Carol Caverly said recently that she’s the kind of person who goes from being interested in something to becoming almost obsessed once she’s had a chance to see what’s going on. It’s no wonder then, that when she borrowed her first Writer’s Digest magazine as a young Wyoming mother in the 1980’s, both the magazine…
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I’m Better Than You
So in this writing game, part of the currency authors are paid in is status. Money might come, but even more important than fabulous cash prizes, in some circles, is status. And how do you get status? Oh, the status game has many markers. Who is your agent? Oh, that’s your agent? Wow. You get…
Rocky Mountain Podcast – Episode # 13
Rocky Mountain Writer Podcast – Episode #13 Mario Acevedo Longtime RMFW member Mario Acevedo talks about the Sept. 5 workshop held in Grand Junction: “Everything You Need to Know About the Next RMFW Anthology.” Mario, who has agreed to step in as editor for the anthology, talks about the submission schedule and selection process and…
It’s Perfect. Almost.
I sent 25 pages of my just-finished manuscript to a contest last week, but not before I’d gone over it carefully. My critique group had reviewed it. My beta reader had gone through it. I went over it a couple more times before I sent it – damn, it looked good. Yeah! Then it was…
Three Rules for Writing a Novel by Leod Fitz
According to W. Somerset Maugham, “There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” I have no idea who W. Somerset Maugham is, or what he wrote, but clearly he was a man of intellect and discernment. No, I know what you’re thinking: You’re thinking, “Leod, you’re a visionary…