Sweet Success Archive

Darby Karchut is pleased to announce the sale of her latest novel, THE HORSE WHO CARRIES THE STARS, to Owl Hollow Press (Fall 2023) in […]

By: Darby Karchut Three cheers for Jim and Jasmine Tritten! They were awarded a first and third place in the 2022 SouthWest Writers writing contest […]

By: Deborah Brewer A short video plays on social media: A pigtailed girl watches with wide-eyed panic as the ice cream from her cone topples […]

Congratulations to Sandi Hoover and Jim Tritten! MIRTH AND MUSINGS (Red Penguin Book, 2021), an anthology containing the written work of the authors, was the […]

Writing a Novella, Part 9 By Donna Schlachter As we’ve discussed before, novellas have fewer words than novels, which means that each and every one […]

Hats off to Darby Karchut (author) and Wes Karchut (illustrator). Their debut picture book, COWBOYS, COW CHIPS, AND TARADIDDLES, won the 2022 Will Rogers Medallion […]

By: Deborah Brewer – As a writer stares at a blank page or a mangled plot, it may feel like there is a dearth of […]

By: Darby Karchut Congratulations to J.D.R. Hawkins. Her latest novel, DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD, the fourth book in the Renegade Series (April 2022, Westwood Books Publishing), has […]

Hooray for Josh Clark! His horror short story, Loving Bones, is featured in the anthology, NOM NOM: HALLOWE’EN DARK DRABBLES (edited by D. Kershaw and […]

By: Kari Redmond – What is NaNoWriMo? National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, will soon be upon us. For the entire month of November, writers […]

 Three cheers for all the winners and finalists of the 2022 RMFW Gold Rush Literary Awards, many who are Pikes Peak Writers members. Through this […]

By: Trista Herring Baughman – Back in May, I had the privilege of attending Shreve Memorial Library’s Children’s Book Festival. This was only my second […]

A well-deserved honor! Kim Olgren has been chosen among the many artists and writers of the Pikes Peak Region as a Featured Artist of the […]

Hooray for Kit Campbell! Her latest book, HALLOWED HILL (Turtleduck Press, October 1, 2022), and her first release in six years, is the perfect spooky […]

Hooray – the wait is over! Trista Herring Baughman’s third book, ZOMBIESAURS, just recently released. This scary, fun picture book is hand-illustrated by Trista and […]

Hooray for Bowen Gillings! His newest mystery, A NIGHT TO REMEMBER, was originally released in May 2021 as an ebook and is now available in […]

By: Darby Karchut Three cheers for Debbie Burke! Her suspense novel, FLIGHT TO FOREVER (2021 from Media Management LLC), is a finalist for the ERIC […]

By: Darby Karchut Congratulations to J.D.R. Hawkins! Her newest novel, DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD, was recently released from Westwood Books Publishing. This is the fourth book in […]

Hooray for Trista Herring Baughman. She is pleased to announce her children’s fantasy, THE MAGIC TELESCOPE, is back in print!

Cheers to Barbara Nickless! Her short story is featured in the anthology, Denver Noir (edited by Cynthia Swanson and released May 3, 2022 from Akashic […]

By: Darby Karchut A double huzzah for J.D.R. Hawkins! A BECKONING HELLFIRE and A REBEL AMONG US (the second two books in the Renegade Series […]

By: Darby Karchut Three cheers for Tena Stetler! Her paranormal book, A WITCH’S QUANDARY (The Wild Rose Press, 2021) has been nominated for the prestigious […]

By: Darby Karchut Congratulations to Tena Stetler! Her latest book, AN ANGEL’S WYLDER ASSIGNMENT, was recently released from The Wild Rose Press. While still paranormal, […]

Hooray for Debbie Burke! Her latest thriller, UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY, was recently released from Media Management LLC (March 2022). This is book #7 in her […]

Congratulations to K. L. Emanuelson on the recent release of her novel, THE WOMAN WHO RODE DESTINY (March 2022 from Spirit Gate Studios). Enjoy a […]