tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post2920538744774856826..comments2024-03-25T11:17:18.130-07:00Comments on Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and The Wild West: Take that, NaNoWriMo!Evan Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-29934467418360614392009-11-25T10:40:20.807-08:002009-11-25T10:40:20.807-08:00Appreciate you stopping by, everyone.
Are you psy...Appreciate you stopping by, everyone.<br /><br />Are you psychic, Rick, or just kin to Sherlock Holmes? Yep, I do all my writing with a Big Chief and crayons.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-72581594840240894752009-11-25T10:07:29.358-08:002009-11-25T10:07:29.358-08:00I picture you, seated at a desk, crayon clutched i...I picture you, seated at a desk, crayon clutched in fist, Big Chief tablet at the ready, mind spinning with ideas for plot twists, great dialogue lines and descriptive passages. <br /><br />He puts crayon to tablet, tightens his grip, forges the letter "T" onto the paper! Another word begun! Another sentence begun! Another paragraph... well you get the idea.<br /><br />Good work. Keep going!Richard Robinsonhttp://brokenbullhorn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-74295449927575022442009-11-25T04:51:55.097-08:002009-11-25T04:51:55.097-08:00You go, boy!You go, boy!pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-22421129129219297902009-11-24T17:04:08.847-08:002009-11-24T17:04:08.847-08:00Woo hoo! Lookit them fingers fly! When do we get t...Woo hoo! Lookit them fingers fly! When do we get to see this thing?<br /><br />The short story marathon is a great idea. I oughtta...Ann Littlewoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646388677233865578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-38498671044009123392009-11-24T11:48:06.443-08:002009-11-24T11:48:06.443-08:00Thanks for the credit and the link. Well if you go...Thanks for the credit and the link. Well if you go for the short story idea, let us know. Maybe you should trademark NaShoStoWriMo or some such. For whatever reason, I've never gotten too excited by flash fiction, though I did write some 50-word stories once in conjunction with a kid's school assignment. I should probably work toward greater excitability in general.Doug Levinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442233093216368844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-1135850401190445282009-11-24T11:37:28.291-08:002009-11-24T11:37:28.291-08:00Yeeehah! I'm all for that.
But in all fairness...Yeeehah! I'm all for that.<br />But in all fairness to Signet, my name is usually in 6pt at least.Joseph A. Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07296251121249782528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-53589695820642262342009-11-24T11:17:46.600-08:002009-11-24T11:17:46.600-08:00Thanks, folks.
Geez, Joe, maybe someday, followi...Thanks, folks. <br /><br />Geez, Joe, maybe someday, following in the Ralph Compton tradition, I'll see a book with your name in giant letters at the top - and down at the bottom in fine print it will say, "A Joseph A. West novel by Evan Lewis".Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-12638940488351697302009-11-24T10:49:36.904-08:002009-11-24T10:49:36.904-08:00Evan, I'm struggling with my latest opus THE B...Evan, I'm struggling with my latest opus THE BURNING RANGE. Any chance you can take some time off and crank out, say, 5,000 for me? It will only take you a couple of hours.<br />Keep up the good work!Joseph A. Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07296251121249782528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-83666958169335233722009-11-24T10:35:03.404-08:002009-11-24T10:35:03.404-08:00Congrats, Dave. I'd like to think it was all d...Congrats, Dave. I'd like to think it was all due to my encouragement, but I'm afraid I can't take credit. :) Anyway, good job!Laurie Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10429604692700662254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-50809008426795692312009-11-24T10:05:24.052-08:002009-11-24T10:05:24.052-08:00Happy hour is so helpful. And I'm sure Hemingw...Happy hour is so helpful. And I'm sure Hemingway would approve.<br /><br />Congrats on the NaNo!David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-41159355772853100072009-11-24T09:57:40.177-08:002009-11-24T09:57:40.177-08:00I heard Dave Sim (writer/artist on the comic book,...I heard Dave Sim (writer/artist on the comic book, CEREBUS) once say that if he went two days w/o drawing, he could tell. If he went a week, his fans could tell, if he went a month, everyone could tell.<br /><br />Writing is like drawing in that sense of --let it slide: become a rusty crankcase. Thankfully, as you've found, the opposite is also true.Richard Proschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08314680709014254183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-38723278692244869112009-11-24T09:22:06.304-08:002009-11-24T09:22:06.304-08:00This one is technically historical adventure, but ...This one is technically historical adventure, but will likely be seen by publishers as a western.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-29236931911127780562009-11-24T09:16:32.172-08:002009-11-24T09:16:32.172-08:00Just curious, Evan, how do you classify your novel...Just curious, Evan, how do you classify your novel as to genre?Richard Robinsonhttp://brokenbullhorn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com