Random Stuff: How cool is it that one of RMFW’s critique groups publishes short story anthologies? The members of the Speculative Fiction Critique Group help each other with improving their craft, but are also learning about the whole publishing process. The latest anthology is called “Second Law” (published in December 2021). Ralph Beckett, who writes…
A mash-up of links and leads for your amusement: It’s never easy to single out one Rocky Mountain Writer podcast guest (because they’re all so great), but I want to take a moment to point out two things about the recent episode with Kelley J. P. Lindberg. (Who is also our blog editor.) First, check…
It’s me again, stealing some chat from one of my favorite podcasts, Scriptnotes. The bulk of this came from a listener’s comment during an episode called Halfway There. Caution: if you enjoy the writing process (and all of its myriad steps along the way), then skip this blog. You’ve got better things to do and/or…
Hey writers and other creative types, do you need an emotional and very supportive kick-in-the-pants? I highly recommend Breakthrough: How to Overcome Doubt, Fear, and Resistance to Be Your Ultimate Creative Self by Todd Mitchell. Mitchell, who lives in Fort Collins and directs the Beginning Creative Writing Teaching Program at Colorado State University, knows the…
I sold a book last month based on an idea mentioned casually over lunch with a friend who has talked books and writing with me for over 25 years. (He’s not a writer, but he is a voracious reader.) I finished writing that book two years ago. I wrote it about it in December of…