Behind the Scenes Archives Page 5 of 12 | Markus McDowell, author

cover of So Deep in Shadow: Short Stories by Markus McDowell

Behind the Scenes So Deep in Shadow: Short Stories

So What? A sneak peek into my latest book

November 21, 2022September 23, 2023

sand field

Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

The Model T breaks down in the desert (sneak peek)

October 21, 2022October 21, 2022

man planting plant

Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

First draft: Planting cotton in Arizona in 1909

October 6, 2022September 8, 2024

Aeon Timeline-Timeline view

Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

Sneak Peek: How to research historical fiction

September 15, 2022September 15, 2022

The Renassaince Esmarelda, balcony view with laptop

Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes: How travel makes a better writer

September 9, 2022September 9, 2022

grayscale photo of person holding a new born baby

Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

Sneak Peek: A third child born in the desert

September 2, 2022September 2, 2022

Picture of Ernest Hemingway on his boat, PiLAR.

Behind the Scenes

Do You Keep Fishing Logs? Hemingway did—some of the best in history

August 18, 2022September 23, 2023

Photo of cotton, sneak peek of Maris McDowell novel Desert Steve scene.

Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

Sneak Peek: Cotton from the desert (first draft scene)

August 4, 2022August 24, 2022

white flowers with brown stem. Cotton from scene of Desert Steve by Markus McDowell.

Behind the Scenes

EXCLUSIVE: A scene from Desert Steve, founding a town in the middle of nowhere

July 20, 2022August 24, 2022

People, drinking beer, part of a post by Markus McDowell

Behind the Scenes

Did beer and whisky lead to the fall of Rome?

July 18, 2022September 23, 2023