Sweet Success Archive

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 […]

Scholarship recipient, Alice Andersen, shares her experiences from 2018 PPWC, Don’t Quit! When I attended PPWC 2018, it was my second writing conference experience. For me, […]

NaNoWriMo has ended, and every writer that participated has come out of hibernation with a 50,000 word novel. Congratulations! You did it! Now what? It’s […]

Dear Readers,  First off, CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who participated in NaNoWriMo this year. It is quite a feat to do NaNo, and if you made […]

How many ways do you have to reach your target audience? Facebook, Twitter, YouTube videos, Instagram, Pinterest, blogging. What about podcasting? Several years ago, I […]

Grammar, hmmm. I found it surprisingly difficult to write this post. As it turns out, I am not entirely sure how I feel about the […]

Notes from November’s Write Brain For all of us non-technical types who have been waffling about how to go about setting up an author website, […]

I’m sitting in a coffee shop with a cute pink notebook, my computer, a yummy scone, and a warm cup of coffee next to me. […]

The year is almost over, and it occurred to me I’ve never covered the topic of modern sensibilities. You know what I mean, right? Well, […]

  Nobel Prize winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro was born November 8,1954. He’s the author of six novels and has been awarded the Booker Prize, an […]

What is Pacing? Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up. Pacing is the length at which a story is told: […]

Dear PPW Readers, Welcome to November and the first day of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Are you participating? Last month Writing from the Peak […]

Over the past month, I read Mary Shelley’s book, Frankenstein. I don’t recall if I ever read it in high school or in any college […]

Lindsey walked into her house through the garage door, exhausted by the endless meetings at work. She flipped the light switch in the dark entry […]

Emotion in Screenwriting and How Novelists Can Use It. What a treat to have Kevin Ikenberry at Write Brain in October. His presentation proposed to […]