Redemption Redux
The cover is now finalized and I’ve completed the final proofing, so The Redemption of Jesse James should be back in print and in e-book versions in a few weeks. One of the nice things about getting the books in … Continue reading →
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Six-Pack
Here’s the next stage of the cover design for The Fleecing of Fort Griffin, a western caper scheduled for release later this year by Wild Horse Media in Fort Worth. There may be a few tweaks, but this will be … Continue reading →
Seatwork
When the kids were young and we would ask them what they did in school that day, they would often answer “nothing, just seatwork.” Now that I am retired, I have plenty time for writing or seatwork, as I … Continue reading →
Billy the Who?
Nearly everyone has heard of the American folk legend Billy the Kid, but I daresay few today have heard of Walter Noble Burns. The fact is, however, that without Walter Noble Burns few Americans would likely know about Billy the … Continue reading →
Lomax is Back!
The Demise of Billy the Kid is back in print and available at Amazon. The e-book version will be out shortly. Check it out on Amazon. Here are the Amazon comments from previous editions: 5 Stars, by Steven R. Hoover … Continue reading →
It Was In the Cards
Like most of my boyhood peers, I collected trading cards, most of which were baseball cards. But I did collect a few others, such as what I called “Outlaw Cards” back in the 1960s. Though all of my baseball cards … Continue reading →
Wings of Redemption
When I started the Memoirs of H.H. Lomax series, Bantam asked me to do one of the three books on Jesse James. I went along with the request even though Jesse James was not one of my favorite characters from … Continue reading →
Latest Book Cover
It’s always fun to get a new book cover, even if it is for a reprint. This is the planned cover for Mix-Up at the O.K. Corral, the third volume in The Memoirs of H.H. Lomax. It’s not the typical western cover, … Continue reading →
Connections to the Past
One of the things I love about history is the connections you can make to the past. This past week, Harriet and I made a connection all the way back to the Declaration of Texas Independence through Noah T. Byars, … Continue reading →
Spur Begats Spur
It’s always good to see hard work pay off as it did last week for Patrick Dearen, a Sterling City native and longtime writer friend who now lives in Midland. Patrick earned a Spur Award from Western Writers of America for … Continue reading →