Ask the Author: Scott McCrea

“Love the Old West? Have a question about Tom Mix or the Tales of Tom Mix series? Want to know what it's like to be a 21st century Western pulp writer? Ask away...” Scott McCrea

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Scott McCrea Who has time for writer's block?
Scott McCrea I get to wear a Stetson at my desk.
Scott McCrea Don't give up. Ever.
Scott McCrea That's easy! The next Tales of Tom Mix book!
Scott McCrea I don't know if I was ever "inspired." It was just something I've always done. I couldn't imagine doing anything else.
Scott McCrea Mountain Killer is really a homage to the old fashioned "mystery western" that was once a staple of B movies. I think the first movie I ever saw in a "theater" was a drive-in screening of Five Card Stud (look it up -- great movie) when I was barely out of infancy. Similar vibe.

The next Tom Mix book, Savage Mesa, goes for something completely different. It's an ensemble piece and Tom is one of many protagonists. Think of those wonderful disaster movies of the 70s, like The Poseidon Adventure, and it's a similar story transplanted out West.

Each book in the Tales of Tom Mix will offer something different.

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