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A sneak peek first draft of a short story by Markus McDowell. Become a patron to read the full draft.
Excerpts, current project reports, writing insights, behind the scenes from author Dr. Markus McDowell.
A sneak peek first draft of a short story by Markus McDowell. Become a patron to read the full draft.
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.
We live in a world where we are quick to judge others, without taking the time to learn. Markus McDowell draws Jesus, Oscar Wilde, and Ted Lasso to show a better way.
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.
Markus McDowell explores the use of the word “so” as a modifier for an adjective, which lead him to write a collection of short stories based on the small word. This essay also includes the background of all ten short stories in his collection entitled So Deep in Shadow.
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.
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Disaster at sea—drowning could be a sweet relief…scene 8o from the novel To and Fro Upon the Earth by Markus McDowell.