Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers
How do you shift easily among writing a variety of genres? Aimie K. Runyan knows a few things about that, especially with the release of her debut women's fiction this month after writing a variety of historical fiction novels. Aimie K. Runyan writes to celebrate history’s unsung heroines. She has been honored as a Historical Novel Society Editors’ Choice selection, as a three-time finalist for the Colorado Book Awards, and as a nominee for the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writer of the Year. Aimie is active as an educator and speaker in the writing community and beyond. Aimie lives in...
info_outline Chatting with the Writers of the Writers Who Read PodcastRocky Mountain Fiction Writers
This time on the Rocky Mountain Writer podcast, we get to know the folks behind the Writers Who Read podcast — Gary McBride, Mira Landry, and Whitney Pinion. ++ Gary McBride founded the Writers Who Read novel study group back in August of 2018. After meeting at the Boulder Book Store, the group moved to the Boulder Public Library in 2019 after its adoption as part of the . Gary McBride lives just outside of Boulder with his wife Deb and their cats Wallace and Vincenzo. A fourth-generation Denverite, Gary has visited over 70 countries, worked in more than 50 of them, and...
info_outline Announcing the Title and Authors for the 2024 RMFW Short Story AnthologyRocky Mountain Fiction Writers
Linda (L.V.) Ditchkus has written her whole life. But until eight years ago, her writing was either technical, scholarly, or in travel magazines. In 2015, she jumped into novel writing with both feet. After drafting her first chapter, which only amounted to a few hundred words, she realized she had plenty to learn. So she found a network of writing friends—many through RMFW—who gave her writing tips and pointed her toward writing resources like how-to books and classes. She’s grateful for her fantastic writing pals. Being a judge for the 2022 Self Published Science Fiction Competition...
info_outline The Approachability Factor - With Literary Agent Terrie WolfRocky Mountain Fiction Writers
After nearly two decades of interaction with authors, musicians, and dignitaries in the arenas of publishing, international media, large-scale events, and agricultural endeavors, Terrie founded AKA (Also Known As) Literary Management (AKALM) in 2009. As a full member of the Association of American Literary Agents (AALA), she received the Agent of the Year Award in 2021 from American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), was named a “Top 20 of 2020 Agent” by Writer’s Digest and has sold rights in over forty countries and thirty languages. More at Intro Music by Moby...
info_outline Book Marketing: Lessons Learned With Bowen GillingsRocky Mountain Fiction Writers
Bowen Gillings writes to bring fun back to fiction. His latest novel, EXCEPTIONALS was released in 2023 while his short works have been published in anthologies and periodicals. He’s been featured on TV, radio, podcasts, and YouTube channels. His quirky, offbeat tales are lauded as "perfect," "charming,” and "fun," with writing that "boggles the genre mind." Bowen facilitates a variety of writing workshops and is an active member of Pikes Peak Writers, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, the Colorado Independent Publishers Association, and the Author’s Guild. He holds a Master of Education,...
info_outline All You Need To Know To Propose A Workshop For Colorado Gold - With Dani ColemanRocky Mountain Fiction Writers
Dani Coleman is a four-time finalist in RMFW's Colorado Gold novel contest. She works as a scientific computer programmer, karate instructor and parent and has many hobbies that attempt to steal time from her writing. She is also co-chair of the Workshop Selection Committee for the Colorado Gold conference and this time on the podcast we run down all the details about workshop proposals and the submission process, which closes on February 29. To submit a workshop proposal, visit: Intro Music by Moby Gratis: Outro Music by Dan-o-Songs:
info_outline Linda Keir: Writing The Royal GameRocky Mountain Fiction Writers
Linda Keir is the pen name of Linda Joffe Hull and Keir Graff. Their previous titles include The Swing of Things, The Three Mrs. Wrights, and Drowning with Others. Independently, they have published over a dozen novels. You can find them on X @LindaeJH and @KeirGraff. Their latest collaboration, due out on January 30 from Blackstone Publishing, is The Royal Game. For more information: . Intro Music by Moby Gratis: Outro Music by Dan-o-Songs:
info_outline Kerrie Faye Launches Her Debut Novel - DEAD GIRLRocky Mountain Fiction Writers
Kerrie Faye is a Gen X wife and mom who found her passion to write later in life. A graduate of Murray State University, she has a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. Raised in Western Kentucky, where her debut novel, DEAD GIRL, takes place, the author currently resides near the Rocky Mountain Flatirons in Colorado where there is far less humidity, but not nearly enough BBQ. DEAD GIRL, will be published on February 26, 2024 by The Wild Rose Press. More: Intro Music by Moby Gratis: Outro Music by Dan-o-Songs:
info_outline Tavis Tougaw: A Surprise Three-Book DealRocky Mountain Fiction Writers
Travis Tougaw is a writer and editor. He has degrees in English from Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. An Air Force Veteran, Travis has worked in a variety of roles, including English teacher, employee educator, and health care administrator. He lives in Denver with his wife and children. Foxholes, coming out January 11 (2024), is his first novel. More: Intro Music by Moby Gratis: Outro Music by Dan-o-Songs:
info_outline Mike Torreano: Diving Into Research for Historical FictionRocky Mountain Fiction Writers
Mike Torreano Mike is a multi-award-winning author of traditional Western mysteries and historical fiction. In the fifth grade, he read his first Zane Grey novel and has been hooked on the Old West ever since. Mike’s debut western mystery, The Reckoning, was released in 2016 by The Wild Rose Press and the sequel, The Renewal, was released in 2018. Both are set in South Park Colorado, circa 1870. He’s now finishing up the third in the South Park series, The Return. The Goodnight-Loving cattle trail inspired his first stand-alone western, A Score To Settle, (2020) set on...
info_outlineSusan Spann is the award-winning author of the Hiro Hattori mystery novels, featuring ninja detective Hiro Hattori and Portuguese Jesuit Father Mateo. The latest in the series, BGhost of the Bamboo Road, was published this month.
Susan began reading precociously and voraciously from her preschool days in Santa Monica, California, and as a child read everything from National Geographic to Agatha Christie. In high school, she once turned a short-story assignment into a full-length fantasy novel (which, fortunately, will never see the light of day).
A yearning to experience different cultures sent Susan to Tufts University in Boston, where she immersed herself in the history and culture of China and Japan. After earning an undergraduate degree in Asian Studies, Susan diverted to law school. She returned to California to practice law, where her continuing love of books has led her to specialize in intellectual property, business and publishing contracts.
Susan’s interest in Japanese history, martial arts, and mystery inspired her to write the Shinobi Mystery series featuring Hiro Hattori, a sixteenth-century ninja who brings murderers to justice with the help of Father Mateo, a Portuguese Jesuit priest.
Susan Spann is also the author of Climb, a non-fiction account of climbing 100 summits in Japan that will be published next summer.
Susan Spann's website
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