Interview by Susan Brooks originally published April 17, 2015 at Susan’s blog. Desiree Holt is a force of nature. She has written over 170 traditionally published novels since 2006, she is a tireless supporter of other writers, and is insatiably charming. I am privileged to have had opportunity to work with her on past projects,…
Category: RMFW Conference
Those D—- Workshop Proposals!
By Pamela Nowak The call for workshop proposals for the 2015 Colorado Gold Conference came out earlier this month, spurring my usual under-the-breath comments about preparing them. Workshop proposal forms force us to think and organize without knowing whether the effort will net results. It’s the reason we hate to fill them out, especially when they…
Guest Post: Daven Anderson “I survived Colorado Gold, and you can, too!”
By Daven Anderson As we find ourselves enjoying another lovely fall season in colorful Colorado, some of you reading this may be lamenting that the only “Colorado Gold” you won last month were the fallen leaves you raked from your backyard. You didn’t win. You didn’t final. Agents aren’t camping out in your backyard, contracts…
Implementing Your Conference
By Katriena Knights Author’s Note: Several people are posting their reviews of the recent Colorado Gold conference. I decided to do something different rather than just post, “Colorado Gold was Awesome!!!1!1!!!1.” So instead I’m going to talk about ways to use all the great ideas you get at conferences without overwhelming yourself with change. Writer’s…
Becoming an Old Timer
I am now an old-timer. I realized this last weekend, at the Colorado Gold conference, and the new-found awareness of the role is a bit daunting. Twenty years ago, I attended my first RMFW conference. I was new to RMFW, having joined earlier in the year after hearing a published member’s presentation on how supportive…