Red Canyon Falling on Churches Poetry Award, High Plains Book Festival, Billings, MT 2016 1995ish, Denver, Colorado Su Teatro headshot for DOD tour with Latin Locomotions. If I knew then, what I know now… March 4, 2020 These are some of my favorite quotes on writing by Ernest Hemmingway: “When people talk listen completely. Don’t […]
Juliana and Bennet revising her m.s. 2019 Dear Reader, I’ve made mistakes in my life. Many mistakes. But the fact that people, loved ones, friends, have forgiven me taught me a lesson. To forgive is divine. Recently, I made a mistake and sent an email that was confusing and so the recipient mistook my message. […]
By Lynn McPherson Some say writing is a lonely profession. There is an assumption authors sit solo in a quiet room day after day, typing away on a computer as the rest of the world carries on around them. There are days I’ve felt like this—after a long stretch of typing, getting up and walking […]
by Shari Randall Next week I’ll be at the Public Library Association conference in Nashville, Tennessee. I’ll be signing at the Sisters in Crime booth 1745 on Thursday, February 27, at 3 pm. I hope you’ll stop by to say hello! Writers have to evaluate each conference they attend, carefully consider how precious time and […]
Once upon a time in a magical land there lived a king named, Pusillanimous. The king had many daughters and granddaughters but no sons. He had no books, no dogs, no love. He ruled with one command, “off with their heads” and he delighted in saying that one phrase at least once a day. He […]
by Sparkle Abbey A topic that’s endlessly fascinating to those of us who write is you – our readers. That’s right, we’re curious about what makes you tick. Why do you choose a particular book. Was it the cover? The back cover blurb? That catchy title? Did someone recommend it? Did that first line we […]
By Lynn McPherson January is a great time for new beginnings, in life and in writing. Today I’m going to focus on the importance of writing a good protagonist in a mystery series. It is an essential part of a story and one that should be considered carefully. There are a number of characteristics that […]
colorado encyclopedia poet Juliana check out some of my poetry January 22, 2020 Dear Reader, I’ve been struggling with writing a synopsis for my mystery novel. I’m a novice novelist. I lack the confidence of say a Linda Rodriguez who is a master writer and has successfully written several novels and a book on writing […]
RIP Darling! By Shari Randall Of all the writing rules out there – and there are a lot – the one every writer knows is “Kill your darlings.” Stephen King expanded on this advice from William Faulkner (at least he did according to Google) and said “Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it […]
about-myriam-gurba Dear Reader, My first post of 2020! Wow! I have a book I’d like to review for you. It’s written by Myriam Gurba. Heard of her? She’s one of my favorite writers. Myriam Gurba, author of Mean, a New York Times editors’ choice. O, the Oprah Magazine, ranked Mean as one of the best […]