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Strange Idea.... set in the Old West?
Shecky:
Ah. I see. "Those people" need to zip it; the ancient Greeks were already saying, "There is nothing new under the sun." Every single theme has been done already in some way, shape or form. Creativity lies in what you DO with the themes - combine them, tweak them, take them in a non-standard direction, etc.
Danny-boy:
I am working on a paranormal/western idea too! Not much like your idea here (which is really cool, by the way)...but both could be considered "paranormal westerns", if such a genre exists.
*Matt-D*:
Personally I think you have a great idea and I know I would put that on my reading list if I knew it was out there to read...
Tribblechomper:
--- Quote from: Fireflywyo on October 02, 2008, 02:33:53 AM ---As for Louis Lamour, he's a fantastic author. I enjoyed "Haunted Mesa" but my favorite book of his is "Flint" :) One good thing about writing a western is that I'm from Wyoming. We've got the Oregon/California/Mormon/Bridger/Bozeman and Pony Express Trails, numerous cavalry forts, one of the main lines of the U.P., the Powder River Country which featured some of the Great Battles of the West, Yellowstone, the Green River, Cheyenne, Yellowstone, and Fort Laramie, the great plains, and the Rocky Mountains. (Come visit Wyoming! lol) As an historian, (M.A. in history) I'm hoping that I can avoid some of the pitfalls that some authors face due to the ignorance of their chosen historic setting.
Thanks for everyone's input. I'm sure I'll be asking for more in the future. :)
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If you have any Native American friends/acquaintances that you're on good terms with, ask to meet with some of their senior-most generation for the purpose of learning some of their stories/legends of a mystic variety; explain what you're doing (in a very broad sense; the more detail others get, the better they can "creatively re-appropriate" your idea"), and that, in incorporating their legends, you want to make sure they're done correctly and respectfully.
Ghostwheel:
I would read it, but im speshul
one of the games my group engages in is Mask of the red death, and I play (gasp,shock,suprise) a cowboy. so not only would I read it, but id prolly be able to get the entire group to read it.
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