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Pikes Peak Writers Fourth Anthology, The Other Side of the Mountain

Featuring an all-new Monk Addison Case File by NYT bestselling author Jonathan Maberry

Join us as we travel to the other side. Who knows what we might find.

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NEWS

Observations on Keeping a Writer’s Notebook

In 2021, I resumed keeping a writer’s commonplace journal. Since then, I’ve made it a daily habit and have learned a few things along the way. A Short Pro/Con List Pro List Writing daily in my journal keeps my ideas flowing and makes it easier to write, even if I […]

Sweet Success for Darby Karchut

Darby Karchut’s THE HORSE WHO CARRIES THE STARS (contemporary MG novel set in southern Colorado) recently won the Women Writing the West 2025 WILLA Literary Award for Middle Grade Fiction & Nonfiction. The WILLA Literary Award, named in honor of Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Willa Cather, recognizes the best in […]

How to Create a Killer Twist Ending in Your Mystery

by Kim Olgren One of the greatest thrills in reading (or writing) a mystery is the twist ending—that gasp-worthy moment when everything clicks into place and the reader realizes the truth has been hiding in plain sight all along. But here’s the secret: a satisfying twist isn’t built in the […]

Sweet Success for Derek Lowstuter

Congratulations to Derek Lowstuter! His book, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF OF AFRICA, was named the 2025 Nonfiction Book of the Year by the Colorado Authors League. ABOUT THE BOOK  Do you enjoy learning about faraway lands and cultures? Do you have recurring dreams of pooping your pants in front of […]

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