I figure I ought to introduce myself, which I don’t want to do, because that’s boring. So instead I figure I’ll tell you some of the stuff I nerd out about. I’ll keep it writing-related. I can respect a theme.
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We Begin at the End
I’m writing this blog post with a strong sense of nostalgia. I’ve been a blogger for Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers since 2019 (five years!) and have written posts on tension, character development, screenwriting, author photos, social media, and incorporating humor in your writing as well as dozens of other topics. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time…
Would-Be Writer’s Dogged Journey to the Chasm—by Judith Lavezzi
Disguised as a writer’s journey, a sabbatical from life, I am currently out of the country, avoiding commitment to the craft that brought me to this hidey-hole of an AirBnB. I am anchored here by my goal to retreat deliberately into the books I have written, but never edited, never published. The lurking question is…
The Five-Year Song
While scrolling through Twitter a couple of years ago, I stopped to read an interesting post by an Australian songwriter. He called himself SpaceMarch, and at the time he had 252,000 Twitter followers (nice). Other than working with words, I didn’t know how much I’d have in common with a guy who writes lyrics for…
New Year’s Anti-Goals
In January every year, by some unwritten decree, we all beat ourselves up over our past behavior and set goals for improvement—things like “be kinder to my neighbor, even when he lets his dog poop on my lawn” or “learn Chinese even though I hate Chinese food and I’ll probably never visit China” or “become…