I just got back from a retreat with a group of great writers in a creepy old hotel. There were times when I would have sworn I was the only one there, despite there being at least twelve other people in a twelve-room hotel. It was that quiet, because I couldn’t hear all the other…
Author: Terri Benson
Terri is traditionally and self-published in novel length, plus dozens of articles and short stories published—many award winning. She was Education Chair for RMFW for several years as well as being the Western Slope Liaison through 2019, an irregular blogger (in more ways than one), member of Sisters in Crime, presents workshops at writer's conferences, and teaches night classes at Western Colorado Community College. Terri spends her non-writing time working at a Business Incubator helping people start and grow small business, camping, jeeping, and dirt biking with her junior-high-school sweetheart/husband of 40+ years and a succession of Brittany spaniels.
Knowing What You Don’t Know (or Not Knowing What You Do Know)
Putting together the Western Slope workshops has allowed me to meet a lot of new writers. Just this last weekend we had two dozen writers attend, and nearly all of them were new faces. It’s amazing to know how many writers are around me when before I joined RMFW I thought I was the lone…
My Seriously Overdrawn Bank Account
I am seriously overdrawn. And I have to think that many of you out there as well. No, I’m not talking about your real money bank account. I’m talking about your emotional bank account. The place where when things are going great, you’re making massive deposits, building up that rich volume of happy, fun, chipper,…
If Only I Had One More Hour a Day…
I’ve been struggling to juggle a lot of things lately which is stressful enough, but now I’m being barraged with NaNoRiMo e-mails, vacation requests, and holiday planning schedules. After Colorado Gold I had three requests for chapters, one of which turned in to a request for a full read. What do you think I want to…
On Being a Waffle
Yeah, that’s me. The human waffle. No, I’m not running for office, but I am trying to be Elastic Writer Girl and make my story fit all the different opinions I managed to attract at Colorado Gold. See, I have this great story. Everyone I’ve talked to loves it. So of course I submit it…