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Western Writer Group
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Reel West
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Paydirt!
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- What is your occupation?
- Writer
- What is your website address?
- http://www.jonhovis.com
- What is your blog address?
- http://www.jonhovis.com/blog/
- What are your favorite hobbies?
- Hiking and backpacking, exploring off road jeep trails. Reading and photography.
- Do you subscribe to True West magazine?
- No, but one day when I get a round tuit...
Western Writer.
I love all things western, so I recently followed my dream and started writing. I grew up reading Louis L'Amour books and now I live in the west, hiking and exploring all over, enjoying this great American Southwest.
My books are now available at online retailers such as:
www.buybooksontheweb.com
as well as amazon, borders, and B&N.com.
For e-book downloads, go to www.smashwords.com/profile/view/jonhovis
THE FEATHER GANG is an intriguing story about a gang of outlaws, criminal by choice but driven by circumstance. They are pursued by U.S. Deputy Marshal Jake Silver, who is intelligent and cunning through years of experience. The gang will soon determine if their wits will endure to pull off one last big bank heist, and the Marshal will be put to the test to see if he can stay ahead of the gang’s ingenious plan.
THE PREACHER is an exciting story that follows an assassin bent on revenge after the death of his parents by Union forces. Trained to kill by none other than ‘Bloody Bill’ Anderson, the assassin is terrorizing the West. Deputy U.S. Marshal Jake Silver must hunt him down and bring him to justice before he kills again, and round up an entire network of criminal activity.
Silverton Gold showcases mining life in 1890's Colorado with an exciting story of stolen gold, outlaws, trains, a little romance, and a Pinkerton Detective hot on the trail of the bandits.
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Comment Wall (21 comments)
- At 1:42pm on June 3, 2009,
Gary Spessard said… - Hi Jon,
Glad to have you as a friend. Welcome to the group.
Gary
- At 12:18pm on July 29, 2009,
Patricia Probert Gott said… - Well Jon, we have two great things in common: love horses and the west. Nice to meet you.
Pat
- At 12:55pm on July 29, 2009, Patricia Probert Gott said…
- I'll keep you in mind and let you know when I release my next horse story...probably 2010. It's called Horse Tails by Horses in Harness. It covers the charactistics of fourteen different breeds of horses plus illustrations and descriptions of what they do and look like in harness.
- At 1:57pm on July 29, 2009,
Fanny said… - Welcome, and thank you for the invite. Nice to have new friends
- At 5:27pm on July 30, 2009,
Byrl Keith Chadwell (B.K.) said… - Hey John....good to make new friends. Lookin' forward to times of sharing with things in common.
B.K.
- At 4:35pm on August 4, 2009,
JOHNNY RAMIREZ said… - Jon Thank you for your comment, and I am working on the next presently.
Johnny
- At 12:26pm on August 6, 2009,
Gold Lady said… - Hi Jon, I'm glad to be your friend!
- At 1:46pm on August 8, 2009, JOHNNY RAMIREZ said…
- Congraulations Jon on your second publication. I am sure you have many more in you to come. What was the name of your first one?
Johnny
- At 5:39pm on August 8, 2009,
Karen said… - Hay John!
The photos that you see are from here in Fort Smith.
The gun that you see on there, even though the photo doesn't show it very well, was Franklin Dalton and when he died in 1886 his brother Bob Dalton got it and scribed his name on it.
The two photos of the men on there is Grat, standing with the book, and Emmett Dalton sitting. They were part of the Dalton gang and worked as marshals here in Fort Smith.
The large building is the Fort Smith National Historic Site where the Dalton boys served as marshals before turning outlaws later.
The photo of the women and the men are Belle Starr and the Daltons. Grat Dalton was held at the Historic Site when it was a court house on larceny charges upstairs in the same place that photo was taken.
The head stone with Parker on it is Judge Isaac Parker's head stone and he is buried just walking distance from the old court house or Fort Smith National Historic Site.
All the photos on there are from here in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
And where do you live and who are you most interested in from this time period?
If you could go back in time who would you like to meet?
I would have loved to met Gratton Dalton he is my favorite Dalton gang member.
Catch you later!
- At 6:33pm on August 8, 2009, JOHNNY RAMIREZ said…
- I do wish you well on the sales of the book, and I'll look on Amazon.com for you first.
I am starting out small, by putting mine short stories on the Blog, then I'll try and see if True West would want any, then maybe I'll try a book again. I've not had much luck when it comes to books.
If you done your research, then your third book is almost written already.
Again, wishing you the best!
Johnny
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