It’s a Kick (starter).

A whileback, publisher Silverado Press invited me to be part of an anthology ofWestern stories by some of today’s top authors (and me). It sounded like aninteresting project, so I signed on. That’s the cover of the book above.

Butthere’s something unusual about this book—not so unusual these days, I suppose,but certainly new to me. Readers—potential readers—will fund the publicationthrough something called Kickstarter. I guess how it works is that interestedreaders buy the book in advance, contributing at various levels of support foradded perks and benefits.

As I said,I don’t know the ins-and-outs of how it all works, but here’s a link thatshould answer all your questions and tell you how to get involved.

Silverado Press Presents WesternStories by Today’s Top Writers.

You’ll seethat the editor, Jeff Mariotte, has assembled a stellar cast of WesternWriters. And me. Take a look. You might like the idea of helping publish abook.