Whack me upside the head – go ahead. I was putting together a presentation recently for a workshop about writing mysteries and I wanted to make the point that the variety of ideas for mysteries—setting, characters, plots and themes—is endless. I thought it might be insightful and instructive (maybe even interesting) to look at recent…
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 #47
Heather Webb – Nailing an Agent-Grabbing Opening Writer Heather Webb stops by the podcast to give a sneak peek of the four-hour master class she’ll be giving at Colorado Gold, RMFW’s big three-day conference in September. Her class is called Nailing an Agent-Grabbing Opening and it will give participants a chance to learn what…
Rocky Mountain Writer #46
Susan Spann – Writing a Killer Mystery This time on the podcast we welcome back RMFW Writer of the Year Susan Spann, author of the forthcoming The Ninja’s Daughter. Susan is giving a master class at Colorado Gold in September and she’s here this time to give us a sneak peek of that class, Writing…
Rocky Mountain Writer #45
Stuart Horwitz – Finishing Your Book in Three Drafts This podcast is the first in a series of conversations with key presenters who are coming to Colorado Gold, RMFW’s big annual three-day writing conference, in September. This time the guest is Stuart Horwitz, who is leading a master class on Friday, Sept. 9 and that workshop…
Rocky Mountain Writer #44
Corinne O’Flynn – Getting Ready for Colorado Gold Registration for Colorado Gold, RMFW’s big three-day conference in September, is now open and this podcast provides a thorough preview from conference chair Corinne O’Flynn. There are several new features to the conference this year including “Hook Your Book” sessions, new options on the master class schedule,…