Behind the Scenes Archives | Markus McDowell, author

Writing short stories and chaos

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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

Dalton Gang brothers layed out after attempted double robbery in Coffeyville, KS.

Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

Ch 4 – Nuff Sed (Desert Steve) The Dalton Gang (historical & literary background)

September 9, 2024September 19, 2024

Coffeyville city Street in 1890

Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

Ch 3 – Nuff Sed (Desert Steve), A Human Being Farmed to Death (historical & literary background))

August 26, 2024September 9, 2024

17" hailstones from a storm in Dubuquem Iowa 6/16/1882

Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

Ch 2 – Nuff Sed (Desert Steve), “The Old Boy Himself” (literary & historical background)

August 19, 2024September 9, 2024

Stack of paperback books, Nuff Sed: a Novel of Desert Steve by Markus McDowell

Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

Ch 1 – Nuff Sed (Desert Steve), Literary & Historical Background

August 12, 2024September 9, 2024