Susan Mackay Smith Conan The Grammarian Nov 06, 2016

On this episode, it's Conan the Grammarian – in person. For a couple of decades now you have read Conan’s column in the monthly newsletter from Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and now Conan is out with a book titled Conan the Grammarian – Practical Guidelines on Grammar and Craft for Fiction Writers. The writer behind Conan is Susan Mackay Smith, former RMFW president. Yes, Conan is a she. On the podcast, Susan talks about the nuns and their rulers who helped her develop her interest in grammar and she talks about the importance of knowing the basics, especially when it comes time to submit writing to contests, agents and editors. This episode also includes a brief reading from Conan the Grammarian as Susan reads the entire chapter “In Defense of Fiction.” Susan Mackay Smith is a past president of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and a frequent judge of the Colorado Book Awards. Traditionally published in fantasy under the nom de plume, Mackay Wood, she is a second-generation Colorado native with a degree in history and (more important to her) a BHSAI from the Porlock Vale Riding School in Somerset, England. She lives in Boulder with the most wonderful man in the world.