The disarray of moving across the country this month has thrown some chaos into my writing routines. Getting used to a new city, unpacking the boxes we brought, and the sights of the capital, have been surreal. There has not been enough time until the day before the thirteenth—my self-imposed deadline—to write a blog. I have decided the best course is to link to another spot on my website where the first few chapters of Wild Boys - A Peculiar Western Novel are free by subscri

Life is in constant flux. Right now I am writing the final part of my Rebel’s Edge series, Over the Edge. I started on it right after finishing the second one last summer and, with work and other commitments, it has taken longer than I had originally planned. The important thing is that it is almost done and will mark an end to a period of my writing that started ten years ago with Where the Road Roams. My first wave of books on my own imprint, DS, was released in 2017. I am

Wild Boys was influenced by pulp western paperbacks and Italian westerns as there should be beauty in the lurid details and a sense of fun in the shootouts. Some westerns forgo that and come across as dour and depressing which is fine, but those are the stories I don’t want to reread. I feel there needs to be a feeling of being on a roller coaster, of having suspense and action take a reader on a ride, crossing the line of camp to bring humor and back to the seriousness of th

Wild Boys was a turning point in my writing. Prior, I had used a vanity publisher, Wasteland Press to publish my first novella, Where the Road Roams, in 2009. All in all, it was a good experience for a first time writer as there is nothing like that feeling of getting your book printed and to hold it in hand. Chaos had enveloped my changing world at that time after taking care of my mother till she passed away. I found an outlet in creativity in writing. Strangely enough, it