Attitudes at Altitude April

Hello, Welcome to April Attitudes at Altitude 2025, the voice of the Colorado Authors’ Hall of Fame. Springtime is in the air. March turned out to be one of the driest months in Colorado in many years—typically, it’s one of our snowiest.

April opens exciting times for the Hall … the Nominations are in and we are excited to the variety that have been created from the public. Over the next two months, the judges will gather, evaluate and make their recommendations to the Board to celebrate the final 12 on Saturday, September 6.

Hold the date … be there … you can purchase tickets now on the website.

I’m including two replay links for recent Author Talks with Inductees Helen Thorpe and Mary Kelly.

And kudos to Inductee Flint Whitlock … he’s just received the National History Award from the Daughters of the Revolution for his body of work in the field of military history—quite a feather in his writing and publishing cap.

In gratitude for you and your support of the Hall,

Key takeaways include:

• Her 7 tips for Author Success.

• Her ways to always avoid procrastination.

• How she has never been caught with writer’s block.

• How she moves truckloads of books.

• How she writes.

• Why authors must avoid the "someday" factor if they want success.

Her embracing the above has led to 20 books with another in the works. Books she mentioned during the hour included Stop Procrastinating Tomorrow and WHO Comes Next.

Mary’s website is www.ProductiveLeaders.com.

The very essence of her life’s work is to shed light on those who live in the shadow of one of America’s greatest debates in history—immigration. Who gets to live in America? And what happens when we don’t agree?

• Helen’s stories have aired on "Soundprint" and "This American Life."

• Has won the Colorado Book Award.

• Her book, Soldier Girls was optioned by HBO and Julia Louis-Dreyfus as a potential mini-series.

• Helen was a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize.

• Publishers Weekly named Soldier Girls as one of its best books of the year.

• He was inducted into the Colorado Authors Hall of Fame in 2019.

Attitudes at Altitude promises to our readers …

We celebrate the outstanding authors inducted into the Colorado Authors’ Hall of Fame in 2019. They are the first in the United States to only honor published authors and look at the impact and breadth of their work.

The next full Induction will be on September 6, 2025 for the Aspiring Authors Awards luncheon. Put the date on your calendar. The venue will be the DoubleTree Hilton Denver Tech Center in Greenwood Village.

• Each month, past Inductees are featured with their background and latest books.

• Past Inductees will offer their sage advice on "how they do it"–whatever "it" is.

• You will be the first to hear about Hall Events that are planned. Meet a favorite author ... or a new one—one that has delivered mega hours of reading enjoyment ... one that has made an impact on society or their field.

Support the Hall

The Colorado Authors' Hall of Fame celebrates the accomplishments of living and deceased authors who have been connected to Colorado—their words, wisdom, accomplishments, and the life-changing impact their works create. The result: their legacy lives on.

The Hall is an all-volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that honors and celebrates authors connected with Colorado by birth, residence, temporary residency for writing encouragement and support, writing about elements within Colorado, or placing storylines in or about Colorado.

Authors’ words have immense power and impact on changing others’ lives. They solve problems, bring awareness to a topic, and provide hours of pleasurable reading. It’s the power of their words.

Your financial assistance through donations and participation at events supports the bi-annual Induction Gala in odd-numbered years, the Aspiring Author Scholarships, and the general operation to bring these events to the public.

Please support the Hall for this year going forward.