December 16th, 2008

The first series of ads to promote Thunder Over the Prairie were booked today. I placed an ad in the June/July edition of American Cowboy Magazine. The price – $1800 for a half page. I want to run a full page ad in True West Magazine and one in Chronicles of the Old West. The plan is that this investment will pay off big when the book is released. It’s by far the most enjoyable piece I’ve written and I know that I’d like to write more material like it. If Thunder doesn’t sell well I might not get the chance. I think I’d like to write for Bethany House too. I finished the sample chapter I’ve been writing for them and will send it out Thursday. It always comes down to sales though – making money. Which makes a difference for all businesses, but art suffers in the process. The only thing money gives you is the freedom of not worrying about money. It looks like the comedy series Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black’s pitched to Lifetime is going to happen. Hope that means the Roy Rogers/Dale Evans project starring the couple will get a green light. It would be nice to go into 2009 with something bright on the horizon and of course, the possibility of actually getting paid. Howard and I’ve have been working on the Roy and Dale story for more than five years. I will continue to update the site with news about the progress of the books and screenplay. In the meantime, anyone who signs up to receive my newsletter will get a copy of Frontier Teachers. The book would make a nice gift for a school or public library. Drop me a line and I’ll send it on.