Birth Year (-Died Year)

1948

Birth City

Greeley

Birth State

CO

Current Location

Peyton, CO

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Publisher of The Country Register of Colorado and The Country Register of New Mexico

Biography

I moved to the Pikes Peak Plains Region in 1967 when I married my husband. We presently live near Peyton, Colorado, and we operate a ranch with cows and calves south of Rush, Colorado.

Awards/Honors

Education/Training

Some college and on-the-job training

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Organizations

Past member and officer of The Pikes Peak Branch of The National League of American Pen Women

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

I try to adapt to the requests of different organizations

Birth Year (-Died Year)

1964

Birth City

Schenectady

Birth State

NY

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Email (Public)

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Self-published author & homemaker

Biography

Julie was born and raised in upstate New York. She married her high school sweetheart and accompanied him on his twenty-year career with the United States Air Force. Presently, she resides in the Pikes Peak region, where she’s a stay-at-home mom enjoying a career writing western historical romance.

Throughout her school years, Julie enjoyed reading and writing. A friend introduced her to the romance genre in the late 80’s and she was instantly hooked. She credits Judith McNaught’s flawless voice and Johanna Lindsey’s addictive and endearing Malory family as her inspirations to pen her own novels. Combining her fondness for horses, John Wayne’s cowboy persona, and the television series Dallas, she settled into writing western historical romance series early in her career.

Julie self-publishes her work on Amazon and designs her own covers. She is also the owner of the Cowboy Kisses blog. When she’s away from her computer, she enjoys taking care of her family and home, exploring the Rocky Mountains, and meeting fans of the romance genre. 

Awards/Honors

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Organizations

The Romance Studio - Coffeetime Romance - Marketing for Romance Writers

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

* World building
* Character building
* Plotting & Outlining
* Networking

Birth Year (-Died Year)

1947

Birth City

Los Angeles

Birth State

CA

Current Location

Divide, CO

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Writer

Biography

Terry Odell always wanted to "fix" stories she read so the characters did what she wanted. She discovered this wasn't always possible when the mystery she intended to write became a romance—a real surprise, since she'd never read a romance. Terry writes mystery and romantic suspense, but calls them "Mysteries With Relationships." Her works include the Blackthorne, Inc. covert ops series, the Pine Hills Police series, and the Mapleton Mystery series. Her short story collection, Seeing Red, is a Silver Falchion Award winner. She's currently working on a new series set against the backdrop of a Colorado cattle ranch.

Awards/Honors

Education/Training

Graduate of UCLA

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Organizations

MWA - RWA - International Thriller Writers - Novelists, Inc. - Sisters in Crime

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Writing craft topics, including voice, point of view, dialogue, plotting - Indie Publishing - Creating Audiobooks via ACX

Pseudonym

A. M. Burns

Birth Year (-Died Year)

1965

Birth City

Niagra Falls

Birth State

NY

Current Location

Florissant, CO

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Writer

Biography

A.M. Burns lives in the Colorado Rockies with his partner, several dogs, cats, horses, and birds. When he’s not writing, he’s often fixing fences, splitting wood, hiking in the mountains, or flying his hawks. He is past president of the Colorado Springs Fiction Writers Group.

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Organizations

Colorado Springs Fiction Writers Group

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Writing and falconry

Pseudonym

Eliot Scott

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Author's Website

Biography

Anne Eliot is the bestselling young adult author of Almost, Unmaking Hunter Kennedy, How I Fall, How I Fly, and the Runaway Rockstar Series: Runaway Girl and Runaway Heart (Runaway Star coming soon).

​Anne Eliot also writes bestselling adult romance with the amazing author, Ginger Scott, under the name Eliot Scott.

Awards/Honors

Education/Training

Master of Arts Degree, University of New Mexico - Bachelor of Arts Degree, Colorado College - Denver University Publishing Institute

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Organizations

* Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI)
* Romance Writers of America (RWA)
* Pikes Peak Writers

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Anne loves to volunteer, work with teen writers, visit schools, speak at libraries, teach at writers conferences--just ask she'll make you a tailored workshop (and make her author friends come along should you need more).

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Author's Website

Biography

I Moved to Colorado in 1987.

Awards/Honors

Education/Training

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Organizations

Romance Writers of America - Pikes Peak Writers

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Topics include the craft of writing (character transformation, composing great story openings, marketing books, etc.). Also writing in historical eras, specifically the 13th century and Victorian England.