As Charles Manson once said, “Are people strange, or am I just crazy?” Call me naïve, but as a published author myself, I assumed other authors must interact with booksellers as courteously as I do. I’ve always believed intelligence and sensitivity to be typical traits among those who write. For the most part I’ve found that to be true. But I’m also a bookseller— my husband and I own The Well Red Coyote bookstore in Sedona, Arizona. During my nine-year tenure as a bookseller, I’ve discovered that, for a substantial minority, common sense among authors is not as common as you might think.
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Interview With Literary Agent Margaret Bail
I recently had the good fortune of chatting with literary agent Margaret Bail of Inklings Literary. She’ll be one of the agents attending the 2014 Colorado Gold Conference.
Authors Who Overcame Hardships and Still Kicked Butt … by Lori DeBoer
The road to publishing can take years to travel, and it comes with a steep learning curve. Sometimes, the obstacles to success seem insurmountable. Life gets hard.
Everyone has off periods, when your writing time gets waylaid by other responsibilities. And it’s a real kick in the teeth if, when you do finally find yourself in your writing chair, the work itself turns out to be hard going. Like hauling rocks.
Meet Kerri Buckley, Carina Press Editor
As part of our series to introduce everyone to our Colorado Gold Conference guests, I caught Carina Press editor Kerri Buckley for an informal chat. Jeffe: Hi Kerri! Thanks for being here on the RMFW blog today! Kerri: And thanks so much for having me. I’m getting so excited for the conference! Jeffe: So are…
Announcing the Judges for the Colorado Gold Writing Contest
There’s one more thing we don’t want you to miss about the Colorado Gold Writing Contest for unpublished novelists. Announcing the 2014 Colorado Gold Final Judges! Action/Thriller Matt Martz, Editor, St. Martin’s Press/Minotaur Mainstream Peter Senftleben Associate Editor, Kensington Books Mystery/Suspense Terri Bischoff, Editor, Midnight Ink Romance Raelene Gorlinsky, Publisher, Ellora’s Cave Publishing Inc. Speculative…