One of the more common questions I hear is “What’s the best day to release a book?” Generally, the question comes from somebody who may have released a book or two and it sank without a burp. They think the reason it sank might be they launched in the wrong season or the wrong day…
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What’s Happening Around CO
Online Class: April 16-29, The Dreaded Synopsis Workshop Deadline: April 24 | Last day to get regular registration pricing for PubCon 2017 Non-RMFW Event: April 28-30 | Pikes Peak Writers Conference Event: April 29 | PubCon 2017 Event: Date TBA | Announcement party for WOTY and I-WOTY finalists May 2017 Registration Opens: May 1 | 2017 Colorado Gold Conference Non-RMFW…
Writing Romance: The Alpha Hero
The most obvious starting place to discuss the types of romance heroes is with the Alpha male – Alpha hero. Alpha Male: a domineering man; the dominant member in a group of males, especially animals. They say that the term was coined mainly to distinguish between boring heroes and exciting heroes. Really? I’ve seen some…
Rocky Mountain Writer #80
Kevin Ikenberry & Sleeper Protocol Sleeper Protocol started with one sentence on a blank page. The sentence became a short story. Then the short story became a novella and soon Kevin Ikenberry realized he needed to write the story as a full-length novel. Now, Sleeper Protocol is a finalist this year in the genre fiction…
Asking for Advice: A How-To…Avoid Letting Advice Drive You Mad
Recently, I posted two possible covers for an upcoming endeavor on Facebook, asking for, yes, you guessed it, the dreaded ADVICE. You see, I love hearing thoughts on cover art, on manuscripts, on marketing as well as how to live a better, more productive writerly life. Advice can be the best thing EVER. And then…