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Review of 2024 by Writer and Editor Markus McDowell

January 6, 2025January 6, 2025

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Writing short stories and chaos
Behind the Scenes EXPLORATIONS

Writing short stories and chaos

December 9, 2024December 9, 2024

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As a Mere Breath Behind the Scenes

“You will be put to death.” Scene from upcoming volume of short stories.

December 3, 2024March 5, 2025

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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

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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

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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

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

October 8, 2024October 7, 2024

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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

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Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

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

September 9, 2024September 19, 2024

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

August 26, 2024September 9, 2024

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  • Books
    • Seven Planets (Brightstar Trilogy #1)
    • As a Mere Breath: Short Stories
    • NUFF SED: A NOVEL OF DESERT STEVE
    • So Deep in Shadow: Short Stories
    • Mortals As They Walk
    • The Sky Over Chaos: Short Stories
    • To and Fro Upon the Earth: A Novel
    • Onesimus: A Novel of Christianity in the Roman Empire
  • BEHIND THE SCENES
  • BOOK REVIEWS
  • News & Notes
  • For Authors
    • Book Review Request
    • Schedule a Book Notice
    • Editing and Ghostwriting Services
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