Gloria Russell is a freelance writer and fiction author based in Colorado with years of experience covering writing craft, short story form, and the self-publishing life. She writes across fiction technique, genre conventions, character and plot development, and the practical how-to of turning a story idea into a finished draft. Gloria pairs a working writer's perspective with a teacher's knack for making the craft side of fiction feel doable. When she isn't writing short stories, you'll find her knitting through a new project or stomping around a mountain somewhere near home.