Okay, the holidays are over. New Year’s resolutions are done (and I mean done, as in missed, forgotten, totally not going to happen already). Time to get my act in gear. Yep. Time to do that. Starting tomorrow. Or maybe this weekend will be better because, you know, I’ll have more time to get it…
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Preparing Your Colorado Gold Workshop Proposal
Thinking of submitting a workshop proposal for the Colorado Gold conference? Here are a few vital tips that might help. While you don’t have to have your whole workshop prepared to build your proposal, you should have enough of it envisioned to be able to convey it in outline form. The selection committee needs to…
Character Clues on the Christmas Tree
ORNAMENTS AND CHARACTERS Dismantling my Christmas tree is like a trip down memory lane. First I’ll tell you of some of my memories, then I will show you how it can help when you’re creating your fictional characters. PINE CONES. I love these, and use them on the tree and in my wreaths. I collected…
Writing Romance: Getting to Midpoint
Hello Campers! Are we back from holiday vacation yet? No, are we REALLY back from holiday vacation? Big confession – I forgot my deadline last week for this column. Rude awakening, that. Many thanks to Rachel for not beating me! Now I’m REALLY back. Remember at the beginning of this series, we talked about the…
You Can’t Win
Starting out a new year always seems like “Woo! A fresh beginning! A chance to start over!” with the implication that “This time, I’ll do it right!” Yeah. I’ve got a couple of nits to pick with that. First, the same applies to every morning. I prefer to look at each new day as a…