I grew up in Lincoln, Massachusetts. The first house where we lived happened to be on the same road that Paul Revere followed on his famous ride. My parents used to wake us up on April 19 to watch the re-enactment of the ride. It was late, but I’m not sure if it was midnight….
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 #89
Peter Eichstaedt & Borderland Peter Eichstaedt has written non-fiction books based on his reporting all over the world, from Kosovo to Armenia, Afghanistan and Uganda (among other stops). He also published a book called The Dangerous Divide: Peril and Promise on the US-Mexico Border and that title won the 2015 International Latino Book Award for…
Rocky Mountain Writer #88
Denise Vega – Writing for Teens and Toddlers An interview with award-winning Denise Vega, who writes for teens and toddlers. Denise talks about what inspired her to write for young adults, how she keeps current with the world of teenagers, and how she draws from her own high school experience for the right emotional connections….
Rocky Mountain Writer #87
Laurence MacNaughton & A Kiss Before Doomsday We check back in with Laurence MacNaughton, whose new urban fantasy A Kiss Before Doomsday is set to launch in a few short weeks, just about a year after he debuted his new series with It Happened One Doomsday. We are back with Dru Jasper and her crystal…
Gary Reilly Was The Greatest Writer I Ever Knew
Gary Reilly was the greatest writer I ever knew. Variety, volume, and quality. All three. RMFW writer friends of mine – and anyone writing fiction out there – I ask this: how many writers do you know who put together 25 novels (most of them in near-perfect shape) without ever receiving a word of encouragement…