With our 35th Annual Colorado Gold coming next year, there are some fabulous things brewing. If you’re on the RMFW Conference Facebook Group, (come over and join us!) you may have already seen my announcement that we’re adding Saturday lunch to the program next year. Because of the special anniversary, we’re adding this meal at…
Blog
It’s What’s Up Front That Counts
Back in the Dark Times, there used to be a commercial with the tag-line “It’s what’s up front that counts.” Their value-added proposition was that – ahem – first impressions matter. This month I thought it might be useful to look at book layout because when it comes to books, what’s up front does count….
Rocky Mountain Writer #64
Barbara Nickless & Blood on the Tracks In June of 2012, Barb Nickless and her family were told to evacuate their house in Waldo Canyon, northwest of Colorado Springs, because a wildfire was bearing down. Authorities told Barb to plan on being gone for a few days. Instead, Barb’s house burned to the ground, one of…
Kindle Scout—What Happens When You Win?
If you haven’t heard the news by now, my Kindle Scout campaign was a success! My book, Call Me Zhenya, was chosen for publication by Kindle Press. I received just under 700 page views, with a surge at the very end in both views and in time spent in “Hot and Trending.” The page views…
Romance: Tropes, tropes, and more Tropes
Before we get into the popular tropes in romance, I guess I should define a trope. From Merriam Webster: Full Definition of trope. 1a : a word or expression used in a figurative sense : figure of speech b : a common or overused theme or device : cliché <the usual horror movie tropes> 2…