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Writing from the Peak Archive

Producing a Novel – Part 4

Character Sketches and Backstory By: Donna Schlachter Now that you have the foundation for your book that we covered in Parts 1, 2, and 3, […]

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Bookstagrammer – The New Book Blogger

By: Jenny Kate Remember book bloggers? Back in the day, writers and publicists would reach out and build book blog tours for a writer with […]

Listen and Learn

Writing Podcasts Worth Listening To by: Brittany Lawrence Are you still feeling secluded? Are you at home trying to improve your writing, but not sure […]

Producing a Novel – Part 3

Building Believable Characters By: Donna Schlachter Welcome back to our mini-course on Producing a Novel. This month, we’ll look at how to build and develop […]

Writing in Covid

By: Jenny Kate Are you still writing?Do you think it’s even worth it?Is your new normal so stressful that you think it isn’t?Well, I want […]

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Interview with Sandra Murphy

The Voice Mama By: Jennifer Wilson Audiobooks are a fast growing staple of the literary world. I myself devour at least three audiobooks a month. […]

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Producing a Novel – Part 2

Genre and Markets By: Donna Schlachter Writing a novel—or a book of any type—requires groundwork laid in advance. Last month we discussed how to identify […]

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Why Use a Pseudonym?

By; Donnell Ann Bell In a writing world where I’m surrounded by authors, I often know them by both their legal and author names, or […]

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Conference Under Quarantine…

We’re Bringing the Resources To You! By: Jennifer Wilson There is no denying the heartache felt around the world in this unexpected climate. On a […]

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Interview with Maureen Moretti

By: Bowen Gillings Writing from the Peak is pleased to present a special interview between Bowen Gillings and Agent Maureen Moretti . Maureen Moretti began […]

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Producing a Novel – Part 1

Generating—and Testing—Ideas for Fiction and Non-Fiction Books By: Donna Schlachter Surveys suggest that, when asked, more than 80% of people said they’d love to write […]

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The First Break

By: Robin Laborde The email was matter of fact: Dear Robin: Thank you for your submission to the annual Ghosts of Downtown flash fiction event. […]

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Confessions of a Former Pantser

By: Margena Holmes Like many writers, I often write with no outline, but by the seat of my pants—a “pantser” if you will. Plotting? Meh, […]

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Author Branding – The Nitty Gritty

Part II By: Jennifer Lovett Herbranson In part one of Author Branding, we talked about what made you different. In this post, we’ll talk about […]

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Author Branding – How Are You Different?

Part 1 By Jennifer Lovett Herbranson It seems like everybody is talking about “author brand” these days. Do you remember when all we talked about […]

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Writers Conferences and Workshops

 Just Keep Writing By: Margena Holmes Writing is a craft that needs to be practiced and honed to get better. What’s out there to help […]

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How to Tell if a Writing Contest is Legit

By: Tammila Wright             I have several short stories that would be perfect for entering into writing contests. The notoriety would be nice, and, of […]

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Sponsor PPWC2020!

By: Marta Lane Sponsorship registration is now open for our 2020 Pikes Peak Writers Conference on Friday, April 17 through Sunday, April 19 at The […]

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Write Brain – Short and Sweet

By: Debbie Lane The first Write Brain event of 2020 brought us the art of writing a short story, presented by Travis Heermann, falling perfectly […]

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Writer Productivity Gurus are Full of Crap

By: Jennifer Lovett If you’re anything like me, you’ll find a million reasons to procrastinate, and your productivity is crap. Actually, writing this article is […]