Natasha Watts & Anatomy of Emotion If you happened to set some resolutions about writing for 2019 and you want to dive right in, RMFW-U has got you covered with a brand new online course, Anatomy of Emotion, kicking off this coming Sunday, January 6. Your teacher is Natasha Watts and we’ve got her here…
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Celebrate Your 2018
As we approach the start of a new year, you may be brainstorming goals to set for 2019. You may also be looking back at what you did—or didn’t—accomplish in 2018. If you’re like me, you probably didn’t check everything off your 2018 list. You may be thinking, “I need to work even harder next…
Rocky Mountain Writer #152
Rachel Delaney Craft & The Next RMFW Short-Story Anthology We’ve got Rachel Delaney Craft on the latest podcast with two worthy topics of conversation. Rachel is co-editor, along Natasha Watts, and of the next RMFW short story anthology and she’s here with an announcement about the anthology’s theme. If you’re planning on submitting a short…
Adding Color to Fictional Characters
Yes. I am referring to skin color. For just a few minutes, I ask you to tuck all discomfort of the subject of race safely into your pocket. This is a safe place of learning, and today the lesson is on diversity and how the omission of racial diversity among characters is whitewashing literature. Are…
Pachinko: Why Reading an Epic Korean Novel Matters
I first became aware of Korea as an iconic setting for profound fiction when reading Paul Yoon’s award-winning collection of short stories Once the Shore. Despite having traveled to over 27 countries by the time I was thirteen, I’m embarrassed to say how little I knew about Korea, or about Korean literature. Korea has once…