I’ve been experiencing a little post-conference paralysis. Have you, too? The rosy conference glow has started to fade. Have you harnessed the energy and inspiration of the Colorado Gold, or, like me, have you slipped into the Dreaded Distractions? You know them — Email Youtube Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest …even Google Earth. All useful when…
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The AHA Moments
Every writer has one—or two—or three. When I first started writing fiction, I was writing blind. I was a trained journalist and understood non-fiction, but writing a novel… Suffice it to say, it presented a number of new challenges. At the time, we were living in Frisco (Colorado), and there were no writers groups, no…
Take Two Advice, and Call Me in the Morning: GOLD EDITION
I’ll bet you came back from the RMFW Gold Conference, excited to dive into your current project, filling it with all those things you learned over the weekend. Right up until it came time to actually write. The post-conference blue/block is a very real thing. Trust me, I’m not a doctor. And I don’t play…
Colorado Gold 2017: Some Practical Information
More Questions? Join our FACEBOOK GROUP for Conference attendees! Conference is almost here! In addition to the previous conference day-by-day walk-through info post, here is some practical information to help you get organized: Parking: Parking is free at the hotel for conference attendees. Yay! You’ll need to validate your parking ticket at the front desk before…
Power-charge your blurb with hooks
As we prepare for this year’s RMFW conference, I’m guessing that many of you are tearing your hair out, trying to write good blurbs or condensing your 100,000-word novel into a short, captivating sentence worthy of the so-called “elevator pitch.” I’m going to expand on a blog by my fellow RMFW blogger, Mary Gilgannon. She…