March is upon us, my friends. Which means spring will soon be here. Over the last couple of weeks, I have found myself wanting to start my spring cleaning a little early. For me, the verb to prune has been constantly on my mind. I guess it all started when I began wasting time watching videos…
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Writing Romance: The Midpoint
Woohoo!! We’ve come to the Midpoint!!! Sorry, I’ve gotten ahead of myself. Where are my manners? Hello, Campers. Glad you’re here. Would you like a cup of coffee? Tea? Now – woohoo – we’ve come to the midpoint!!! I have recently fallen in love, so to speak, with the midpoint. I’ll explain later. In the…
Broken Fingers, NOT Writer’s Block
My fingers must be broken. Really. How else can you explain their inability to type words on the page? No answer? That’s what I thought. Broken fingers it is. Fine…I’ll say it. I have a case of the writer’s block. Or what would be known as writer’s block, if I believed such a thing existed….
Rocky Mountain Writer #119
Sue Duff & Dim The Lights When Sue Duff started writing The Weir Chronicles, she knew she wanted an out-of-the-ordinary super hero. She came up with Ian Black, an illusionist with a talent for keeping secrets. She also came up with The Weir, a magical race who struggle to prevent Earth from self-destructing. With the…
“Yes” Is Conditional
I’ve written about this in the past – this notion that on social media “yes” is conditional. I attended a writing conference in late February that made me think I need to write about it again. Here’s the thing: The beauty of social media is also its terror. Everybody on social media gets to tune…