Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers hosted by Mark Stevens

PG Lengsfelder wrote and edited his first newspaper at age 7, a time when he thought he was destined to be a fireman or a forest ranger. But when sales of his paper reached a heady circulation of 10 (at 5 cents a copy!) he was hooked: he had readers. He's been writing ever since. PG co-authored the best-selling nonfiction book Filthy Rich and his acclaimed first novel, the mystical Beautiful to th...

Gwen Florio, who lives in Montana, is the author of the award-winning Lola Wicks crime series, as well as Silent Hearts, a standalone novel set in Afghanistan. A new crime series, being published by Severn House, launches in February 2021. In the first novel, Best Laid Plans, a woman who goes on the run with her Airstream trailer.

Todd Leatherman, who writes as TH Leatherman, is a writer from Firestone, Colorado. He enjoys science fiction, fantasy, wine making, and the Rocky Mountain lifestyle. When not busy writing his next book, he can be found hiking with his wife and two sons, or walking his rescued dogs. Todd graduated Summa Cum Laude from Regis University with a degree in Business Management and a minor in Psychology....

Teresa Funke is the author of seven novels for adults and children about World War II, including Remember Wake, Dancing in Combat Boots, Doing My Part, The No-No Boys, V for Victory, Wave Me Good-bye, and War on a Sunday Morning. Her short stories, articles, and essays have appeared in numerous magazines, newspapers, and anthologies. Two of her essays were listed as Notable Essays by the prestigio...

Jason Henry Evans has been an active member in the Colorado Writing community for over five years. Recently, he volunteered to be Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers' new education chair. Jason's debut novel, the Gallowglass was released in July of 2019 to much acclaim. He has had a dozen short stories published and has taught writing classes at various events, including the Pikes Peak Writers Conferen...

This episode of the Rocky Mountain Writer podcast is the audio from the Writer of the Year and the Independent Writer of the Year panel held on August 27. This was an online event with Writer of the Year Kerry Schafer, Independent Writer of the Year Bernadette Marie, and two Independent Writer of the Year finalists - Andre Gonzalez and Laura Van Arendonk Baugh. Writer of the Year finalists Marc Gr...

Kerry Anne King (who also writes as Kerry Schafer) is a Washington Post and Amazon charts bestselling author who writes compelling and transformational stories about family and personal growth. She loves to add in mystery, humor and an undercurrent of romance, and celebrates when she succeeds in making readers both laugh and cry. Kerry Anne has been chosen as the 2020 Writer of the Year by the Roc...

On the podcast this time, the writing team that goes by the name Linda Keir. Linda Joffe Hull writes mystery and contemporary fiction under her own name, and with Keir Graff. Recent Linda Keir titles Drowning with Others and The Swing of Things. Linda Hull is a native of Saint Louis, Missouri, but lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband and family. She is a former president of Rocky Mountain Fi...

In the previous episode, we chatted with Rachel Delaney Craft and Natasha Watts, the co-editors of WILD: Uncivilized Tales, the soon-to-be released short story anthology from Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. This time, in a companion episode to that one, five writers in all read the opening minutes of their entries in Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers' latest anthology, being released on Sept. 11. The...

This week, a chat with the co-editors of WILD, the soon-to-be released short story anthology from Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. Rachel Delaney Craft writes speculative fiction for children and teens. Her work has appeared in publications such as Cricket, Spider, Cast of Wonders, Luna Station Quarterly, and the award-winning anthology (also from RMFW) FOUND. She does most of her writing with her...

Fleur Bradley is the author of many middle-grade books aimed at reluctant readers, including the (spooky) mystery Midnight at the Barclay Hotel. Fleur is passionate about two things: mysteries and getting kids to read, and she regularly speaks at librarian and educator conferences on reaching reluctant readers. Originally from the Netherlands, Fleur now lives in Colorado Springs with her husband a...

In this year of physical distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers has joined forces with Northern Colorado Writers and Pikes Peak Writers to create the Colorado Writers Collaborative – a month long virtual conference free for everyone to attend. This joint venture hits YouTube on Sept. 1. On this episode we've got representatives from all three organizations to explain...

Aimie K. Runyan writes to celebrate history's unsung heroines. She has written five historical novels, including the internationally bestselling Daughters of the Night Sky. Her most recent novel, Girls on the Line, was a Historical Novel Society Editor's Choice for February 2019. She was a finalist for the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers' Writer of the Year award and Colorado Book Award in 2019 and...

Michelle Kellogg is an avid proponent of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), and she’s been both a winning participant for 13 years and Municipal Liaison for the Denver Region for 12 years. She currently has one book published, A Year and a Day, under the pen name of Michaela Mills. Michelle's most common piece of writing advice is, “You cannot edit a blank page.” Michelle lives in Castle Ro...

Margaret Mizushima is the author of the award-winning and internationally published Timber Creek K-9 Mysteries. She serves as president for the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Mystery Writers of America, and was elected the 2019-2020 Writer of the Year by Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. She lives in Colorado on a small ranch with her veterinarian husband where they raised two daughters and a multitude o...

David R. Slayton grew up in Guthrie, Oklahoma, where finding fantasy novels was pretty challenging and finding fantasy novels with diverse characters was downright impossible. Now he lives in Denver, Colorado and writes the books he always wanted to read. David's debut fantasy, White Trash Warlock, is due out this coming October from Blackstone Publishing. It's already received a starred review fr...

A writer since grade school, Terri Benson first considered herself a “real” writer when she got paid for a humorous article - and hasn’t stopped since. Now, a hundred-plus articles and a novel later, she’s more in love with creating stories than ever. Terri's stories always have romance, mystery, and a little bit of history in some way or another. She loves her characters, but finds they’re prone...

Ryanne Glenn began writing as a way to battle depression and continued because she believed she had a story to share. An avid reader herself, Ryanne wanted the chance to add to the bookshelves of young adults everywhere. She is currently signed with Atthis Arts LLC to publish her first young adult fantasy trilogy. Ryanne currently attends Colorado State University pursuing a degree in Chemical and...

Mario Acevedo is the author of the bestselling Felix Gomez detective-vampire series, which includes Rescue From Planet Pleasure from WordFire Press. His debut novel, The Nymphos of Rocky Flats, was chosen by Barnes & Noble as one of the best Paranormal Fantasy Novels of the Decade and was a finalist for a Colorado Book Award. His novel, Good Money Gone, co-authored with Richard Kilborn, won a best...

Janet Fogg’s focus on writing began in the 1990's while CFO for the coolest architectural firm in Colorado. Fifteen writing awards later she resigned from OZ Architecture to follow the yellow brick road, and ten months after that signed a contract with The Wild Rose Press for her first published novel, Soliloquy, a HOLT Medallion Award of Merit winner. Since then Janet has been honored to co-autho...

Brenda Hardwick remembers high school when she first picked up a copy of The Lord of the Rings: she was hooked! Brenda has been a writer since third grade, and poetry was the first outlet. Then, she started writing stories. Fantasy was where she landed because she could create everything and place it anywhere and any-when she wanted. Brenda lives in Colorado with her dog, and two noisy parakeets....

Marta Lee Lane is a full-time aspiring novelist living in Colorado Springs, Colorado. At age 43, she left a 25-year career in the television industry, and moved to Hawaii, where she became a well-known food writer, founded a food tour company, and self-published a restaurant guidebook that sold more than 5,000 copies. The Poem Painter is her first novel.

Scott Graham is the author of the nationally acclaimed National Park Mystery Series, featuring archaeologist Chuck Bender and Chuck’s wife, paramedic Janelle Ortega. The series is published by Torrey House Press. The latest entry, Mesa Verde Victim, will be released in e-book form on May 15 and in printed form on August 25. In addition to the National Park Mystery Series, Scott is the author of fi...

Joshua Viola is a four-time Colorado Book Award finalist and co-author of the Denver Moon series with Warren Hammond. His comic book collection, Denver Moon: Metamorphosis, was included on the 2018 Bram Stoker Award Preliminary Ballot for Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel. He edited the Denver Post #1 bestselling anthology, Nightmares Unhinged, and co-edited Cyber World—named one of the best...

Developmental book editor Tiffany Yates Martin is privileged to help authors tell their stories as effectively, compellingly, and truthfully as possible. In more than 25 years in the publishing industry she's worked both with major publishing houses and directly with authors (through her company FoxPrint Editorial), on books by New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestsellers and awa...