Happy New Year, Campers. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Ours involved 80-100mph winds and no electricity. We had a daring chicken rescue as well but that’s a story for another time. Last month we covered some of the sub-genres of Romance – Romantic Comedy, Chick-Lit, Contemporary, Romantic Suspense, Historical, Inspirational. Wow, that’s a…
Category: General Interest
Going Deeper for 2017
Welcome, 2017! So glad to see you. This year promises to be the best writing yet. In that vein, I’d like to discuss a problem I’ve been having and hopefully you’ll have advice. Because, that’s what writer’s groups like RMFW are all about. Asking questions of your tribe. And mocking them when they give you…
Should We Continue the Getting to Know You (GTKY) Posts?
I would love to continue the Getting to Know You (GTKY) blog posts if we get enough volunteers. Here’s one example of a member who was featured in the September 30, 2016 GTKY post: Janet Lane Website: http://janetlane.net/ Blog: https://janetlane.wordpress.com/ and RMFW Blog Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janetlaneauthor Twitter: https://twitter.com/janetlaneauthor Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15418008.Janet_Lane 1. We know the who (that’s…
Enthusiasm Refill
The festive holiday season fills us with excitement, hope, cheer, enthusiasm, optimism. For several months we have something to look forward to. For many of us it is the excitement to see family and friends we haven’t seen is a long time, for others it’s seeing what Père Noël left for us under the Christmas…
Details, Details
Go find a copy of Lucia Berlin’s short story collection, A Manual for Cleaning Women. Find “Point of View” within. (Actually, okay, read the whole book or maybe one short story a week for as long as it takes. The title story is a masterpiece of humor and narration.) But “Point of View” is a…