The first writing contest I ever judged was the Colorado Gold almost twenty years ago. After that first contest, I was hooked on judging and have been a judge in dozens of other writing contests ever since. Imagine my excitement when I received my entries for this year’s Colorado Gold. It brought back wonderful memories…
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August RMFW Workshop Announcement: Homicide 101 (For Writers, Not Criminals)
August RMFW Workshop Homicide 101 (For Writers, Not Criminals) Saturday, Aug. 23 1 to 3 PM Sam Gary Branch Library 2961 Roslyn St., Denver (Stapleton neighborhood) Presented by: Tracy Brisendine One of the most fascinating and feared crimes is murder—it can completely immobilize a community and tear a family apart. It can also make for…
Author Services – Watching Out for the Predators
This is my big excitement for the week – a friend spotting my new book in Minneapolis-St. Paul, right next to Guy Gavriel Kay. Funny how these little joys make it all so fun. Because, we all know that getting our books published and out there doesn’t always bring joy and fun. Far from being…
Orange is the New Black is Back So I Spent My Blog Writing Time Watching it…
By J.A. (Julie) Kazimer My original post was going to be something very profound and enlightening, something that would make your writing career, and eventually put you at the NY Times Bestseller List, and then I started watching the 2nd season of Orange is the New Black… If you haven’t seen Orange is the New Black,…
The Top 5 Best Pieces of Writing Advice I Ever Got … by Trai Cartwright
Last Thursday, a friend and I both had one of those explosive days you live for as a writer: the day when your story just electrifies you, delights you, reveals itself to you. She told me she had just written the scene that told her it was just another 25 pages until the supernatural elements of her book could be introduced. I’d just written a scene that was wholly unexpected: a dude who wasn’t supposed to reveal his true nature for many (many) pages to come suddenly whipped off his mask.