Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers

Interviews with members of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and those involved in RMFW conferences, workshops and other writing-related events. Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in commercial fiction.

Tasha Christensen: 2024 Writer of the Year Finalist 04/19/2024

Surviving A Creative Burnout With Ryanne Glenn 04/05/2024

Writing Suspense Thrillers with J. Warren Weaver 03/30/2024

Pivoting Among Genres With Aimie K. Runyan 03/17/2024

Chatting with the Writers of the Writers Who Read Podcast 03/14/2024

Chatting with the Writers of the Writers Who Read Podcast 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 lived for over a decade in Europe and Southeast Asia. Gary has written a reference guide for Writers Who Read, entitled Literary Forensics, which will be published in 2024. ++ Born and raised in British Columbia, Mira Landry now resides in Colorado with her husband. She has a Creative Writing Certificate from Simon Fraser University, and works both as an associate literary agent at and as a wedding and portrait photographer. She serves on the board of directors for , and when not writing, she can be found frolicking on the high peaks of the Rockies or knitting sweaters that likely won’t fit anyone properly. ++ Whitney Pinion fell in love with books when her parents gave her a set of mystery-adventure stories in which she and her cousins and friends were the main characters. She wrote poetry as a kid—and in college—where she studied literature and earned a BA in English. After working her way up from editorial assistant to magazine editor at a publishing company in Washington, DC, she and her husband moved to the Bay Area, where she further honed her writing and editing skills at a San Francisco PR firm. The drive to write more meaningful stories led her back to school, where she earned a Master’s in English and Creative Writing. Whitney has written a collection of short stories and is working on a novel. When she isn’t reading or writing, she’s hiking with her family in the stunning Colorado mountains, trying out new recipes (like cocktails for the next Writers Who Read podcast), and traveling. She lives with her husband and son in Boulder. More about the Writers Who Read podcast: Intro Music by Moby Gratis: Outro Music by Dan-o-Songs: /episode/index/show/rmfworg/id/30381348

Announcing the Title and Authors for the 2024 RMFW Short Story Anthology 03/03/2024

Announcing the Title and Authors for the 2024 RMFW Short Story Anthology 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 and a 2023 youth writing competition has deepened her understanding of what makes books and stories stand out. Since her Sasquatch Series won First Place in the Colorado Authors League 2021 Book Awards for Sci-Fi and her short story was included in the last RMFW’s anthology (Bizarre Bazaar), Linda plans to stop calling herself a debut author. In addition to marketing the Sasquatch Series, she’s recently released the first book in her new series about two time-traveling women from the distant future working desperately to repopulate the world with men.Terrorist factions, a nefarious artificial intelligence, and their own government fight against them. While they struggle to save the unborn babies, the laws of time and space have their own imperatives, and saving everyone they love may be beyond their reach. When Linda’s not writing, she leads adventure travel trips for the Colorado Mountain Club and travels with her husband. She’s been to more than 100 countries and hiked or climbed in many of those. Linda and her husband live selfish lives (without plants or pets) above 7,000 feet in the Colorado Rockies. ++ Paul Martz has been writing science fiction short stories for five years, though his love for sci fi began decades earlier. When he was six, he saw 2001: A Space Odyssey on the big screen, which lead him to a collection of Arthur C. Clarke’s short stories--and a lifelong insatiable appetite for mind-bending sci fi. But his hobbies and interests extend far beyond the science fiction galaxy. He has authored books on programming and holds a data encryption patent. Like all true nerds, he runs his own web server. He recently learned to read braille and can solve a tactile Rubik’s Cube. He has traveled the world to view multiple total solar eclipses. He has a life-long interest in music. He has ripped his entire vinyl collection to MP3, recorded his own original digital compositions, and played drums since childhood. Currently, he’s teaching himself to play piano. Paul has been published in Uncharted Magazine. He lives in Erie Colorado with his wife and loyal cat. Short stories included in FINGERS CROSSED, NO BRAKES: Where the River Ends by J. Warren Weaver Beyond Carbon by Rachel Delaney Craft The Tamarisk Hunter by Paolo Bacigalupi Our Sprinkler System by Lesley L. Smith Rightsizing by Jeff Jaskot Attack of the Third Planet by Collin Irish Iphus by Laurel McHargue Visited by a Crane by Rick Ginsberg Sticka by Natasha Watts The Cistern by Mark Stevens Stokes the Happy by Cepa Onion We’ll Always Have Peaches by Ryanne Glenn A Blip in Time by Pat Stoltey More about Paul Martz: More about Linda Ditchkus: Drum sound by Holy Ghost Party: Intro Music by Moby Gratis: Outro Music by Dan-o-Songs: /episode/index/show/rmfworg/id/30206643

The Approachability Factor - With Literary Agent Terrie Wolf 02/26/2024

Book Marketing: Lessons Learned With Bowen Gillings 02/16/2024

All You Need To Know To Propose A Workshop For Colorado Gold - With Dani Coleman 02/09/2024

Linda Keir: Writing The Royal Game 01/24/2024

Kerrie Faye Launches Her Debut Novel - DEAD GIRL 01/11/2024

Tavis Tougaw: A Surprise Three-Book Deal 01/05/2024

Mike Torreano: Diving Into Research for Historical Fiction 12/21/2023

Writing and Publishing on Substack with Jon Rutigliano 12/18/2023

Maria Kelson: The Long Road From Draft to Book Deal 12/09/2023

Writing Young Adult Fiction With Kris Abel-Helwig 11/28/2023

Shannon Baker: Promoting Books With Others Is More Fun 10/26/2023

Kevin Wolf: Being Patient With Your Unpublished Works 10/22/2023

Launching Your Debut Novel With Angela Sylvaine 10/06/2023

Writing Mystery Stories With Kerry Hammond 09/29/2023

Capturing The Elusive Voice With Callie Stoker 09/22/2023

Book Marketing Basics With Chase Neely and Leverage Brands 09/16/2023

Aimie K. Runyan: A Bakery in Paris 08/29/2023

Getting in the Groove of Writing a Series with Kathleen Donnelly 08/25/2023

Thinking About Tense & Voice With Mandy Miller 08/16/2023

Literary Agent Nikki Terpilowski 08/05/2023

Literary Agent Alec Shane 07/20/2023

Writing and Publishing "Staycation" 07/19/2023

Writing and Publishing "Staycation" RJ CLARK began his career as a child actor. His was the face of the national US Army “Stay in School” ad campaign. RJ also appeared regularly on daytime television and worked on numerous film and commercial projects before inevitably returning to his first true love, writing. As a screenwriter, RJ's screenplays won first prize or placed in the top 5 of nearly every major national—and international—competition worth mentioning. His novella, Two for One launched the indie literary magazine “The Instagatorzine,” broken into two parts across the magazine’s first two issues. A native New Yorker, RJ attended NYU, holds a BFA and an MFA. He has lived in all five boroughs, but now calls historic Asbury Park, NJ home with his wife and dog, an Aussillon named Venus. While RJ no longer works in the theatre as an actor, he provides accessibility services for deaf patrons at live performances throughout the country. He is passionate about theatre being for all, and enjoys being able to introduce new shows to deaf or hard of hearing patrons. When not writing, you’re most likely to find RJ either playing guitar along the Jersey Shore, taking photographs of cool dogs and musicians around Asbury Park, voraciously reading new books, working on new music, or traveling the world. A few of RJ’s most favorite things include black coffee, chocolate, Stephen King, peanut butter, Pringle’s, Truman Capote, tabletop games, the Universal Studios Monsters, horror movies, and David Tennant. STAYCATION is RJ’s debut novel. -- Andre Gonzalez is the international bestselling author of the Wealth of Time Series. He writes time-travel, thriller, and horror books after spending many years reading and studying the works of Stephen King and Dean Koontz. Keeping readers up late and their hearts pumping a bit faster than normal is his ultimate goal when cracking open one of his books. Andre is the recipient of the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers 2021 Independent Writer of the Year award. When he’s not writing, you can find Andre buried underneath a long to-do list and/or his three hyper children. He and his wife are raising their family in their hometown of Denver, CO. — The video version of this podcast is here: More: M4L Publishing: Mark Stevens' website: Intro Music by Moby Gratis: Outro Music by Dan-o-Songs: /episode/index/show/rmfworg/id/27508044

Video Marketing For Authors With Caitlin Berve 07/08/2023

Molly McGhee: How Artists Game The System (Colorado Gold Masterclass Preview) 06/25/2023

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