DRAGON CLOUDS in HER EYES Litha Garmes lives in a world of emotional darkness. Trapped in bottomless depression since the accidental death of her twin, Litha is a makeup artist who wears corpse paint, creates beautiful art with her own blood, and keeps a black Massasauga rattlesnake as a pet. Litha also lives, breathes, and …
Spinning Wheels
It's been a long two years. Longer. What with the pandemic and surgery on my shoulder which I'm still undergoing physical therapy for I have gotten some writing done. Some. It never feels like enough or too much. But I'm cranking away and hope to have some publishing news for everyone shortly. So please stay …
New Haxan Novel
Back in Albuquerque for the summer and I'm at work on a brand new Haxan novel. I have one titled SEVEN DEVILS coming out later this year from CZP. The working title for this new story is VALLEY of FIRE. We will see if that holds up. I visited Paris for three weeks in May …
Activation Energy
In a chemical reaction you need to apply energy to get it started. I was thinking about this the other day when I was feeling bored and yet had a ton of stuff I needed to do. There is a lot of writing I can do, along with reading or learning to sail or walking …
Decisions, Decisions.
I've been debating myself what to work on next. I have things in the pipeline of ideas. Any writer will tell you coming up with ideas is the easiest part of this profession. But so far nothing has jumped out and grabbed me. I could sit down and write any one of the half dozen …
A Month of Writing
I've been busy and remiss. Busy with personal things, and remiss in keeping up with this blog. I'll try to do better. I spent last month (July) in Albuquerque, NM. I often spend a month there writing and relaxing. I love New Mexico and find it's a place where I feel at home. So I …
Hello Again From the Writing Swamps!
I've been remiss from blogging these pages and I want to apologize. But it's not like I've been sitting idle. Got lots of news coming up on the publishing front which I hope interests you. First, my new Haxan novel Seven Devils will be published by CZP sometime next year. As I get more information …
Guest Interview: Weird West Writer Gemma Files
Gemma Files is the weird west author of A Book of Tongues, one of the novels included in the weird west StoryBundle which a reader can purchase at a very low price. I had the opportunity to interview Gemma recently and she was kind enough to allow me to post it on my blog. I …
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My Novel HAXAN Now Part of StoryBundle!
My weird west novel HAXAN has been included as part of a StoryBundle where wide frontiers, flintlocks, whiskey and revenge meet swords, airships, terraforming, magic, myths, and dragons. There are lots of great writers here working in all kinds of worlds filled with wonder, horror, magic, and the bloody violence of the Old West. It's …
Depression and Writing and Chess
I've been dealing with a lot of depression for the last year or so. I always have struggled with this, but it's gotten worse. I'm taking medication and seeing a therapist, and it does help. Meanwhile, I'm slowly moving back to writing again. I have three novels to complete so I think I will stay …
Quaternity by Kenneth Mark Hoover
My brand new Haxan novel Quaternity has just been published by CZP. Order your copy now, and I hope you really like it. Thank you!
Blood, Dust, Wind! Quaternity, a brand new Haxan novel coming from CZP
From the jacket copy: Hell is truth seen too late. Before he became a U.S. federal marshal in Haxan, John Marwood rode with a band of killers up and down the Texas/Mexico border. Led by Abram Botis, an apostate from the Old Country, this gang of thirteen killers search for the fabled golden city of …
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Pre-Order QUATERNITY Coming from CZP — A New Haxan Novel
Hell is truth seen too late. Before he became a U.S. federal marshal in Haxan, John Marwood rode with a band of killers up and down the Texas/Mexico border. Led by Abram Botis, an apostate from the Old Country, this gang of thirteen killers search for the fabled golden city of Cibola, even riding unto …
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“Showdown at the Cliche Corral” Live at Sunnyhuckle Magazine
"Fiction writer Kenneth Mark Hoover discusses his love for the true Old American West in literature, not the one born of Hollywood clichés, but the historically rich and fascinating one that is so often forgotten." --Sunnyhuckle Mark here. My latest article "Showdown at the Cliché Corral" is featured on Sunnyhuckle Magazine. Once again I take …
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Shemika Demouchet Berry Cosplays Magra from HAXAN
Shemika Berry cosplayed Magra Snowberry from my novel Haxan at the World Fantasty Convention in Arlington, VA. Here is Shemika's portrayal in her handmade dress, the dress Magra wore in the novel. "Magra was pretty under the glimmering lamplight. Her long black hair was brushed and she wore stiff, yellow calico. I had …
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Did you miss the new cover for my upcoming novel Quaternity? Here it is!
Hell is truth seen too late. Before he became a U.S. federal marshal in Haxan, John Marwood rode with a band of killers up and down the Texas/Mexico border. Led by Abram Botis, an apostate from the Old Country, this gang of thirteen killers search for the fabled golden city of Cibola, even riding unto …
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My Reading is Scheduled for the World Fantasy Convention!
Yay! I got a reading scheduled for the upcoming World Fantasy Convention! The con is being held in Washington, D.C. from Nov6-9. My reading is scheduled for Nov. 7, 10:30am-11:am. I am very much looking forward to it, plus I get to meet my publishers from CZP again. So how cool is that? I will …
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A Year and a Day Completed
So I've done my Year and a Day for Wicca. I enjoyed it, but I didn't get as much out of it as I wanted. This wasn't due to Nordic Wicca (the eclectic brand I practice because I feel more comfortable with it) as much as it was to a lot of other personal problems …
Cover Reveal for New Haxan Novel QUATERNITY!
Hell is truth seen too late. Before he became a U.S. federal marshal in Haxan, John Marwood rode with a band of killers up and down the Texas/Mexico border. Led by Abram Botis, an apostate from the Old Country, this gang of thirteen killers search for the fabled golden city of Cibola, even riding unto …
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Blood, Dust, Wind: Another Day in Haxan
Hello, everyone! I've been camping and working on a new novel. I'm in Albuquerque at present but headed home soon. I've made a lot of notes for the new book and feel the story is coming along. I'm excited about what it portends for the future of the Haxan series, and my writing in general. …
Hoover's Corner 