Romance Writers of America recently had an article in their online newsletter about the impact of e-books on the book market. As someone who buys e-books for a library (and helps people set up apps to access them), I can definitely say that even if sales of e-books are down slightly, the number of readers…
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Rocky Mountain Writer #137
Live Panel at The Tattered Cover – Writer of the Year Finalists & Independent Writer of the Year Finalists Recorded live at The Tattered Cover on Tuesday, August 14—the annual panel for the finalists for Independent Writer of the Year and Writer of the Year, this year moderated by current Independent Writer of the Year…
Looking Back…Looking Forward
I started to write this post about my first Colorado Gold Conference, and I was struck by how much writing and publishing have changed since the early days of my career. Some things have definitely gotten easier. I printed out the manuscript of my first book on a word processor where you had to feed…
True (truth) Quotes for Writers (and why I think they apply)
All truth passes through three stages: First it is ridiculed, second it is violently opposed and third it is accepted as being self-evident (unknown) Anyone ever had a tough critique? Truth is everybody is gonna hurt you – you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for (Bob Marley) Ever agonized over which of your…
Plot Puppets, Doppelgängers, Villains and let’s not forget, Revulsion and Disgust
Yeah, my secret’s out of the bag, I can’t really think of anything to blog about this month using my own words, especially with humor. So, I’ve taken parts of blogs and an article from other writers. #DONALD #MAASS (Taken from): http://maassagency.com/ Acting in ways honest and human is what psychologists—and literary critics—call being authentic. Realism…