By Aaron Ritchey Whenever I meet anyone who doesn’t like Stephen King, I immediately mistrust and I hate them. I’m a HUGE Stephen King fan, and I just finished reading 11/22/63, which is just one of his many masterpieces. Yes, I am a Stephen King fan, but I also am full of envy and hate. …
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On Finding the Right Writing Partner
By Colleen Oakes Confession: I’ve never liked writing a book without a writing partner. I’ve written one, and although the book is a source of pride for me, it was a lonely enterprise and not one I’m likely to repeat. I know it’s possible to write alone – in fact, it’s pop-culture vision of the…
Free Your Writing Soul, and Write Better as a Result
By Tina Ann Forkner My debut novel released in 2008 from a legacy publisher. Sounds like a dream come true, doesn’t it? And it was, for a while. When my next novel came out in 2009, it looked to some people like I was on the publishing journey every aspiring writer wanted. When 2010 came…
Memories and Milestones
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…
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…