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…
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.
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….
Rocky Mountain Writer #66
Robin Owens & Ghost Maker A chat with fantasy paranormal romance writer Robin Owens. Robin discusses a recent column she wrote about her love of an audio books and about the two series is currently writing including her latest, Ghost Maker. She also talks about the good old days of RMFW. Robin was one of three individuals,…
Rocky Mountain Writer #65
Rachel Craft & Wild Magic This time on the Rocky Mountain Writer we have another writer who contributed to the RMFW short story anthology Found, published last September. Rachel Craft, who writes as Rachel Delaney, had a story called “Every Drop of Light” included in that new anthology. Rachel Craft is a full-time engineer and part-time…
Rocky Mountain Writer #64
Barbara Nickless & Blood on the Tracks In June of 2012, Barb Nickless and her family were told to evacuate their house in Waldo Canyon, northwest of Colorado Springs, because a wildfire was bearing down. Authorities told Barb to plan on being gone for a few days. Instead, Barb’s house burned to the ground, one of…