J.v.L. Bell & The Lucky Hat Mine The Lucky Hat Mine is J.v.L. Bell’s first novel and it officially launches on Saturday, Oct. 1. The novel is a “light mystery” for all ages—it’s set in the 1860’s of Colorado, more specifically, Idaho Springs. On the podcast, Bell talks about what inspired the story, her approach to…
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 #58
Jason Evans & Writing Authentic African-American Characters The guest this time is writer Jason Evans, who discusses the highlights of workshop he presented at Colorado Gold called “Writing Authentic African-American Characters.” He’s reprising that workshop on Saturday, Oct. 15 at the Belmar Library in Lakewood. (Check the events page for more detail.) On the podcast, Jason…
Rocky Mountain Writer #57
Claire L. Fishback & “Remembra” The brand new short story anthology from Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is called Found and on the podcast we start an occasional series with the writers whose stories were included. First up is Claire L. Fishback. On this episode, we chat with her a bit about what inspired her story “Remembra”…
Rocky Mountain Writer #56
J.A. Kazimer & “25 Things I Wish I Knew 5 Years Ago.” At RMFW’s big annual Colorado Gold conference this month, Julie Kazimer (a.k.a. j.A. Kazimer) gave a workshop called “25 Things I Wish I Knew 5 Years Ago – Moving from Pre-Published to Multi-Published.” Among those 25 tips was one very simple suggestion: don’t publish…
Colorado Calling
I believe Colorado crime fiction is having a moment. The writers? That’s not what I mean. I’m talking about the dramatic setting. I mean, right now. In August, it was the release of Erik Storey’s Nothing Short of Dying. This month, it’s Kevin Wolf’s The Homeplace. (Today as a matter of fact; Sept. 6 is…