When I saw Mark Stevens’ post on The Power of Now, I looked at the picture of someone jumping off a cliff in a wingsuit and thought, “I would never do that.” But then I realized that I had done something very much like that. About 40 years ago I was working at a software…
By Natasha Watts As you may know by now, the 2020 Colorado Gold Conference has been moved online as part of the Colorado Writers’ Collaborative. We’re sad we can’t be together in person, but here’s one thing COVID-19 can’t take away: the 2020 RMFW Anthology, baby! WILD: UNCIVILIZED TALES FROM ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS will…
Back in January I had a schedule of conferences I wanted to attend. Colorado Gold. Northern Colorado Writers Conference. Pikes Peak Writers Conference. RMFW Writers Retreat. MileHiCon. And a few more. All of them canceled because of the pandemic. What’s a writer to do? What we can do is go to virtual conferences. RMFW, Northern…
A few years ago I was reviewing an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) of a thriller novel. At one point, the lead character met someone in a bar and ordered a whiskey. Three pages later, he finished his beer. I stopped, turned back three pages, and read through them again. Nope, he didn’t order anything else….
I have chronic depression. I was first diagnosed when I was 12 years old. I’ve fought it all my life, every day, to some degree. I’m on medication, and I’ve developed some good coping techniques. Most days are okay. Some are really good. And some are really bad. I’ve been having more bad days lately….