Monthly Archives: July 2011

August Raffle: The World-Famous Adelsverein Tee-Shirt

  I have two tee-shirts with the Adelsverein logo, and the motto “Barsetshire with cypress trees … and lots of sidearms” which I will be raffling off on August 10 – anyone who orders any of my books through my website or … Continue reading

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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

All right – my publisher and I have decided to bring out a hard-bound copy of the Adelsverein Trilogy, all three volumes in one handy and perhaps rather cheaper yet more durable format. There are two versions of the dust-jacket … Continue reading

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The Things They Carried

There is a single photograph of the interior of a covered wagon in one of my reference books; but from the jumble of items within, I would guess it to be an emigrant wagon from a period rather later than … Continue reading

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Outside the Big Box

I have a guest post here, at Blogging Authors, about marketing opportunities for authors at other than bookstore venues! … Where do you find the readers who might be tempted to take a look at your book? The conventional event … Continue reading

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Border Incursion – 20th Century

Once there was a little town, a little oasis of civilization – as the early 20th century understood the term – in the deserts of New Mexico, a bare three miles from the international boarder. The town was named for … Continue reading

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