BETHLEHEM PINE, a cowboy Christmas poem by Stephen Bly I was camped out in the Dakota snow When Christmas Eve rolled around. Me and Slim and a dog named Flop, Three days ride from town. Not a tree in sight for thirty miles, As we huddled in the draw. The chips ran out […]
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Western Author Interview Part 1: Stephen Bly Family Writing Team
Author Interview with Widow and Sons of Western Author Stephen Bly On June 9, 2011 award-winning western author Stephen Bly passed away due to a 5-year battle with prostate cancer. He had begun a new novel, Stuart Brannon’s Final Shot, part of his most well-known western book series. His family determined to finish it for […]
Western Novel Author Interviews Hero For Plot Idea
Western Novel Hero Stuart Brannon Writes Again by Stephen Bly I began to think about my next western novel and sorted through some ideas. Then, I ordered a triple tall, iced espresso. That’s cold coffee with about ten times the caffeine content as regular coffee. No flavoring, milk, or anything added. A modern hyper drink. […]
Losing Your Hat and Other Cowboy Excuses
Ever been caught losing your hat? I was driving out to the corrals when a cowboy neighbor hiked out of the woods. He was dusting off his hat and brushing his jeans. I stopped to visit and noticed his torn flannel shirt and a scratch across his face. “Howdy,” I said. “Can I help?” “Did […]
Quartz With Gold Findings by Stephen Bly
The richest, most glamorous gold mines in the Old West possessed quartz with gold. Quartz with gold was not rounded or water worn. It was very bright, irregular, high quality, and often twisted in form. Quartz with gold was found in massive underground gold mines rather than surface placer mines. Quartz is a natural […]
Shane the Movie Reflections
Reflections On Shane the Movie by award-winning suspense author James Scott Bell In my opinion Shane the movie is not just the best Western ever, but one of the top five films of all time.* Mythic, amazing to look at, and featuring one of the great villains: the grinning Jack Palance. He earned an Oscar nod […]
Coping With Loss: Called Together, Forced Apart
Called Together, Forced Apart by Janet Chester Bly, coping with loss as writing & marriage partners I started the writing craze. Then I got my husband, Stephen Bly, involved. We combined as a team. Then his fiction got so prolific that it consumed us both, to keep up with the process before and promotion afterward. […]
Western Author Interview Part 2: Stephen Bly Family Writing Team
Stuart Brannon Series Completed Award-winning western author Stephen Bly passed away June 9, 2011, after a 5-year battle with prostate cancer. His wife, Janet Chester Bly, and 3 sons determined to finish the western book series with Book #7 he began, Stuart Brannon’s Final Shot. Here’s the second and final part of a western author […]
Western Book Series: The Ticking Clock & A Novel Timeline
Final Western Book Series Novel Family Deadline by Janet Chester Bly We started the project July 1, 2011. Our deadline for Stuart Brannon’s Final Shot, Book 7 in the Stuart Brannon western book series, was November 1st. My husband, western author Stephen Bly, left us 7,000 words (one chapter), a one-page synopsis, some scribbled, penciled […]
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