Spooky business with author Mark Nobles | Local News

Fort Worth author Mark Nobles wrote, directed and/or contributed to novels, short stories and documentaries on Fort Worth garage rock bands of the ‘60s, Texas swing music, Fort Worth’s legendary Cellar Club, Hell’s Half Acre and early Fort Worth, among a host of topics.

“Everything I do — at least 95% — is Texas based,” Nobles said. “One of the first things they teach you in writing classes is write what you know.”

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