Kate Jonuska & Transference When she finished writing her novel “Transference,” Kate Jonuska came to a fork in a road and, as Yogi Berra once said, she took it. The question was how to publish? Traditional? Or independent? Kate was surprised that her views on the choice had changed and it was a choice she…
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The Tales of Benson the Bard
To write: perchance to edit: ay, there’s the rub; for in editing to death, what epiphanies may come… Okay, so I’m not the Bard. What I am, is sitting in a hotel room editing the night before I give a workshop on research. Maybe what I should be doing is reviewing critique roundtable submissions for…
The Drive-in Movies
There I was at Sam’s Club on 52nd near Wadsworth yesterday and that’s when the memory surfaced. This is where the drive-in used to be. (One of those places where families, friends and dating couples went to watch movies on a humongous screen while sitting in their car, one speaker hanging on a window.) Ahhhh……
Rocky Mountain Writer #95
Alice Kober – 2017 Honored Guiding Member Two years ago, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers started a new tradition of recognizing Honored Guiding Members, those individuals who have significantly contributed to the success of the organization over the years. Honorees are selected for their talent and abilities, as well as the leadership they’ve shown. This year,…
The Critical Importance of Look Alike Words
A word from Conan the Grammarian: Concerning the Critical Importance of look-alike words, or similar or commonly mistaken words. Learn the diffs! As Conan has often admonished writers, this is not advanced rocketry or even higher mathematics. In no particular order, these words often appeared incorrectly in this year’s contest manuscripts. Stanch & staunch The…