Behind the Scenes Archives Page 5 of 13 | Markus McDowell, author

picture of 1930's surveyors working on the aqueduct to Los Angeles.

Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

Read a rough draft scene from my upcoming Desert Steve novel

November 1, 2023September 8, 2024

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

Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

How to stop researching & write – Desert Steve Novel

October 18, 2023June 25, 2024

a blurb from mortals as they walk, a novel by Markus McDowell

Behind the Scenes Mortals As They Walk

Bio-engineering run amok – Mortals As They Walk excerpt

October 4, 2023October 29, 2023

I still miss my father 10 years later…

Behind the Scenes

I still miss my father 10 years later…

September 30, 2023October 1, 2023

Picture of Gus Lederer, a prospector and Desert Rat.

Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

Who were the Desert Rats of the California desert?

September 20, 2023October 25, 2023

an early photo of Desert Center, California.

Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

SNEAK PEEK: Desert Steve Novel (early draft)

September 6, 2023October 25, 2023

a sea lion on the beach

Behind the Scenes

Life and a Dead Sea Lion

July 26, 2023September 23, 2023

closeup photo of brown and black dog face

Behind the Scenes

Sneak peek: Man’s Best Friend

June 1, 2023June 1, 2023

Article on Desert Steve Ragsdale, founder of Desert Center, CA.

Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

Writing historical fiction: joy & suffering

May 19, 2023October 25, 2023

Mecca to Blithe Road, 1920s and earlier

Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

Free Sneak Peek: Buying a prospector’s cabin in the desert (1921)

March 16, 2023October 24, 2023