By J.A. (Julie) Kazimer With a title like that you’d think I’d have an answer, right? Well I do. Just not one writers like to hear. So let’s get the nasty part out of the way now. Here goes: Only a very small percentage (under 8%) of working writers are making a living strictly…
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The Second Book is Like Sex … by Aaron Michael Ritchey
My first time with actual sex was a disaster. I won’t go into details, but let’s just say no one, not the warmest, fuzziest romance writer nor the sleaziest porn producer could capture the tragi-comedy of my first sexual experience. But I’d like to think I got better with the whole sex thing. I did it right at least twice: both the sex thing and the book thing.
Murder Your Darlings
By Jan Weeks Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch said that over a hundred years ago and writers have followed his advice (or not) ever since. I, for one, being of kind heart and semi-sound mind, hesitated to do something so cruel. Occasionally I’d shoot a few of my darling words in the butt with a BB gun…
The Secret to Scoring a Tradtional Book Contract
By Shannon Baker I’ve got a new book coming out! This has been a dream of mine for a very long time. In fact, if the first novel I completed had been a baby, it would be able to drink in any state of the union now. If you’re here on the RMFW blog, it’s…
Never Give Up!
By Mark Stevens Regrets? I’ve had a few. One bothers me more than most. I knew it at the time, when I first read Gary Reilly’s stuff. We’d meet in coffee shops, frequently the Europa Café on South Pennsylvania Street in Denver. Hip joint. Cool vibe. Gary would pluck a stack of things from his…