The very first novel I ever started writing took place in a small town in Texas. The outsider newspaper reporter main character was on her way to solving some town mystery. It was quite similar to my own life at the time. I worked as a small town Texas newspaper reporter from up north. And…
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Green … by Rainey Hall
In kindergarten, my teacher read the class Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham. She then treated all of us to—you got it—ham, scrambled green eggs, fried green potatoes, green milk and green biscuits. Ah, those were the days. That night after regurgitating green stuff, I swore off eating, touching and smelling anything that resembled mold….
5 Tips for Successful Audiobooks … by Richard Rieman
You wonder if an audio version of your book is a good idea. Maybe you listen to audiobooks – perhaps a Harry Potter book with Jim Dale doing over 150 different voices – and you think, it’s probably much too complicated and expensive. Here are some common audiobook misconceptions: 1. Underestimating Audiobook Popularity At a…
Spotlighting One of Our Younger Members, Zoe Smith-Holladay
It is our pleasure to introduce Zoe Smith-Holladay, a 12 year-old creative writing major at the Denver School of the Arts and a member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. Zoe is founder & author of kidsanimalstation.com, an animal blog that she started when she was eight. In Spring 2016, Smith-Holladay’s first fictional piece of prose…
5 Important Things to Know About Self-Publishing–Part 2 … by Laura VanArendonk Baugh
Part 1 of Laura’s post was published on Friday, January 27th. The Work Has To Be Competitive. There’s a common refrain, heard around writers conferences and discussion forums, that runs something like, “If I can’t sell it traditionally, I’ll self-publish.” While there are some perfectly legitimate uses of this phrase, quite often it’s either meant…