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!”
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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 […]
Is a Writing Organization Right for Me? – On the RMFW Blog
Are you considering joining a writing organization? Or, if you’re like me, have you maybe joined too many? My article on the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers blog helps break down things to look for in a writing organization to make sure you find the one(s) that will help you build your skills, contacts, community, and […]
How Many Glimmers Have You Noticed Today?
In a world where the only information being fed to us by the media, social media platforms, and power-hungry blowhards is negative, it’s easy to forget that there are, in fact, good things in this life to notice, recognize, appreciate, and be grateful for. Some of these things are big. Most are tiny daily things […]
How Do Your Characters React to the World?
Every individual reacts to any given situation in their own unique way. That is as true for fictional characters as it is for real-live human ones. But sometimes as authors, we make all our characters act the same way we’d act in that situation. What if we instead made our characters observe and respond to […]
