Big news everybody! Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers has opened up two selection committees for great Writers of the Year this year. For the first time not only will we have a traditionally published WOTY, but also an independently published, or I-WOTY as well. If you’ve been experiencing some publishing success please check out the website…
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How–and Why–to Write a Business Plan For Your Book
“Do you know how to eat a whale?” the old joke asks. The answer: “One bite at a time!” The same advice holds true for writing a business plan for your book. Many authors don’t actually take the time to write a business plan. Either the process seems too boring, too complicated, or “not worth…
I Have an Idea
“Where do you get ideas for books?”
I’ve been asked this question a lot, and I have to admit it bewilders me. I don’t know what actually spawns them, but the suckers are everywhere, like ants at a picnic, like wasps at a barbecue. They come to me in the night, born of dream fragments or of lying awake worrying about the state of the world and the creatures in it. They pop up out of books I’m reading. They lie in wait on pages of newspapers and magazines, on the TV screen, in snippets of casual conversation.
W is for Writer
“What’s a writer like you doing in a place like this?” The white rabbit asked. “Somebody told me this is the road that leads to publication.” “Really? How long have you been on it?” “Couple of lifetimes.” “Oh dear. Any luck yet?” Said the rabbit, his eyes gleaming with curiosity. “Not so far. And once…
Time to Call the Family!
The amazing thing about being a writer is that it automatically makes you part of a family. And who better to call when you’re in trouble than family? The Colorado Gold conference was four months ago. All that fresh energy that boosted us in those first couple months has begun to dissipate. Time has softened…