Quote of the Week & Week to Come

"The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it." -James M. Barrie, born May 9, 1860 (Author of Peter Pan)

By National Media Museum from UK (J. M. Barrie, 1892.  Uploaded by mrjohncummings) [see page for license], via Wikimedia Commons

This week on Writing From the Peak:

*Letter From the Outgoing Editor

*Vertical Story Arc by Deb McLeod

*Sweet Success - N.K. Travers

Quote of the Week & Week to Come

“Sit down every day and DO IT. Writing is a self-taught craft; the more you work at it, the more skilled you become. And when you're not writing, READ.” -Lois Duncan, born April 28.

Lois Duncan, 1950
By Florida Memory [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

This week on Writing From the Peak...

...DeAnna Knippling takes us to "Finishing School for Stories"

...Karen Albright Lin tells us how "Story is Conflict"

...May News & Events

Quote of the Week & Week to Come

"Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt." -Barbara Park, born April 21.

Barbara Park

This week on Writing From the Peak...

...Linda Rohrbough discusses "POV Faux Pas"

...Stacy S. Jensen brings us the 4th in her series Reader U-"Do You Review Books?"

...Kathie Scrimgeour shares a Sweet Success

...Our final Q&As with Kerrie Flanagan, Carol Berg, Deb Courtney, and Kimberly Killion

Quote of the Week & Week to Come

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." -Maya Angelou, born April 4.

Maya Angelou
By Adria Richards [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)],
via Wikimedia Commons

This week on Writing From the Peak...

...The April Letter From the Editor

...The next entry in Jax Hunter's' series on Scene Writing, Conflict

...A Sweet Success post

...Q&A's with Evangeline Denmark, Cindi Madsen, Terese Ramin, Dan Leyman, and Beth Phelan

Quote of the Week & Week to Come

"He is the true enchanter, whose spell operates, not upon the senses, but upon the imagination and the heart." -Washington Irving, born April 3.

Washington Irving

Source:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/photodraw/portraits/irving.jpg

"Courtesy of the University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin."

From Wikimedia

This week on Writing From the Peak...

...Karen Albright Lin asks "What's a Rhetorical Device?"

...Deb McLeod brings us the 2nd part of her Serialized Novel posts: "Manipulation is a Virtue"

...We bring you April News & Events

...We feature Q&A's with Becky Clark, Kris Neri, Terri Bischoff, Cindi Myers, and Michelle Johnson

Quote of the Week & Week to Come

"To be a poet is a condition, not a profession." -Robert Frost, born March 26.

By Fred Palumbo, World Telegram staff photographer [Public domain],
 via Wikimedia Commons

This week on Writing From the Peak...

...Linda Rohrbough shares "7 Facts You Won't Hear About Pitching From me Live"

...Pete Klismet asks "Is Writing Ability Innate," finishing up the third part of his series

...M.B. Partlow helps us Countdown to Conference with "10 Reasons You Want to Come to Conference (That You Might Not Know)

...We feature Q&A's with Susan Mitchell, Darby Karchut, Aaron Michael Ritchey, Jax Hunter, and Lynda Hilburn

Quote of the Week & Week to Come

“The books we enjoy as children stay with us forever -- they have a special impact. Paragraph after paragraph and page after page, the author must deliver his or her best work.” -Sid Fleischman, born March 16

Sid Fleischman

This week on Writing From the Peak...

...Debbie Allen has a Smackdown With Your Inner Editor

...Q&A with Chuck Wendig, conference keynote

...Stacy S. Jensen shares the third her piece in her Reader University series

...Q&A with Hank Phillippi Ryan, conference keynote

...We share in a Sweet Success

...Q&A with Kris Tualla

Quote of the Week & Week to Come

"The greatest sin for a writer is to be boring." -Carl Hiaasen, born March 12

By Wes Washington (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

This week on Writing From the Peak...

...DeAnna Knippling tells us "How to Become a Professional Level Writer"

...A Q&A with keynote Jim C. Hines

...Jax Hunter brings us the next installment in her POV series

...A Q&A with keynote Gail Carriger

...John Patterson addresses writer's block in "Writer's Block? Get a Creative Hobby!"

...A Q&A with Tiffany Yates Martin

Quote of the Week & Week to Come

“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, And that enables you to laugh at life's realities.” -Dr. Seuss, born March 2

By New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

This week on Writing From the Peak...

...Our March Letter From the Editor

...Deb McLeod brings us the first part of her look into "The Serialized Novel"

...We share March news and events

Quote of the Week & Week to Come

"The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do without thought of fame. If it comes at all it will come because it is deserved, not because it is sought after." -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, born February 27.

Duyckinick, Evert A. Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women in Europe and America. New York: Johnson, Wilson & Company, 1873 from http://utopia.utexas.edu/project/portraits/index.html?img=237
[Public domain] via Wikimedia Commons

This week on Writing From the Peak...

...Aaron Michael Ritchey brings us some rhyming fun in "Dr. Ritchey's New Year You-Can-Do-It"

...Pete Klismet brings us Part II in "Is Writing Ability Innate: Nature or Nurture"

...MB Partlow shares some witty information in this month's "Countdown to Conference"

Quote of the Week & Week to Come

“The best books come from someplace deep inside.... Become emotionally involved. If you don't care about your characters, your readers won't either.” -Judy Blume, born February 12.

By JudyBlume2009.jpg: Carl Lender[1] of Flickr.com derivative work: Solid State Survivor (JudyBlume2009.jpg) [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

This week on Writing From the Peak...

...Guest poster Aaron Spriggs gives us tips on "Steampunk Costuming" for the Friday costume dinner at PPWC 2014 (or wherever you may have occasion to participate in steampunk costuming)

...Stacy S. Jensen brings us the second part of her Reader University series, Read

...We share a PPW Sweet Success!

Quote of the Week & Week to Come

"The only stupid thing about words is the spelling of them." -Laura Ingalls Wilder, born February 7.

Laura Ingalls Wilder, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

This week on Writing From the Peak...

...DeAnna Knippling discusses "The Real Problem With Mary Sue" and how to avoid the pitfalls

...Jax Hunter brings us the fourth part of her series on Setting

...We share a PPW Sweet Success!

Quote of the Week & Week to Come

"An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose." -Langston Hughes, born February 1.

Langston Hughes, Feb. 29, 1936
Carl Van Vechten (Photographer), Wikimedia Commons

This week on Writing From the Peak...

...The February Letter From the Editor

...Deb McLeod talks about Storyboarding Your Senses

...February News, Events, & Links

Quote of the Week & Week to Come

"Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end; then stop." -Lewis Carroll, born January 27

Lewis Carroll self-portrait, circa 1856,
Lewis Carroll [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

This week on Writing From the Peak...

...Karen Albright Lin encourages us to "Appeal to the Masochist."

...Pete Klismet asks "Is Writing Ability Innate," and approaches it from a profiling angle.

...We share another Sweet Success!

Quote of the Week & Week to Come

"The things that make me different are the things that make me." -A.A. Milne, born January 18

From Wikimedia Commons

This week on Writing From the Peak...

...Stacy S. Jensen assigns us A Little Extra Reading in 2014

...We bring you a little teaser about Write Your Heart Out

...Jason P. Henry provides us with information and a teaser for the PPWC 2014 Thursday Prequel in our Countdown to Conference

Quote of the Week & Week to Come

"You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club." -Jack London, born January 12

Jack London
Wikimedia Commons

This week on Writing From the Peak...

...DeAnna Knippling addresses "Stock Art for Indie Writers"

...Aaron Michael Ritchey lets you know that "Only You Can Stop the Violence of Self-Doubt"

...We celebrate a Sweet Success!

Quote of the Week & Week to Come

"It's a job that's never started that takes the longest to finish." -J.R.R. Tolkien, born January 3


This week on Writing From the Peak...

...Letter From the Editor

...Jax Hunter brings us her third installment on setting

...We share a Sweet Success!

Quote of the Week & Week to Come

"If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten." -Rudyard Kipling, born December 30.


This week on Writing From the Peak...

...Karen Albright Lin asks whether pillow talk in public is worth it

...Deb McLeod brings us her monthly post on writing

...I present the January news, events & links for the Pikes Peak region

Quote of the Week & Week to Come

"Every writer is a frustrated actor who recites his lines in the hidden auditorium of his skull." -Rod Serling, born December 25.


This week on Writing From the Peak...

...J.T. Evans discusses "Working From Your Future"

...We share some two Sweet Success stories from Pikes Peak Writers members

Have a wonderful holiday week!

Quote of the Week & Week to Come

"So long as you write it away regularly nothing can really hurt you." -Shirley Jackson, born December 14.


This week on Writing From the Peak...

...DeAnna Knippling discusses New Year's Resolutions for writers with "Get Ready, Get Set, Get Writing."

...Aaron Michael Ritchey asks "Why a Critique Group?"

...MB Partlow brings us our first Countdown to Conference post for PPWC 2014!