I’ve been so busy writing, editing, and reading, I almost forgot about this blog. WHEN: A wise friend of mine said to me, “Time is there, you just have to take it.” If you have trouble with it, then tough. That’s right, I said it—tough! Too many writers use lack of time as an…
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Rocky Mountain Writer #106
Saytchyn Maddux-Creech & Writing Short Stories Are you comfortable writing short stories? Have you thought about it, but don’t know how or where to begin? Well, Saytchyn Maddux-Creech is teaching a 15-day online class called, Write An Amazing Short Story in Two Weeks. The course is being offered online through RMFW-U beginning Dec. 2. On the…
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Rocky Mountain Writer #105
Emily Littlejohn & A Season To Lie Emily Littlejohn’s first full-length novel Inherit The Bones landed an agent and a good contract with a major publisher—in one of the fastest sales the agent had ever seen. Was it luck? Emily says luck may have played a small role, but so did hard work and listening…
Interaction, Engagement, Influence
Back in the 40’s Abraham Maslow(1) put forth the proposition that humans are motivated by needs. Maslow postulates that each low level need must be satisfied before the next higher need can be addressed. It makes a certain sense. Without the foundation, you can’t build walls. Without the walls, you can’t build the roof. His…