Queasy Dillo

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Muffin Man

I've never read a western, I've never had the urge. For someone like me, this was an awesome read. The mass of descriptions was exactly what I needed. It's rough, but you know that. I want more.

Norris is a great character, congratulations.

Idea:
He has incriminating info, on someone powerful, that he picked up from a bounty.

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Queasy Dillo

I know what you mean, MM. Westerns seem to have the unenviable status of being cheap, disposable reading. Some of them are good, some of them....not so good.

I recently finished reading Louis L'Amour's 'Hondo', and I now understand how he was able to write ninety-odd books and several other collections - you read something of his, it's pretty much bare-bones. Not that he can't write, just that he doesn't seem to go into much detail.

Me, I'm a detail freak.

In that respect, I wasn't really trying to write a western. I guess I was shooting for a good-guy/bad-guy story, but set in 1884. As it is, I've gone back and begun writing from the beginning of his bounty-hunting career. Maybe when I finish his first adventure I can come back and work on finishing this one.

Oh, and thanks for reading. Glad you liked it.

Dillo

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demonic_harmonic

Hold up. I almost was not going to read this. Then I saw the name Norris. Now I'm interested.


I'll be back...

Queasy Dillo

How'd Norris get your attention?

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demonic_harmonic

It's the name of one of my main characters. I sort of have radar when I see it cas I'm so used to seeing it now. But mine is an artist, not a cowboy.

Queasy Dillo

Norris seems to be a fairly common name....not entirely sure why. I wrote this one better than a year ago, and only now that I move to the forum do I find other Norrises? Norriss? Norri?

That seems a little odd to me, but I'm a little odd so I guess it pans out.

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demonic_harmonic

I saw that too. I have NEVER noticed people using the name Norris, until here. I guess we are just cool like that.

Talia_Brie

My God, that was brilliant!!!

I don't know what else to say. That was brilliant.

Norris is a great character, and so is Horse.

You're right about westerns, dime a dozen and about worth as much. But that was then. This is now and westerns, both written and in film, are less common. Which means you can take more time with them, and make it a good story, well written.

Have you seen any contemporary westerns, particularly Open Range. It's not just another re-telling of Shane, which a lot of westerns became. You can really put some drama into a western now, and I suspect the market is voraciously hungry for them. That has to count a little for the success of Stephen King's Dark Tower books (the central character is a gunslinger).

That was just brilliant. Think of a story for this guy and let's see it. You have to keep going.

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demonic_harmonic

I have returned.



I long for more.



There is something refreshing about this. But, just... don't do to this what King did, hehe... (IF IT STARTS A WESTERN, KEEP IT A WESTERN...Lol...)

Queasy Dillo

TB, DH -

Thanks for the comments. Believe it or not I ran a pretty good ways with this one - somewhere in the neighborhood of 23 chapters over the course of 73 pages. That's 73 single-spaced, around 100 in my normal format.

TB, I agree with you that the post-western westerns are ages ahead of some of the old stuff. The Unforgiven kicked off the era of the new western, where cardboard mockups of characters are the exception and the good guy may be the lesser of two evils. Also, Larry McMurtry (Lonesome Dove) did a fair amount to bring it back with more depth and texture than before.

DH - I too loved the Gunslinger. The first book was my favorite, with the others starting into a downward spiral. Every now and again his later books would have moments of genius, but the original (Book I) probably stood the best on it's own merits. Believe me, I have no intention of sending Norris and Horse the wonder-horse anywhere other than southern Colorado.

After some serious editing I'll see about posting some of the later installments.

Thanks again,
Dillo

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demonic_harmonic

Thankee Sai.



The last book was just... *vomits*.


*vomits again*


I mean, I'm not even half way through it...I told all these people it was great...and then...the last book came out. *feeds self to lobstrosities*

Nazareth

w2hich last book? Kingsd tower series book>? Which title? lobstrocities lol- I think King went back on coke when he wrote that one- Loved the shootout scene in the bar though- he did good job with that scene

demonic_harmonic

Sorry for the extra message here, I just noticed that 'convienant rock' sounds a bit awkward...for some reason it didnt the first time I read it...


Might just be me though. Perhaps convienantly placed...but a phrase that is...better than that...

Nazareth

Oh & btw dillo- another nice rending of character- you gotta get some of these published man-