I choose to believe Colorado Gold will happen, come September. I choose to believe that we’ll figure out a new something by then—new rules of gathering, let’s say. I choose to believe we’ll start to put this pandemic behind us. And when Colorado Gold rolls around, if you’re an unpublished writer, you don’t want to…
I think The Rocky Mountain Writer podcast broke a record last month. In February, we had 757 downloads through February 24. I’m going to assume that’s for the three episodes posted in February—with guests Carol Berg, Kristy Ferrin, and Nathan Lowell. The stats were grabbed before the final February episode, with Kate Lansing, was posted…
Harper McDavid & Zapata Mary Johnson (a.k.a. Harper McDavid) lives in Morrison with her husband, two dogs, and big-boned cat. Her debut novel, Zapata, a romantic suspense, was published in 2019 by Soul Mate Publishing. She’s been a Colorado Gold finalist twice and is currently pantsing her way through a second novel, Proximity of Betrayal,…
Travis Heerman & Dawn of the Deadly Fang Freelance writer, novelist, editor, Travis Heermann is the author of eight novels, including The Hammer Falls, Death Wind, and The Ronin Trilogy, plus short fiction in Apex Magazine, Cemetery Dance, and others. His freelance work includes contributions to the Firefly Roleplaying Game, Battletech, Legend of Five Rings,…
Were you ever in a book club that fizzled-out? I’ve been in more than a few that went kaput. One common reason is that not everybody reads the assignment. Right? I’m here to suggest you switch to short stories. Why? First, the discussions are as satisfying as picking apart a full novel. Second, anyone can…