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Western novel excerpts revisited — how I got the idea, what I’m doing with it

Gary — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:44:32 +0000

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 were very popular. And, as it happens, my family has always been involved in someway with farming, ranching — mostly farming — and horses. Even today, my older brother and his wife own a very successful horse farm near Baltimore (a far cry from our southeast Nebraska/southeast Colorado family heritage).

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Western novel excerpts revisited — how I got the idea, what I’m doing with it

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Western novel excerpts revisited — how I got the idea, what I’m doing with it

Second excerpt of Western novel — comments, please?

Gary — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:17:12 +0000

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 with the server crash I had a few weeks back and I still haven’t gotten it rebuilt. But I always thought it might draw some traffic, perhaps even gain me some sales.

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Second excerpt of Western novel — comments, please?

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Different novel, first excerpt — your opinions, please?

Gary — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:03:11 +0000

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 people — one of whom I’ve mentioned here — who’ve written and published a ton of Westerns. Even with their urging, and networking with/through them, there’s just not much out there.

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Different novel, first excerpt — your opinions, please?

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Novel excerpts revisited — where to find story ideas and where I found this one

Gary — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:43:45 +0000

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.

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Novel excerpts revisited — where to find story ideas and where I found this one

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Here’s the next part of that excerpt from my novel manuscript

Gary — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:44:29 +0000

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 more of it if the thing was yours.

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Here’s the next part of that excerpt from my novel manuscript

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Just for fun — comment, please, on the opening of a novel I started a few years ago

Gary — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:50:59 +0000

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:

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Just for fun — comment, please, on the opening of a novel I started a few years ago

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Just for fun — comment, please, on the opening of a novel I started a few years ago