By Aaron Ritchey So, in a story, you have the hero with a flaw who overcomes their flaw to beat the villain and win the day. Hurray! We all love a good story arc because it gives us hope—deliriously flawed creatures that we are. Let’s flash back, oh, I don’t know, five years. I was…
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A Book List for Holiday Shopping — Part One
RMFW member Bree Ervin suggested we publish lists of books available from RMFW members to help everyone with holiday shopping. Is there anything better to give as a gift than a book? Well, for obvious reasons, we think books should top your list. I started by putting out a call to RMFW members to submit…
Five Reasons Why J.A. Kazimer is Better Than Me
By Aaron Ritchey Many of you know J.A. Kazimer’s normal persona, but this blog post isn’t about J.A. Kazimer the person, it’s about J.A. Kazimer the RMFW scion, the writerly icon, the literary messiah! This is about the Platonic ideal of J.A. Kazimer. I first met her in Colorado Springs many years ago and right…
Five Reasons Why Stephen King Must DIE!
By Aaron Ritchey Whenever I meet anyone who doesn’t like Stephen King, I immediately mistrust and I hate them. I’m a HUGE Stephen King fan, and I just finished reading 11/22/63, which is just one of his many masterpieces. Yes, I am a Stephen King fan, but I also am full of envy and hate. …
Animals as Secondary Characters
Hi, I’m Robin D. Owens and I write fantasy romance for Berkley-Penguin-Random House (the “Heart” Series – 13 going on 14). I also write the Ghost Seer paranormal romance series for Berkley (Ghost Seer out last April, Ghost Layer recently released in September and Ghost Killer out next February). I wrote a five book series…