A couple of weeks ago, I was cruising Netflix when I saw that Luke Cage Season 2 was out. Excited, I texted my wife at work to let her know what we would be watching in the immediate future. Now, I’m not big on binging TV shows. I am far too busy. Besides, if it’s a…
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DEEP POV Lesson 2 – Let’s Get Started
Hello again! Welcome back. Today we’re going to start down the DEEP POV road. We’ll look at some examples and hear what some other authors have to say about going DEEP. One thing I’d like to point out is that we’re not looking at writing in DEEP POV all the time. Scenes or partial scenes…
The Impolitic Vagueness of English
I was re-reading Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, and toward the end I was struck by one line of dialog: “I could not have parted with you, my Lizzy, to anyone less worthy.” It is generally accepted that Mr. Bennet is saying that Mr. Darcy is most worthy to marry Elizabeth. But, given everyone’s prior…
Art of the Schmooze
With the Colorado Gold conference right around the corner, I thought it might be a good time to revisit an article I wrote a couple of years ago… If there’s anything scarier than public speaking, it’s private speaking. Not the quiet conversations you have with friends, but the prospect of being thrown into a room…
Rocky Mountain Writer #140
Joy Meredith – Three Finalist Entries in Colorado Gold Every year, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers runs a contest for unpublished writers. It’s called Colorado Gold and the winners are announced during the annual conference (coming up this weekend, Sept. 6 through 9). There are five categories in the contest and, for each of the categories there…