James D. Best

I write westerns partly because I want to preserve our frontier heritage. (I also write them for fun and profit.) Recently, I encou...

Thou shalt not is soon forgotten, but Once upon a time lasts forever.  Philip Pullman One of these should do nicely.

Center Point will publish a hard bound, large print version of Crossing the Animas , A Steve Dancy Tale . They’re a great group of pe...

I've written ten books and contributed to another five. Millions of words, all typed with two fingers. I would have learned to touch typ...

New review of Wanted II by the Western Fiction Review . This is a U.K. based website and it's great to get some overseas exposure. ...

In novels, a story arc usually refers to rhythm of a story from introduction, to big trouble, to resolution. Basically, the rise and fall of...

The trade paperback edition of Crossing the Animas is now available. You can buy it at Amazon here . You might be surprised by the ...

Crossing the Animas is available for the Kindle. The print format will along shortly. Center Point plans to publish the large print library...

Wanted II is now available for pre-order at Amazon . Again, the book includes a Steve Dancy short story. This was a fun one for me. Steve is...

Jenny's Revenge is now available in print , ebook , large print , and audio formats. Joe Formichella reads Jenny's Revenge ....

A few days ago, my editor sent me the edited version of Crossing the Animas and related files. I'm anxious to reviewed her revis...

I was never a fan of signing cowboys. Roy Rogers, Gene Autry and lesser lights were too goody two-shoes for me. I categorize heroes as w...

My wife's photo of Machu Picchu I like traveling to places my wife and I both enjoy. She loves history and art, while I prefer to s...

Snake in the Grass A Steve Dancy Tale A lone wrangler with a fine herd of horses goes berserk in the middle of nowhere.  Steve D...

I write novels. Seven and counting. (Plus six nonfiction books, if I include my ghost writing assignments.) I’ve previously written only on...

The Return, A Steve Dancy Tale is now available in audio. Jim Tedder has done an exceptional job in narrating this fourth book in the St...

Some author’s dread poor  reviews from  readers. I like to hear what readers think and find I learn more from critical reviews. Besides...

Audio is now the fastest growing format for books. Most people walk around with a smart phone, tablet, iPad, or ebook reader, all of wh...

A book is always a great gift … especially if you take the time to match the recipient’s taste in fiction or nonfiction. Suddenly, ...

Whispersync is an Amazon feature that allows you to switch between an ebook version and an audiobook of the same title. It’s a pretty...