By J.A. (Julie) Kazimer One of the things I learned this past weekend at the RMFW conference was how to draw your attention. Pat (my amazing, fabulous, awesome co-editor) and I had a brief discussion on blog headlines and titles. We decided and I’m thinking rightly so, not to cheat and lie to our readers…
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How to Grow a Novel
By Barbara Graham Probably because I’m in the midst of trying to get my garden to produce something other than really healthy weeds, and my next book is in the formative stage, the comparison between gardening and writing a novel seemed ideal. After all, they both start with high hopes and big plans. Each beginning…
Twenty Years of Sharing the Dream
By Mary Gillgannon Many RMFW members are attending the Colorado Gold conference this weekend. I, unfortunately, have to miss it due to a trip with my daughter later this month. But I’ll be waxing nostalgic the whole time. I went to my first conference over twenty years ago, and I can still remember what a…
Write Only the Interesting Parts
By Kevin Paul Tracy There is a joke which has been apocryphally attributed to various famous sculptors: HOW TO SCULPT A BIRD: Chisel away all the parts that do not look like a bird. As a joke this is worth a chuckle. As a fundamental truth about sculpting it leaves something to be desired. For…
Guest Post by Rebecca Taylor: “Am I Good Enough?”
By Rebecca Taylor I think there may be a singular question that, at some time or another, burns in the soul of every writer. “Am I good enough?” As we barrel towards the 2014 RMFW conference this weekend, I know it’s a question that many writers are hoping to have answered for them. Whether they…