When writers first venture into the realm of middle grade and young adult fiction, they often bring with them some bad habits and unhelpful misconceptions. Leave your baggage at the door, and follow these guidelines to start off on the right foot. DO capture the MG/YA voice Children don’t think the way adults do. They…
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Give Your Characters a Sense of #Humor … by Rainey Hall
Just like a well-delivered one-liner, writers must have great timing and dynamics when their characters produce a sentence—or word—meant to be funny. timing noun the ability to select the precise moment for doing something for optimum effect Don’t forget—to show your character’s sense of humor—readers need to know the character’s usual personality, and/or the situation,…
What is Story Bundling and How Does It Work? … by Jamie Ferguson
What is a story bundle? A story bundle is an electronic collection of stories that is available through a bundling website, usually for a limited period of time. The bundle may be sold as a complete set of stories, or there may be one price for a subset of the titles and another for the…
Nominations are now open for two Executive Board positions, Vice President and Treasurer.
When asked to write a paragraph or two about the value of volunteering with RMFW and the VP and Treasurer positions in particular, a multitude of thoughts scampered about. To sort them out, we thought it would be interesting to see what some experts say about volunteers. In a 2014 Psychology Today article on 5…
Volunteers, How Does RMFW Love Thee? … by Angela La Voie
As RMFW volunteer coordinator, I keep trying to count the ways. To the Breadth and Height More than one hundred volunteers contributed to the success of Colorado Gold this September. Thank you! What on earth takes a hundred volunteers? Some of the most visible roles at conference include working at the registration and information desk,…