@MichaelDarin I write historical fiction based in post civil war Texas. Some people call them westerns, so semantics. But I do not read "westerns". I don't want others' ideas to seep into my head. I want my stories to be original and real through the research I do.
@Lovecraft13 Unpopular opinion - I put book editors in the same basket with book promoters/reviewers. It's all a scam. Anybody can say they are an editor. In traditional publishing, editors are highly qualified. However, their allegiance us to the company, not the author.
My book manuscripts for Putney's Crusade and short story, The Last Outlaw, have been selected as finalists at the Cowpoke International Film Festival. And we are shooting a short film, based on The Last Outlaw, in Electra, TX just prior to the festival.