Winning any type of writing contest is fun. Winning a Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold Rush Literary Award is a cause for major celebration! (Cue the balloon drop and confetti!) In September, the winners of the 2022 RMFW Colorado Gold Rush Literary Awards were announced at the annual RMFW conference in Aurora, CO. The…
Among we mere mortals, “thank you” is one of the first phrases we teach our children. It’s also one of the few phrases (sometimes the only one) we learn in other languages. Most of us are familiar with “Gracias,” “Merci,” “Grazie,” “Arigato,” or “Bitte,” after all. Saying “thank you” is such a fundamental part of…
For more context on this topic, please see my post from last month on how to find an editor for your WIP. As a quick recap, interviewing your editor beforehand will lay the best groundwork for understanding the type of edit you’ve requested and the context for the advice (eventually) given. Now all you can…
This is a blog about The Rocky Mountain Writer podcast. Yeah, your podcast. I’m looking to put together podcast episodes based on a theme—with a couple or three total guests—kind of like a good panel at Colorado Gold. There are 1. 5 zillion ways to approach this, and I’m open to your input. The episodes…
Part 1 At the risk of drifting into the realm of technical writing tips, I’ll take a moment to examine the phenomenon of “head-hopping.” Loosely defined, the term refers to the practice, in a single scene, of beginning to tell a story from one character’s (say, one rabbit’s) point-of-view; then suddenly hopping to another rabbit’s…