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It’s tempting to rely on your memory, imagination, or the internet when it comes to describing a setting in your story. However, nothing beats a real-life visit to add authenticity, nuance, and layers to the setting you’re writing about. Even if your story involves fairytale or science fiction settings, you can find places in our […]

This month, I was invited to write an article for the Pikes Peak Writers blog on the value of doing writing exercises. So if you’re looking for ways to beef up those writing muscles of yours, hop on over to read “Add Writing Exercises to Your Writing Routine.” Thanks!

Valentine’s Day is nice and all, but did you know February 14 is also Library Lovers’ Day? Take a gander at my article on the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writer’s blog, where I talk about why libraries and their guardian angels need love, too: “Happy Library Lovers’ Day.”

If you’ve been using the phrase “is comprised of,” I have bad news for you. You’re using it wrong. 😊 The phrase you’re looking for is “is composed of” or simply “comprises.” Never “is comprised of.” I explain why on the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers blog here: “Comprise vs Compose—Not the Same Thing!”

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!”

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 […]