By Julie Kazimer A few weeks ago was banned book week. My favorite time of year. This is when we honor the long tradition of idiots banning books, and thereby making the author and the book famous. Book banning has a long history both in the United States as well as many other places in…
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RMFW Spotlight
Mike Befeler, who posts here every other Monday, is recovering from a recent health setback. Mike, we send you lots of good wishes and prayers for a quick and full recovery. While Mike gets a little R&R, we thought we’d take this time to introduce a few of our RMFW officers and volunteers. We sat…
Talk to the Paw: The Sound of Silence
by Karen Duvall When I write, I like complete silence. No music playing in the background, no television noises to distract me (unless it’s football, of course. The sound of cheering keeps me motivated). My pets know my demands, and the cats are lovely about keeping quiet. The dog, on the other hand… She claims…
New Adult: Defining it in Art and in Life
By Trai Cartwright Part Three of a Six-Part Monthly Series If you haven’t already heard, the writing world has a Hot New Thing. It’s called New Adult, and everyone’s after it – but no one can agree on what it is. I’ve been known to take a poll or two, collecting data until there are…
Trying to Retire
By Carol Caverly I’ve been in the writing business for a long time, since the late fifties, I think. It’s been a long wondrous, fascinating journey. But as the years have passed, and the business changing completely (some for the better, some for the worse) the fire in the belly has disappeared, or perhaps worn…