ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS After listening to a speaker tout the merits of character growth, I pondered its importance in a short story. I published quite a few stories before realizing I hadn’t considered whether any of

CONFERENCE 2021

John DeDakis. Novelist and writing coach John DeDakis is a former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.”. DeDakis is the author of five mystery-suspense novels. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards. ANTHOLOGY – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Explore fifteen illuminating tales of short fiction that reveal the consequences of finding something once lost or better off forgotten. From Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers comes this collection of inspired works from both award-winning and talented new writers to include Mark Stevens, Dean Wyant, J.A. Kazimer, Joshua Viola, Diana Holguin ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Rules for Submission. It is free to submit, but you must be a member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. One submission per author, so send us your best. Simultaneous submissions are allowed but please notify us as soon as possible if your story is accepted elsewhere. All submissions must be the original, unpublished work of the author.

CONTESTS & AWARDS

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Writing is a solitary occupation. Well, except for the tribe of other people you need to help get your story edited, revised, polished, published, marketed, and sold. CONFERENCE PROPOSAL GUIDELINES Writing is truly a multifaceted discipline. Authors need to understand the mechanics of writing and the artistry of storytelling, but they also need to understand technology, social media, and marketing. We need to understand what our audience might expect from our genre specific stories as well as how to form an LLC, pick a lock, or

describe a

SCRIVENER 3 FOR WINDOWS IS HERE! Scrivener 3 will become the default application for Scrivener files. If you click on a Scrivener file, it will open in S3. Before you install S3, make sure you have a link to the S1 program somewhere pinned to the start menu, pinned to the taskbar, and/or a shortcut on your desktop. S3 does not import anything from S1, so if you’ve WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Cindi Myers is the author of the Eureka series, including The View From Here, which won the 2013 Colorado Book Award for genre fiction, and The Mountain Between Us, just released. Find out more about her and her books at her websites Cindi Myers and MEET KERRI BUCKLEY, CARINA PRESS EDITOR Jeffe: lol. Kerri: So I am an in-house editor at Carina Press —the first one, under Editorial Director Angela James. This means that I acquire and edit books for the Carina Press line. I work across genres and average 2-3 titles a month, publication-wise. That’s my primary

role.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS After listening to a speaker tout the merits of character growth, I pondered its importance in a short story. I published quite a few stories before realizing I hadn’t considered whether any of

CONFERENCE 2021

John DeDakis. Novelist and writing coach John DeDakis is a former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.”. DeDakis is the author of five mystery-suspense novels. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards. ANTHOLOGY – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Explore fifteen illuminating tales of short fiction that reveal the consequences of finding something once lost or better off forgotten. From Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers comes this collection of inspired works from both award-winning and talented new writers to include Mark Stevens, Dean Wyant, J.A. Kazimer, Joshua Viola, Diana Holguin ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Rules for Submission. It is free to submit, but you must be a member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. One submission per author, so send us your best. Simultaneous submissions are allowed but please notify us as soon as possible if your story is accepted elsewhere. All submissions must be the original, unpublished work of the author.

CONTESTS & AWARDS

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Writing is a solitary occupation. Well, except for the tribe of other people you need to help get your story edited, revised, polished, published, marketed, and sold. CONFERENCE PROPOSAL GUIDELINES Writing is truly a multifaceted discipline. Authors need to understand the mechanics of writing and the artistry of storytelling, but they also need to understand technology, social media, and marketing. We need to understand what our audience might expect from our genre specific stories as well as how to form an LLC, pick a lock, or

describe a

SCRIVENER 3 FOR WINDOWS IS HERE! Scrivener 3 will become the default application for Scrivener files. If you click on a Scrivener file, it will open in S3. Before you install S3, make sure you have a link to the S1 program somewhere pinned to the start menu, pinned to the taskbar, and/or a shortcut on your desktop. S3 does not import anything from S1, so if you’ve WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Cindi Myers is the author of the Eureka series, including The View From Here, which won the 2013 Colorado Book Award for genre fiction, and The Mountain Between Us, just released. Find out more about her and her books at her websites Cindi Myers and MEET KERRI BUCKLEY, CARINA PRESS EDITOR Jeffe: lol. Kerri: So I am an in-house editor at Carina Press —the first one, under Editorial Director Angela James. This means that I acquire and edit books for the Carina Press line. I work across genres and average 2-3 titles a month, publication-wise. That’s my primary

role.

ANTHOLOGY – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Explore fifteen illuminating tales of short fiction that reveal the consequences of finding something once lost or better off forgotten. From Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers comes this collection of inspired works from both award-winning and talented new writers to include Mark Stevens, Dean Wyant, J.A. Kazimer, Joshua Viola, Diana Holguin

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Trai Cartwright, MFA, is a 25-year entertainment industry veteran and writing and producing specialist.She is a screenwriter, producer, and teaches screen and TV writing, arts entrepreneurship, and production management at UC Center, University of Denver’s MA professional creative writing program, and at Western State University’s low residency MFA program.

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Description: This is a basic outline of what is going to go down in the scene.It can be long or short, your choice. Bobby catches his wife cheating, Connie wins the big game with a home run, Major Maple Leaf shows up and defeats the evil villains! PITCHFEST 2021 AGENTS She was on the board of directors for Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers from 2009 to 2019. Currently she is looking to acquire mystery, thriller, suspense, urban fantasy, and romance. She loves anything paranormal and especially likes ghost stories. She is open to any well-written, well-structured story however, and loves humor on all

levels.

2021 WRITERS RETREAT 2021 Writers Retreat. The RMFW 2021 Writers Retreat is scheduled for August 5-8 at the beautiful Franciscan Retreat Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Immersed in this tranquil environment, authors are encouraged to come and work, network with other authors, join a critique group, and gather valuable knowledge from others in the

industry.

PROTECTING YOUR WEBSITE Kurt Schumacher. Writer and Editor. Kurt Schumacher is a new writer, currently unpublished. He is writing in a variety of genres under three pen names because life can never be complicated enough. THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN WRITER! The Rocky Mountain Writer! Interviews with fiction writers, teachers, and members of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers (RMFW). Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in commercial fiction. This time on the Rocky Mountain Writer CONFERENCE PROPOSAL GUIDELINES Writing is truly a multifaceted discipline. Authors need to understand the mechanics of writing and the artistry of storytelling, but they also need to understand technology, social media, and marketing. We need to understand what our audience might expect from our genre specific stories as well as how to form an LLC, pick a lock, or

describe a

GOODREADS GIVEAWAYS FOR AUTHORS: GIMMICK OR GOLD? We authors can be overwhelmed when deciding how much money we should spend, and where, in order to get customers to spend money on our book.Let’s be candid. WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Cindi Myers is the author of the Eureka series, including The View From Here, which won the 2013 Colorado Book Award for genre fiction, and The Mountain Between Us, just released. Find out more about her and her books at her websites Cindi Myers and ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS After listening to a speaker tout the merits of character growth, I pondered its importance in a short story. I published quite a few stories before realizing I hadn’t considered whether any of

CONFERENCE 2021

Novelist and writing coach John DeDakis is a former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.”DeDakis is the author of five mystery-suspense novels. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards.In his most recent novel, Fake, protagonist Lark Chadwick is a White House ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction.

CONTESTS & AWARDS

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Writing is a solitary occupation. Well, except for the tribe of other people you need to help get your story edited, revised, polished, published, marketed, and sold. SCRIVENER 3 FOR WINDOWS IS HERE! Thanks for the tip! I just upgraded to Scrivener 3, but I was appalled to see what they did to the color-changing word count bar. Watching that bar turn from red to orange to yellow to (finally!) green is what gets me through every day. UNSTRUCTURED NARRATIVE Many writers have experimented with non-standard, or unstructured narrative styles. Some to varying but undeniable degrees of success – some mixing reality and fancy like Hunter S. Thompson, others displaying a non-linear narrative like Kurt Vonnegut, still others jumbling everything up in what can be argued to have no sense whatsoever but an irresistible rhythm and poetry like William S WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Thanks Cindi! This is a great article, and it makes me a bit worried about one of the places in my writing. New Boston, Illinois, is a small town and the main setting of A DOZEN 2020 TRENDS FOR AUTHORS Janet Lane. Janet Lane’s Coin Forest novels have earned #1 Amazon bestselling status in the medieval romance genre. She also writes contemporary women’s novels. 6 WEASEL WORDS TO CUT FROM YOUR MANUSCRIPT Good point, Terry! In any POV and any manuscript, these words will be needed from time to time–the goal is to prevent unnecessary and distracting repetition. ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS After listening to a speaker tout the merits of character growth, I pondered its importance in a short story. I published quite a few stories before realizing I hadn’t considered whether any of

CONFERENCE 2021

Novelist and writing coach John DeDakis is a former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.”DeDakis is the author of five mystery-suspense novels. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards.In his most recent novel, Fake, protagonist Lark Chadwick is a White House ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction.

CONTESTS & AWARDS

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Writing is a solitary occupation. Well, except for the tribe of other people you need to help get your story edited, revised, polished, published, marketed, and sold. SCRIVENER 3 FOR WINDOWS IS HERE! Thanks for the tip! I just upgraded to Scrivener 3, but I was appalled to see what they did to the color-changing word count bar. Watching that bar turn from red to orange to yellow to (finally!) green is what gets me through every day. UNSTRUCTURED NARRATIVE Many writers have experimented with non-standard, or unstructured narrative styles. Some to varying but undeniable degrees of success – some mixing reality and fancy like Hunter S. Thompson, others displaying a non-linear narrative like Kurt Vonnegut, still others jumbling everything up in what can be argued to have no sense whatsoever but an irresistible rhythm and poetry like William S WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Thanks Cindi! This is a great article, and it makes me a bit worried about one of the places in my writing. New Boston, Illinois, is a small town and the main setting of A DOZEN 2020 TRENDS FOR AUTHORS Janet Lane. Janet Lane’s Coin Forest novels have earned #1 Amazon bestselling status in the medieval romance genre. She also writes contemporary women’s novels. 6 WEASEL WORDS TO CUT FROM YOUR MANUSCRIPT Good point, Terry! In any POV and any manuscript, these words will be needed from time to time–the goal is to prevent unnecessary and distracting repetition.

THE ROBUST OUTLINE

Description: This is a basic outline of what is going to go down in the scene.It can be long or short, your choice. Bobby catches his wife cheating, Connie wins the big game with a home run, Major Maple Leaf shows up and defeats the evil villains!

IPAL MEMBERSHIP

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. 2021 WRITERS RETREAT The 2021 Retreat is now full. We are still open for waitlisting. The RMFW 2021 Writers Retreat is scheduled for August 5-8 at the beautiful Franciscan Retreat Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. PROTECTING YOUR WEBSITE Kurt Schumacher. Writer and Editor. Kurt Schumacher is a new writer, currently unpublished. He is writing in a variety of genres under three pen names because life can never be complicated enough. WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Thanks Cindi! This is a great article, and it makes me a bit worried about one of the places in my writing. New Boston, Illinois, is a small town and the main setting of GOODREADS GIVEAWAYS FOR AUTHORS: GIMMICK OR GOLD? We authors can be overwhelmed when deciding how much money we should spend, and where, in order to get customers to spend money on our book.Let’s be candid. 2020 RMFW ANTHOLOGY RELEASE PARTY Join co-editors Rachel Delaney Craft and Natasha Watts, along with several of the authors, for a virtual panel and reading in honor of the release of the 2020 anthology: WILD: UNCIVILIZED TALES FROM ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS. 6 WEASEL WORDS TO CUT FROM YOUR MANUSCRIPT Good point, Terry! In any POV and any manuscript, these words will be needed from time to time–the goal is to prevent unnecessary and distracting repetition. HOW TO WRITE AUTHENTIC AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHARACTERS: THE I went to my fifth Colorado Gold Conference this year and had an absolute blast. I taught two classes, as well. How to Write Compelling Villains was super fun to teach (I mean, as fun as an 8 a.m. class can be to teach on Sunday morning). THE DOS AND DON’TS OF WRITING FOR CHILDREN … BY RACHEL Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS After listening to a speaker tout the merits of character growth, I pondered its importance in a short story. I published quite a few stories before realizing I hadn’t considered whether any of

CONFERENCE 2021

John DeDakis. Novelist and writing coach John DeDakis is a former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.”. DeDakis is the author of five mystery-suspense novels. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards. ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Rules for Submission. It is free to submit, but you must be a member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. One submission per author, so send us your best. Simultaneous submissions are allowed but please notify us as soon as possible if your story is accepted elsewhere. All submissions must be the original, unpublished work of the author.

CONTESTS & AWARDS

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Writing is a solitary occupation. Well, except for the tribe of other people you need to help get your story edited, revised, polished, published, marketed, and sold. SCRIVENER 3 FOR WINDOWS IS HERE! Scrivener 3 will become the default application for Scrivener files. If you click on a Scrivener file, it will open in S3. Before you install S3, make sure you have a link to the S1 program somewhere pinned to the start menu, pinned to the taskbar, and/or a shortcut on your desktop. S3 does not import anything from S1, so if you’ve A DOZEN 2020 TRENDS FOR AUTHORS Janet Lane. Janet Lane’s Coin Forest novels have earned #1 Amazon bestselling status in the medieval romance genre. She also writes contemporary women’s novels. UNSTRUCTURED NARRATIVE Unstructured Narrative. Many writers have experimented with non-standard, or unstructured narrative styles. Some to varying but undeniable degrees of success – some mixing reality and fancy like Hunter S. Thompson, others displaying a non-linear narrative like Kurt Vonnegut, still others jumbling everything up in what can be argued to

have no

WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Cindi Myers is the author of the Eureka series, including The View From Here, which won the 2013 Colorado Book Award for genre fiction, and The Mountain Between Us, just released. Find out more about her and her books at her websites Cindi Myers and MEET KERRI BUCKLEY, CARINA PRESS EDITOR Jeffe: lol. Kerri: So I am an in-house editor at Carina Press —the first one, under Editorial Director Angela James. This means that I acquire and edit books for the Carina Press line. I work across genres and average 2-3 titles a month, publication-wise. That’s my primary

role.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS After listening to a speaker tout the merits of character growth, I pondered its importance in a short story. I published quite a few stories before realizing I hadn’t considered whether any of

CONFERENCE 2021

John DeDakis. Novelist and writing coach John DeDakis is a former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.”. DeDakis is the author of five mystery-suspense novels. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards. ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Rules for Submission. It is free to submit, but you must be a member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. One submission per author, so send us your best. Simultaneous submissions are allowed but please notify us as soon as possible if your story is accepted elsewhere. All submissions must be the original, unpublished work of the author.

CONTESTS & AWARDS

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Writing is a solitary occupation. Well, except for the tribe of other people you need to help get your story edited, revised, polished, published, marketed, and sold. SCRIVENER 3 FOR WINDOWS IS HERE! Scrivener 3 will become the default application for Scrivener files. If you click on a Scrivener file, it will open in S3. Before you install S3, make sure you have a link to the S1 program somewhere pinned to the start menu, pinned to the taskbar, and/or a shortcut on your desktop. S3 does not import anything from S1, so if you’ve A DOZEN 2020 TRENDS FOR AUTHORS Janet Lane. Janet Lane’s Coin Forest novels have earned #1 Amazon bestselling status in the medieval romance genre. She also writes contemporary women’s novels. UNSTRUCTURED NARRATIVE Unstructured Narrative. Many writers have experimented with non-standard, or unstructured narrative styles. Some to varying but undeniable degrees of success – some mixing reality and fancy like Hunter S. Thompson, others displaying a non-linear narrative like Kurt Vonnegut, still others jumbling everything up in what can be argued to

have no

WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Cindi Myers is the author of the Eureka series, including The View From Here, which won the 2013 Colorado Book Award for genre fiction, and The Mountain Between Us, just released. Find out more about her and her books at her websites Cindi Myers and MEET KERRI BUCKLEY, CARINA PRESS EDITOR Jeffe: lol. Kerri: So I am an in-house editor at Carina Press —the first one, under Editorial Director Angela James. This means that I acquire and edit books for the Carina Press line. I work across genres and average 2-3 titles a month, publication-wise. That’s my primary

role.

THE ROBUST OUTLINE

Description: This is a basic outline of what is going to go down in the scene.It can be long or short, your choice. Bobby catches his wife cheating, Connie wins the big game with a home run, Major Maple Leaf shows up and defeats the evil villains! PROTECTING YOUR WEBSITE Kurt Schumacher. Writer and Editor. Kurt Schumacher is a new writer, currently unpublished. He is writing in a variety of genres under three pen names because life can never be complicated enough. 2020 RMFW ANTHOLOGY RELEASE PARTY Join co-editors Rachel Delaney Craft and Natasha Watts, along with several of the authors, for a virtual panel and reading in honor of the release of the 2020 anthology: WILD: UNCIVILIZED TALES FROM ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS. A DOZEN 2020 TRENDS FOR AUTHORS Janet Lane. Janet Lane’s Coin Forest novels have earned #1 Amazon bestselling status in the medieval romance genre. She also writes contemporary women’s novels.

IPAL MEMBERSHIP

Criteria for Entry into RMFW IPAL. To qualify for membership within IPAL: Must be an RMFW member in good standing. Must have independently published one or more novel-length book (s) of fiction, or equivalent in fictional short stories. Must have earned at least $1,000.00 for both print and digital versions of the book (s), there is no specific 2021 WRITERS RETREAT 2021 Writers Retreat. The RMFW 2021 Writers Retreat is scheduled for August 5-8 at the beautiful Franciscan Retreat Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Immersed in this tranquil environment, authors are encouraged to come and work, network with other authors, join a critique group, and gather valuable knowledge from others in the

industry.

GOODREADS GIVEAWAYS FOR AUTHORS: GIMMICK OR GOLD? We authors can be overwhelmed when deciding how much money we should spend, and where, in order to get customers to spend money on our book.Let’s be candid. WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Cindi Myers is the author of the Eureka series, including The View From Here, which won the 2013 Colorado Book Award for genre fiction, and The Mountain Between Us, just released. Find out more about her and her books at her websites Cindi Myers and 6 WEASEL WORDS TO CUT FROM YOUR MANUSCRIPT Filtering happens when you filter the experience of your story through your POV character’s senses. Words like see, hear, think, feel, and smell (and their various tenses) are dead giveaways. Filtering stretches the distance between the narrator and the reader, making the scene feel less immersive. I saw a helicopter, a black smudge in the HOW TO WRITE AUTHENTIC AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHARACTERS: THE I went to my fifth Colorado Gold Conference this year and had an absolute blast. I taught two classes, as well. How to Write Compelling Villains was super fun to teach (I mean, as fun as an 8 a.m. class can be to teach on Sunday morning). ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS After listening to a speaker tout the merits of character growth, I pondered its importance in a short story. I published quite a few stories before realizing I hadn’t considered whether any of

CONFERENCE 2021

John DeDakis. Novelist and writing coach John DeDakis is a former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.”. DeDakis is the author of five mystery-suspense novels. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards. ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Rules for Submission. It is free to submit, but you must be a member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. One submission per author, so send us your best. Simultaneous submissions are allowed but please notify us as soon as possible if your story is accepted elsewhere. All submissions must be the original, unpublished work of the author.

CONTESTS & AWARDS

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Writing is a solitary occupation. Well, except for the tribe of other people you need to help get your story edited, revised, polished, published, marketed, and sold. SCRIVENER 3 FOR WINDOWS IS HERE! Scrivener 3 will become the default application for Scrivener files. If you click on a Scrivener file, it will open in S3. Before you install S3, make sure you have a link to the S1 program somewhere pinned to the start menu, pinned to the taskbar, and/or a shortcut on your desktop. S3 does not import anything from S1, so if you’ve A DOZEN 2020 TRENDS FOR AUTHORS Janet Lane. Janet Lane’s Coin Forest novels have earned #1 Amazon bestselling status in the medieval romance genre. She also writes contemporary women’s novels. UNSTRUCTURED NARRATIVE Unstructured Narrative. Many writers have experimented with non-standard, or unstructured narrative styles. Some to varying but undeniable degrees of success – some mixing reality and fancy like Hunter S. Thompson, others displaying a non-linear narrative like Kurt Vonnegut, still others jumbling everything up in what can be argued to

have no

WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Cindi Myers is the author of the Eureka series, including The View From Here, which won the 2013 Colorado Book Award for genre fiction, and The Mountain Between Us, just released. Find out more about her and her books at her websites Cindi Myers and MEET KERRI BUCKLEY, CARINA PRESS EDITOR Jeffe: lol. Kerri: So I am an in-house editor at Carina Press —the first one, under Editorial Director Angela James. This means that I acquire and edit books for the Carina Press line. I work across genres and average 2-3 titles a month, publication-wise. That’s my primary

role.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS After listening to a speaker tout the merits of character growth, I pondered its importance in a short story. I published quite a few stories before realizing I hadn’t considered whether any of

CONFERENCE 2021

John DeDakis. Novelist and writing coach John DeDakis is a former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.”. DeDakis is the author of five mystery-suspense novels. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards. ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Rules for Submission. It is free to submit, but you must be a member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. One submission per author, so send us your best. Simultaneous submissions are allowed but please notify us as soon as possible if your story is accepted elsewhere. All submissions must be the original, unpublished work of the author.

CONTESTS & AWARDS

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Writing is a solitary occupation. Well, except for the tribe of other people you need to help get your story edited, revised, polished, published, marketed, and sold. SCRIVENER 3 FOR WINDOWS IS HERE! Scrivener 3 will become the default application for Scrivener files. If you click on a Scrivener file, it will open in S3. Before you install S3, make sure you have a link to the S1 program somewhere pinned to the start menu, pinned to the taskbar, and/or a shortcut on your desktop. S3 does not import anything from S1, so if you’ve A DOZEN 2020 TRENDS FOR AUTHORS Janet Lane. Janet Lane’s Coin Forest novels have earned #1 Amazon bestselling status in the medieval romance genre. She also writes contemporary women’s novels. UNSTRUCTURED NARRATIVE Unstructured Narrative. Many writers have experimented with non-standard, or unstructured narrative styles. Some to varying but undeniable degrees of success – some mixing reality and fancy like Hunter S. Thompson, others displaying a non-linear narrative like Kurt Vonnegut, still others jumbling everything up in what can be argued to

have no

WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Cindi Myers is the author of the Eureka series, including The View From Here, which won the 2013 Colorado Book Award for genre fiction, and The Mountain Between Us, just released. Find out more about her and her books at her websites Cindi Myers and MEET KERRI BUCKLEY, CARINA PRESS EDITOR Jeffe: lol. Kerri: So I am an in-house editor at Carina Press —the first one, under Editorial Director Angela James. This means that I acquire and edit books for the Carina Press line. I work across genres and average 2-3 titles a month, publication-wise. That’s my primary

role.

THE ROBUST OUTLINE

Description: This is a basic outline of what is going to go down in the scene.It can be long or short, your choice. Bobby catches his wife cheating, Connie wins the big game with a home run, Major Maple Leaf shows up and defeats the evil villains! PROTECTING YOUR WEBSITE Kurt Schumacher. Writer and Editor. Kurt Schumacher is a new writer, currently unpublished. He is writing in a variety of genres under three pen names because life can never be complicated enough. 2020 RMFW ANTHOLOGY RELEASE PARTY Join co-editors Rachel Delaney Craft and Natasha Watts, along with several of the authors, for a virtual panel and reading in honor of the release of the 2020 anthology: WILD: UNCIVILIZED TALES FROM ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS. A DOZEN 2020 TRENDS FOR AUTHORS Janet Lane. Janet Lane’s Coin Forest novels have earned #1 Amazon bestselling status in the medieval romance genre. She also writes contemporary women’s novels.

IPAL MEMBERSHIP

Criteria for Entry into RMFW IPAL. To qualify for membership within IPAL: Must be an RMFW member in good standing. Must have independently published one or more novel-length book (s) of fiction, or equivalent in fictional short stories. Must have earned at least $1,000.00 for both print and digital versions of the book (s), there is no specific 2021 WRITERS RETREAT 2021 Writers Retreat. The RMFW 2021 Writers Retreat is scheduled for August 5-8 at the beautiful Franciscan Retreat Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Immersed in this tranquil environment, authors are encouraged to come and work, network with other authors, join a critique group, and gather valuable knowledge from others in the

industry.

GOODREADS GIVEAWAYS FOR AUTHORS: GIMMICK OR GOLD? We authors can be overwhelmed when deciding how much money we should spend, and where, in order to get customers to spend money on our book.Let’s be candid. WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Cindi Myers is the author of the Eureka series, including The View From Here, which won the 2013 Colorado Book Award for genre fiction, and The Mountain Between Us, just released. Find out more about her and her books at her websites Cindi Myers and 6 WEASEL WORDS TO CUT FROM YOUR MANUSCRIPT Filtering happens when you filter the experience of your story through your POV character’s senses. Words like see, hear, think, feel, and smell (and their various tenses) are dead giveaways. Filtering stretches the distance between the narrator and the reader, making the scene feel less immersive. I saw a helicopter, a black smudge in the HOW TO WRITE AUTHENTIC AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHARACTERS: THE I went to my fifth Colorado Gold Conference this year and had an absolute blast. I taught two classes, as well. How to Write Compelling Villains was super fun to teach (I mean, as fun as an 8 a.m. class can be to teach on Sunday morning). ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS After listening to a speaker tout the merits of character growth, I pondered its importance in a short story. I published quite a few stories before realizing I hadn’t considered whether any of

CONFERENCE 2021

John DeDakis. Novelist and writing coach John DeDakis is a former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.”. DeDakis is the author of five mystery-suspense novels. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards. ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Rules for Submission. It is free to submit, but you must be a member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. One submission per author, so send us your best. Simultaneous submissions are allowed but please notify us as soon as possible if your story is accepted elsewhere. All submissions must be the original, unpublished work of the author.

CONTESTS & AWARDS

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. SCRIVENER 3 FOR WINDOWS IS HERE! Scrivener 3 will become the default application for Scrivener files. If you click on a Scrivener file, it will open in S3. Before you install S3, make sure you have a link to the S1 program somewhere pinned to the start menu, pinned to the taskbar, and/or a shortcut on your desktop. S3 does not import anything from S1, so if you’ve A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Writing is a solitary occupation. Well, except for the tribe of other people you need to help get your story edited, revised, polished, published, marketed, and sold. A DOZEN 2020 TRENDS FOR AUTHORS Janet Lane. Janet Lane’s Coin Forest novels have earned #1 Amazon bestselling status in the medieval romance genre. She also writes contemporary women’s novels. WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Cindi Myers is the author of the Eureka series, including The View From Here, which won the 2013 Colorado Book Award for genre fiction, and The Mountain Between Us, just released. Find out more about her and her books at her websites Cindi Myers and 6 WEASEL WORDS TO CUT FROM YOUR MANUSCRIPT Filtering happens when you filter the experience of your story through your POV character’s senses. Words like see, hear, think, feel, and smell (and their various tenses) are dead giveaways. Filtering stretches the distance between the narrator and the reader, making the scene feel less immersive. I saw a helicopter, a black smudge in the MEET KERRI BUCKLEY, CARINA PRESS EDITOR Jeffe: lol. Kerri: So I am an in-house editor at Carina Press —the first one, under Editorial Director Angela James. This means that I acquire and edit books for the Carina Press line. I work across genres and average 2-3 titles a month, publication-wise. That’s my primary

role.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS After listening to a speaker tout the merits of character growth, I pondered its importance in a short story. I published quite a few stories before realizing I hadn’t considered whether any of

CONFERENCE 2021

John DeDakis. Novelist and writing coach John DeDakis is a former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.”. DeDakis is the author of five mystery-suspense novels. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards. ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Rules for Submission. It is free to submit, but you must be a member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. One submission per author, so send us your best. Simultaneous submissions are allowed but please notify us as soon as possible if your story is accepted elsewhere. All submissions must be the original, unpublished work of the author.

CONTESTS & AWARDS

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. SCRIVENER 3 FOR WINDOWS IS HERE! Scrivener 3 will become the default application for Scrivener files. If you click on a Scrivener file, it will open in S3. Before you install S3, make sure you have a link to the S1 program somewhere pinned to the start menu, pinned to the taskbar, and/or a shortcut on your desktop. S3 does not import anything from S1, so if you’ve A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Writing is a solitary occupation. Well, except for the tribe of other people you need to help get your story edited, revised, polished, published, marketed, and sold. A DOZEN 2020 TRENDS FOR AUTHORS Janet Lane. Janet Lane’s Coin Forest novels have earned #1 Amazon bestselling status in the medieval romance genre. She also writes contemporary women’s novels. WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Cindi Myers is the author of the Eureka series, including The View From Here, which won the 2013 Colorado Book Award for genre fiction, and The Mountain Between Us, just released. Find out more about her and her books at her websites Cindi Myers and 6 WEASEL WORDS TO CUT FROM YOUR MANUSCRIPT Filtering happens when you filter the experience of your story through your POV character’s senses. Words like see, hear, think, feel, and smell (and their various tenses) are dead giveaways. Filtering stretches the distance between the narrator and the reader, making the scene feel less immersive. I saw a helicopter, a black smudge in the MEET KERRI BUCKLEY, CARINA PRESS EDITOR Jeffe: lol. Kerri: So I am an in-house editor at Carina Press —the first one, under Editorial Director Angela James. This means that I acquire and edit books for the Carina Press line. I work across genres and average 2-3 titles a month, publication-wise. That’s my primary

role.

THE ROBUST OUTLINE

1 day ago · Description: This is a basic outline of what is going to go down in the scene.It can be long or short, your choice. Bobby catches his wife cheating, Connie wins the big game with a home run, Major Maple Leaf shows up and defeats the evil villains! A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Kelley J. P. Lindberg. Kelley J. P. Lindberg writes YA and adult fiction, magazine articles, essays, and award-winning how-to books. She’s also a contract medical, technical, and business writer. 2020 RMFW ANTHOLOGY RELEASE PARTY Join co-editors Rachel Delaney Craft and Natasha Watts, along with several of the authors, for a virtual panel and reading in honor of the release of the 2020 anthology: WILD: UNCIVILIZED TALES FROM ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS. 2021 WRITERS RETREAT 2021 Writers Retreat. The RMFW 2021 Writers Retreat is scheduled for August 5-8 at the beautiful Franciscan Retreat Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Immersed in this tranquil environment, authors are encouraged to come and work, network with other authors, join a critique group, and gather valuable knowledge from others in the

industry.

IPAL MEMBERSHIP

Criteria for Entry into RMFW IPAL. To qualify for membership within IPAL: Must be an RMFW member in good standing. Must have independently published one or more novel-length book (s) of fiction, or equivalent in fictional short stories. Must have earned at least $1,000.00 for both print and digital versions of the book (s), there is no specific GOODREADS GIVEAWAYS FOR AUTHORS: GIMMICK OR GOLD? We authors can be overwhelmed when deciding how much money we should spend, and where, in order to get customers to spend money on our book.Let’s be candid. 5 GUIDELINES FOR WRITING A HELPFUL CRITIQUE Maggie Smith. Maggie's debut novel, TRUTH & OTHER LIES will be published in March 2022 by Ten16Press. It is a story of three women: A world-famous journalist at the end of her career, at risk of losing everything; a neophyte politician knee-deep in a run for Congress who longs to reconnect with her estranged daughter; and a young reporter, desperate to reboot her stalled career, who must WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Cindi Myers is the author of the Eureka series, including The View From Here, which won the 2013 Colorado Book Award for genre fiction, and The Mountain Between Us, just released. Find out more about her and her books at her websites Cindi Myers and 6 WEASEL WORDS TO CUT FROM YOUR MANUSCRIPT Filtering happens when you filter the experience of your story through your POV character’s senses. Words like see, hear, think, feel, and smell (and their various tenses) are dead giveaways. Filtering stretches the distance between the narrator and the reader, making the scene feel less immersive. I saw a helicopter, a black smudge in the HOW TO WRITE AUTHENTIC AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHARACTERS: THE I went to my fifth Colorado Gold Conference this year and had an absolute blast. I taught two classes, as well. How to Write Compelling Villains was super fun to teach (I mean, as fun as an 8 a.m. class can be to teach on Sunday morning). ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS After listening to a speaker tout the merits of character growth, I pondered its importance in a short story. I published quite a few stories before realizing I hadn’t considered whether any of ANTHOLOGY – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS 2007 RMFW Anthology: Tales from Mistwillow Travel to this legendary Colorado town, nestled in the Rocky Mountain foothills, shrouded in myth and mystery. Members of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers have woven inspiring, chilling and downright fun stories about this fictional

town.

CONFERENCE 2021

Novelist and writing coach John DeDakis is a former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.”DeDakis is the author of five mystery-suspense novels. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards.In his most recent novel, Fake, protagonist Lark Chadwick is a White House

CONTESTS & AWARDS

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. COLORADO GOLD RUSH LITERARY AWARDS CONTEST SCRIVENER 3 FOR WINDOWS IS HERE! Thanks for the tip! I just upgraded to Scrivener 3, but I was appalled to see what they did to the color-changing word count bar. Watching that bar turn from red to orange to yellow to (finally!) green is what gets me through every day. A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Writing is a solitary occupation. Well, except for the tribe of other people you need to help get your story edited, revised, polished, published, marketed, and sold. UNSTRUCTURED NARRATIVE Many writers have experimented with non-standard, or unstructured narrative styles. Some to varying but undeniable degrees of success – some mixing reality and fancy like Hunter S. Thompson, others displaying a non-linear narrative like Kurt Vonnegut, still others jumbling everything up in what can be argued to have no sense whatsoever but an irresistible rhythm and poetry like William S WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Thanks Cindi! This is a great article, and it makes me a bit worried about one of the places in my writing. New Boston, Illinois, is a small town and the main setting of ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS After listening to a speaker tout the merits of character growth, I pondered its importance in a short story. I published quite a few stories before realizing I hadn’t considered whether any of ANTHOLOGY – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS 2007 RMFW Anthology: Tales from Mistwillow Travel to this legendary Colorado town, nestled in the Rocky Mountain foothills, shrouded in myth and mystery. Members of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers have woven inspiring, chilling and downright fun stories about this fictional

town.

CONFERENCE 2021

Novelist and writing coach John DeDakis is a former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.”DeDakis is the author of five mystery-suspense novels. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards.In his most recent novel, Fake, protagonist Lark Chadwick is a White House

CONTESTS & AWARDS

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. COLORADO GOLD RUSH LITERARY AWARDS CONTEST SCRIVENER 3 FOR WINDOWS IS HERE! Thanks for the tip! I just upgraded to Scrivener 3, but I was appalled to see what they did to the color-changing word count bar. Watching that bar turn from red to orange to yellow to (finally!) green is what gets me through every day. A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Writing is a solitary occupation. Well, except for the tribe of other people you need to help get your story edited, revised, polished, published, marketed, and sold. UNSTRUCTURED NARRATIVE Many writers have experimented with non-standard, or unstructured narrative styles. Some to varying but undeniable degrees of success – some mixing reality and fancy like Hunter S. Thompson, others displaying a non-linear narrative like Kurt Vonnegut, still others jumbling everything up in what can be argued to have no sense whatsoever but an irresistible rhythm and poetry like William S WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Thanks Cindi! This is a great article, and it makes me a bit worried about one of the places in my writing. New Boston, Illinois, is a small town and the main setting of ANTHOLOGY – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS 2007 RMFW Anthology: Tales from Mistwillow Travel to this legendary Colorado town, nestled in the Rocky Mountain foothills, shrouded in myth and mystery. Members of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers have woven inspiring, chilling and downright fun stories about this fictional

town.

ABOUT – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers (RMFW) is a non-profit, volunteer-run corporation dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in commercial fiction. EVENTS – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS From Lassie to Rin Tin Tin, canine characters have captured our hearts. The intrigue of a dog finding a lost person, buried body, drugs, bombs, or risking its life to protect a handler, has long been a source of fascination. RESOURCES & EDUCATION Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. MEMBERS – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction.

CONFERENCE 2020!

Trai Cartwright, MFA, is a 25-year entertainment industry veteran and writing and producing specialist.She is a screenwriter, producer, and teaches screen and TV writing, arts entrepreneurship, and production management at UC Center, University of Denver’s MA professional creative writing program, and at Western State University’s low residency MFA program.

IPAL MEMBERSHIP

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN WRITER! Interviews with fiction writers, teachers, and members of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers (RMFW). Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in commercial

fiction.

CONFERENCE PROPOSAL GUIDELINES You’ve got skills to share, and we’ve got writers eager to learn, it’s a match made in Denver. We’ve made some changes this year, so please read through the below before you COLORADO GOLD RUSH LITERARY AWARDS ENTRY GUIDELINES Official Rules and Entry Guidelines Opening Date and Deadline. Contest opens May 1, 2021 and closes June 30, 2021 at 11:59 pm MST. Entries are limited to the first 200 received. ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS After listening to a speaker tout the merits of character growth, I pondered its importance in a short story. I published quite a few stories before realizing I hadn’t considered whether any of ANTHOLOGY – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS 2007 RMFW Anthology: Tales from Mistwillow Travel to this legendary Colorado town, nestled in the Rocky Mountain foothills, shrouded in myth and mystery. Members of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers have woven inspiring, chilling and downright fun stories about this fictional

town.

CONFERENCE 2021

Novelist and writing coach John DeDakis is a former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.”DeDakis is the author of five mystery-suspense novels. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards.In his most recent novel, Fake, protagonist Lark Chadwick is a White House

CONTESTS & AWARDS

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. COLORADO GOLD RUSH LITERARY AWARDS CONTEST SCRIVENER 3 FOR WINDOWS IS HERE! Thanks for the tip! I just upgraded to Scrivener 3, but I was appalled to see what they did to the color-changing word count bar. Watching that bar turn from red to orange to yellow to (finally!) green is what gets me through every day. A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Writing is a solitary occupation. Well, except for the tribe of other people you need to help get your story edited, revised, polished, published, marketed, and sold. UNSTRUCTURED NARRATIVE Many writers have experimented with non-standard, or unstructured narrative styles. Some to varying but undeniable degrees of success – some mixing reality and fancy like Hunter S. Thompson, others displaying a non-linear narrative like Kurt Vonnegut, still others jumbling everything up in what can be argued to have no sense whatsoever but an irresistible rhythm and poetry like William S WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Thanks Cindi! This is a great article, and it makes me a bit worried about one of the places in my writing. New Boston, Illinois, is a small town and the main setting of ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS After listening to a speaker tout the merits of character growth, I pondered its importance in a short story. I published quite a few stories before realizing I hadn’t considered whether any of ANTHOLOGY – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS 2007 RMFW Anthology: Tales from Mistwillow Travel to this legendary Colorado town, nestled in the Rocky Mountain foothills, shrouded in myth and mystery. Members of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers have woven inspiring, chilling and downright fun stories about this fictional

town.

CONFERENCE 2021

Novelist and writing coach John DeDakis is a former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.”DeDakis is the author of five mystery-suspense novels. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards.In his most recent novel, Fake, protagonist Lark Chadwick is a White House

CONTESTS & AWARDS

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. COLORADO GOLD RUSH LITERARY AWARDS CONTEST SCRIVENER 3 FOR WINDOWS IS HERE! Thanks for the tip! I just upgraded to Scrivener 3, but I was appalled to see what they did to the color-changing word count bar. Watching that bar turn from red to orange to yellow to (finally!) green is what gets me through every day. A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Writing is a solitary occupation. Well, except for the tribe of other people you need to help get your story edited, revised, polished, published, marketed, and sold. UNSTRUCTURED NARRATIVE Many writers have experimented with non-standard, or unstructured narrative styles. Some to varying but undeniable degrees of success – some mixing reality and fancy like Hunter S. Thompson, others displaying a non-linear narrative like Kurt Vonnegut, still others jumbling everything up in what can be argued to have no sense whatsoever but an irresistible rhythm and poetry like William S WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Thanks Cindi! This is a great article, and it makes me a bit worried about one of the places in my writing. New Boston, Illinois, is a small town and the main setting of ANTHOLOGY – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS 2007 RMFW Anthology: Tales from Mistwillow Travel to this legendary Colorado town, nestled in the Rocky Mountain foothills, shrouded in myth and mystery. Members of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers have woven inspiring, chilling and downright fun stories about this fictional

town.

ABOUT – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers (RMFW) is a non-profit, volunteer-run corporation dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in commercial fiction. EVENTS – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS From Lassie to Rin Tin Tin, canine characters have captured our hearts. The intrigue of a dog finding a lost person, buried body, drugs, bombs, or risking its life to protect a handler, has long been a source of fascination. RESOURCES & EDUCATION Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. MEMBERS – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction.

CONFERENCE 2020!

Trai Cartwright, MFA, is a 25-year entertainment industry veteran and writing and producing specialist.She is a screenwriter, producer, and teaches screen and TV writing, arts entrepreneurship, and production management at UC Center, University of Denver’s MA professional creative writing program, and at Western State University’s low residency MFA program.

IPAL MEMBERSHIP

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN WRITER! Interviews with fiction writers, teachers, and members of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers (RMFW). Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in commercial

fiction.

CONFERENCE PROPOSAL GUIDELINES You’ve got skills to share, and we’ve got writers eager to learn, it’s a match made in Denver. We’ve made some changes this year, so please read through the below before you COLORADO GOLD RUSH LITERARY AWARDS ENTRY GUIDELINES Official Rules and Entry Guidelines Opening Date and Deadline. Contest opens May 1, 2021 and closes June 30, 2021 at 11:59 pm MST. Entries are limited to the first 200 received. ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Every author should know a guy called Joe. Last month, my wife and I closed on our new home in the village of Cedaredge on the wild Western Slope of Colorado. It’s a beautiful place with mature landscaping and spectacular views. ANTHOLOGY – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Explore fifteen illuminating tales of short fiction that reveal the consequences of finding something once lost or better off forgotten. From Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers comes this collection of inspired works from both award-winning and talented new writers to include Mark Stevens, Dean Wyant, J.A. Kazimer, Joshua Viola, Diana Holguin

CONFERENCE 2021

John DeDakis. Novelist and writing coach John DeDakis is a former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.”. DeDakis is the author of five mystery-suspense novels. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards. ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Rules for Submission. It is free to submit, but you must be a member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. One submission per author, so send us your best. Simultaneous submissions are allowed but please notify us as soon as possible if your story is accepted elsewhere. All submissions must be the original, unpublished work of the author.

CONTESTS & AWARDS

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. COLORADO GOLD RUSH LITERARY AWARDS CONTEST SCRIVENER 3 FOR WINDOWS IS HERE! Scrivener 3 will become the default application for Scrivener files. If you click on a Scrivener file, it will open in S3. Before you install S3, make sure you have a link to the S1 program somewhere pinned to the start menu, pinned to the taskbar, and/or a shortcut on your desktop. S3 does not import anything from S1, so if you’ve A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Writing is a solitary occupation. Well, except for the tribe of other people you need to help get your story edited, revised, polished, published, marketed, and sold. UNSTRUCTURED NARRATIVE Unstructured Narrative. Many writers have experimented with non-standard, or unstructured narrative styles. Some to varying but undeniable degrees of success – some mixing reality and fancy like Hunter S. Thompson, others displaying a non-linear narrative like Kurt Vonnegut, still others jumbling everything up in what can be argued to

have no

WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Cindi Myers is the author of the Eureka series, including The View From Here, which won the 2013 Colorado Book Award for genre fiction, and The Mountain Between Us, just released. Find out more about her and her books at her websites Cindi Myers and ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Every author should know a guy called Joe. Last month, my wife and I closed on our new home in the village of Cedaredge on the wild Western Slope of Colorado. It’s a beautiful place with mature landscaping and spectacular views. ANTHOLOGY – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Explore fifteen illuminating tales of short fiction that reveal the consequences of finding something once lost or better off forgotten. From Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers comes this collection of inspired works from both award-winning and talented new writers to include Mark Stevens, Dean Wyant, J.A. Kazimer, Joshua Viola, Diana Holguin

CONFERENCE 2021

John DeDakis. Novelist and writing coach John DeDakis is a former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.”. DeDakis is the author of five mystery-suspense novels. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards. ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Rules for Submission. It is free to submit, but you must be a member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. One submission per author, so send us your best. Simultaneous submissions are allowed but please notify us as soon as possible if your story is accepted elsewhere. All submissions must be the original, unpublished work of the author.

CONTESTS & AWARDS

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. COLORADO GOLD RUSH LITERARY AWARDS CONTEST SCRIVENER 3 FOR WINDOWS IS HERE! Scrivener 3 will become the default application for Scrivener files. If you click on a Scrivener file, it will open in S3. Before you install S3, make sure you have a link to the S1 program somewhere pinned to the start menu, pinned to the taskbar, and/or a shortcut on your desktop. S3 does not import anything from S1, so if you’ve A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Writing is a solitary occupation. Well, except for the tribe of other people you need to help get your story edited, revised, polished, published, marketed, and sold. UNSTRUCTURED NARRATIVE Unstructured Narrative. Many writers have experimented with non-standard, or unstructured narrative styles. Some to varying but undeniable degrees of success – some mixing reality and fancy like Hunter S. Thompson, others displaying a non-linear narrative like Kurt Vonnegut, still others jumbling everything up in what can be argued to

have no

WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Cindi Myers is the author of the Eureka series, including The View From Here, which won the 2013 Colorado Book Award for genre fiction, and The Mountain Between Us, just released. Find out more about her and her books at her websites Cindi Myers and ANTHOLOGY – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Explore fifteen illuminating tales of short fiction that reveal the consequences of finding something once lost or better off forgotten. From Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers comes this collection of inspired works from both award-winning and talented new writers to include Mark Stevens, Dean Wyant, J.A. Kazimer, Joshua Viola, Diana Holguin ABOUT – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS About. Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers (RMFW) is a non-profit, volunteer-run corporation dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in commercial fiction. To that end, the organization strives to: Provide an environment of support and encouragement among members and the Rocky Mountain writing

community.

EVENTS – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Date: June 12, 2021. Time: 9:00am - Noon. Location: 2591 Legacy Way, Grand Junction. “if you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there. “-maybe Yogi Berra Plotting a novel. Plotting an action novel, plotting a romance novel, plotting a mystery/crime novel, plotting a thriller, a women’s fiction novel, a literary MEMBERS – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. RESOURCES & EDUCATION Resources & Education. Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers takes its mission seriously, and the proof is in the dedication of it’s volunteers in providing valuable resources and information for writers at every stage of their career. Our programs include the RMFW Online

CONFERENCE 2020!

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers has joined forces with Northern Colorado Writers and Pikes Peak Writers to create a month long virtual conference free for everyone to attend! This joint venture hits YouTube September 1-30, 2020. Check out free video presentations from agents, editors, and authors on the craft, business, and life of

writing as

IPAL MEMBERSHIP

Criteria for Entry into RMFW IPAL. To qualify for membership within IPAL: Must be an RMFW member in good standing. Must have independently published one or more novel-length book (s) of fiction, or equivalent in fictional short stories. Must have earned at least $1,000.00 for both print and digital versions of the book (s), there is no specific THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN WRITER! The Rocky Mountain Writer! Interviews with fiction writers, teachers, and members of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers (RMFW). Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in commercial fiction. This time on the Rocky Mountain Writer CONFERENCE PROPOSAL GUIDELINES Writing is truly a multifaceted discipline. Authors need to understand the mechanics of writing and the artistry of storytelling, but they also need to understand technology, social media, and marketing. We need to understand what our audience might expect from our genre specific stories as well as how to form an LLC, pick a lock, or

describe a

THE DEATH OF THE MASS MARKET PAPERBACK The Death of the Mass Market Paperback. I read Publisher’s Weekly every week as part of my job. There’s always a little graph showing the ups and downs of book sales. Sometimes there is good news and overall sales are up. Sometimes sales are down. But almost every week there’s one figure that constantly declines, and it’s been doing

so

ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Every author should know a guy called Joe. Last month, my wife and I closed on our new home in the village of Cedaredge on the wild Western Slope of Colorado. It’s a beautiful place with mature landscaping and spectacular views. ANTHOLOGY – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Explore fifteen illuminating tales of short fiction that reveal the consequences of finding something once lost or better off forgotten. From Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers comes this collection of inspired works from both award-winning and talented new writers to include Mark Stevens, Dean Wyant, J.A. Kazimer, Joshua Viola, Diana Holguin

CONFERENCE 2021

Novelist and writing coach John DeDakis is a former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.”DeDakis is the author of five mystery-suspense novels. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards.In his most recent novel, Fake, protagonist Lark Chadwick is a White House ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Rules for Submission. It is free to submit, but you must be a member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. One submission per author, so send us your best. Simultaneous submissions are allowed but please notify us as soon as possible if your story is accepted elsewhere. All submissions must be the original, unpublished work of the author.

CONTESTS & AWARDS

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. MEMBERS – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Writing is a solitary occupation. Well, except for the tribe of other people you need to help get your story edited, revised, polished, published, marketed, and sold. UNSTRUCTURED NARRATIVE Unstructured Narrative. Many writers have experimented with non-standard, or unstructured narrative styles. Some to varying but undeniable degrees of success – some mixing reality and fancy like Hunter S. Thompson, others displaying a non-linear narrative like Kurt Vonnegut, still others jumbling everything up in what can be argued to

have no

WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Cindi Myers is the author of the Eureka series, including The View From Here, which won the 2013 Colorado Book Award for genre fiction, and The Mountain Between Us, just released. Find out more about her and her books at her websites Cindi Myers and MEET KERRI BUCKLEY, CARINA PRESS EDITOR Jeffe: lol. Kerri: So I am an in-house editor at Carina Press —the first one, under Editorial Director Angela James. This means that I acquire and edit books for the Carina Press line. I work across genres and average 2-3 titles a month, publication-wise. That’s my primary

role.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Every author should know a guy called Joe. Last month, my wife and I closed on our new home in the village of Cedaredge on the wild Western Slope of Colorado. It’s a beautiful place with mature landscaping and spectacular views. ANTHOLOGY – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Explore fifteen illuminating tales of short fiction that reveal the consequences of finding something once lost or better off forgotten. From Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers comes this collection of inspired works from both award-winning and talented new writers to include Mark Stevens, Dean Wyant, J.A. Kazimer, Joshua Viola, Diana Holguin

CONFERENCE 2021

Novelist and writing coach John DeDakis is a former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.”DeDakis is the author of five mystery-suspense novels. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards.In his most recent novel, Fake, protagonist Lark Chadwick is a White House ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Rules for Submission. It is free to submit, but you must be a member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. One submission per author, so send us your best. Simultaneous submissions are allowed but please notify us as soon as possible if your story is accepted elsewhere. All submissions must be the original, unpublished work of the author.

CONTESTS & AWARDS

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. MEMBERS – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Writing is a solitary occupation. Well, except for the tribe of other people you need to help get your story edited, revised, polished, published, marketed, and sold. UNSTRUCTURED NARRATIVE Unstructured Narrative. Many writers have experimented with non-standard, or unstructured narrative styles. Some to varying but undeniable degrees of success – some mixing reality and fancy like Hunter S. Thompson, others displaying a non-linear narrative like Kurt Vonnegut, still others jumbling everything up in what can be argued to

have no

WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Cindi Myers is the author of the Eureka series, including The View From Here, which won the 2013 Colorado Book Award for genre fiction, and The Mountain Between Us, just released. Find out more about her and her books at her websites Cindi Myers and MEET KERRI BUCKLEY, CARINA PRESS EDITOR Jeffe: lol. Kerri: So I am an in-house editor at Carina Press —the first one, under Editorial Director Angela James. This means that I acquire and edit books for the Carina Press line. I work across genres and average 2-3 titles a month, publication-wise. That’s my primary

role.

ANTHOLOGY – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Explore fifteen illuminating tales of short fiction that reveal the consequences of finding something once lost or better off forgotten. From Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers comes this collection of inspired works from both award-winning and talented new writers to include Mark Stevens, Dean Wyant, J.A. Kazimer, Joshua Viola, Diana Holguin EVENTS – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Date: June 12, 2021. Time: 9:00am - Noon. Location: 2591 Legacy Way, Grand Junction. “if you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there. “-maybe Yogi Berra Plotting a novel. Plotting an action novel, plotting a romance novel, plotting a mystery/crime novel, plotting a thriller, a women’s fiction novel, a literary ABOUT – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS About. Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers (RMFW) is a non-profit, volunteer-run corporation dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in commercial fiction. To that end, the organization strives to: Provide an environment of support and encouragement among members and the Rocky Mountain writing

community.

MEMBERS – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction.

CONFERENCE 2020!

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers has joined forces with Northern Colorado Writers and Pikes Peak Writers to create a month long virtual conference free for everyone to attend! This joint venture hits YouTube September 1-30, 2020. Check out free video presentations from agents, editors, and authors on the craft, business, and life of

writing as

SCRIVENER 3 FOR WINDOWS IS HERE! Scrivener 3 will become the default application for Scrivener files. If you click on a Scrivener file, it will open in S3. Before you install S3, make sure you have a link to the S1 program somewhere pinned to the start menu, pinned to the taskbar, and/or a shortcut on your desktop. S3 does not import anything from S1, so if you’ve

CHARACTER GROWTH

1 day ago · After listening to a speaker tout the merits of character growth, I pondered its importance in a short story. I published quite a few stories before realizing I hadn’t considered whether any of my characters actually “grew” or not. FAQ – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Pull up a web browser and navigate to www.rmfw.memberclicks.net. In the upper right-hand corner click on the Member Login button. This will pull up a login screen, and from here, you can reset your password or your username. The system will automatically send you an email with instructions for how to enter the new password into the

system.

A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Kelley J. P. Lindberg. Kelley J. P. Lindberg writes YA and adult fiction, magazine articles, essays, and award-winning how-to books. She’s also a contract medical, technical, and business writer. WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Cindi Myers is the author of the Eureka series, including The View From Here, which won the 2013 Colorado Book Award for genre fiction, and The Mountain Between Us, just released. Find out more about her and her books at her websites Cindi Myers and ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Every author should know a guy called Joe. Last month, my wife and I closed on our new home in the village of Cedaredge on the wild Western Slope of Colorado. It’s a beautiful place with mature landscaping and spectacular views. ANTHOLOGY – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERSROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERSROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS CONTESTROCKY MOUNTAIN MYSTERY

WRITERS

Explore fifteen illuminating tales of short fiction that reveal the consequences of finding something once lost or better off forgotten. From Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers comes this collection of inspired works from both award-winning and talented new writers to include Mark Stevens, Dean Wyant, J.A. Kazimer, Joshua Viola, Diana Holguin

CONFERENCE 2021

Novelist and writing coach John DeDakis is a former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.”DeDakis is the author of five mystery-suspense novels. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards.In his most recent novel, Fake, protagonist Lark Chadwick is a White House ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Rules for Submission. It is free to submit, but you must be a member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. One submission per author, so send us your best. Simultaneous submissions are allowed but please notify us as soon as possible if your story is accepted elsewhere. All submissions must be the original, unpublished work of the author.

CONTESTS & AWARDS

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. MEMBERS – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Writing is a solitary occupation. Well, except for the tribe of other people you need to help get your story edited, revised, polished, published, marketed, and sold. UNSTRUCTURED NARRATIVE Unstructured Narrative. Many writers have experimented with non-standard, or unstructured narrative styles. Some to varying but undeniable degrees of success – some mixing reality and fancy like Hunter S. Thompson, others displaying a non-linear narrative like Kurt Vonnegut, still others jumbling everything up in what can be argued to

have no

WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Cindi Myers is the author of the Eureka series, including The View From Here, which won the 2013 Colorado Book Award for genre fiction, and The Mountain Between Us, just released. Find out more about her and her books at her websites Cindi Myers and MEET KERRI BUCKLEY, CARINA PRESS EDITOR Jeffe: lol. Kerri: So I am an in-house editor at Carina Press —the first one, under Editorial Director Angela James. This means that I acquire and edit books for the Carina Press line. I work across genres and average 2-3 titles a month, publication-wise. That’s my primary

role.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Every author should know a guy called Joe. Last month, my wife and I closed on our new home in the village of Cedaredge on the wild Western Slope of Colorado. It’s a beautiful place with mature landscaping and spectacular views. ANTHOLOGY – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERSROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERSROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS CONTESTROCKY MOUNTAIN MYSTERY

WRITERS

Explore fifteen illuminating tales of short fiction that reveal the consequences of finding something once lost or better off forgotten. From Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers comes this collection of inspired works from both award-winning and talented new writers to include Mark Stevens, Dean Wyant, J.A. Kazimer, Joshua Viola, Diana Holguin

CONFERENCE 2021

Novelist and writing coach John DeDakis is a former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.”DeDakis is the author of five mystery-suspense novels. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards.In his most recent novel, Fake, protagonist Lark Chadwick is a White House ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Rules for Submission. It is free to submit, but you must be a member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. One submission per author, so send us your best. Simultaneous submissions are allowed but please notify us as soon as possible if your story is accepted elsewhere. All submissions must be the original, unpublished work of the author.

CONTESTS & AWARDS

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. MEMBERS – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Writing is a solitary occupation. Well, except for the tribe of other people you need to help get your story edited, revised, polished, published, marketed, and sold. UNSTRUCTURED NARRATIVE Unstructured Narrative. Many writers have experimented with non-standard, or unstructured narrative styles. Some to varying but undeniable degrees of success – some mixing reality and fancy like Hunter S. Thompson, others displaying a non-linear narrative like Kurt Vonnegut, still others jumbling everything up in what can be argued to

have no

WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Cindi Myers is the author of the Eureka series, including The View From Here, which won the 2013 Colorado Book Award for genre fiction, and The Mountain Between Us, just released. Find out more about her and her books at her websites Cindi Myers and MEET KERRI BUCKLEY, CARINA PRESS EDITOR Jeffe: lol. Kerri: So I am an in-house editor at Carina Press —the first one, under Editorial Director Angela James. This means that I acquire and edit books for the Carina Press line. I work across genres and average 2-3 titles a month, publication-wise. That’s my primary

role.

ANTHOLOGY – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Explore fifteen illuminating tales of short fiction that reveal the consequences of finding something once lost or better off forgotten. From Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers comes this collection of inspired works from both award-winning and talented new writers to include Mark Stevens, Dean Wyant, J.A. Kazimer, Joshua Viola, Diana Holguin EVENTS – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Date: June 12, 2021. Time: 9:00am - Noon. Location: 2591 Legacy Way, Grand Junction. “if you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there. “-maybe Yogi Berra Plotting a novel. Plotting an action novel, plotting a romance novel, plotting a mystery/crime novel, plotting a thriller, a women’s fiction novel, a literary ABOUT – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS About. Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers (RMFW) is a non-profit, volunteer-run corporation dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in commercial fiction. To that end, the organization strives to: Provide an environment of support and encouragement among members and the Rocky Mountain writing

community.

MEMBERS – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction.

CONFERENCE 2020!

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers has joined forces with Northern Colorado Writers and Pikes Peak Writers to create a month long virtual conference free for everyone to attend! This joint venture hits YouTube September 1-30, 2020. Check out free video presentations from agents, editors, and authors on the craft, business, and life of

writing as

SCRIVENER 3 FOR WINDOWS IS HERE! Scrivener 3 will become the default application for Scrivener files. If you click on a Scrivener file, it will open in S3. Before you install S3, make sure you have a link to the S1 program somewhere pinned to the start menu, pinned to the taskbar, and/or a shortcut on your desktop. S3 does not import anything from S1, so if you’ve

CHARACTER GROWTH

22 hours ago · After listening to a speaker tout the merits of character growth, I pondered its importance in a short story. I published quite a few stories before realizing I hadn’t considered whether any of my characters actually “grew” or not. FAQ – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Pull up a web browser and navigate to www.rmfw.memberclicks.net. In the upper right-hand corner click on the Member Login button. This will pull up a login screen, and from here, you can reset your password or your username. The system will automatically send you an email with instructions for how to enter the new password into the

system.

A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Kelley J. P. Lindberg. Kelley J. P. Lindberg writes YA and adult fiction, magazine articles, essays, and award-winning how-to books. She’s also a contract medical, technical, and business writer. WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Cindi Myers is the author of the Eureka series, including The View From Here, which won the 2013 Colorado Book Award for genre fiction, and The Mountain Between Us, just released. Find out more about her and her books at her websites Cindi Myers and ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Every author should know a guy called Joe. Last month, my wife and I closed on our new home in the village of Cedaredge on the wild Western Slope of Colorado. It’s a beautiful place with mature landscaping and spectacular views. ANTHOLOGY – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERSROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERSROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS CONTESTROCKY MOUNTAIN MYSTERY

WRITERS

Explore fifteen illuminating tales of short fiction that reveal the consequences of finding something once lost or better off forgotten. From Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers comes this collection of inspired works from both award-winning and talented new writers to include Mark Stevens, Dean Wyant, J.A. Kazimer, Joshua Viola, Diana Holguin

CONFERENCE 2021

Novelist and writing coach John DeDakis is a former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.”DeDakis is the author of five mystery-suspense novels. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards.In his most recent novel, Fake, protagonist Lark Chadwick is a White House ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Rules for Submission. It is free to submit, but you must be a member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. One submission per author, so send us your best. Simultaneous submissions are allowed but please notify us as soon as possible if your story is accepted elsewhere. All submissions must be the original, unpublished work of the author.

CONTESTS & AWARDS

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. MEMBERS – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Writing is a solitary occupation. Well, except for the tribe of other people you need to help get your story edited, revised, polished, published, marketed, and sold. UNSTRUCTURED NARRATIVE Unstructured Narrative. Many writers have experimented with non-standard, or unstructured narrative styles. Some to varying but undeniable degrees of success – some mixing reality and fancy like Hunter S. Thompson, others displaying a non-linear narrative like Kurt Vonnegut, still others jumbling everything up in what can be argued to

have no

WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Cindi Myers is the author of the Eureka series, including The View From Here, which won the 2013 Colorado Book Award for genre fiction, and The Mountain Between Us, just released. Find out more about her and her books at her websites Cindi Myers and MEET KERRI BUCKLEY, CARINA PRESS EDITOR Jeffe: lol. Kerri: So I am an in-house editor at Carina Press —the first one, under Editorial Director Angela James. This means that I acquire and edit books for the Carina Press line. I work across genres and average 2-3 titles a month, publication-wise. That’s my primary

role.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Every author should know a guy called Joe. Last month, my wife and I closed on our new home in the village of Cedaredge on the wild Western Slope of Colorado. It’s a beautiful place with mature landscaping and spectacular views. ANTHOLOGY – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERSROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERSROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS CONTESTROCKY MOUNTAIN MYSTERY

WRITERS

Explore fifteen illuminating tales of short fiction that reveal the consequences of finding something once lost or better off forgotten. From Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers comes this collection of inspired works from both award-winning and talented new writers to include Mark Stevens, Dean Wyant, J.A. Kazimer, Joshua Viola, Diana Holguin

CONFERENCE 2021

Novelist and writing coach John DeDakis is a former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.”DeDakis is the author of five mystery-suspense novels. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards.In his most recent novel, Fake, protagonist Lark Chadwick is a White House ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Rules for Submission. It is free to submit, but you must be a member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. One submission per author, so send us your best. Simultaneous submissions are allowed but please notify us as soon as possible if your story is accepted elsewhere. All submissions must be the original, unpublished work of the author.

CONTESTS & AWARDS

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. MEMBERS – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Writing is a solitary occupation. Well, except for the tribe of other people you need to help get your story edited, revised, polished, published, marketed, and sold. UNSTRUCTURED NARRATIVE Unstructured Narrative. Many writers have experimented with non-standard, or unstructured narrative styles. Some to varying but undeniable degrees of success – some mixing reality and fancy like Hunter S. Thompson, others displaying a non-linear narrative like Kurt Vonnegut, still others jumbling everything up in what can be argued to

have no

WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Cindi Myers is the author of the Eureka series, including The View From Here, which won the 2013 Colorado Book Award for genre fiction, and The Mountain Between Us, just released. Find out more about her and her books at her websites Cindi Myers and MEET KERRI BUCKLEY, CARINA PRESS EDITOR Jeffe: lol. Kerri: So I am an in-house editor at Carina Press —the first one, under Editorial Director Angela James. This means that I acquire and edit books for the Carina Press line. I work across genres and average 2-3 titles a month, publication-wise. That’s my primary

role.

ANTHOLOGY – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Explore fifteen illuminating tales of short fiction that reveal the consequences of finding something once lost or better off forgotten. From Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers comes this collection of inspired works from both award-winning and talented new writers to include Mark Stevens, Dean Wyant, J.A. Kazimer, Joshua Viola, Diana Holguin EVENTS – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Date: June 12, 2021. Time: 9:00am - Noon. Location: 2591 Legacy Way, Grand Junction. “if you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there. “-maybe Yogi Berra Plotting a novel. Plotting an action novel, plotting a romance novel, plotting a mystery/crime novel, plotting a thriller, a women’s fiction novel, a literary ABOUT – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS About. Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers (RMFW) is a non-profit, volunteer-run corporation dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in commercial fiction. To that end, the organization strives to: Provide an environment of support and encouragement among members and the Rocky Mountain writing

community.

MEMBERS – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction.

CONFERENCE 2020!

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers has joined forces with Northern Colorado Writers and Pikes Peak Writers to create a month long virtual conference free for everyone to attend! This joint venture hits YouTube September 1-30, 2020. Check out free video presentations from agents, editors, and authors on the craft, business, and life of

writing as

SCRIVENER 3 FOR WINDOWS IS HERE! Scrivener 3 will become the default application for Scrivener files. If you click on a Scrivener file, it will open in S3. Before you install S3, make sure you have a link to the S1 program somewhere pinned to the start menu, pinned to the taskbar, and/or a shortcut on your desktop. S3 does not import anything from S1, so if you’ve

CHARACTER GROWTH

18 hours ago · After listening to a speaker tout the merits of character growth, I pondered its importance in a short story. I published quite a few stories before realizing I hadn’t considered whether any of my characters actually “grew” or not. FAQ – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Pull up a web browser and navigate to www.rmfw.memberclicks.net. In the upper right-hand corner click on the Member Login button. This will pull up a login screen, and from here, you can reset your password or your username. The system will automatically send you an email with instructions for how to enter the new password into the

system.

A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Kelley J. P. Lindberg. Kelley J. P. Lindberg writes YA and adult fiction, magazine articles, essays, and award-winning how-to books. She’s also a contract medical, technical, and business writer. WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Cindi Myers is the author of the Eureka series, including The View From Here, which won the 2013 Colorado Book Award for genre fiction, and The Mountain Between Us, just released. Find out more about her and her books at her websites Cindi Myers and ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Every author should know a guy called Joe. Last month, my wife and I closed on our new home in the village of Cedaredge on the wild Western Slope of Colorado. It’s a beautiful place with mature landscaping and spectacular views. ANTHOLOGY – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERSROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERSROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS CONTESTROCKY MOUNTAIN MYSTERY

WRITERS

Explore fifteen illuminating tales of short fiction that reveal the consequences of finding something once lost or better off forgotten. From Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers comes this collection of inspired works from both award-winning and talented new writers to include Mark Stevens, Dean Wyant, J.A. Kazimer, Joshua Viola, Diana Holguin

CONFERENCE 2021

Novelist and writing coach John DeDakis is a former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.”DeDakis is the author of five mystery-suspense novels. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards.In his most recent novel, Fake, protagonist Lark Chadwick is a White House ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Rules for Submission. It is free to submit, but you must be a member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. One submission per author, so send us your best. Simultaneous submissions are allowed but please notify us as soon as possible if your story is accepted elsewhere. All submissions must be the original, unpublished work of the author.

CONTESTS & AWARDS

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. MEMBERS – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Writing is a solitary occupation. Well, except for the tribe of other people you need to help get your story edited, revised, polished, published, marketed, and sold. UNSTRUCTURED NARRATIVE Unstructured Narrative. Many writers have experimented with non-standard, or unstructured narrative styles. Some to varying but undeniable degrees of success – some mixing reality and fancy like Hunter S. Thompson, others displaying a non-linear narrative like Kurt Vonnegut, still others jumbling everything up in what can be argued to

have no

WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Cindi Myers is the author of the Eureka series, including The View From Here, which won the 2013 Colorado Book Award for genre fiction, and The Mountain Between Us, just released. Find out more about her and her books at her websites Cindi Myers and MEET KERRI BUCKLEY, CARINA PRESS EDITOR Jeffe: lol. Kerri: So I am an in-house editor at Carina Press —the first one, under Editorial Director Angela James. This means that I acquire and edit books for the Carina Press line. I work across genres and average 2-3 titles a month, publication-wise. That’s my primary

role.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Every author should know a guy called Joe. Last month, my wife and I closed on our new home in the village of Cedaredge on the wild Western Slope of Colorado. It’s a beautiful place with mature landscaping and spectacular views. ANTHOLOGY – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERSROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERSROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS CONTESTROCKY MOUNTAIN MYSTERY

WRITERS

Explore fifteen illuminating tales of short fiction that reveal the consequences of finding something once lost or better off forgotten. From Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers comes this collection of inspired works from both award-winning and talented new writers to include Mark Stevens, Dean Wyant, J.A. Kazimer, Joshua Viola, Diana Holguin

CONFERENCE 2021

Novelist and writing coach John DeDakis is a former editor on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.”DeDakis is the author of five mystery-suspense novels. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards.In his most recent novel, Fake, protagonist Lark Chadwick is a White House ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Rules for Submission. It is free to submit, but you must be a member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. One submission per author, so send us your best. Simultaneous submissions are allowed but please notify us as soon as possible if your story is accepted elsewhere. All submissions must be the original, unpublished work of the author.

CONTESTS & AWARDS

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. MEMBERS – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction. A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Writing is a solitary occupation. Well, except for the tribe of other people you need to help get your story edited, revised, polished, published, marketed, and sold. UNSTRUCTURED NARRATIVE Unstructured Narrative. Many writers have experimented with non-standard, or unstructured narrative styles. Some to varying but undeniable degrees of success – some mixing reality and fancy like Hunter S. Thompson, others displaying a non-linear narrative like Kurt Vonnegut, still others jumbling everything up in what can be argued to

have no

WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Cindi Myers is the author of the Eureka series, including The View From Here, which won the 2013 Colorado Book Award for genre fiction, and The Mountain Between Us, just released. Find out more about her and her books at her websites Cindi Myers and MEET KERRI BUCKLEY, CARINA PRESS EDITOR Jeffe: lol. Kerri: So I am an in-house editor at Carina Press —the first one, under Editorial Director Angela James. This means that I acquire and edit books for the Carina Press line. I work across genres and average 2-3 titles a month, publication-wise. That’s my primary

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ANTHOLOGY – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Explore fifteen illuminating tales of short fiction that reveal the consequences of finding something once lost or better off forgotten. From Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers comes this collection of inspired works from both award-winning and talented new writers to include Mark Stevens, Dean Wyant, J.A. Kazimer, Joshua Viola, Diana Holguin EVENTS – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Date: June 12, 2021. Time: 9:00am - Noon. Location: 2591 Legacy Way, Grand Junction. “if you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there. “-maybe Yogi Berra Plotting a novel. Plotting an action novel, plotting a romance novel, plotting a mystery/crime novel, plotting a thriller, a women’s fiction novel, a literary ABOUT – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS About. Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers (RMFW) is a non-profit, volunteer-run corporation dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in commercial fiction. To that end, the organization strives to: Provide an environment of support and encouragement among members and the Rocky Mountain writing

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MEMBERS – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction.

CONFERENCE 2020!

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers has joined forces with Northern Colorado Writers and Pikes Peak Writers to create a month long virtual conference free for everyone to attend! This joint venture hits YouTube September 1-30, 2020. Check out free video presentations from agents, editors, and authors on the craft, business, and life of

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15 hours ago · After listening to a speaker tout the merits of character growth, I pondered its importance in a short story. I published quite a few stories before realizing I hadn’t considered whether any of my characters actually “grew” or not. FAQ – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS Pull up a web browser and navigate to www.rmfw.memberclicks.net. In the upper right-hand corner click on the Member Login button. This will pull up a login screen, and from here, you can reset your password or your username. The system will automatically send you an email with instructions for how to enter the new password into the

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A WRITER’S TRIBE: CRITIQUERS, ALPHA READERS, AND BETA Kelley J. P. Lindberg. Kelley J. P. Lindberg writes YA and adult fiction, magazine articles, essays, and award-winning how-to books. She’s also a contract medical, technical, and business writer. WRITING ABOUT REAL PLACES IN FICTION Cindi Myers is the author of the Eureka series, including The View From Here, which won the 2013 Colorado Book Award for genre fiction, and The Mountain Between Us, just released. Find out more about her and her books at her websites Cindi Myers and Skip to Main Content

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25 Nov 2020

DOES THINKING OF ASKING FOR BLURBS MAKE YOU BLUBBER? Terri Benson __ | __ | __ For me, the answer is an emphatic “Yes!” When I got my book contracts this year, they both came with an attached flurry of things I need to do for my marketing, and... READ MORE

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WRITING WITH CORONAVIRUS Kurt Schumacher __ | __ | __ Last week, Mary Gillgannon wrote about “Your Writing Home“—how some writers need a comfortable environment to help them focus on their writing, whether that’s a special place in their home or a

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