Who were the Desert Rats of the California desert?
A little behind-the-scenes look at Markus McDowell’s forthcoming novel about “Desert Steve” Ragsdale, and the “Desert Rats” he lived with in the colorado desert of California.
A little behind-the-scenes look at Markus McDowell’s forthcoming novel about “Desert Steve” Ragsdale, and the “Desert Rats” he lived with in the colorado desert of California.
Here is an early draft of the first scene of the upcoming novel from Markus McDowell, about Desert Steve Ragsdale, the man who founded a town in he middle of the desert in the 1920s.
Markus McDowell explores the task of writing historical fiction, especially the research, as he works on his next novel about Desert Steve Ragsdale in the founding of Desert Center in the California desert.
Here is the first draft of scene from our upcoming historical fiction novel by Markus McDowell. Steve is going broke with his cotton farm during World War I, so he gives the land to the government and buys an old prospectors well in the middle of the desert.
In his historical novel about Desert Steve and Desert Center, California, Markus McDowell explores the connections to the Colorado aqueduct, General Patton’s training field, and the invention of paid healthcare.
Author Markus McDowell discusses his upcoming historical novel, based on the life of Desert Steve, the founder of Desert Center, California, in 1921, and how he uses Ulysses App and keywords.
Author Markus McDowell discusses his upcoming historical novel and the issues of designing a chronology and doing historical research.
Sneak peek of the forthcoming novel about Desert Steve, the founder of Desert Center, California, by Markus McDowell. Traveling to Los Angeles, the model T breaks down in the sand, 50 miles from civilization.
A sneak peek first draft from an novel-in-progress by Markus McDowell, an historical novel of Desert Steve, founder of Desert Center, California, in 1921.
Markus Mcdowell describes his method of historical research for writing historical fiction, with an emphasis on how he uses Aeon Timeline with Ulysses App.