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• Print-on-Demand Publishing? KDP versus IngramSpark: One Author’s Experience

  28-10-2023 Books http://rmfw.org/feed/

  I’ll preface this brief essay by saying that others may have had different experiences with these two print-on-demand giants. The following...

• Meet Fred

  21-10-2023 Books http://rmfw.org/feed/

  Today, I’m interviewing my writing muse, who also helps me learn about the human body—muscles, tendons, nerves, and lots about bones. RH:...

• The Joy of Promiscuity

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  Are you a monogamous writer? You get up every morning and all you can think about is the one novel, the one poem, the one essay you’re trying to...

• Spooky Season Writing Prompts

  14-10-2023 Books http://rmfw.org/feed/

  Happy Friday the 13 th ! ‘Tis the season for spooks, frights, haunts, and treats. ‘Tis also a particularly fun season for crafting...

• My Grievance with GOT

  11-10-2023 Books http://rmfw.org/feed/

  What’s with this overuse of the word GOT? It’s becoming the bane of my existence. Every year, Americans use and abuse it more frequently,...

• Ten Tips on Writing for Beginners

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• Real Writers Top Twelve

  4-10-2023 Books http://rmfw.org/feed/

  I’ve mentioned the Collaborist podcast before. This recent episode on “How to Take Criticism” was really good. Did you listen to Kerry...

• The Plot Thickens (Part 1)

  30-9-2023 Books http://rmfw.org/feed/

  Maybe. Maybe it’s boring. Getting an idea for a story is the straightforward part. Developing that idea into a satisfying plot...

• The Myth of Work Life Balance

  27-9-2023 Books http://rmfw.org/feed/

  I’ve had this myth debunked over and over, yet still slip into the trap of believing I can have/do it all, or that I’m the only one...

• Googly-Eyes and the Writing Life

  23-9-2023 Books http://rmfw.org/feed/

  Once upon a time, I taught cartooning and storybook illustration to elementary school children. At our first class meeting, I came prepared with a...

• How Genre Can Drive Your Book’s Success

  20-9-2023 Books http://rmfw.org/feed/

  It’s a common lament among writers: Why is genre important? Can’t I just write whatever I want and let the marketplace figure out how to classify...

• Trying NaNoWriMo, Again

  14-9-2023 Books http://rmfw.org/feed/

  I would very much like to finish, edit, and publish a novel in the coming year.  In between writing and publishing flash stories, short...

• Getting Involved in RMFW Led to Getting Published

  14-9-2023 Books http://rmfw.org/feed/

  ( Following is the the text of the talk I was going to give at Colorado Gold last Friday night had I not been sick with COVID. Thanks to all the...

• How (and Why) to Give an Author Reading – by Rachel Delaney Craft

  9-9-2023 Books http://rmfw.org/feed/

  Last year, I had an opportunity to read my work aloud at the book launch for Bizarre Bazaar , RMFW’s 2022 anthology. I was an accomplished public...

• Writing Romance: Getting Started with Prompts

  2-9-2023 Books http://rmfw.org/feed/

  Romance as a genre is always rewarding in the simple fact that it, well, most of the time, ends up with a happy ending. I always enjoy seeing two...

• The Author’s Plate

  26-8-2023 Books http://rmfw.org/feed/

  When an independent author takes on the task of writing a novel then adds to this challenge the goal of marketing the thing, that combined work...

• Colorado Gold Conference: The Social Contract of Open Mic Nights

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  As a reader, I pledge to: 1. Abide by the time constraints and if I know what they are in advance, practice timing my selected piece 2. Introduce...

• The Challenge of Chit-Chat

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  With the RMFW 2023 Conference right around the corner, it’s time to think about one of the most important aspects of a gathering like...

• RMFW Colorado Gold Conference: Craft 101 Track – by Dani Coleman

  12-8-2023 Books http://rmfw.org/feed/

  If this will be your first time at the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold writing conference, or you want to start your conference with...

• RMFW Colorado Gold Conference: Thursday Intensives – by Dani Coleman

  9-8-2023 Books http://rmfw.org/feed/

  Have you been taking writing classes, going to conferences and getting feedback from critique partners, but are struggling to elevate your writing...

• Getting Started

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  Write what you know. You can’t read a book written for the craft of writing without seeing these four words jump out at you as an...

• We Are Family

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  When I think back to my early days around Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, about twenty years ago, I remember a sound: the thumpity-bump of...

• A Writing Talent Test

  29-7-2023 Books http://rmfw.org/feed/

  After high school, I enlisted in the U.S. Army for a three-year tour of duty. Never having traveled farther than a car trip from Colorado to Iowa,...

• Top Three Reasons You Should Pitch at the Colorado Gold Writing Conference – by Jon Christian

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  One of the many perks of attending the RMFW Colorado Gold Writers Conference this year is the opportunity to pitch your hard work in front of an...

• The Shams

  22-7-2023 Books http://rmfw.org/feed/

  1.          You don’t have to live in secluded splendor in the high country to receive inspiration for, or write, the next bestseller. Or any...