Phil Dunlap's Blog - Posts Tagged "gunslingers"

This is a first for me. I'm much more comfortable writing about the old West with its incredible collection of men and women whose real-life stories read like fiction. And I write fiction. Mostly. But I read a ton of non-fiction in order to give my fiction the ring of truth. Hopefully I succeed in that intended result. Yes, writing about the West is a dream come true, especially since it seems there are folks out there who are willing to invest their hard earned money to pick up a copy of my literary efforts now and then. To you who have read my books, I say, "Thank you, thank you, thank you." If I were only writing for myself, I'd go back to teaching flying or designing advertising brochures. Booorring. Oops, sorry, I digress. I must be nervous.

It's this Blog thing that scares the devil out of me. I love to speak to groups about gunslingers, and bizarre incidents of the 19th Century, so why am I reluctant to jump into this Blog pool that so many find intriguing? Because once you publish anything, a statement, a thought, one word, it goes around the world and it can haunt you for the rest of your life. THAT'S what scares me. So, if anyone out there actually reads this, please let me know if I wander too far off track or end up saying nothing at all of any worth. I would like to hear from you.

Before I end this quick entry (I promise there will be follow-ups if you want them), let me put in a plug for my next book, "Ambush Creek" to be published by Avalon Books in August.

Okay, that's it. Oh, if anyone wishes to discuss the Old West, I'd love to begin a dialogue. People, events, or maybe some facts to which you are privy that may not be common knowledge. (Emphasis on FACTS, however) Bring it on, Pardner.

Thanks for stopping by.

Phil Dunlap