Last year, I failed hard as a writer. I did everything right before I self-published Soulwoven. I cultivated an audience, created a marketing plan, wrote a solid book that I was happy with and that got good reviews, arranged an eye-catching cover and a professional interior, networked, tweeted, Facebooked, pushed. That first book did okay,…
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Would’ve Been Kinder to Stab Me in the I: How Harper Lee Ruined My Life
J.A. (Julie) Kazimer They say, Never Meet Your Writerly Heroes. I can see why. Writers are very much human, as in INCREDBILIBY flawed individuals. I mean, have you met me? Then again, I’ve had the privilege of meeting three of my all time writerly crushes. In all three cases (Christopher Moore, Tim Dorsey & Robert…
The happiness advantage – To write better novels, lighten up!
By Janet Lane –What’s behind the happiness craze? It’s summertime, and the weather’s finally fine. Sunshine is in abundance, and so are articles about happiness. In July 9th’s Colorado Style, The Washington Post’s Brigid Schulte wrote an artcle, “Boost happiness with a few simple daily habits.” The July 12 issue of Parade’s cover headline reads,…
Rocky Mountain Podcast–Episode #10
Rocky Mountain Writer Podcast – Episode #10 Susan Spann – Writer of the Year In this episode, we talk with Susan Spann, recently announced as the 2015 Writer of the Year for Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. Susan talks about her switch from writing unpublished historical fiction to published mysteries, about the moment of inspiration for…
Chris Goff–Author on the Rise
By Liesa Malik The Published Authors Liaison (PAL) is a sub-organization within RMFW that exists to provide networking and promotional opportunities for traditionally published authors. This begins a series of profiles on some of our PAL members in the hopes that you will make an opportunity to read their books and meet them either at…