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Tracing the arc of her life, Emily Wortman-Wunder explores the intersection of nature, humanity
In "Not a Thing to Comfort You," the author draws on her greatest personal challenge: Raising her children to love nature while honoring their suburban lifestyle
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In her debut novel, the hydrogeologist author stuck to the adage: Write what you know
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A family connection to a legendary Colorado cowgirl sent an author on an exhaustive research roundup
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In typical Cussler fashion, “Celtic Empire” begins with a historical premise — and then takes off
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How a poet who always wanted to write about corn detasseling became a novelist
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How a Colorado sci-fi and horror author found his way into the thriller genre with “The Extinction Agenda”
Michael Laurence combined his research from previous novels into an evil plot that would introduce a character whose exploits unfold in an evolving series
A co-worker’s death, coincidence and imperfect societal safety nets converged to inspire a novel
Author Wendy J. Fox chose the mid-2000s for much of the setting for "If the Ice Had Held" in spite of -- and in some ways because of -- its dated technology
Memory figures into most of Carter Wilson’s novels. This one tackles it head on.
In "The Dead Girl in 2A," the author also wanted to have the Colorado mountains figure prominently in the final act of his thriller
A Colorado author set out to paint a picture of the Midwest. He used the ritual surrounding tornadoes as his brush.
Mark Pleiss also felt the influence of his background in Spanish literature, Tommy Lee Jones' voice and the RTD bus line between Denver and Boulder
A curiosity about Indigenous rights led a Colorado author to research migration. But a book wasn’t in her plans.
Evenings spent at a local migrant shelter in central Mexico led Kelsey Freeman to combine her many vignettes with immigration research into "No Option but North"
Colorado author’s plans to write a travel memoir took a tragic turn, sent her on a different journey
What Michele Morris initially thought would be a personal story for herself and her family grew into a project she hopes will help others on similar journeys
Denied Cherokee citizenship, Colorado author Courtney Miller still yearned to preserve tribal culture in his writing
The author's extensive research into Native American culture -- especially Cherokee -- has produced two series of novels, plus a genre he dubbed "geezer lit"
Jodi Bowersox chose an interesting partner for collaboration: a character from one of her earlier books
She altered her own literary voice and dialed up the humor to match her fictitious co-author -- and even gave her top billing
Here’s how “The Martian” — and a chat with a super-agent — propelled a Colorado author to craft his novel
After experimenting with attempts to write a compelling beginning, Todd Fahnestock waited years for the inspiration to expand it. Finally, it arrived.
