By Pamela Nowak Memories are precious things. I’ve known that for most of my life but was struck anew at just how priceless they are when helping pack up my mom’s household items as she moved to a much smaller residence last month. We came across box after box of old photos, school projects, handmade…
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The Legal Side of Anthologies (Part 1)
By Susan Spann Anthologies offer a great opportunity for authors to publish creative works and find new readers. Some anthologies feature works by authors from a specific group (for example, RMFW’s own CROSSING COLFAX, which contains short stories from members of the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers organization), while others have open submissions on a specified topic, like horror…
Kickstart This: Six Lessons Learned
Whether you’re an Indie writer or a Hybrid writer who might someday want to try a Kickstarter, or just somebody who is interested, here are six things I’ve learned about Kickstarters in the last few weeks.
Publishing, The Avenue of Broken Dreams: Getting Back to the Basics
By J.A. (Julie) Kazimer Being an author is awesome. That being said, it can also be humbling as hell. I learned this very lesson this past week. I was wearing a smile from ear to ear after receiving a royalty check for The Assassin’s Heart. Then WHAM! I taught a class at the Thornton Recreation…
Guest Post: Daven Anderson “I survived Colorado Gold, and you can, too!”
By Daven Anderson As we find ourselves enjoying another lovely fall season in colorful Colorado, some of you reading this may be lamenting that the only “Colorado Gold” you won last month were the fallen leaves you raked from your backyard. You didn’t win. You didn’t final. Agents aren’t camping out in your backyard, contracts…