The Good, the Bad and the Villainous in Deadwood #WildDeadwoodTales #Inspiration

For my newest release, RESCUING RAVEN (part of the WILD DEADWOOD TALES anthology), I had great fun including real-life villain Al Swearengen in my story. For me, Swearengen is the ultimate bad guy. He's smart and determined. He hasn't had an easy life. He's keen to make a better life - for himself. He'll go … Continue reading The Good, the Bad and the Villainous in Deadwood #WildDeadwoodTales #Inspiration

WILD DEADWOOD TALES releases tomorrow! What Inspired 17 Stories Set in Deadwood? #WildDeadwoodTales

I was going to write here about Flowers & Food, but wait! Tomorrow (May 1, 2018) is release day for the WILD DEADWOOD TALES anthology, an inspiring multi-author anthology with 17 new stories set in Deadwood—and with all proceeds going to the Western Sports Foundation. What inspired these 17 brand new, never-published-before stories? The town of … Continue reading WILD DEADWOOD TALES releases tomorrow! What Inspired 17 Stories Set in Deadwood? #WildDeadwoodTales

Thieves in the Black Hills #History #Deadwood #WildDeadwoodTales

The HISTORY of THEFT is NEVER-ENDING. In the Old West, they hanged you for horse theft. In Merry Olde England, they transported you to a colony for any kind of theft (over a certain monetary value). But in the Black Hills, the thieves who stole the Lakota's sacred land went unpunished. At the end of my last … Continue reading Thieves in the Black Hills #History #Deadwood #WildDeadwoodTales

Cover Reveal: RESCUING RAVEN & the Wild Deadwood Tales anthology #CoverLove #WildDeadwoodTales #WSF

Creating a BOOK COVER is fun! I come up with the ideas and then my designer puts it all together and makes it magic. Pleasing picture. Catchy title. Intriguing tagline. Sounds simple, doesn't it? Most times it is but sometimes...not! After the cover design for one of my earlier books went off the rails, I … Continue reading Cover Reveal: RESCUING RAVEN & the Wild Deadwood Tales anthology #CoverLove #WildDeadwoodTales #WSF

Summer in Deadwood = Time for Research #History #Travel #WildDeadwoodTales

It’s still spring but my thoughts keep racing ahead to the summer. This June I’ll be attending the 2018 Wild Deadwood Reads author-reader event. I’ve never been to Deadwood or even South Dakota, so I plan to spend several days being a tourist. What to see? I'm not sure yet. Research will be required. And there … Continue reading Summer in Deadwood = Time for Research #History #Travel #WildDeadwoodTales