…and makes a good subplot! As you may have heard, I will miss my first RMFW conference in twenty years this year. My younger daughter, Jalena, is getting married in Keystone on September 7. A mini family reunion will follow on September 8. As you read this, you may recall some of your own family wedding…
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Rocky Mountain Writer #138
Liz Roadifer & The Trouble With Fairies Liz Roadifer writes in two completely different worlds. One work is dark thrillers. The other is romantic fantasy. It’s the romantic fantasy that’s making news. Liz recently learned that The Trouble With Fairies won a National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award in a major contest sponsored by First…
7 Ways to Challenge Yourself at Conference This Year
The Colorado Gold conference is fast approaching! The weeks leading up to a conference are always exciting, and maybe a little stressful as you start packing, planning your schedule, and inevitably worrying about all the new people you’re about to meet. If conference is a nerve-wracking time for you, you’re not alone. I’m right there…
Congratulations. Pat yourself on the back. Really.
This is for all of you who submitted to Gold. Who have signed up for critique roundtables, pitches, one-on-ones. Or who just plan to come to Colorado Gold – or any other writer’s conference or contest. The reason I say congratulations is that you’ve taken the HUGE step of saying, OUT LOUD AND PROUD, that…
Blurry Vision Syndrome and Choosing
Okay, so there’s most likely—just spitballing—over one-hundred and sixty of us that didn’t final in the Colorado Gold contest. (Isn’t that just a bother!) Shocked? Pride wounded? In the depths of disagreement? Lost yourself in darkness, even though, well, it’s not dark? Confounded? Downright mad? Everything is blurry—including your future? You’ve got it—Blurry Vision Syndrome….