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Lydia Ragsdale's house. Photo by Dr. Markus McDowell
Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

Exploring a desert ghost town for my historical fiction novel about Desert Steve, Pt 2

January 31, 2024February 26, 2024

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Author Markus McDowell at the site of Desert Steve's Ragsdale's Alligator cabin.
Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

Exploring a desert ghost town for my historical fiction novel about Desert Steve, Pt 1

January 19, 2024January 31, 2024

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Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel PRESS RELEASES

An interview with author Markus McDowell

January 3, 2024January 3, 2024

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Desert Steve ragsdale outside his Santa Rosa cabin.
Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

General George Patton, a tank, and a Sheriff of Riverside County

December 6, 2023December 6, 2023

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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