by Kaitlyn Price Ah Fantasy. My favorite genre. My love for fantasy began at an early age with movies like The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, and The Neverending Story. The worlds created in these movies were so unlike reality that I was instantly enamored. How did one imagine such vastly different […]
Yearly Archives: 2026
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By Deborah L. Brewer Perhaps you’d like to give your mind a little workout—a sudoku for writers, if you will. Let me introduce the triolet, a delightful but somewhat tricky poetic form, in which the first line appears three times. Originating from the medieval French, the triolet’s brevity and repetition […]
by Nicole Aisling As a writer who loves dragons (and even has a series about them) I’ve been thrilled to see the resurgence in popularity. Dragons have appeared in many classic fantasy novels, from Tolkein’s The Hobbit to the hugely successful Dragonriders of Pern, which influenced how dragons are portrayed […]
By Jean Alfieri Want to Be Recognized as an Author? For some, the author’s life is a passionate side-hustle. For some, it’s our main gig. But either way, what it means to be a writer has evolved over the past decade. Gone is the life of seclusion, never entering the […]
Audie Award-winner Chris Ciulla narrates A NIGHT TO REMEMBER, a humorous murder mystery misadventure. On the fifth anniversary of the print release, the book comes out in audio! To fund this professional production, a Kickstarter campaign launches on June 16th, running through June 30th. Rewards for backers range from signed […]
For this month’s Throwback Tuesday, we revisit a favorite post from author Margena Holmes, who reflects on a lifelong literary inspiration: Laura Ingalls Wilder. During a memorable trip to De Smet, South Dakota, Margena discovered firsthand how Wilder’s vivid descriptions brought the prairie to life—and why strong sensory details remain […]
by Erica Balfour Ah, fight scenes. They’re great, aren’t they? The adrenaline, the drama, the total display of your protagonist’s awesomeness. They can happen in any genre, too. Romcoms have adorable snowball fights. Middle-grade and YA might have goofy cafeteria food fights. Historical fiction and Regency romance thrive on duels […]
By Catherine Dilts “What if Brie Bramble is a huge true crime fan?” my co-author, Merida Bass, asked. We had just finished an outline of our twelve-book Ninja Grandparent Placement Mysteries series. The first four books were in rough draft form. We had eight more to develop. I was verging […]
Huge congratulations to Monica M. Hall, host of our Writers’ Night, South in Pueblo, on her very first publication! Her moving essay, “The Unending Audition,” is featured in the new anthology SPEAK UP AGAINST STIGMA: WOMEN BREAKING MENTAL HEALTH SILENCE, Volume 3 (Written Hope Publishing, May 2026). Drawing from her […]
Hello, Dear Writers, If you’ve followed my posts for Writing from the Peak or my personal blog, you already know I love sitting down with other authors to talk about their writing process. The six‑year‑old me who wanted to be like April O’Neil would be ecstatic to know I’m out […]