Tierra del Oro     |      home The Scripts   |   The Novels   |   BREAKING News   |   A Few Favorite Links   |   Postcards from Mexico   |   Bio and Writing Highlights Bio   and   Writing Highlights My first short story "Tyler" sold to Far West Magazine in 1978.   Much has happened since then.     Follow the "Breaking News" link above for the latest writerly activity . Scroll down to see the cover of that Far West issue. My feature script   I Rode With Cullen Baker  won the First Split-Screenplay $1,000 competition in 2001. It is available as a softcover novel.  Second printing, 2008 edition, 6 x 9, 132 pages For the best price, order your copy directly from my Storefront    Set in the East Texas swamps during the Civil War, I Rode With Cullen Baker  is based on a real-life outlaw and the  (fictional)  girl who loved him. Fifteen and accustomed to a life of ease, Jessica Linville flees her burning home with an old caretaker.    When his murder lands her in the arms of a notorious outlaw, Jess has nothing to lose  -- except her virtue.   And her heart. The cover photo was taken in the Sulphur River Country     where the action took place, by Robert T. Russell. My collaboration with fellow Zoetrooper Jack Schaberg on his feature-length film WE KNOW CARE resulted in my first screen credit. The film premiered in East Lansing MI. My contemporary "road story"  STRONG COFFEE was one of 10 Finalists in the Textnovel.com   2009 competition. With the end of the contest, I have now deleted this story from the site. The novel and the script of this offbeat adventure story are available for option or purchase. ) My story in FAR WEST is "Tyler" *** back to   Tierra del Oro All text material and book covers copyright by RLB Hartmann Far West cover copyright by Wright Publishing Company ******