By Patricia Stoltey I’m sure you know there are tons of blogs out there on every imaginable topic. You’ve also probably heard those little rumors floating around that “blogging is dead,” or “blogging does not sell books,” or even “blogging is a total waste of time because you should be writing.” If you already have…
Author: Patricia Stoltey
Short Story Anthologies with Class (for my homework)
By Patricia Stoltey I just finished reading the complete Crossing Colfax anthology from Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, then headed off to Goodreads and Amazon to post my comments and rate the book a big beautiful five stars. Writers who can produce quality stories with unique ideas, imaginative twists, and great characters, and fit all of…
Time to Update Your Bucket List for 2015
By Patricia Stoltey I don’t do resolutions anymore. Goal setting is good (see yesterday’s post from Liesa Malik for more on that topic), but updating my bucket list ranks at the top of my year end ToDos. Just because something was important enough to add to my list in the past doesn’t mean it should…
The RMFW Blogging Team Wishes You a Very Happy Holiday Season
From all of us at the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Blog: Karen Duvall Mary Gillgannon Julie Kazimer Jeffe Kennedy Katriena Knights Liesa Malik Pamela Nowak Colleen Oakes Robin D. Owens Aaron Michael Ritchey Kerry Schafer Susan Spann Jeanne C. Stein Mark Stevens Patricia Stoltey Kevin Paul Tracy May your holiday season be happy and lots…
Do Yer Own Thing
By Katriena Knights Over the holidays, especially at Thanksgiving and Christmas, it seems like we get inundated with messages about how we “should” celebrate the holidays. What you’re supposed to eat, how you’re supposed to decorate, who you’re supposed to invite where—it gets overwhelming. A few years ago, I realized Christmas was getting far too stressful…