By Cindi Myers Real people, places and events often spark story ideas. If you’re going to “write what you know,” setting seems a good place to start. Writing a book set in a real town makes research easy, and it gives you an interesting marketing hook. People like to read about places they know. A…
Author: Patricia Stoltey
Scrubbing the Grand Canyon Dam with a Toothbrush
By Mark Stevens Practice makes perfect. Yeah, right. I’ve been practicing this fiction thing for 30 years. Perfection? I can’t see it from here. A bit of joke, don’t you think? What is perfect when it comes to storytelling? You can put together a bunch of perfect sentences, but you don’t necessarily have a perfect…
RMFW Spotlight: Phyllis Neher
As we continue our Spotlight series, today’s bright light focuses on Phyllis Neher, RMFW Secretary. Every organization recognizes and applauds the tireless work and backbone a dedicated secretary provides. So I’ll dim the light, not make Phyllis squint too much, and let’s get to know her a bit. 1. Tell us what you do for…
Writers’ Halloween Fear List: BOO!
By Elvira Stoltey and Ghoulie Luek This time of year brings out ghosts, goblins, and spooky apparitions. Of course we writers, often the creators of such paranormal specters, stare down spooks and fanged creatures knowing they are but a backspace stroke away from their demise. While we may show bravado with the monstrous muses of…
In The Aftermath of Colorado Gold
By Yvonne Montgomery One of the sessions I appreciated the most at this year’s Colorado Gold Conference was Christine Jorgensen’s Plotting Your Novel Using a Dynamic Grid. My study has always been a forest of papers where the filing system is similar to an anthropological dig: one layer on top of another. The goal…