Scott Harris | Western Review Blog
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A lifelong Western enthusiast who traces his love of Western fiction back to his childhood days of reading Louis L'Amour novels, author Scott Harris is a published Western novelist who has contributed a Western series, Western anthology, and numerous Western short stories to the genre.
Scott Harris | Western Review Blog
5y ago
You’ve finished your novel and published the dang thing, and sales are starting to roll in. Your mind turns toward large checks and your second novel. But before you do, there’s one more thing. The honors and awards you so richly deserve! The world of Western novels has a variety of awards and honors that ..read more
Scott Harris | Western Review Blog
5y ago
Unless something unusual happens, when you do finally get to publish your book (yay!), you’ll be selling it, at least in part, on Kindle and through Amazon. When that happens, you can sell your book in one of three ways: paperback, direct Kindle sale or Kindle Unlimited. When you sell a paperback, Amazon takes a ..read more
Scott Harris | Western Review Blog
5y ago
When a man wakes up in Ogallala, Nebraska, which I did this morning, it’s almost impossible (or for me, impossible) for thoughts to not turn to Lonesome Dove — the greatest Western movie of all time and one of the best Western books of all time as well. Ogallala is where Dee Boot is jailed ..read more
Scott Harris | Western Review Blog
5y ago
When I signed with Dusty Saddle Publishing (and publicist Nick Wale), I was absolutely thrilled when they rereleased my first novel, “Coyote Courage.” I’ve written in previous blog posts about the value of great covers (which “Coyote Courage” now has), as well as excellent publicity, which it received. But I couldn’t have been more surprised ..read more
Scott Harris | Western Review Blog
5y ago
There are as many ways to tackle writing a blog post as there are reasons to do so. For those of us who fancy ourselves writers, it gives us a creative outlet that is usually far easier than writing a novel. Blog posts can be of any length, but usually seem to run in the ..read more
Scott Harris | Western Review Blog
5y ago
In the previous blog post on having an author Facebook page separate from your personal Facebook page, I acknowledged that I am not certain how great the return on your investment of time is. While I think there is little to no risk or downside, I can’t promise that it will make a huge difference ..read more
Scott Harris | Western Review Blog
5y ago
When — and why — did you first fall in love with Westerns? I’ve loved Westerns for so long it’s hard to remember exactly when I fell in love with the genre. It may have started in junior high when I read all the Little House on the Prairie books, or in high school when ..read more
Scott Harris | Western Review Blog
5y ago
I’ll be candid with you. I’m not sure how valuable having a Facebook (FB) page, separate from your own personal page, really is. I have an author FB page, and I’m pretty good about posting on it, usually once a day, sometimes twice. I have quite a few people who like the page, but very ..read more
Scott Harris | Western Review Blog
5y ago
Here’s some good news I wasn’t expecting. My Western blog has been selected (by Feedspot) as one of the Top 15 sites in the world, standing alongside — proudly! — other great sites including Western Fictioneers, Western Fiction Review and True West. It’s a good day ..read more
Scott Harris | Western Review Blog
5y ago
This blog post is about Facebook (FB) pages, but not yours. We’ll cover your page in another post. I want to discuss the value of group FB pages. I will grant that social media can be controversial — some love it and some hate it. But what isn’t up for debate is whether or not ..read more