tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post7626333471215064478..comments2024-03-29T00:41:09.729-07:00Comments on Heath Lowrance: Reading (and writing) WesternsHeath Lowrancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07009721666729276126noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-48080497888751137712012-06-06T04:33:22.816-07:002012-06-06T04:33:22.816-07:00I love Max Brand, and there were only 2 novels of ...I love Max Brand, and there were only 2 novels of his that I found disappointing, the rest are fantastic. I also liked the character "Sudden" written by Oliver Strange, the 'Lone Star Ranger' by Zane Grey deserves a mention too for a look at the life of an outlaw. I love to write novels too (mostly fantasy though). The first three books I ever wrote were westerns though, and they still occupy my computer after over 20 years. I'd like to share them, is there any place for full-length western novels from unknown nobodies. I'd hate to have them die with me because they're not bad and someone out there might enjoy it. If anyone out there can suggest something, I'd appreciate it. I remember a T-shirt I saw on the back of a beggar that said "nobody is perfect -- I am nobody." It tickled me, so if you reply please refer to me as "nobody."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-68613625921049275322012-04-01T22:21:14.869-07:002012-04-01T22:21:14.869-07:00Hi! Stumbled upon this blog while researching for ...Hi! Stumbled upon this blog while researching for my own 'western' novel that I am writing. Found this very useful. I plan to check out Dee Brown's book. I have also been reading lots of Louis L'Amour and Zane Grey. <br /><br />E.J.E.J. D'Agrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504972783342303862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-48631480769696965492011-12-17T23:11:35.505-08:002011-12-17T23:11:35.505-08:00I'll check them out, Yankee, thanks for the re...I'll check them out, Yankee, thanks for the recs!Heath Lowrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009721666729276126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-87905703179260026232011-12-17T20:40:33.836-08:002011-12-17T20:40:33.836-08:00I very much recommend reading Ernest Haycox and th...I very much recommend reading Ernest Haycox and the westerns of Donald Hamilton if you haven't already.Yankee Cowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032629680936062142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-22044088131449214262011-12-15T11:17:15.362-08:002011-12-15T11:17:15.362-08:00Max Brand is almost a genre unto himself. I like m...Max Brand is almost a genre unto himself. I like most of his work but certainly can understand why some people don't.<br /><br />By the way, if you haven't read REH's "The Vultures of Whapeton" and "Wild Water" yet, I highly recommend them. I don't recall if they're in END OF THE TRAIL.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-20567113811913550442011-12-15T07:46:03.910-08:002011-12-15T07:46:03.910-08:00James, THE HAWTHORNE LEGACY was the second or thir...James, THE HAWTHORNE LEGACY was the second or third Western I read, and kept me going after the disappointment of Max Brand (sorry, Brand fans). And you probably noticed I stole the name Hawthorne...<br />Charles, I read Bury My Heart years ago for a class and loved it. Brown deals with even bigger themes in American West, believe it or not.<br />Ron, I'm so glad you liked Miles to Little Ridge. I'm a big fan of the "wild card" element in fiction, and that's what The Swede and Christian were.Heath Lowrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009721666729276126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-3942846517514644082011-12-14T11:59:09.785-08:002011-12-14T11:59:09.785-08:00Enjoyed this, especially after reading MILES TO LI...Enjoyed this, especially after reading MILES TO LITTLE RIDGE. That story is nicely constructed. I noticed how you got a lot of its effect by threading two different storylines together and having them converge in the last section.<br /><br />I've been reading early westerns to get a sense of how the genre actually evolved, before reading deeply into the canon you mention above. They've been instructive in another way. And I recommend it, too.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-12197706729849254722011-12-14T07:44:38.839-08:002011-12-14T07:44:38.839-08:00I've read a lot of Patten, Gorman, and Reasone...I've read a lot of Patten, Gorman, and Reasoner. Dee Brown also wrote the awesome, "Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee," which is an amazing nonfiction western that one needs if you're going to include native Americans in your work. I have your "Miles" work and will start it today.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-9864894987868618812011-12-13T12:01:35.285-08:002011-12-13T12:01:35.285-08:00Man, talk about being in good company! All the oth...Man, talk about being in good company! All the other writers on your list are favorites of mine, and I'm honored to be in there with them. I love the Western because it'll accommodate any kind of story from farce to tragedy, but I do tend to the more hardboiled side of the genre, in both writing and reading.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993944993300859915.post-84324895113594841772011-12-13T08:33:14.310-08:002011-12-13T08:33:14.310-08:00Hey man, that's cool. You're experimenting...Hey man, that's cool. You're experimenting with the pulp aesthetic. Looking forward to read MILES TO LITTLE RIDGEBenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483490020980574428noreply@blogger.com