1. How about that Western Slope chapter of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers? Last Saturday morning, 28 writers gathered for a three-hour workshop. They came from Grand Junction and all over, from Meeker to Montrose. Energy, enthusiasm, eagerness? In abundance. All sorts of writers—and half were non-RMFW members. Shout out to Vicki Law for the idea…
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Panic Time
Gack! I just found out my book will be released in ebook and print on January 10th. I knew it would be sometime in early 2018 but was hoping for February at the earliest. My first book didn’t come out until almost 18 months after I accepted the offer. My last book with this publisher…
How to Pull Off a One-Day Writing Retreat
This November, I participated in NaNoWriMo with the goal of finishing the first draft of my next novel. I had a disadvantage, though, because I had family visiting for a week at the end of November. Unsure if three weeks would be enough to finish my draft, I decided to try something new at the end…
Have You Googled Today?
I just Googled myself. I’ve done it now and then, and I’ve set up a Google alert (but all that does is tell me someone with my name got arrested for cruelty to animals, which really isn’t what I had in mind), but I was reading an article on making sure you have a “platform”…
WHEN, WHERE, and HOW do I write a book?
I’ve been so busy writing, editing, and reading, I almost forgot about this blog. WHEN: A wise friend of mine said to me, “Time is there, you just have to take it.” If you have trouble with it, then tough. That’s right, I said it—tough! Too many writers use lack of time as an…