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…
Author: Mark Stevens
Mark Stevens is the author of the The Fireballer (Lake Union, 2023) and The Allison Coil Mystery Series including Antler Dust, Buried by the Roan, Trapline, Lake of Fire, and The Melancholy Howl. Trapline won The Colorado Book Award for Best Mystery. Stevens has also published short stories in Denver Noir (Akashic Books, 2022), Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and Mystery Tribune, among others. Stevens is longtime member of Mystery Writers of America. In 2023, Stevens was named Writer of the Year by Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers for the second time. He lives in southwest Colorado.
Rocky Mountain Writer #195
Kevin Ikenberry, Quincy J. Allen & The Enforcer We have two guests on the podcast to start off 2020—the authors of the new novel Enforcer. Kevin Ikenberry is a life-long space geek, retired Army Lieutenant Colonel, and science fiction writer. His debut novel Sleeper Protocol was heralded as “an emotionally powerful debut” by Publisher’s Weekly….
Rocky Mountain Writer #194
Lisa Brown Roberts & The Bookworm Crush Award-winning YA author Lisa Brown Roberts still hasn’t recovered from the teenage trauma of accidentally tweezing off both eyebrows. Or that time she crashed her car into a tree while trying impress a guy. Her mom is not at all surprised that Lisa ended up writing romantic comedies….
Rocky Mountain Writer #193
Jennifer Kincheloe & The Body in Griffith Park Jennifer Kincheloe is a research scientist and writer of historical mysteries. Her novels take place in 1900s Los Angeles among the police matrons of the LAPD combining mystery, history, humor, and romance. Jennifer’s novels have been finalists in the Lefty Awards, the Macavity Awards, the Colorado Author’s…
Being Open
Sixteen months ago, I stopped in the middle of writing a new mystery-thriller. (I never stop in the middle of a project. I always finish.) But a friend had suggested an idea. (I rarely take ideas from friends, but overnight an additional key element popped into my head, out of nowhere.) I started writing immediately….