We took a little day trip up to the mountains to see a couple of old bridges. One is a stone bridge supposedly designed by the same man who designed […]
JES Hays
JES Hays is the author of the Devon Day and the Sweetwater Kid stories: Down the Owlhoot Trail and the upcoming Outlaw Security.
A Day in the Life: A Writer’s Routine
People always ask writers “What’s your writing routine like?” Especially if they are budding authors themselves. With this in mind, I will remind you that everyone has their own style […]
Historical Research for the Author
As a writer of historical fiction, I’m always researching. It’s not just the big picture, either. Sure, I need to know the basics of life in the late 1800s, but […]
The Writer’s Process
I try to write every day. How do I accomplish this, you may ask? I get up about an hour early every morning so I can do my social media […]
Action from a Publisher
Remember when I had a nibble from that UK publisher? I finally had my Zoom meeting (cameras off) with the guy. He likes my writing style but says he likes […]
Historical Fiction 101
The technical definition of historical fiction is “a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting located in the past.” That’s pretty vague, but then again, the […]
Update: A Little More Action
Remember when I got a nibble from that publisher who wanted to do a Zoom meeting? Turns out the person who was going to do the meeting suddenly doesn’t work […]
What I Would Like to Write: Mystery
I saw a list of interview questions for authors the other day and one of the questions was “What genre do you secretly wish you could write and why don’t […]
A Little Action
A writing pal of mine suggested I submit the novels to a newish publisher. I asked the agent if she wanted to approach them, but she said I could do […]