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…
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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…
2017 Colorado Gold Mentors & Special Guests
Things are coming together at Conference HQ! The proposals are all in and the proposal committee are making their selections for the workshops and panels we will be offering at the upcoming Colorado Gold Conference. If you submitted a proposal, notifications will be sent on or before April 20. Be sure to check the conference…