The 2016 Colorado Gold Writing Contest is still accepting entries. (Hot tip: the romance category needs entries—this is your chance to shine!) It is the contest that led to my first published novel, so I’m thrilled to pass the information on to you. The contest accepts the first 4,000 words of your fiction manuscript (and…
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What Should an Author Expect from an Agent?
In the months between now and Colorado Gold, my guest posts here at the RMFW blog will take a lawyer’s eye view at some issues that may be relevant to authors trying to choose a publishing path or figure out who (and how) to pitch their work at conference. Today, we’ll kick that off with a…
The Writing Habit
Because here’s the fly in the ointment, my friends. If you want to be published – and continue to be published – then writing becomes a J-O-B.
Yep. I said it. Writing professionally is a full-on responsibility.
Sure, it’s still fun – some of the time.
Magic still happens – some of the time.
The Muse still sings songs of enchantment and wonder that get you lost in Storyland – some of the time.
But that isn’t going to cut it if you’re trying to build a career. Your capricious Muse won’t help you meet deadlines, and neither will fitful inspiration.
Meeting Agent Right by Linda Joffe Hull
Over the years, I, like most authors, have collected enough rejections to wallpaper my office (and the adjoining hallway). However, as I continued to hone my craft, sent out more queries, and tried not to go completely insane, I began to wonder if there was more that I could be doing to get published. As…
Staying Positive in a Negative Industry
It can be difficult for a writer to keep her chin up. For a person who needs to be sensitive enough to reflect the most compelling attributes of humans and humanity through story, the harsh landscape of a writer’s world can be difficult to endure. Like our beloved characters, writers contend with a multitude of…