So what exactly is a “larger than life” character? You hear that term bandied about all the time, especially as one of the attributes agents and editors are looking for in a good story. If you were to take the term literally, you’d be wrong. It fact, larger than life is often misused and assigned…
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Are You Following the New RMFW Podcast Series Hosted by Mark Stevens?
Is there anything Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers doesn’t do for its members (and all writers for that matter)? Not too much. One of the newest offerings is a series of podcasts that features a variety of professionals to entertain and enlighten all those who tune in. Hosted by Mark Stevens, the podcasts are another great…
Choosing Cons to Attend – How Do You Decide?
I’m sorry to be missing seeing and meeting everyone this week at Colorado Gold! I’d planned to come up and at least sign on Friday night and meet Emily Keyes from my agency, as I have an out-of-town guest the rest of the weekend. However, I talked with Nina of Who Else Books while we…
Best Conference Advice: Leave Your Clothes On (Almost) All the Time
With less than three days until the Colorado Gold Conference presented by RMFW, I wanted to drag out and dust off the conference rules. Mind you, these are not ‘rules’ as in those that will land you in the conference clink, but ‘rules’ like those of writing itself–Good guidelines to follow, but every once in…
The RMFW Spotlight is on Lisa Manifold, Newsletter Editor
Now that we have so many new members of the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Board of Directors, we’ll once again be featuring the RMFW Spotlight on the blog. Our goal is to introduce our board members to all our readers and encourage other RMFW members to offer their time and energy to this energetic and…