When I first started publishing, I felt lost and often confused. And no, that is not my normal state. How mean of you to think so… When I started thinking about proposing workshops to conferences or teaching writing at Rec Centers, I felt like I didn’t know enough to teach anyone anything. I was right,…
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Conference Update!
Can you believe conference is only two months away? I don’t know about you but I am STOKED! Things at Conference HQ have not stopped moving, and there is still more planning to come! Here is an update on various pending items for attendees and those still thinking about attending. If you’ve already registered and…
Rocky Mountain Writer #90
Mario Acevedo & University of Doom Writer Mario Acevedo has written what he considers to be his favorite book. It’s called University of Doom and it’s a young-adult thriller from Hex Publishers. On the podcast, Mario talks about the fairly wild premise of University of Doom, featuring thirteen-year-old Alfonso Frankenstein and his father Eugino. Mario…
Something Extra
I recently read a women’s fiction novel by an author I’ve enjoyed before, Lisa Jewell. It had the usual things she does well: interesting characters, complex relationships, an appealing and well-developed setting. But it had something else, a suspense plot. This “something extra” made it an even more compelling book. The book worked as women’s…
Critiquing Can Be Hard Work, But…
When critiquing the work of colleagues, whether in a critique group or just between friends, the hardest thing is when it’s a topic, genre or style you don’t normally enjoy reading in your leisure time. It isn’t often spoken about, but it’s true. It can sometimes be an interminable slog to try to read and…