By Mark Stevens I’m turning this month’s blog over to Murph, The Asphalt Warrior. Denver cab-driver and wanna-be-a-famous-writer Brendan Murphy, a.k.a. “Murph,” has collected some of his favorite commentary on being an unpublished novelist. (What is below is just the tip of the iceberg of insights.) I thought you could—relate. And maybe grab a laugh. These…
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 Podcast – Episode #4
Rocky Mountain Writer Podcast – Episode #4 Holt Finalist Tina Ann Forkner Talks Romance & James Norris Previews RMFW Workshop on Boosting Character Conflict Chapter 1 ~with Tina Ann Forkner, starts at 1:36 On the fourth episode of the Rocky Mountain Writer podcast, 2015 Holt Award Finalist Tina Ann Forkner (Waking Up Joy) talks about…
Rocky Mountain Writer Podcast – Episode #3
Rocky Mountain Writer Podcast – Episode #3 Gwen Florio on Mysteries & “Missoula;” Podcasting with Jim Heskett Chapter 1 ~with Gwen Florio, starts at 1:30 On the third episode of the Rocky Mountain Writer podcast, mystery writer Gwen Florio calls in from Missoula, Montana where she played a key role in the reporting that led…
Rocky Mountain Writer Podcast – Episode #2
Rocky Mountain Writer Podcast – Episode #2RMFW Writing Contest; Writing Across Gender On the second episode of the Rocky Mountain Writer podcast, RMFW Colorado Gold contest chair Chris Devlin talks about what’s new in the 2015 version of the contest, which is now open to all aspiring writers. Note: contest closes June 1! Also, 2015…
RMFW Joins The Wide World of Podcasting
By Mark Stevens We interrupt this blog’s regular programming, writing advice, inspirations and musings to bring you this commercial announcement: Drum roll…. RMFW has a new podcast. As this post goes up, ‘The Rocky Mountain Writer’ should be finding its way to your favorite podcast provider, including iTunes. It’s also posted from the home page…