tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post4033463016147846595..comments2024-03-28T11:33:16.797-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Of books, the writing life, and WesternsPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-55208811737357564732015-04-01T21:28:08.702-05:002015-04-01T21:28:08.702-05:00I concur with OldNFO's comment. Write it. We&#...I concur with OldNFO's comment. Write it. We'll buy it. I want you to be comfortable in retirement so you will continue to write stories to entertain us in our old age. :-)bbirdwellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-16918864280193438242015-03-31T11:41:17.887-05:002015-03-31T11:41:17.887-05:00A historically accurate western or SA eastern woul...A historically accurate western or SA eastern would be an instant purchase for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-49353649257593803012015-03-31T06:32:03.744-05:002015-03-31T06:32:03.744-05:00You know how I feel about Westerns. And preliminar...You know how I feel about Westerns. And preliminary research - thank you for the links - has begun on the African project. I am looking forward to seeing what you write next! Cedarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06335404569894164715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-31982510024504421232015-03-30T19:58:35.633-05:002015-03-30T19:58:35.633-05:00You proved you could write a good western with the...You proved you could write a good western with the opening of War to the Knife, so I'm confident if you do one it will be good.TheAxehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04328271483659507053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-35795418549015131332015-03-30T18:32:48.235-05:002015-03-30T18:32:48.235-05:00Try out No Good Like It Is for a fun, historically...Try out <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Good-Like-McKendree-Long-III-ebook/dp/B0038HEQY8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427757974&sr=8-1&keywords=no+good+like+it+is" rel="nofollow">No Good Like It Is</a> for a fun, historically accurate Western, especially where guns are concerned. Another sub-genre of the Western that you might try is the "Cracker Western," tales of cow herding in post-Civil War Florida; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Crackers-Scrub-Adventures-Stories-Florida/dp/1440129002/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427758224&sr=8-1&keywords=crackers+in+the+scrub" rel="nofollow">Crackers In the Scrub</a> by Miles Plowden is probably the best of these.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-41213506086838112332015-03-30T13:52:42.865-05:002015-03-30T13:52:42.865-05:00I'll add my voice to the positives. I'm a...I'll add my voice to the positives. I'm a long time fan of western history, as well as fiction, and am a reenactor of the period as well. I would very much enjoy seeing what you could do with the genre. Something from the same period set in South Africa would be interesting as well.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780834197167716549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-19817437595171949572015-03-30T12:48:59.759-05:002015-03-30T12:48:59.759-05:00I agree with most of the above comments. Will buy ...I agree with most of the above comments. Will buy a Western if you write it. But also would prefer a South African story.<br /><br />While I know and love real westerns a chance to get a new for me setting is interesting. Like stories of cattlemen in Australia.Mogrithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03403850012381295251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-52352226210828531352015-03-30T09:36:00.583-05:002015-03-30T09:36:00.583-05:00I've always liked George MacDonald Fraser'...I've always liked George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman books as much for their historical settings as for the stories. If you can do that with a Western, I'd give the first one a try even though I'm not much of a fan of the genre.<br /><br />Whether I give subsequent ones a try, of course, depends on how well I like the first! So far, though, with the SF series, you're doing pretty well. I've bought them all.Roger Ritternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-80771570641771752432015-03-30T09:31:41.923-05:002015-03-30T09:31:41.923-05:00One dissenting voice here re. American Western. I ...One dissenting voice here re. American Western. I have never enjoyed Cowboys & Indians type Western films or books - but that's just me.<br /><br />Historically accurate fiction set in South Africa..... YES PLEASE! :)<br /><br />I've enjoyed Wilbur Smith as an author, but have been a little disappointed with the way he wandered into fantasy at times - and the less said about his timelines and synchronising different books and book series, the better....<br /><br />Maxwell 4 proved to me that you can write an entertaining and believable story which "flows" easily for the reader.<br />Combine that ability with a historical South African setting, and I will be among the first to pre-order as soon as Amazon lists it.Brynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-56712919559041240162015-03-30T07:47:13.370-05:002015-03-30T07:47:13.370-05:00I agree about the South African pioneer period. Ei...I agree about the South African pioneer period. Either something like Michener, very close to documented history, or an "Eastern" that is fiction but set in a historical accurate setting.<br /><br />Or something set a few decades ago based on your own experiences but fictionalized. I'm sure I'm not the only one that thinks the stories you've written about it is worth expanding on.Eriknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-51765761390905879792015-03-30T07:13:19.391-05:002015-03-30T07:13:19.391-05:00Write it, we'll buy it... :-)Write it, we'll buy it... :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-48175447810768433742015-03-30T05:55:03.200-05:002015-03-30T05:55:03.200-05:00I thought L'Amour got the guns right, I kind o...I thought L'Amour got the guns right, I kind of remember him using the LeMat revolver in one of his stories. <br /><br />You write, I'll read. Looking forward to reading whatever you write. As long as neither the cowboys, nor the Indians, sparkle.<br /><br />John in PhillyJohn in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-24812302755298299112015-03-30T05:31:45.158-05:002015-03-30T05:31:45.158-05:00I look forward to the opportunity to read you prop...I look forward to the opportunity to read you proposed bookGafferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09765204313264301299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-39894560364191487062015-03-30T03:38:04.923-05:002015-03-30T03:38:04.923-05:00Write what you want. I suspect that many of us wil...Write what you want. I suspect that many of us will try it regardless of genre.<br /><br />A good book is a good book.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13146942566466847781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-39978948125935328072015-03-29T22:46:54.332-05:002015-03-29T22:46:54.332-05:00Peter, I for one would love for you t owrite a boo...Peter, I for one would love for you t owrite a book covering the South African pioneer period; fictionalized. historical fiction, whatever you want to call it. I realize, however, that it would immediately be condemned as "racist", no matter how factually accurate.<br />That seems to be the way of things, at present, sad & pathetic as it is. Political correctness is just preemptive book-banning (or -burning).<br />--Tennessee BuddAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-71417224372099603152015-03-29T21:37:15.467-05:002015-03-29T21:37:15.467-05:00If you publish it I will buy it. Love your work.If you publish it I will buy it. Love your work.DoninSactohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05659796227234525110noreply@blogger.com