RMFW’s Independently Published Authors Liaison (IPAL) is sponsoring an event for all RMFW members this summer designed to kick your writing into high gear. Whether you’ve been noodling an idea around in your head and haven’t done anything further, or if you’ve been finishing up a writing project for what seems like an eternity, we…
Category: General Interest
The Good of the Whole
I’ve been gardening for about ten years. In the beginning I started with easy plants, varieties that thrive in the Rocky Mountain climate without much effort. But I wanted more. So, I kept adding things. Species that are more difficult to grow, but better fulfill my vision for my garden. Every year there is some…
IT’S A WRAP … by Kay Bergstrom aka Cassie Miles
It’s easy to start a book. Here’s a clue (4 little words): Once Upon A Time… The hard part comes when you finally type (2 little words): The End. In my fantasies, I end the book accompanied by a majestic choir rising from a cloud and singing hallelujah while critics, fraught with anticipation, rush to…
Feeling Cozy: Avoiding F-Bombs & You
I’m a big fan of f-words. Though I try to limit the number of them, both in my books as well as in real life. F-words have power. Even if you don’t use them, you must understand the beauty of a great insult. Or a stream of f-words blurted when one stubs a toe. I…
Airing my own dirty laundry: a writer’s Black Moments
Writers understand black moments. They’re our bread and butter and appear in every novel. First we establish our protagonists’ worse fears, then we throw rocks at them, pushing them toward their nightmares. From the first pages we frustrate, annoy and confound them. With slightly dysfunctional glee, we deepen their problems. With Donald Maass’s voice ringing wickedly in…