Go buy a piece of fruit you haven’t had in a while: a peach, a plum, a pear, a mango, even a carambola (starfruit, though they’re not as good here on the mainland as they are in the islands.) Find a place to sit alone and close your eyes. Try to imagine you’re a primitive…
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Editorial love and the question of who hires whom … by Laura Lis Scott
So infinity scientists walk into a bar. Editor—This is very unbelievable. Infinity isn’t a real number. Nobody will believe this. And what does the bar look like? What kind of bar? Irish bar? Modern slick bar? Dive bar? Give us some details! Are you traditionally published? Are you indie? In many ways, it doesn’t matter,…
On Writing by Virginia Rose Richter
The most important book on writing that I have ever read is by Stephen King, aptly entitled, On Writing. At times hilariously funny, King describes years spent typing, while bundled up, in his unheated freezing attic in Maine. Large nails were driven into the bare walls and onto these nails were pierced an untold number…
Judging Books By Their Covers by Joshua Viola
They say you should never judge a book by its cover. But we all do. And you should — especially when you’re in the business of selling fiction. All marketing techniques begin with the visual presentation. The most aggressive campaign will fail if the product lacks the right aesthetic. In fact, beautiful covers can give…
Rocky Mountain Writer #46
Susan Spann – Writing a Killer Mystery This time on the podcast we welcome back RMFW Writer of the Year Susan Spann, author of the forthcoming The Ninja’s Daughter. Susan is giving a master class at Colorado Gold in September and she’s here this time to give us a sneak peek of that class, Writing…