By Terri Benson Who’s Shirley? But seriously, folks (OK, not really seriously, but kinda), have you ever suffered from Writer’s Block? I hear about it all the time, but I think I’m immune. Even if I wrote 20 hours a day, 7 days a week, I don’t think I could empty out the ideas and…
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An Interview with Literary Associate Elizabeth Copps
Interview by Janet Fogg (We’re simul-publishing Janet’s interview with Chiseled in Rock blog) Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Elizabeth Copps, Literary Associate with the Maria Carvainis Agency, Inc. Elizabeth began her publishing career in 2010 as an MCA intern after graduating from Florida State University with a BA in English Literature. She was…
How Being an Aspiring Writer is Like Looking for A Media Job
by Trai Cartwright What could being a filmmaker have in common with being a novelist? Lots! I’ve got a foot in both worlds, so I’m always seeing where they cross streams—including some great advice about how to frame your writing as a job. With all the news about how Colorado Film is growing, it feels…
When It’s Time to Part With Your Agent … by Chuck Greaves
Signing with a literary agent is an early career milestone for many authors. Finding the right agent is, I submit, essential to an author’s long-term success and happiness. Having chosen both badly and well in my brief writing career, I thought I’d share both experiences, as a kind of authorial teaching moment. When I finished…
Interview with Jessica Renheim, Associate Editor of Dutton/Penguin Group
Interview originally published at Chiseled in Rock blog by Dave Jackson on June 4, 2014. Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is pleased to welcome Jessica Renheim to the Colorado Gold Conference September 5th through the 7th. Jess joined Dutton in 2007 and has been there ever since. She edits both fiction and nonfiction at Dutton, including…