As of 3:30 p.m. today, barely 24 hours after its release, my new comic western First Herd to Abilene is No. 1 in Amazon’s Western Science Fiction category; No. 5 in Classic Humor Fiction; and No. 7 in Classic Historical … Continue reading →
First Herd to Abilene was just released today as a Kindle Book and started out as No. 20 on Amazon’s Western Science Fiction list. Now I have no idea how it got on the Western Science Fiction list or exactly … Continue reading →
I’m delighted to announce the release of First Herd to Abilene, the fifth volume in my Memoirs of H.H. Lomax series, by Wolfpack Publishing in e-book format on Amazon. This is my first original western from Wolfpack, and I am … Continue reading →
As of mid-December Amazon’s No. 1 Bestseller for historical fiction anthologies was the The Spoilt Quilt and Other Frontier Stories: Pioneering Women of the West, which includes my tale “The Hope Chest” among 16 short stories. As a result, I … Continue reading →
I’m pleased to post the cover for my upcoming Five Star novel Rio Ruidoso, the first book in my Three Rivers Trilogy on the Lincoln County War and Billy the Kid. The cover has a retro feel to it, like … Continue reading →
One of pleasures of doing genealogy in addition to learning about your forebears is that you come across such interesting family stories. One of those family legends provided the genesis for a short story I wrote for The Spoilt Quilt … Continue reading →
Good news for the fans of H.H. Lomax as the fifth volume in the series should be out in the spring of 2020. Last month I sent off the manuscript to the publisher, Wild Horse Media, and the next volume … Continue reading →
In the life of a writer certain moments are particularly rewarding, such as seeing the cover art for the first time, getting your author’s copies or receiving a royalty check. For me the most gratifying event of them all is … Continue reading →
Over the holidays, I was pleased to receive the proof/review copies of Contention and Other Frontier Stories, which includes my short story “A Grave Too Many.” It is always a thrill to get something published, but to be included in … Continue reading →
The September issue of True West has a review of my latest novel by Spur Award-winning author Rod Miller. Of Bluster’s Last Stand, Rod says “if there’s one thing missing from most western bookshelves, it’s humor.” He goes on to praise … Continue reading →