How often have you heard that you should write about what you know? At the same time, you might hear that we can write about anything we want, we just need to research the subject matter. This debate of personal experience versus research is like nature versus nurture. I write middle-grade multicultural novels with Japanese…
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Rocky Mountain Writer #36
Colorado Gold Contest Prep This episode is a live recording from workshop held Saturday, March 12 in Denver at the Ross Cherry Creek Branch Library. The workshop was designed as a primer for the annual Colorado Gold Contest, which opens April 1. The workshop was hosted by contest co-chair Pam Nowak and veteran contest…
Hook Your Book at the Colorado Gold Conference
Writing a good book summary for a cover, online bookstore, or query letter is both challenging and frustrating. After all, summarizing your book in 150-200 words seems like an impossible feat. We all spend countless hours perfecting our book summaries because first impressions count, and you can easily lose a reader or agent in just…
Rocky Mountain Writer #35
Marc Graham & Of Ashes and Dust The guest this time is Marc Graham–an actor, singer, bard, engineer, Freemason, and whisky aficionado. And writer. Graham just sold Of Ashes and Dust, his first historical novel, to Five Star. Graham talks about the long journey to publication, his approach to researching historical fiction, his writing…
Tips and Tricks to Surprise and Delight … by Suzanne Young
Do you ever sit down to a blank page and hope an idea will flow from your brain to your fingertips like magic? Then do you simply stare at all that white space as your mind shuts down? I am currently working on the sixth book of my Edna Davies mystery series (Murder by Decay)…