John Gilstrap Writers, John Gilstrap thinks you should cut yourself a bit of slack. Let the story flow. Get comfortable in your own writer’s skin. Stop copying the style of other writers. Sure, learn the so-called rules, but don’t let them hold you back. Gilstrap, one of the keynote speakers at the 2019 edition of…
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.
Trespass
I knew I was in trouble the second I saw him take a picture. He wasn’t coming up the hill to greet me. He wasn’t coming up the hill to say “Howdy, partner” or “You must be my new neighbor.” No. His climbing posture said it all. He was coming up the hill with a sense of…
Rocky Mountain Writer #174
Claire L. Fishback & The Blood of Seven Claire L. Fishback, who enjoys scaring readers more than a little, is having a busy year. In March, she released LUMP: A Collection of Short Stories, some 51 tales in all. Among those is “Remembra,” the story she published as part of the RMFW short story anthology…
Rocky Mountain Writer #173
Rebecca “R.J.” Rowley & How To Be Funny and Make People Fat And now for something completely different. And funny. Feeling a little down? Feeling a little blue or stressed out? This interview with Rebecca Rowley just might cure a few ills. Rebecca is here with her new book, How To Be Funny and Make…
Rocky Mountain Writer #172
Stephanie Reisner – Independent Writer of the Year Finalist What do stalkers, erotica, and the Russian mob have in common? That’s right–today’s interview with Stephanie Reisner. Aside from the flashy stuff, Stephanie talks with Natasha Watts about the nuts and bolts of making a living as a writer, and how Stephanie manages her various pen…