I continue to work on the book about schoolmarms of the Old West. I’ve been writing on a chapter about a 66 year-old woman who traveled to Oregon from Independence in 1846. She weighed 108 pounds and walked with a cane. After she arrived in the Oregon territory she went to work teaching school and read more…

I’m going to be working on an article for True West Magazine on what’s it’s like to live in Grass Valley, California. There is a great deal of history in the Gold Rush town and I’m proud to get a chance to write about it. Sixteen years ago when I moved here I didn’t think read more…

One of my next projects is going to be a story of frontier justice. I’m am fixated on bad people getting their come-upings. I haven’t personally experienced that. I don’t know that a lot of people have. Most of the bad people I’ve been personally acquainted with have never gotten what’s coming to them. Maybe read more…

I was only in Dodge City for a short time, but I miss it. The people, the history. It was a delightful place and I look forward to going back when the book is released. I heard from the producers of the film project I’m working on. The screenwriter finished the rewrite and they are read more…

I’m pinning a lot of hope on this book I’m writing entitled Thunder Over the Prairie. I am working very hard to make sure it’s accurate and I have every source listed. I want this western to open the door to other writing opportunities. Lately, I don’t have the passion I used to…for anything. A read more…

I’m disappointed in the sales for Tales Behind the Tombstones. I thought it would do better than what it has. Maybe it needs to be out there a bit longer. The Lady Was a Gambler comes out in October. I think that will do well. I always thought writing books would look like it did read more…

I’ll be running an ad for the book about women gamblers of the Old West in the Nov/Dec edition of the magazine American Cowboy. From what I understand the magazine will be distributed to guests at the upcoming NFR conference in Las Vegas. The ad should be well received. I hope. Anyway, I’m looking forward read more…

It’s my dad’s birthday today. He recently went with me to Dodge City, Kansas on a research trip for the book I’m writing about the “most intrepid posse.” My real father left my brothers and I when I was about eight and never looked back. How blessed I am that I have someone in my read more…

I just had to post the following note from a kind person who read Tales Behind the Tombstones. Dear Chris, Congratulations on the publication of your book Tales Behind The Tombstones. I just received a copy (complimentary) today. Thank you for thinking of us. It will be displayed in a prominent place in our Archives read more…

At times I think I like having written more than writing. I am always amazed at the finished product – the cover, the typesetting. It seems like the real work starts after that, however. Lots of promotion. I’m looking forward to getting the posse book done and promoting that work. Thought I’d include a bit read more…