Colleen Oakes & The Black Coats Colleen Oakes says there were many points of inspiration for her novel The Black Coats. In fact, she says, the came out of a “giant cauldron” of inspiration. There was a vision in her head of a group of girls holding baseball bats, a black pea coat lying on…
Category: Podcasts
Rocky Mountain Writer #157
Sandra Murphy – The Voice Mama Sandra Murphy says she has one goal when she’s recording an audio book – to tell the truth of what her authors have written. In fact, Sandra brings many years of acting experience to her production process—an acting career that began at the ripe old age of two with…
Rocky Mountain Writer #156
LS Hawker & The Throwaways LS Hawker’s new novel, publishing on January 22 and due for a major launch event on January 26, was a long time coming. In fact, it started out as a short story and then was developed into a full-length novel – her first – and subsequently tucked away in a…
Rocky Mountain Writer #155
Shannon Baker & The Kate Fox Mystery Series Shannon Baker is coming off a year, as she puts it, when she let her attitude slip. Writing is a business, as Shannon also says, where there are plenty of opportunities to get your ego bashed. Now Shannon is climbing back out. Shannon recently announced that she…
Rocky Mountain Writer #154
The Agent Episode Whether because of NaNoWriMo or New Year’s Resolutions, January is a common time for writers to begin querying. Many are tempted to simply dive in and mass email every agent they can find. Please allow Natasha Watts to give you a bit of advice: don’t. Do your research first. Find agents who are…