New Release News!
Two Rom and Drood tales back-to-back! Bound Hounds first appeared in the anthology Journeys into Possibility in 2023. Now, the tale of our unwilling heroes on a cursed quest to recover the magic harp of a manipulative goddess will be available as a solo ebook. Snag your copy on December 1st!
Death and Deception—a novella-length Rom and Drood adventure—is set to release January 2025 in Sally Port Magazine! Our worldly, reputation-weary duo find themselves neck deep in a murder mystery where every clue pins the blame on them. Can they clear their names and catch the real killers before the constables slap on the iron cuffs? This January go to sallyportmagazine.com to find out.
Where to find me when:
December 15, 2024 – 5:00-7:30 PM, Storybook Brewing, Colorado Springs, CO
February 5, 2025 – Bookstravaganza! Superstars Writing Conference, Colorado Springs, CO
May 1-4, 2025 – Pikes Peak Writers Conference, Colorado Springs, CO
This is the place to check out Bowen’s happening writing and writing happenings.
Bowen didn’t look to be a writer, but writing found him anyway. Since publishing his first offbeat short story in Allegory e-zine, Bowen has won awards for his work and continues to find homes for his quirky tales, boldly told.
Bowen’s stories are for fun-seekers, thrill-seekers, and joy-seekers. He writes for those who like to smile as they read. Quirky is his touchstone. Offbeat, his muse. If you’re looking to step away from characters of dark, brooding intensity or worlds devoid of hope, then look no further. This stuff is right up your alley…if you buy books in an alley.
Which is creepy.
Go to a bookstore.
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Air Your First Draft and Your Whiskey
Whiskey (or whisky) improves with a bit of age. Be it bourbon, scotch, American, Irish, or Japanese whiskey, they all improve with some time. If you open a bottle of whiskey and pour a dram straight off, you may not like it. Cork the bottle and give it a week or so, the new air…
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Sweet Success for Me?
Yes! With a Slight Correction Pikes Peak Writers is an organization nearly thirty years old. Since its inception PPW has served writers through education, networking, and promotion. The organization posts a regular author promotional called Sweet Success, highlighting recent publications or events in the lives of member authors. I love PPW. It’s my author home.…
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The Last Time I did Something for the First Time
Today I did something for the first time. I drove a particular back mountain road from start to finish. I’ve driven past the entrance to this road hundreds of times in my dozen years in Colorado. Today I took the family and we drove it. We saw views we’d never seen, stopped at a historic…
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Seize Every Opportunity
Life throws opportunities at us every day and it’s our job to recognize them and take advantage. Not in a greedy, selfish way, but in a this-may-never-happen-again sort of way. Today, I got to shake hands and trade stories with NYT best selling author and creator of the Walt Longmire series, Craig Johnson. Now, Craig…
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I’m an Artist, Just not a Cover Artist
Some writers have what it takes to design their own covers. I don’t. I don’t have the patience to get the details exactly right. I get impatient when the tools I want aren’t right there (or right where I think they should be). I’m not a cover artist. An author friend of mine designs her…
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True Wisdom
Know that You Know Nothing To be a master, one must always be a student Today I finished my first read of this awesome little yellow nugget of motivational gold. Austin Kleon’s Show Your Work serves as something of a daily devotional for creatives. You can pick it up, flip to any page and garner…
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Do Writer’s Get Sick Days?
Can writers allow themselves to miss a day when they’re under the weather? I didn’t feel too hot yesterday. I had a sore throat and was a bit groggy. Last night I barely slept as I went from hot to cold and my throat became sandpaper brushing a metal rasp. So today I called in…
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Join Me on StoriesLive! June 15th
Author Amy Armstrong hosts live readings of great tales! Wednesday, June 15th at 7:00 PM (MST) StoriesLive! Join me and a clutch of fellow authors as we read from our works live! StoriesLive! is an outstanding venue for authors to tease their work to the world and for readers to sample new talent. In the…
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Writers Need Friends AND Fans
Go to any writers conference and there will be a set of workshops on the business side of writing. They’ll cover marketing and promotion, book deals and contracts. You’ll learn about newsletters and mailing lists and the infinite techniques used to build your readership. Because that’s what you want, right? You want readers. You want…