Writing from the Peak Archive

“But nobody reads emails!” “My inbox is already too full!” “I hate getting more email!” You’ve heard all this before. Five years ago, I would […]

Though none of us are new to the process of stringing words together, there comes a moment when we stop writing for the sake of […]

Danilo Kiš’ ; (22 Feb 1935 – 15 Oct 1989) novels and short stories are influenced by the death of his father in a Nazi […]

What’s involved in editing an anthology? As an editor you define the vision and theme for the project, select the stories to include, edit those […]

Subtext, Silly Okay, they’re going to revoke my comedy writer card for this, but I’m going to share with you the great secret of being […]

The obvious advantage, of course, that your story is published—and, depending on how the anthology is set up, you might make some money! But there […]

The topic of red herrings is a big one.  There are a million ways to distract or mislead a reader. But… There’s really only one […]

Dear Readers, With all the new developments here at Pikes Peak Writers I’m not sure if I can contain my excitement. PPW started as a […]

All the best this year for you word slingers out there. I hope your holiday season was full of joy and meaning. But now it’s […]

Traditional publishing has been inundated with submissions for years, and way back when, your only recourse was to make your manuscript stand out. You had […]

January’s Write Brain with Michelle Major and Lana Williams As a good friend of mine once said, “Sometimes life is one big flea.” Halfway through […]

Gloria Naylor (5 Jan 1950 – 28 Sep 2016) saw her debut novel, The Women of Brewster Place, (1982) win critical acclaim and become an […]

Every writer seems to want to shut up the little voice that says, “That thing you’re writing? It’s no good.” Just like we want the […]

Perhaps you participated in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) with great success. If so, congratulations to you and stop reading. This article is for the […]

I was surprised and excited to be awarded a partial scholarship to PPWC 2018. Even though it was listed as a “half” scholarship, it included […]

It’s true! 2019 is here! Goal setting is in motion, well, hopefully anyway. Have you thought about it? Let’s break it down together. Because, like […]

The first Pikes Peak Writers Conference I attended was in 2012, and I remember feeling very intimidated and out of place that first morning of […]

Amy Spring was awarded a scholarship for PPWC2018. She shares her conference experiences and excitement about being awarded a scholarship. Apply for PPWC2109 by January […]

Dear Readers, Can you believe that 2018 has already come and gone? I should be used to this by now, but no, each new year […]

Jere Ellison received a scholarship to attend PPWC2018. He shares his experience at the conference and the events leading him to apply for a scholarship. […]

FROM ALL OF US AT WRITING FROM THE PEAK HAPPY HOLIDAYS! May your New Year be filled with WRITING, EDITING, PUBLISHING, and ENDLESS SUCCESS!

When I first heard of Pikes Peak Writers Conference from a friend I thought it sounded like a pretty neat conference, and I decided that […]

I think that the idea of short stories is more ambiguous than a full novel. A short story is like one story arc of a […]

In 2018 the Ron Cree Memorial Scholarship was established. This post, by Tracy Neis, is dedicated to Ron’s memory. Scholarship recipient, Tracy Neis, shares her […]

So you’ve been thinking about writing flash fiction, but you’re not sure what to write…or, more importantly, what not to write! When you’re used to […]