I’m so excited about the signing at Barnes and Noble in Sacramento tomorrow. I think it’s going to be a great time and I’m grateful for the opportunity. I’ll be signing with authors who have written biographies on Greer Garson and Boris Karloff. I look forward to being able to talk with them about their read more…

One of the things I dread most about writing is when the manuscript comes back from the editor with questions, comments, and suggestions for changes that need to be made. The comments can be quite biting at times, even somewhat mean-spirited. I find myself on the defensive rathering than looking at the suggestions objectively. I read more…

It’s amazing how devastation in one’s personal life shapes what they write and the way they write. Orwell, Hemingway, and Melville…. I would not presume to put my own work in the same category of these literary giants, but I can identify with how suffering and tragedy influences the work. My beloved brother is sitting read more…

I’m off to Gold Hill, Nevada tomorrow to take part in the Old West lecture series there. I’ll be speaking on the subject of women doctors of the Old West. I met an interesting gentlemen this past week while I was at the Capitol Public Radio studios. He had just completed a trip to Africa read more…

I spent the better part of the day working on the book about the intrepid posse. My focus has been about Marshal Bill Tilghman and his law enforcement techniques. He was interested in learning every aspect of the law and that made him different from Earp, Masterson, and Bassett. Out of the four men he read more…

And so ends another work week. I’ve got a good start on chapter four of the posse book and will be traveling to Sacramento this coming week to do further research on the book about school marms of the Old West. I’m glad to see that westerns are still alive at the theatres. I think read more…

One of the reasons why I agree to run ads in major publications like True West Magazine and American Cowboy is not just because of the quality of the periodical, but because of the quality of the advertisement. Jeff Galpin at House of Print and Copy in Grass Valley is the graphic designer who creates read more…