While I was attending SoonerCon a week or so ago a writer friend relayed a conversation she had with a family member. She said the uncle stated he liked to watch westerns because "they were real." She proceeded to tell him, No, they were not real, but only Hollywood's version of the Old West. What …
“Talitha Koum” now appearing in Frontier Tales
Well, the new novel is out. But that's not all going on in the world of Haxan. My new Haxan short story entitled "Talitha Koum" has already engendered controversy among fans. It's published by Frontier Tales and is on their website now. If you like the story please remember to vote for it on their …
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CZP Bought My New Haxan Novel QUATERNITY for July 2015!
A lot of good news on the writing front, recently. Haxan has just been published by CZP last week, and I also learned they want to buy Quaternity for a July 2015 publication date. As followers of this blog know Quaternity has a very special place in my mind. I wrote that novel, all 85,000 …
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Writer in Progress: Haxan by Kenneth Mark Hoover
In case you missed it, Darke Conteur ran a special post regarding my new novel Haxan which has just been published by CZP. If you want to read more, please click the link below, and please let her know in the comments section you liked what she did. She even included an excerpt from the …
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Kenneth Mark Hoover Writer Biography
Kenneth Mark Hoover has sold over sixty short stories and articles. His fiction has appeared in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Strange Horizons, and many other magazines and anthologies. His first novel, a dystopian SF called Fevreblau, was published by Five Star Press in 2005. He is a member of SFWA and HWA. …
Thermopylae. Masada. Agincourt. And now, HAXAN.
THERMOPYLAE. MASADA. AGINCOURT. AND NOW, HAXAN, NEW MEXICO TERRITORY, CIRCA 1874 . . . Through a sea of time and dust, in places that might never be, or can’t become until something is set right, there are people destined to travel. Forever. Marshal John T. Marwood is one of these men. Taken from a place …
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Blood, Dust, Wind. An Excerpt from the Novel Haxan.
Here is an excerpt from my new novel Haxan published by CZP. Hope you like it! --KMH CHAPTER 1 Haxan, New Mexico Territory Spring, 1874 I found the old man nailed to a hackberry tree five miles out of Haxan. They had hammered railroad spikes through his wrists and ankles. There was …
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My Brand New Novel HAXAN is Launched!
My brand new dark western Haxan is being released by CZP today. Here are places you can order the novel, either e-book or print. Or if you are venturesome, do both! I really hope you like the story, and I hope you tell people about it. Thanks! --KMH Kindle Edition (Amazon): http://www.amazon.com/Haxan-Kenneth-Mark-Hoover-ebook/dp/B00HCHCLUQ/?tag=westeros-20 Paperback edition: http://www.amazon.com/Haxan-Kenneth-Mark-Hoover/dp/1771481757/ref=tmm_pap_title_0 Apple …
Pre-order Information for My New Novel HAXAN
Thermopylae. Masada. Agincourt. And now, Haxan, New Mexico. We go where we’re sent. We have names and we stand against that which must be faced. Through a sea of time and dust, in places that might never be, or can’t become until something is set right, there are people destined to travel. Forever. I am one. …
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Valkyrie Artwork as Reflection for “Remember Me in the Halls of Valhalla”
When I was working on a story entitled "Remember Me in the Halls of Valhalla" I wanted to portray the Valkyries as true death-maidens rather than generic (and cliched) fantasy figures. In my search I landed upon some artwork on the Internet. Just wanted to share some of them with you here. I never used …
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My Schedule for ArmadilloCon 36, Austin, TX, July 25-27
Here's the latest attending schedule for my upcoming appearance at ArmadilloCon 36. Come see me in action! Twin Paradox Fri 5:00 PM-6:00 PM Conference Center Gibbons. A discussion of the twin paradox and how it affects the world today. Space Westerns Sat 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Room F Crider. Why are Westerns so good …
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The Eyes of the Valkyrie
Several days ago I finished my new Haxan short story "Remember Me in the Halls of Valhalla" and I think it came out okay. I had a scene where I wanted to show these Valkyries were unlike the common blonde-haired, blue-eyed fantasy figures you often see. These were more like true death-maidens (though still beautiful) …
My New Haxan Story, “Talitha Koum” Published by Frontier Tales
Big breaking news day on the writing front! I also have a brand new Haxan story "Talitha Koum" which has just been published in Frontier Tales Magazine. Click the link to read it, and please vote for my story! This is a different kind of story in the Haxan mythos. In this one Magra Snowberry …
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Writer in Progress, HAXAN, by Kenneth Mark Hoover, hosted by Darke Conteur
Darke Conteur has a big blog post on her website about my upcoming book Haxan, including links, blurbs, and places you can purchase the novel being published by CZP. She did a really great job, and this series Writer in Progress is something she does regularly for lots of other really good authors. Please …
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Mad Dogs, Lunatics, and Writers
For a long time I've been wondering how crazy stupid a person has to be to ever become a writer. Think about it. It's a very solitary existence. You do most everything by yourself. Writing is very internal. You sit and watch people so you can learn about them. . You do a lot of …
Reflection on Story Present
I've been struggling with my new story "Remember Me in the Halls of Valhalla" for several weeks now. To put things in perspective I haven't been writing a lot lately. Personal stuff has roared in and stolen much of my time. It happens. But I have kept this story on the front burner in my …
Wake Up Call to Failure
Had my confidence badly shaken this weekend as regards my writing. It worked out in the end, at least I hope so. But it was a wake up call. Dealing with loss of confidence has always been a problem with writing. I tend to skate high above these sorts of things, but when faced with …
“I’m your huckleberry.”
In an old writing group we had an ongoing joke you never "arrived" until you wrote an Elvis story. Many members did, I did not. The same sort of thing might be said of westerns, but with Doc Holliday. This consumptive blue-eyed killer continues to generate stories, ideas, and unverifiable legends. I got to thinking. …
Woo! My New Story “Talitha Koum” to be Published by Frontier Tales in June
My new Haxan story "Talitha Koum" is scheduled to be published by Frontier Tales in June of this year. I am looking forward to this. It's a "Magra" story more than anything else, and though written from Marwood's perspective, it's mostly about her. We learn more about her early life and especially her mother, Black …
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DFW Writers’ Workshop
Last night I checked out the DFW Writers' Workshop. It's in Euless so this place isn't around the corner from me. They host the DFW Conference every year which is a pretty big writers' conference in the southwest. Dues aren't too bad for the workshop, $100 a year, and they meet four times a month. …
Hoover's Corner 