One If you told me thirty years ago that Rick Rubin would one day be my spirit guide, well, I would have laughed pretty hard. Yeah, the guy who has produced albums for Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, Slayer, The Cult, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Joan Jett, Johnny Cash, Nine Inch Nails and many others. But…
Writing advice is everywhere. Good writing advice? Not so much. My sole point this month is to get yourself connected to Collaborist. Here’s your portal: https://collaborist.org/ I highly recommend the YouTube chats. Here. Sample topics: And on and on. The co-hosts are Jason Buchholz and Ben LeRoy. The chat is always calm, low-key, and grounded…
In 1980, I moved from Los Angeles to Denver and took my second job in journalism, working for The Rocky Mountain News. A friend worked there. He was someone I knew from my youth in the suburbs of Boston. My friend, Phil Reed, turned me on to mysteries. And I started reading them with abandon….
This is a blog about The Rocky Mountain Writer podcast. Yeah, your podcast. I’m looking to put together podcast episodes based on a theme—with a couple or three total guests—kind of like a good panel at Colorado Gold. There are 1. 5 zillion ways to approach this, and I’m open to your input. The episodes…