A couple of months ago on the old RMFW blog, I talked about the Myth of Craft. The Myth of Craft promises us that if you learn how to write the perfect book, you will get money, fame, and your own purse dog. I don’t buy The Myth of Craft like I don’t buy The…
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Grateful for the Freedom to Write
Thanksgiving is over. Carcasses of unpardoned turkeys have been cleared from the table, their remains packaged or put in sandwiches, their bones thrown away or placed in pots of water for nourishing soup in the cold days ahead. And like the remains of our feasts, there is a lingering thought for gratitude—the central theme of…
This Guy is Thankful He’s Not a Turkey!
What are you thankful for? Happy Thanksgiving to everyone from the editors and contributors to the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Blog.
My Seriously Overdrawn Bank Account
I am seriously overdrawn. And I have to think that many of you out there as well. No, I’m not talking about your real money bank account. I’m talking about your emotional bank account. The place where when things are going great, you’re making massive deposits, building up that rich volume of happy, fun, chipper,…
How I got my agent…like a noob
An amazing thing happened recently. At least it’s amazing to me. Perhaps not the holy grail for a new writer, but a scaled down, still just as gleaming, slightly less voluminous cup which is but one step closer in the long and seemingly impenetrable process of becoming traditionally published. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls,…