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Catfight at the No‑Pay Saloon: New Western Short Story in Saddlebag Dispatches
Like most authors, the question I get more than any other from non-writers is where do I get my ideas. The answer is the ideas
Matters of Life and Death
When you write novels you are the creator of your own universe, the god of this self-made world. You have the power of life and
Mount Rushmore of Texas Western Writers
Check out pages 30-37 of the January Lone Star Literary Life Magazine online, which features my article on Texas novels essential to understand the Texas
Book Publishing Today
As a young lad I loved reading and always wanted to write so I went into journalism because I knew I could always get a
Honor of a Lifetime
This month started off with the most wonderful recognition from the Will Rogers Medallion Awards. Normally, receiving a Gold Medallion like we did this year
Pintsized Play
“Our playground was not measured in acres or city blocks, but in miles and miles,” wrote an Army brat in Arizona Territory of his frontier
We’re No. 1!!!!
Harriet and I are finishing up the final draft of Pintsized Pioneers at Play: Homemade Frontier Fun and Danger, the sequel to our award-winning Pintsized
Genesis of a Novel
Today is the release date for Too Much the Lion: A Novel of the Battle of Franklin. As of yesterday, IngramSpark, our Bariso Press distributor,
A Good Beginning
A Good Beginning Over the years, I’ve written close to sixty books, but never have I penned a beginning sentence I am prouder of than