I’ve been teaching a night class at the local community college about writing fiction with the intent to someday be published. Not teaching how to write, but exposing new writers to the concepts, lessons, rules, and “secrets” that, if I’d known them 20 years ago, would have saved me hundreds of hours of editing, rewriting,…
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Conference 411: Part 2
SAVE $50 AND REGISTER NOW! Registration is open for the 2019 Colorado Gold Conference. If you haven’t yet registered, get to it—you’ll be so glad you did! One reason: the conference price goes up by $50 on June 30. Beat that date and save. If you have already registered, welcome! This year’s conference has a powerful…
My Journey Toward Self-Publishing
For the last couple of months, I can’t really say I’ve been in my writing hole. It’s probably closer to the truth to say I’ve been in my project management hole. But I’m out now, and I want to talk about my experience. See, I am self-publishing my debut novel. I came to this conclusion…
#HowToUseHashtags
During the 2019 Colorado Gold Conference in September, I am facilitating a four-hour intensive look into as many aspects of fiction book marketing as I can fit into the “short” time frame. Since I joined RMFW just two summers ago, I have sat at the feet of some of the most amazing and prolific authors…
More Notes on Discoverability
Last month I attended the Nebula Awards for the second time in my life. Last year I discovered that I had no idea who most of the nominees were. This year, while I knew more of them, I still didn’t know a significant number. My personal relationship with storytelling explains a great deal, most notably…