The road to publishing can take years to travel, and it comes with a steep learning curve. Sometimes, the obstacles to success seem insurmountable. Life gets hard.
Everyone has off periods, when your writing time gets waylaid by other responsibilities. And it’s a real kick in the teeth if, when you do finally find yourself in your writing chair, the work itself turns out to be hard going. Like hauling rocks.
As part of our series to introduce everyone to our Colorado Gold Conference guests, I caught Carina Press editor Kerri Buckley for an informal chat. Jeffe: Hi Kerri! Thanks for being here on the RMFW blog today! Kerri: And thanks so much for having me. I’m getting so excited for the conference! Jeffe: So are…
There’s one more thing we don’t want you to miss about the Colorado Gold Writing Contest for unpublished novelists. Announcing the 2014 Colorado Gold Final Judges! Action/Thriller Matt Martz, Editor, St. Martin’s Press/Minotaur Mainstream Peter Senftleben Associate Editor, Kensington Books Mystery/Suspense Terri Bischoff, Editor, Midnight Ink Romance Raelene Gorlinsky, Publisher, Ellora’s Cave Publishing Inc. Speculative…
This month we’re shining the light on Chris Devlin who is coordinating the RMFW Colorado Gold Writers Contest. If you want to know more about the contest which opened for submissions on April 1st, just scroll down to yesterday’s special post or visit the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers website contest page. Welcome, Chris, and thanks…
Tomorrow we shine the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Spotlight on Chris Devlin, Contest Chair. She has a big job, and we aim to help her out a little by spreading the word about this outstanding opportunity for unpublished writers. You’ve been working hard on your manuscript–writing, revising, self-editing, then rewriting after your critique group reviews…