Heroes, Henchmen,and Sidekicks: The Characters-First Approach to Plot Presented by Angie Hodapp 2 Week Course Start Date: Monday, January 6 End Date: Sunday, January 19 $25 Members – $30 Non-Member Register “Character drives plot.” You’ve heard it before. But what if it’s true? Is it really possible to start a novel with nothing more than…
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Supporting our Independent Authors — RMFW Spotlight on Sean Curley and IPAL
By Sean Curley IPAL is the Independently Published Author’s List within the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers organization. Similar to PAL (the Published Author’s List), it is meant to be a cohesive group of people who have successfully published at least one book independently. As we all know, the publishing industry has changed a great deal…
Talk to the Paw: Teamwork
by Karen Duvall The holidays are upon us and most people decorate their homes for Christmas. I used to when my kids still lived with us, but not anymore. Want to know why? It may come as no surprise that my four rambunctious pets would annihilate any attempt at having a Christmas tree. I don’t…
A Few Reasons to Write Short Stories
By Lori DeBoer It’s official: Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers now welcomes writers of short fiction into its fold. Since I am noodling away on a collection of short stories, a few of which have been finalists for awards or been published, I felt relieved to be able to come out of the 10,000-words-and-fewer closet, so…
Writers Are Artists Too!
When I was a beginning writer, lo these many moons ago, I applied for and received a Fellowship and Residency from the Ucross Foundation. This was a huge thing for me. For the Residency, I spent two weeks with a private room and a vast studio with no clocks and people there to feed me….