Elevation Press

09/01/2026

From the short story collection "The Park Bench at the Edge of the World," author D.P. Benjamin will be reading "The Quarter Horse" at this year's Harvest of Voices at the Blue Sage Center for the Arts in Paonia on September 24, doors open at 6:30 pm, tickets go on sale on September 5 at the Blue Sage website: https://bluesage.org/

08/18/2026

New collection of 60 short stories. Available in paperback, eBook, and audio book at our bookstore: https://benjaminauthor.com/bookstore-elevation-press-of-colorado/

08/08/2026

The Author’s Plate

When an independent author takes on the task of writing a novel then adds to this challenge the goal of marketing the thing, that combined work represents a very full plate. (I would have written “a very, very full plate” except the late Mrs. Dawson, my old high school English teacher, would spin in her grave at the use of excessive superlatives....

When an independent author takes on the task of writing a novel then adds to this challenge the goal of marketing the thing, that combined work represents a very full plate. (I would have written “…

08/08/2026

The historic Las Vegas (New Mexico) Optic Newspaper is honoring us by serializing D.P. Benjamin's new novel. Here's the first episode's introduction.

08/07/2026

Elevation Press of Colorado August 2026 Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/5b8c0d102943/elevation-press-august-2026-newsletter-8343987

08/02/2026

It's been a busy year at Elevation Press of Colorado!

07/23/2026

Head Hopping: Good? Bad? Something Else?

Head hopping allegedly occurs when a writer begins a scene from the point-of-view of one character, only to "hop" to the point-of-view of another character. Most English and creative writing instructors would condemn such "hopping." I'm not so sure. When it comes to the concept of head-hopping, I have a cartoonist's advantage. Working in multiple panels, I can draw two characters, provide an accumulating dialogue as the story advances one panel at a time, and supply my characters with exaggerated facial expressions and body language to communicate outward emotions and inner thoughts....

Head hopping allegedly occurs when a writer begins a scene from the point-of-view of one character, only to “hop” to the point-of-view of another character. Most English and creative wr…

07/16/2026

Our latest publication. Available at the Barnes & Noble online bookstore: Our newest publication: a reprise of a book I helped write while in college. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/156-christian-sermons-for-children-ron-miner/1150801496?ean=9780932624499

07/06/2026

October in New Mexico. D.P. Benjamin looks forward to interacting with readers!

06/30/2026

What Have You Killed Today?

As a mystery novelist, I tend to be cavalier about murder—most authors are. The typical fiction writer thinks nothing of crafting a scene of mayhem. Death comes easy. Books on writing and writers’ workshops traditionally refer to eliminating fictional characters, wonky plot-lines, or even unruly sentences as “killing your darlings.” As media consumers, we’ve viewed countless hours of homicide. Readers and writers alike are constantly bombarded with murder and the repetition breeds indifference....

As a mystery novelist, I tend to be cavalier about murder—most authors are. The typical fiction writer thinks nothing of crafting a scene of mayhem. Death comes easy. Books on writing and writers’ …