James D. Best

Western fiction has been hugely popular for almost two hundred years. Not only were Westerns popular in the United States, but the w...

My stomping ground, sans people. We winter in San Diego. Nothing against the grandkids, but everything against snow, cloud cover, ...

Writers can be a competitive bunch and can say nasty things about others in their profession. A good barb needs to be pithy and clever. Her...

No Peace (Steve Dancy Tales Book 7) Now a married man, Steve Dancy hopes that his life will become one of normal, marital bliss....

Update: In the Land of Men is now available. In previous posts, I mentioned that several times a year I read books about writing , the p...

Me at the Boston Library this fall. For the last fourteen years, my wife and I have made extended visits to San Diego. When we lived i...

Honest Westerns filled with dishonest characters. The seventh book in the Steve Dancy Tales is available for the holidays. Steve Danc...

At times, friends and relatives can be hard to buy for. Some seem to have everything. Due to age or illness, others may be less mo...