The Explorati Teen Writers Boot Camp is not a Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers sponsored program, but its leader is Trai Cartwright, an RMFW member and well known instructor of classes and workshops on writing, especially screenwriting. Today she has turned her scheduled guest spot over to one of her teen writers By Luke Tasker Last…
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How To Handle a Bad Critique – Aaron Michael Ritchey Style
BY Aaron Michael Ritchey So I’ve been in critique groups for nine years now. That’s a whole lot of words being read by other people. You want the math? Oh yes, I know you do. So ten pages a week, times fifty-two ‘cause there are fifty-two weeks in a year, so that’s 520 pages a…
An Author’s Guide to Utilizing Pinterest
By Colleen Oakes I love Pinterest. Pinterest is my JAM. I have 77 boards and counting. I find it so refreshing and fun, like a game plan for my life. It’s a place for ideas, for inspiration and for useful tips from everything from tacos to finishing your deck, hipster dressing to social media savvy. …
Got Plot? Got cover? Get reviews!
By Janet Lane E-books need public shows of affection You’ve written the perfect story, and you’ve led your book through a series of hoops – careful revisions, professional editing, a web site, a blog, and a beautiful new cover, complete with book descriptions for the on-line retailers. Now it’s time to get really brave, and…
The Basics of List Building
By Liesa Malik Lists are everywhere—the to-do list, the project task list, and most of all, the illusion of the golden contact list. Screech! Breaks! Illusion? That’s right. Many people believe that you can purchase, rent, or find on-line great contact lists for the asking. Unfortunately, in the years I’ve been in marketing, I’ve only…