1. In the latest review on Amazon for The Asphalt Warrior, the first book in the eight-book series by the late Gary Reilly, a reader wrote: “Writers, good ones, create their readers. And this book does that.” Do good writers “create their own readers?” I love that idea. Are you going after your readers? Or…
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 #74
Lisa Manifold – WOTY and I-WOTY Nominations This episode is a quick chat with Lisa Manifold about the Writer of the Year and Independent Writer of the Year Nominations. The deadline is coming up: March 11! Don’t miss an opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments of a fellow writer and/or nominate yourself. (It’s perfectly legitimate to…
Rocky Mountain Writer #73
LS Hawker & End of the Road This episode of the Rocky Mountain Writer is a chat with Lisa (a.k.a. LS) Hawker. LS Hawker’s third novel, End of the Road, was published last month by the Witness Impulse imprint of Harper Collins. Lisa offers fun, interesting and heartfelt stories about her books, including an amazing story about…
Rocky Mountain Writer #72
Marc Graham & Of Ashes and Dust This episode features a chat with historical novelist Marc Graham and the latest installment of Writer’s Rehab from Natasha Watts. Marc is back on the podcast (listen to episode #35 for his first visit) a few weeks before the launch of his debut novel, Of Ashes and Dust. We caught…
Motivation
Motivation. You hear it all the time. Your characters need to be motivated to pick up that sword and slay the dragon, venture to a distant galaxy, or figure out why there’s a dead body at the bottom of the well. What motivates your character to do what they need to do in your story?…