Last year my first novel came out after a thirteen year struggle to publication. Since the only thing harder than breaking in as a debut author is building a long-lasting career as a writer, both my husband and I knew that we would have to give this thing our all. So we did the only logical thing. We rented out our house, traded in two cars for an SUV that could handle Denver in February, and withdrew our kids from first and third grades.
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Getting the Details Right
By Mark Stevens If I had to pick a favorite prose stylist, it might be John Updike. (I don’t have to pick, do I?) Some think his stuff is over-written. I happen to think he was a poet whether he was writing fiction or criticism. Or poetry. In fact, Updike published eight volumes of poetry…
RMFW Spotlight on Monica Poole, Critique Chair
1. Monica, tell us what you do for RMFW and why you are involved.
I encourage members to seek out, join, and actively participate in a critique group. Visiting a critique group was my first introduction to RMFW. I had been to a few other critique groups organized by other writing groups, and they were the blind leading the blind. Visiting the RMFW group was an eye opening and immensely helpful experience. I came away from that meeting knowing that RMFW was a group of writers who not only knew how to write, but who also knew how to share their writing knowledge with others. I want every member to have that sort of positive experience.
The Winner of Aaron Michael Ritchey’s Book Giveaway
Arturo Garcia is the winner of three books, including Long Live the Suicide King Congratulations to Arturo and many thanks to Aaron Michael Ritchey whose post The Second Book is Like Sex appeared here on April 29th
THE SALE: Then and Now
Today, my book will be available until… who knows. Unless there’s some internet catastrophe and/or the world ends, my story will be out there indefinitely. On the other hand, every ebook is like that, so in a few years, there will be millions and millions of them available. How do you stand out or get noticed in those circumstances?