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…
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 #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…
Rocky Mountain Writer #55
Kevin Wolf & The Homeplace Kevin Wolf is on the podcast this week right before the launch of his first novel, a Colorado-based mystery called The Homeplace. Kevin won the Tony Hillerman prize for this book last year and the reward was a publication deal with St. Martin’s Press. Kevin talks about his experiences with…