J. D. Parker News
New tales of the Old West told the way You rememberAI Assisted Writing: Who is the Villain in this Story?
In my AI Pledge, I mention content creators to whom I’ve attributed the notorious moneygrabber label. In the pledge I accept that content creators are welcome to do whatever their desires direct, their skills and budget afford them, and their readers want. And they...
Memorial Day Reads: Military History
I’m a military history fan and two great history books filled my May. I don’t write military history or historical fiction, so I don’t mention it here much unless it ties into my research (which would most likely be the Civil War). But here are two fantastic books...
Where to Get Public Domain Works for Free
A Tip and Story Share As you may have noticed by the novels, short stories, resource materials, and authors I have shared in previous newsletters, I often read historical fiction and nonfiction. In this case, by “historical,” I mean published in the past. My primary...
Research: The Dragon of Dalhart: A Dust Bowl Tale
Research: The Dust Bowl I love when my painstaking research results in a discovery that I can share with my readers. Sharing Great Historical Nonfiction One of the benefits of knowing other readers of a genre you like is sharing some of the stories and series you...
Research: Unsettled: A Young Migrant’s Tale
Research: Oregon Trail As much as I enjoy researching history through reading, I especially appreciate visiting historic sites and museums. Since I mostly write stories that take place in the historic settings of Colorado and Wyoming, thankfully, visiting those sites...
Historical Detective Fiction to Share
In honor of the release of my noir detective series on Kindle Vella, Paradise Aside: A Jazz Noir Mystery, this month’s genre to share is Historical Detective Fiction. Historical Detective, Historical Crime, or Historical Mystery Fiction, is a very popular genre that...
Research: Paradise Aside
Paradise Aside: A Jazz Noir Mystery is a noir murder mystery that takes place in a large US city in 1929. I told readers of my newsletter last month I was writing something for a 1920s historical fiction writing contest. But as I plotted it out, the story I wanted to...
Now Available: Missouri Compromise – A Western Short Story on Kindle Vella
Missouri Compromise: A Young Trapper’s Tale is now available on Kindle Vella. Missouri Compromise is a coming-of-age short story in my historical fiction series Tailing Times. The story follows fourteen-year-old Guillaume Pelletier (Guy) on his first trapping voyage...
Research: Missouri Compromise
Missouri Compromise: A Young Trapper’s Tale is a short story in my Tailing Times series, which centers on the Colorado Gold Rush. At only fifteen episodes, two per week, it will run on Vella for just over a month. Here’s a bit about the story and my research. Missouri...
Inspirations for Buffalo Chasers: A Wild West Show
Buffalo Chasers: A Wild West Show is a short story in my Tailing Times series. At only ten episodes, it launched and completed in May on Vella. Don’t worry if you didn’t notice it, the series will be available there for a few months. Here’s a bit about the story and...
Tailing Times Mysteries
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