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Blatherings

Rambling posts about anything else not covered by another category

January 6, 2016January 18, 2016 JES HaysFor You, The Birth of a Novel

For You: The Lads Board a Train

This is part of the scene where the lads (and Emily) head off to New York for their new case: A few last-minute arrivals bustled over, and were hurried on […]

December 25, 2015 JES HaysBlatherings

Merry Christmas!

Happy holidays to all my readers! I hope you have a great one, whichever one you celebrate, and that 2016 is even better than 2015.       In old […]

December 11, 2015 JES HaysBlatherings, Things to Do

25 Fantastic Gifts for Writers

Don’t know what to get that writer for Christmas? Here are some great ideas: A genuine Leather Notebook            Aqua Notes for those ideas that pop up […]

November 28, 2015 JES HaysBlatherings

Best of the West

I’m working on a booklet to give away – a semi-exhaustive list of everything Western (books, movies, TV shows). Here’s a taste. Top 10 Western TV Shows: Gunsmoke – Marshal […]

November 6, 2015 JES HaysBlatherings, Characters, Dialogue, On Writing, Plot

Hillerman Convention: Day 1

Thursday is the Pre-Converence Conference. Today we learned The Anatomy of Engaging Stories (Bill O’Hanlon)   Elements of an Engaging Story: Characters – must engage the reader; the reader must […]

November 5, 2015 JES HaysBlatherings, Things to Do

Western Fictioneers Convention 2015

Here are some shots from the convention. We all had a great time, and it was a real pleasure to meet all of my online writing buddies!

September 15, 2015 JES HaysFor You, The Birth of a Novel

For You: A Night at the Theater

This is what’s going on now – the lads have taken Emily out to the theater to avoid the hubbub over the “arrest” of Devon Day and the Sweetwater Kid […]

September 13, 2015September 13, 2015 JES HaysBlatherings

A House Full of Nerds

As I sprawl on the sofa with my laptop. here are some of the things the rest of the gang is up to:       So far, I’ve got […]

September 11, 2015 JES HaysBlatherings, Inspiration

Recharging

Tomorrow, we’re off to the coast for a week of relaxation and recharging. I’ll be working on the second Kye & the Kid novel – no title yet, but it’s […]

September 4, 2015September 17, 2015 JES HaysBlatherings, Things to Do

DragonCon

Off to the largest science fiction convention in the US … perhaps the world.   For the next four days, we’ll be shoving our way through 65,000 people – most […]

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