Okay, okay, so I’m a sucker for a happy ending. But here’s how I look at it. Every day there is so much pain and misery in the world, not to mention the problems we face dealing with everyday life. When I curl up with a book, I want to know that the ending will…
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What Makes a Winning Conference Proposal?
During preparations for Colorado Gold last year, I had the opportunity to sit on the committee that selected which workshop and discussion panel proposals would be chosen for conference. This was my first time taking part in the selection process, and I came away with several tidbits that I thought would be useful for would-be…
Rocky Mountain Writer #24
Kevin Wolf – Winning The Tony Hillerman Prize After years of entering and frequently winning writing contests at Rocky Mountain Fiction Writer’s annual Colorado Gold contest, Colorado writer Kevin Wolf entered and won the Tony Hillerman Prize for his novel, The Homeplace. The win means the novel will be published by St. Martin’s Press next…
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
A picture really is worth a thousand words, sometimes more. Humans are visual creatures and as writers, we rely on our sense of sight above all the others. As storytellers, we use written visuals to tell a story by creating pictures with words instead of paint. The earliest known stories before recorded language were written…
Yes, Virginia….
Okay, I’m doing something totally out of character for me. It’s Wednesday and my post is due up tomorrow. Have I prepared one? No. Hence this impromptu entry which may or may not succeed. If it does, I thank the spirit of Christmas. If it doesn’t, well, our intrepid editor, Patricia, will surely let me…