Behind the Scenes Archives | Markus McDowell, author

hands at typewriter with blood

Behind the Scenes

Writing and Bleeding

February 10, 2025February 10, 2025

man lost at sea

As a Mere Breath Behind the Scenes

Sneak Peek: “Non fui, fui, non sum, non curo” (short story draft)

February 3, 2025February 3, 2025

Man standing in front of railroad tracks

As a Mere Breath Behind the Scenes

Sneak Peek: A short story from my forthcoming third collection

January 21, 2025January 21, 2025

AI produced image of an old typewriter on a desk with books and papers.

Behind the Scenes

Review of 2024 by Writer and Editor Markus McDowell

January 6, 2025January 6, 2025

Writing short stories and chaos

Behind the Scenes EXPLORATIONS

Writing short stories and chaos

December 9, 2024December 9, 2024

AI generated picture of church in the Old East of America.

Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

8. If He Tells the Truth He Would Starve (historical & literary background of Nuff Sed)

November 25, 2024November 25, 2024

Cover of Nuff Sed: A Novel of Desert Steve by Markus McDowell.

Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

Ch 7: “A Hundred Million Bellyaching Fools” (Nuff Sed: A Novel of Desert Steve)

November 11, 2024November 11, 2024

Cover of Nuff Sed: A Novel of Desert Steve by Markus McDowell.

Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

sneak peek: Desert Steve breaks down in the desert (from Nuff Sed: A Novel)

October 22, 2024November 19, 2024

Cover of Nuff Sed: A Novel of Desert Steve by Markus McDowell.

Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

Ch 6-Nuff Sed (Desert Steve), “If Our Ignorance Is Bliss” (historical & literary background)

October 8, 2024October 7, 2024

A wanted poster for the Dalton gang, the same year that the Coffeyville citizens killed most of the gang.

Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

Ch 5—Nuff Sed (Desert Steve), Career and Disappointing his Father (historical & literary background)

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024