SunLit Interviews
SunLit Interview: How Wendy Terrien created a world of cryptids — and characters that feel like family
The author wrote "The Forge of Bonds," the fourth book in her series, faster than the others. But it turned out to be the longest -- and took a physical toll.
SunLit Interview: Sheri Cobb South went deep on research for her historical mystery series
This John Pickett novel, "Brother Can You Spare a Crime?" also led the author to ask the Bank of England for the best way to rob it. They answered.
SunLit Interview: Kate Lansing fulfilled her winery dream by writing it
In "Killer Chardonnay," her debut mystery novel, the author had fun with the idea of owning her own business -- with none of the expense
SunLit Interview: Pat Jurgens began with her grandmother’s story. It grew into a novel.
“Falling Forward: A Woman’s Journey West” tells the story of a young widowed mother who strikes out on her own in the early 20th century
SunLit Interview: Poet Carol Guerrero-Murphy’s urgency moved her to self-publish
The "existential shock" of the pandemic helped her focus on living with death -- and a sense of loss -- as a constant companion in "Bright Path, Dark River"
SunLit Interview: Over 20 years, Gregory SETH Harris grew his Kafkaesque short story into a novel
"The Perfect Stranger" evolved, as he did in real time, and became many-layered -- part parable, part satire and totally devoted to having fun with the language
SunLit Interview: How two friends turned a fundraiser into their first mystery novel
Judilee Butler and Jean "GaGa" Gabardi had never tried fiction until they collaborated on short stories for charity. That experience led the to "The Last Hurrah."
SunLit Interview: A character from his mother’s childhood piqued Peter Meech’s interest in Billy the Kid
A retired Pueblo dentist claimed to have been an outlaw. Meech ran with the storyline to write his first novel, "Billy (the Kid)."
SunLit Interview: In “Slow Arrow,” Kathryn Winograd wove threads of her mother’s voice
The author wrote the essay "Skyglow," one of the last in her collection, after her mother moved to Colorado and they developed a "companionable routine"
SunLit Interview: A mystery on the family ranch led author David M. Jessup to a trilogy
Oral history provided the basis for "Mariano's Woman." Then the author began crafting the fictional account that explores human motivation.
SunLit Interview: Author Bill Sonn found a “starter drug” in library archives
The writer of the nonfiction "Something Like Treason" came across a trove of documents on an Army unit for misfits that led to his obsession with their story
SunLit Interview: How a $1 volume of Hemingway’s letters launched Darla Worden’s quest
Like Hemingway, the author traveled the world to pursue her writing. But she found inspiration in the time he spent in her home state of Wyoming.
SunLit Interview: In “Site Fidelity,” Claire Boyles examines the power of place
The author explains how the book's title ties the short stories together, and why it's a "metaphor for life during the climate catastrophe"
SunLit Interview: A pioneering woman in TV news, author Sue Hinkin drew on the experience
In "The Burn Patient," she leaned on her early career to create a series based on a female crime-solving duo
SunLit Interview: How and why co-authors came together to address caregiving
Loretta Gilbert and Nancy Walker combined their individual backgrounds with one common denominator -- Nancy's mother -- to write "Caregiving Done Differently"
SunLit Interview: An isolated Alaska town and a memory condition sparked a novel
Author Melissa Payne grew fascinated by the close-knit community and made it the setting for her protagonist dealing with anterograde amnesia
SunLit Interview: Curious about a peak’s name change, Jeri Norgren set out on a 3-year quest
The author soon became fascinated by the histories behind the 58 Colorado fourteeners -- including still more name changes that continue to this day
SunLit Interview: Johanna Garton stepped up to complete a project begun by her mother
With "Edge of the Map," she also honored the story of a legendary climber from her hometown, part of a Colorado-based mountaineering pair that went missing in western China
SunLit Interview: For M.E. Browning, 22 years as a cop paved the way to this “police procedural”
Following the write-what-you-know formula, the author of "Shadow Ridge" adapted her approach to crime solving to fiction writing
SunLit Interview: Todd Fahnestock explains how his simple intentions turned totally complex
The award-winning sci-fi/fantasy author explains the college-days origin of his personal philosophy and how it evolved into a novel about "found family." And a lot more.
