Writer of the Year Panel at The Tattered Cover This episode is a live recording of the Thursday, Aug. 18 panel at the Tattered Cover featuring Writer of the Year finalists Mark Stevens, Christine Goff and Carol Berg and Independent Writer of the Year finalists Lisa Manifold and Nathan Lowell. The third “iWOTY” finalist, Sue…
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Rocky Mountain Writer #53
Shannon Baker & Stripped Bare The guest this time is Shannon Baker, author of Stripped Bare, the first in the Kate Fox mystery series. Set in the isolated cattle country of the Nebraska Sandhills, it’s been called “Longmire meets The Good Wife.” Shannon Baker also writes the Nora Abbott mystery series (Midnight Ink), a fast-paced mix of Hopi Indian mysticism,…
Rocky Mountain Writer #52
Dylan Yates & Vocal Training for Writers On the podcast this time is vocal coach Dylan Yates, who is giving a master class for writers at Colorado Gold in September. Yes, writers, at some point, must also get out there and talk. Dylan Yates is also the author of an award-winning novel, The Belief in Angels….
Your Character’s Umvelt
What is your character’s umwelt? Yes, umwelt. Pronounced OOM-velt. I came across this concept while reading Inside of a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz. (If you have a dog, like dogs, are curious about dogs and dog behavior, it’s a fascinating book.) Anyway, the idea of the umwelt came from an early 20th Century German biologist…
Rocky Mountain Writer #51
Wendy J. Fox & The Pull of It Wendy J. Fox, author of the forthcoming The Pull Of It, is the guest. The Pull Of It debuts in late September from Underground Voices. Wendy is also the author of The Seven Stages of Anger and Other Stories, which won the inaugural Press 53 Award for Short Fiction….