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A Writer’s Journey – The First Conference

1 October 2015 by Jessica Leave a Comment

I attended my first ever writers’ conference, which was also my first ever conference, this September held by the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers organization here in the Denver area. I started volunteering with them doing write-ups on events for their monthly member newsletter last November, and the more I get to know the organization and […]

Filed Under: writing Tagged With: conferences, crime, editing, fiction, genre, mystery, networking, pitching, publishing, tips

Tribute to a Fallen Genius

20 August 2013 by Jessica Leave a Comment

I checked my email this morning and saw I had a news update from the New York Times. The headline read: “Breaking News: Elmore Leonard, Novelist Who Elevated the Status of Crime Thrillers” and then it was truncated. I had to open it to see the rest, but I already knew what the end of […]

Filed Under: writing Tagged With: crime, elmore leonard, fiction, film

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