For thirteen years our at-large writing chapter has held regular critique and review sessions. Since most of the chapter’s members live a good distance from each other, our critique sessions are held online. By popular vote, we have elected to use email to share our submissions with the assigned participants in our critique session group….
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Traditional Publishing – Say Yes to the 2% Solution
Traditional publishing isn’t getting a lot of love these days. At least, that’s my impression. All the buzz is around indie publishing. I get it. In fact, I dig it. I love the fact that writers can get their stories out in the world and do it any way they see fit. It’s really cool…
No One Does That Anymore
Despite the fact that my mother taught me how to type when I was quite young, to this day I still compose fiction stories by hand, preferably with a soft lead pencil or fountain pen. These instruments glide across numerous pages without causing hand cramps. At write ins, I’ve watched fellow writers typing away on…
Frustration—Your Character’s Catalyst
What frustrates you in your day-to-day life? What can turn you from your easy-go-lucky, happy self into a venom-spitting viper in 3 nanoseconds or less? Is it bad drivers? When the barista screws up your coffee order? Having to spend an hour on the phone jumping through impenetrable phone-tree options to straighten out a mistake…
Ch-ch-ch-choices
It’s Nov. 5, 2024. How can I not write about choices? In this case, stark choices. And I’m not going to take a political position here on the RMFW blog except to say that today’s vote, in my mind, is a case of decency versus indecency. Enough said. And, as we all know, today’s vote…