If you are an RMFW member, one of the many perks of membership is you can submit a story for inclusion in our next anthology! RMFW publishes an anthology on even-numbered years, and each anthology has a theme. The 2024 theme was “Colorado’s Changing Climate.” Before that, the theme was “Wild.” This year, our theme…
Hello! Now, I’m going to say some controversial things, but please, please, don’t clutch your pearls in horror after I say them. OK. Are you ready? I LOVE a robust outline. When some people write outlines for their novels, they’re essentially talking about some short hand notes they made, their vision for the ending and…
The Speculative Fiction Writers from the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers has published its first anthology, a collection of ten original stories from its members. Authors represent a variety of sub-genres, including science fiction, fantasy, horror, dystopian, and more. First Encounters: A Speculative Fiction Anthology is available at https://amzn.to/3fx6nag. Copies of the e-book are $3.99 and…
It’s finally here! Publication day for RMFW’s 2020 anthology, WILD!!! After working on this project for two years, Natasha Watts and I are thrilled to share these 14 stories with the world—and especially with you, our fellow members, who make RMFW and its publications possible. We’re so grateful to have gotten the chance to read 78…
By Susan Schooleman Ever notice how at the beginning of so many books all the good, sweet, motherly mothers die? The narrator of my short story, And Now a Word from Bambi’s Mother, makes this observation over margaritas in an Italian-Mexican hybrid restaurant. One too many margaritas, it turns out. She ends up dying in…