Some of my friends talked me into entering my latest book in the RITA, the Romance Writers of America’s annual contest. One of the requirements for entering is you have to judge seven books. And since they don’t want you to judge the category you’re entered in, the books they send are a random mix…
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Something wrong with you.noʎ ɥʇıʍ ʇɥƃıɹ ƃuıɥʇǝɯoS
Here is how I found out that there is something wrong with me. I was 7 or 8 when, during a parent-teacher conference, I was asked to leave the room. I went into the coat room and found I could still hear everything that was said. My teacher told my parents about an assignment in…
In Defense Of The Prologue
Modern practice and my personal bias suggests that there is no defense for a prologue. The ancient Greeks used the prologue to tell a short story that explained the setting or relationship for the work that would follow. They considered the prologue a piece apart from the main narrative. Literally, “a speech before” the story…
Linger & Mingle
How did I get here? That was my question last Thursday night as I sat at the banquet at The Edgar Awards in New York City. Technically, I got to the banquet because I’m president of Rocky Mountain Mystery Writers of America (RMMWA). That slot puts you on the national board for Mystery Writers of…
The RMFW Spotlight is Shining on Volunteer Julie Kazimer
1. Welcome to the RMFW Spotlight series, Julie. Tell us what you do for RMFW and why you are involved. I don’t do nearly as much as others do, nor do I feel like I do enough, so thank you, Pat, for asking me to answer these very intrusive questions about myself. I do a…