My schedule for ArmadilloCon has arrived. These are the panels I will be attending as a guest. If I am not mistake there will also be a reading and probably signing scheduled as well, but I don't have the times for that yet. When I get them I will list them as well. Fr1800SB …
In Search of Bold Story Ideas…and settling on the warm safety of cliche.
I guess one of the things that surprises me most is how easy it is to come up with ideas for stories. I wrote about this before. I used to be worried I would never have enough story ideas when I began to write. Now I have too many. I suppose that's growth of a …
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In Which I Opine (whine) about Joining Professional Writer Organizations
I have learned I am now eligible for membership in Western Writers of America. I already belong to the Science Fiction Writers of America and Horror Writers of America. Therein lies the problem. Do I need to become a member of another professional writing organization? I am also eligible for the Mystery Writers of America. …
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My Haxan Story “Redemption Bound” Will Appear in a “Best Of” Frontier Tales Anthology!
One of my Haxan stories published by Frontier Tales last year will be included in a Best Of" anthology TBA. This is great news for me and one I am happy to share. I'll let you know the date of publication and so forth when I get the word. I'm excited about this. 🙂
Little Big Man: A Classic Novel of Lies and Counter-Lies in the Old West
My review of the novel Little Big Man by Thomas Berger has been published by The Western Online. Here's the link, and I hope you enjoy reading what I have to say about this classic work. I tried to approach the review from the orientation of both an armchair historian and a writer working in …
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Fort Griffin Photographs
More photographs from my research trip. Everything I saw was beneficial. I doubt I will use all this information in the novel, but it's always better to have it and not need it, right? (the bodies were moved when the fort closed down, but this is the original site)
Doorway to the Past: The Bush Knob Massacre and the Larn Wall
While I was visiting Fort Griffin I heard a story about a man called John Larn. He worked for Bill Hayes. In 1872 Hayes went to New Mexico with a herd of cattle expecting Larn to watch his stock at Fort Griffin. Larn rebranded the cattle as his own. When Hayes got back he discovered …
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