Novel Excerpts
Western novel excerpts revisited — how I got the idea, what I’m doing with it
When I posted the first excerpt from my Western novel, I made a comment or two about the genre and said it was more a “vanity” thing than anything else. I grew up back in the 1950s and ’60s when there were a ton of Western movies being made and lots of TV Westerns that […]
Second excerpt of Western novel — comments, please?
At one point, I had a blog started called “Tales of the Old West.” I posted this and the earlier excerpt which I posted here yesterday. I had some links on that blog to merchants for “Rustic Decor” and “Western Decor” furniture, as well as some cowboy type belt buckles. Unfortunately, the site was tanked […]
Different novel, first excerpt — your opinions, please?
Many years ago, I decided I wanted to write Western novels. These days it’s really hard to make a buck writing Westerns — or as they are sometimes know now, “historical novels set in the Old West.” It never was a lucrative genre, but it’s dear to my heart. I even know a couple of […]
Novel excerpts revisited — where to find story ideas and where I found this one
I posted a couple of excerpts from a novel manuscript I was working on a couple of years ago. Mostly I was hoping to get some comments, reactions, criticism, or something useful for me.
That hasn’t happened yet, so let me use the content of those two posts to perhaps start some discussion on this topic: […]
Here’s the next part of that excerpt from my novel manuscript
I hope posting that novel excerpt earlier today was useful to some of you. I guess posting the next section of it is probably just vain.
Seriously, though, I hope some of you will comment and give me some feedback on what you think of it, whether it’s interesting at all, whether you would pursue writing […]
Just for fun — comment, please, on the opening of a novel I started a few years ago
I’ve mentioned from time to time that I’ve got some novel manuscripts started and gathering dust on my hard drive shelves. Here’s the opening scene of one. All criticisms, critiques, and suggestions welcome:
She tries to breathe, but only sucks in more dirt. She knows her eyes are open, but all she sees is darkness. It’s […]
