If you’re like me, when the holidays hit, everything else goes off the rails. I don’t write. I don’t edit. I don’t think about deadlines and plot points or much of anything writerly. And I hate that. The holidays are hectic, but less so than they’ve been in the past when we hosted 44 people…
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Rocky Mountain Writer #192
Dan Grant & Thirteen Across Dan Grant is the bestselling thriller writer of The Singularity Witness and Thirteen Across. He loves intriguing tales that weave science, medicine, technology, or history into the fabric of the drama. Dan is a licensed professional engineer with degrees from Northern Arizona University: a bachelor’s in electrical engineering and masters…
Come together, right now! How social mingling aids plot
To achieve satisfying character plots, our characters must grow (or devolve, depending on the genre) over the course of the novel. Good plotting challenges the author to show that change in a believable and compelling way. There’s a good reason for the long-standing advice to authors to avoid “Single Character On Stage” (SCOS). Without social…
Tap into the Power of RMFW Critique Groups … by Susan Schooleman
My writing sucks. Or used to. Or still does. Doesn’t everyone’s at times? But now I have a remedy for my suckiness: My RMFW critique group. For the past three years, my work has been fortified by decades of experience and insights through the group members. They infuse my weekly installments with everything from basic…
Competing with Free Books: A Marketing Lesson
If you feel like you are competing with free books on Kindle Unlimited or $.99 books on Amazon, I am about to let you in on the best kept secret no one wants you to know… Are you ready?