By Kevin Paul Tracy Here is a list of the top ten things overheard at a book release party. 10. “My wife loves your books! Can you sign it to her: Roger Smith?” 9. “Is the author someone famous, or just a writer?” 8. “Yes, the author signed it, we couldn’t stop him. If you…
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Write Only the Interesting Parts
By Kevin Paul Tracy There is a joke which has been apocryphally attributed to various famous sculptors: HOW TO SCULPT A BIRD: Chisel away all the parts that do not look like a bird. As a joke this is worth a chuckle. As a fundamental truth about sculpting it leaves something to be desired. For…
Tips for Conference Goers, Especially First Timers — Part I
A few of your regular RMFW Blog contributors have submitted their best advice for an enjoyable and educational conference experience. These suggestions work for any conference, of course, but will be especially meaningful for those who plan to attend the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold Conference September 5-7 at the Westin in Westminster. Feel…
The Effects of the Relativity of Time on Writing
By Kevin Paul Tracy I just finished writing a particularly irksome passage in my latest project, Bloodtrail, the sequel to Bloodflow. Irksome in that the choreography and the chronology, like a pair of cranky siblings, were fighting each other and would not agree. I was having difficulty getting characters to where I needed them to…
5 GAMES FOR WRITERS
By Kevin Paul Tracy Writers block is rarely the inability to think of something to write, as most people think of it. Sometimes it is more insidious: we feel as if we’re in a rut, writing the same old thing and not able to break out of the stricture; the plot we’ve outlined for our…