Writing…
“It’s the streaming reason for living. To note, to pin down, to build up, to create, to be astonished at nothing, to cherish the oddities, to let nothing go down the drain, to make something, to make a great flower out of life, even if it’s a cactus.”
—Enid Bagnold
The amazing staff at Writing from the Peak are your guides to finding your way through the writing maze to becoming great writers.

Managing Editor – Trista Herring Baughman
Trista Herring Baughman is a blogger and Children’s writer. She is also the Managing Editor of Writing from the Peak (PPW’s blog) and Managing Editor of Mississippi Folklore, a collaborative collection of Mississippi folklore and legends in a weekly blog. Her books, The Magic Telescope, Halloween Night and Other Poems, and Zombiesaurs (which she co-illustrated with her sons), can be found at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Visit Trista on her website.

Associate Editor – Deborah Brewer
Deborah joined Pikes Peak Writers a decade ago, seeking help writing a mystery. When the novel was completed, she stayed for the camaraderie. An editor for the PPW anthologies Dream and Journeys into Possibility, she is also a contributing editor for the PPW blog Writing from the Peak. Debby is also the artist for the Pause Tiles app.

Contributing Editor – Erica Balfour
Erica Balfour writes fantasy and science fiction with warmth, humor, and sharp edges. A multi-time Writers of the Future Silver Honorable Mention award recipient, she infuses every story she tells with magic, monsters, heart, and wit. Explore her worlds at ericabalfour.com.

Contributing Editor – Darby Karchut
Darby is an award-winning author, dreamer, and compulsive dawn greeter. A proud native of New Mexico, she now lives in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, where she runs in blizzards and bikes in lightning storms. When not dodging death by Colorado, Darby is busy wrangling words. Her latest book (lucky number thirteen), DEL TORO MOON, released October 2018 from Owl Hollow Press. Visit the author at her website.
Trista Baughman, Deborah L. Brewer, Catherine Dilts, Bowen Gillings, Margena Adams Holmes, Darby Karchut, Jenny Kate, Marta Lane, A.J. Metzger, Kim Olgren, Jen Wolf