Aimie K. Runyan – Writer of the Year Finalist Aimie K. Runyan gives credit for the ideas for her last two books to fellow members of RMFW – Jamie Raintree gave her the nugget that led to Daughters of the Night Sky and Sean Vogel spotted a news clip that led to Girls on the…
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Rocky Mountain Writer #164
Charles McNamara & Ineke’s Mitten Charles McNamara says the idea for his first novel had been percolating in his mind since the 1980’s. That book, Ineke’s Mitten is the story of Nels Torkle, the Nazi occupation of his Norwegian hometown, and the famous assault on Riva Ridge in World War II. Now, Charlie is getting…
Interview: Mariko Tatsumoto
This month I had the great privilege to interview author Mariko Tatsumoto, author of thelovely and wonderfully heartwarming middle-grade novel Ayumi’s Violin. What made you aspire to be a published writer? I accidentally took a children’s writing class. I thought I was signing up for a creative writing class. Our “final” was to write a…