My short story published today

My new Western short story, Marked for Death, was published today at Frontier Tales Magazine. I hope you like it.

Interview

Mike and I were recently interviewed by T.J. McIntyre. We answered a series of thought provoking questions dealing with the Western genre in general as well as our reasons for starting The Western Online. You can find our answers in the Western Writers community or on T. J. McIntyre's personal blog.

New Story at The Western Online

We published a new short story today at The Western Online. "Standing Up" by Gary Addis. Its a very good story that features an appearance by a famous gunfighter. Stop by the site and check it out, you won't be disappointed.

I've also added a new poll to the website that can be found in the menu column of the main page. The question I ask is: Would allowing reader comments on stories and artwork published at The Western Online be a good idea? Be sure to vote and let me know what you think.

Happy New Year from The Western Online

I'm excited about what the new year holds for The Western Online. There are several new projects in the works that I'm very excited about, and I'm planning on adding several new features to the site that will make it more interactive for readers. I'm designing several different website polls in order to garner reader feedback and I'm considering adding a comments section that would allow readers to leave comments about the stories and artwork.

Submissions have started to pick up a little, so look for updates in the very near future.

Short Story Accepted

My short story, "Marked For Death," was accepted by Frontier Tales Magazine and will be published in the January 2010 issue. I'll be posting a link to it when its online.

Updates at The Western Online

We published a new short story today by Kenneth Mark Hoover called "Three Wise Men." Its a great story any fan of Westerns will enjoy. It's another Haxan story told from the perspective of Marshal John T. Marwood.

I've created a website banner for the site that I've got on several of the pages, feel free to use the image as a link to The Western Online if you wish. I created the banner myself and I'm not as artistically inclined as others, (I prefer to paint my pictures with words).

Not much has been happening on our Forum page, so I added a few topics for discussion. Using our forum is simple, there is nothing to sign up for. The topics I added are Gunfighters, Western Movies, and Western Writers. Visitors can discuss any of those topics or start their thread for discussion, all we ask is that it deals with Westerns or the Old West.

We've also added a new "Add This" bookmarking tool on every page of the site so now visitors can easily add The Western Online to their bookmarks or send a link to the site to their friends on their favorite social network.

Stop by and check out our latest updates at www.thewesternonline.com

Weekly Update and NASCAR article

I've been pretty busy lately, working on the new novel that I just started. I spent most of the day yesterday working on the synopsis/plot summary that I use sort of as a road map, so that I'm writing toward a goal. A lot of times after I write the opening scene and plot summary, I'll write the climax/final scene too.

I'm glad to be working on a novel, I always find that I'm happier and in a better mood when I'm working on something, rather than bouncing from project to project, like I've been doing recently. I've cranked out a lot of short stories lately and its good to be working on a novel, because for me, the two different forms of fiction are completely different processes. Now while I'm working on my next novel, I'm going to spend some time to submitting as many short stories as possible. I've already got several markets lined out for submitting.

My NASCAR column for the week was published yesterday at Insider Racing News. This weeks article is: Earnhardt Looks Ahead to Next Season... Again. Check it out and let me know what you think. I always enjoy the feedback I get, regardless of whether my readers agree with my opinions or not.