Every year, I post ten writing prompts for writing a scary, spooky, fantastical, or otherwise Halloween-season-appropriate story on the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers blog. Check out this year’s prompts and get started on your next spooky story by going here: “10 Spooky Writing Prompts for Halloween 2025”!
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Surviving a Writing Conference – On the RMFW Blog
I’ve been to a crazy number of writing conferences, either as an attendee or as a speaker. Seriously, it’s embarrassing how many I’ve gone to over the years. As a writing conference survivor/thriver, I’ve compiled a list of pro tips for attending writing conferences. If there’s a writing conference in your future, visit the Rocky […]
Comfort and Small Indulgences
Ogallala, Nebraska, may not seem terribly sophisticated. And for good reason. It’s not. But neither are most of us. Most of us don’t have the time, patience, or dollars to waste on trying to be sophisticated. What we want is comfort, with occasional indulgences. That’s why I often prefer smaller cities and towns to the […]
Have You Registered for the RMFW Conference Yet?
Have you registered for the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold writing conference yet? The regular registration rate is good until Aug 15, then it goes up! You can read about the benefits of this outstanding conference in my article on the RMFW blog here: “RMFW Colorado Gold Writing Conference Is Coming!”
Neglecting Pacing Can Lead to Reader Fatigue – On the RMFW Blog
Have you read novels lately that pound the stuffing out of the protagonist with no relief in sight, to the point where you think “Oh, come on, just kill the poor guy already—I’m bored”? I have. That’s called reader fatigue, and it can happen when the author keeps piling on bad plot points without any […]
Writing Habits: Question Everything
It’s easy for writers to fall into habits—some are beneficial, but many work against us. We slide into easy choices that may be keeping our story in the “okay, but nothing special” category. On the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writer’s blog this month, I talk about how important it is to question everything in our writing […]
