my eye. The article discusses training for races by using a treadmill. It also describes the state I have found myself in several times during my writer’s journey. Running in place—waiting for a green light, waiting for the starting gun, waiting until the path clears and we…
Writing on the Go
I love to travel! I enjoy the planning, the happy anticipation—and the dead time that’s so conducive to writing. I pack to take advantage of all of it. Here are some of the ways I make time for new scenes and chapters when I travel. Small laptop. Mine’s a Mac Pro 13-inch screen. You can…
My Good Luck Charm
I love the dream I pursue. I love how deeply I care about my words as they appear on the pages I write. Yet there have been times in my past when I ignored my dream, when I let days, weeks, even months slip by without writing. Once that drought passed, I wrote the third…