DENVER AREA MONTHLY PROGRAMS are free to both members and non-members. They are typically two hours long on a Saturday morning or afternoon. October Workshop How To Write a Series That Will Sell—Endlessly Presented by Joan Johnston Saturday, October 18, 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. Southglenn Library 6972 S. Vine Street, Centennial, CO MEMBERS &…
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The JOY of THE END
By J.A. (Julie) Kazimer Very few things in life can make me as happy as typing the last word on a manuscript. I’ve done that 10 times so far. The last time being just last week as I finished up Book 2 in the Deadly After Ever series (Book 1, The Fairyland Murders, releases on…
Implementing Your Conference
By Katriena Knights Author’s Note: Several people are posting their reviews of the recent Colorado Gold conference. I decided to do something different rather than just post, “Colorado Gold was Awesome!!!1!1!!!1.” So instead I’m going to talk about ways to use all the great ideas you get at conferences without overwhelming yourself with change. Writer’s…
Snip, Snip, Snip. Oh, the pain! Cutting your manuscript.
By Robin D. Owens But that was the best line. The funniest. The most heartfelt and tender. And the whole scene must be cut. I write long – that is, for a 100K word novel contract, I usually hit 103K, and have been known to go up to, ah, I think 120K. That means, for…
The First Rule of Publishing: Don’t Be a Jerk
By Susan Spann One of the lessons I seem to repeat most often in my #PubLaw posts has (on the surface) little to do with law. In fact, I repeat it so often that I’m officially calling it #PubLaw Rule #1: Don’t be a Jerk. It’s a slightly more “SFW” version of the gaming community’s…