Suzie Brooks & Literary Wanderlust The first episode of 2017 begins with the second installment of Writer’s Rehab. This quick session with Natasha Watts deals with sprucing up your vocabulary. Following Natasha, the guest is Suzie Brooks, who launched the independent publishing house Literary Wanderlust three short years ago. Suzie talks the submission and scouting process,…
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.
Details, Details
Go find a copy of Lucia Berlin’s short story collection, A Manual for Cleaning Women. Find “Point of View” within. (Actually, okay, read the whole book or maybe one short story a week for as long as it takes. The title story is a masterpiece of humor and narration.) But “Point of View” is a…
Rocky Mountain Writer #68
Frederick Bloetscher & “The Old Coyote” The guest is Frederick Bloetscher, who has an entry in the latest RMFW short story anthology, FOUND. Fred’s story is “The Old Coyote” and it’s his first work of fiction. On the podcast, talks about the inspiration for the story and, since Fred is someone who works in water issues…
Rocky Mountain Writer #67
Josh Viola & Cyber World The Rocky Mountain Writer debuts a brand new feature – Writer’s Rehab with Natasha Watts. In this occasional segment about the craft of writing fiction, Natasha offers brief tips and strategies for braking bad habits. First up are some ideas for writers who aren’t hitting the necessary word counts on their…
All Hail Conan! (And Buy The Book)
I’m here today with a handy tip for the season of the gift. Order a copy of Conan the Grammarian, Practical Guidelines on Grammar and Craft for Fiction Writers. A mere $10. (Actually, $9.95.) And then give it to a writer friend for Christmas or your holiday of choice. Birthdays would work, too. Boom, done….