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New Cover Art for the Ronin Series of Westerns by Olivia Passieux
We’re inching closer to the day that you can read a W. W. Ronin novel for yourself. (A Facebook friend recently wrote, “tidbits aren’t going to do it anymore.”) The first in the trilogy, East Jesus, Nevada, is off to its second edit. The final edit of the book will be finished by the end of May. And the cover art for the entire series is beautiful! We’ll be making some changes to the covers as we get closer to the …
Chapter 1 of “Lady of the Lake,” the second in the Ronin series of westerns
Ronin rolled on to his right shoulder before standing and breaking into a run. The horse had simply stopped. It had halted like a construction wagon up against an immovable and in this case invisible, rock. And the forward momentum—cushioned by years of rolling, falling and practicing other martial arts taught to him by a French fur trader a few miles south of his Kansas home— had carried him over the horse’s head, hand first on to a sandy path …
“East Jesus” update
A quick note to say that we’re back at work at producing East Jesus, Nevada for your reading enjoyment! The first of three novels in what I’m calling “the Ronin series of Westerns,” the book features the adventures of W. W. Ronin, an ex-Episcopal priest who leaves his chosen profession to embrace the excitement and adventure of the American West. In East Jesus, Nevada, children are missing from a Carson City Indian school as well as a nearby encampment of Indians at Washoe Lake. …
A Father’s Eulogy, for Jared Samuel Townsley
I want to appreciate everyone who has come to honor our son today. Jared was a good man, and I imagine he’d be very pleased to know that he had so many friends. And very embarrassed to think that some of you have given up significant moments in your own life to honor this moment, however unexpected, difficult, even tragic that it is. We all tell the story differently, I suspect. I know that’s been true in my life anyway …
Posted in XYZ and the Kitchen Sink
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Chapter 39 of “East Jesus, Nevada” on its way to the editor
Ronin settled down into a chair next to the piano player. While he wasn’t a big fan of piano music, he had noticed in his travels that few people will shoot a good piano player, or even a bad one if he’s attached to his instrument. Folks hadn’t spent enough time in church, he figured, otherwise they’d be shooting more musicians. The former Reverend smiled as he leaned back in his chair to observe.
Your inner gunslinger
If you know me, you’re probably aware that I enjoy the sport of Western Fast Draw. I’m a life member of the Cowboy Fast Draw Association and the current Vice-Chairman for Area 6 in the World Fast Draw Association. And in Oregon, I’ve started or helped to start three Western Fast Draw clubs. Cool huh?
Publishing has changed a lot in the last twenty years
I’m about to make the right decision. Or the wrong one, I’m not really sure. From what I can tell, the publishing industry has changed a lot in the last twenty years. I earned a Doctorate in Ministry degree in 1983 and a well-meaning man on my examination committee suggested that I rewrite my thesis project for publication elsewhere. (It was a hot topic at the time; it’s no longer.) So I did. A friend introduced me to his agent. …
Posted in Writing and Publishing
Tagged East Jesus, East Jesus Nevada, Gregg Townsley, Kindle, Publishing, Western Fiction
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The third in the Ronin series of Westerns
It’s not an easy history to recite, given that at one time the Pinkertons were the cause of a great amount of heartache in American history. But the fact is, there’s a interesting and admirable past to America’s first detective agency.
Posted in The Pinkerton Years
Tagged Gregg Townsley, Kidnapping, Kindle, Nevada, Pinkertons, policemen, posses, robberies, Western Fiction, WW Ronin
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A word from my publicist
The daughter of a Native American wise man goes missing from a white man’s Christian Gospel Mission, and two fast friends—brought together by passion and persistence during Nevada’s 1880s western expansion—are hell-bent on finding her, and possibly others.
Good research makes good fiction
I like to write. Make no mistake about that. Putting words down on paper was a big part of my weekly effort, as a pastor and later as an educator, businessman and entrepreneur. But what I enjoy most about writing is the learning that goes with it.