The 2024 edition of Colorado Gold was excellent. I’m back home today (Monday, Sept. 30) feeling exhausted and inspired. There was so much energy at the conference this year. For those who could not make the conference, I thought I would publish my comments from the “Welcome” event on Friday, Sept. 27: ++ I was…
Author: Mark Stevens
Real Writers Top Six
One. I’m back again to plug the “Writers Who Read” podcast—a Colorado thing. In fact, literary agent and RMFW board member Mira Landry is one of the three co-hosts along with Gary McBride (who has taught at Colorado Gold) and Whitney Pinion. The group has been gathering monthly since 2018 but is now extending itself…
Keep On Keepin’ On
You can’t make this up. I mean, my head is still spinning. Twenty-three years ago I wrote a novel called Killer Source. This was my fourth completed novel. I loved the concept. In fact, the idea came to me whole. I was driving on I-25 near Broadway, heading north, the moment it happened. I saw…
Scrap The “Hobby” Thought
Here’s actor Jeremy Renner on a recent episode of the Smartless podcast. “I don’t really believe in hobbies. Either you do something or you don’t, right? I don’t have time to just dip my toe in the water. I’m not taking a ******* bath here in life.” Where do you categorize your writing? If you’re…
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