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About Rod...

Rod McFain is the author of Hard Goodbyes, Crossing the Crazy Woman, Pursuit, The Magnificent Maggie, and She's Got It. Rod is a member of the Historical Writers of America and Western Writers of America.

alley in Idaho with three fine horses and a Jack Russell terrier.

Rod is a member of the Historical Writers of America and Western Writers of America.

Crafting Shadows

I love writing about the past. Truth and myth echo through time's mirror, moving still in the shadowy corners of historical fiction. We find both through strokes of paint, expressed in literature, and real lives.

When writing historical fiction the writer gets to delve into the influences that shape the artistic and philosophical underpinnings of our world. Embracing our past goes beyond pulling back a dusty veil. It extends into the very spaces we now inhabit.

The summer after fifth grade, his parents took him on vacation to Estes Park, Colorado, and Rod knew he belonged in the mountains. He and his Ali MacGraw look-alike wife, Linda, live in a beautiful mountain valley in Idaho with three fine horses and a Jack Russell terrier.

By writing period fiction, the writer can reflect on the moody, intellectual, and hard times of those who came before us, enriching our current atmosphere and inspiring our minds. Reading the genre can transform your living room, den, or study into an entirely new world of unbounded knowledge.

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Home Sweet Home

You can get here if you've been here before, but no one can show you the way.