This week I wrote, “The End.” It’s a rare treat–for me, that is. Some prolific writers (Marie Force comes to mind, and Nora Roberts) can write a full-length novel in 60 days or less. My speed is more like one book a year. Please indulge me as I savor it. The book: Crimson Secret. Book…
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Rocky Mountain Writer #38
Warren Hammond & The KOP Series, The Tides of Maritinia Warren Hammond is the author of the KOP series of novels — KOP, Ex-KOP, and KOP Killer — as well as the standalone The Tides of Maritinia. The first three mash up mystery and sci-fi, the standalone Tides is more of a spy thriller…
Writers and Public Speaking
A couple of weeks ago, some RMFW author friends and I were discussing book promotion, and the topic of public speaking came up. Public speaking. As in one of the most fearsome activities a person can do. These brave souls are willing to think about taking heart and book in hand to stand up in…
Lessons From Ten Years of Writing
Yes, the lessons I’ve learned in ten years of writing. This is not to be confused with David Morrell’s excellent book, Lessons from a Lifetime of Writing. So on my own personal blog, I’ve been meditating on the last ten years. In January of 2006, I joined an RMFW Critique Group in Evergreen (with Jan…
Real Life Research
I’ve always written historical fiction, mainly romance, which required a great deal of in-depth research, digging around in old documents, looking at ancient maps, reading tattered journals, even finding out what they ate that last night on the Titanic. Google was my very best friend. But after the latest “thanks but no thanks e-mail” I’ve…