tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post3929752442177726164..comments2024-03-28T22:25:23.698-05:00Comments on Western Fictioneers: Can You Do It? - L.J. MartinWestern Fictioneershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01683314579075461026noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-66321730471727345782013-02-25T11:26:14.525-06:002013-02-25T11:26:14.525-06:00Sometimes you just write because its fun. I have r...Sometimes you just write because its fun. I have read most western books and do love reading a good Western Novel. I recently wrote a Western Fiction Novel, "Legends of the Coyote", because I wanted to write about how the Civil War and the Westward Expansion gave birth to the western gunslinger and how mainly these outlaws became lawmen.Sagebrush Coyotehttp://www.virginiacowboy.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-47108465457372638352012-05-16T19:39:35.457-05:002012-05-16T19:39:35.457-05:00Larry,
This is a great post. SO TRUE. Lots of grea...Larry,<br />This is a great post. SO TRUE. Lots of great points, and I'm so glad you and Kat found your success in writing--that is awesome. One thing I have discovered through teaching different classes and workshops though--there is always one person who will ask, "HOW DO YOU GET AN IDEA?" It always stumps me the minute the question is asked, because I can't imagine NOT having an idea! You're right--it's a foolish question to those of us who have tons of them, and it never occurs to me that there are people who DON'T have an idea. People that want to write a book but don't know what to write about. It really shocks me every time someone asks that. I am going to get this book of yours. It sounds like it's full of good advice, and how to find luck--something we can all use!<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-26671308035923609252012-05-14T14:00:17.136-05:002012-05-14T14:00:17.136-05:00I am not a writer, but I do love to read. I just g...I am not a writer, but I do love to read. I just got started reading this great western called “Legends Lost” by Charlie Mac http://www.charliemacbooks.com, it’s all about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. It's a great book and I often find myself thinking about how much reading and research the author must have done to create a piece so riveting. But more than that, the love he must have for Westerns and historical fiction himself. You can tell that the western genre is one that he must particularly like and has been reading for a very long time. I think that what and how much a writer actually reads, does wonders for their writing. From learning new writing styles, to dabbling in writing about a topic they have grown to enjoy. I think that's what makes boooks successful, writers putting a piece together that they themselves would want to read and in turn that others like them may want to read. And I agree, reading is definitely the key in learning about telling a story!Lacey Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-64862820560140917282012-05-01T15:02:12.850-05:002012-05-01T15:02:12.850-05:00Reading was certainly key for me in learning anyth...Reading was certainly key for me in learning anything about telling a story.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com