Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about blocks. Not the LEGO blocks, city blocks, television news blocks, concrete blocks, etc. Those “blocks” never affected me much until it came to writing. This particular block was puzzling. The frustration over how to move forward with my latest writing endeavor had me tied in knots. The lack…
I decided a few years ago that I needed to take my career more seriously. I knew how to write sentences, and sort of knew how to write stories. What I was missing, I decided, was open mic nights. I know a lot of musicians and I talk to comedians, and a lot of their…
Honestly, I was kinda blogged out—until, after a multitude of phone calls and emails to kick start a Leave Of Absence from my night job, the following thought occurred to me: “Rainey, you forgot to give characters in your new WIP health challenges, and/or physical limitations. Oh, for Heaven….” Below, I’ve listed those that came…
Never say never when it comes to writing a book. “I’ll never be a plotter.” “I’d never kill off my protagonist.” “I could never write a series—I’d get too bored with my characters.” As the oft-heard comment goes, each book you write teaches you how to write that book, not the next one. I was…
If you are an RMFW member, one of the many perks of membership is you can submit a story for inclusion in our next anthology! RMFW publishes an anthology on even-numbered years, and each anthology has a theme. The 2024 theme was “Colorado’s Changing Climate.” Before that, the theme was “Wild.” This year, our theme…