tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post9209965951081391120..comments2024-02-17T17:59:25.010+10:00Comments on Christian Writers Downunder: Exploring Genres: WesternsJeanette O'Haganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-35371475490882685952019-05-08T16:40:05.226+10:002019-05-08T16:40:05.226+10:00140 novels. That is something few of us will ever ...140 novels. That is something few of us will ever reach. I used to love Louis L'Amour and enjoyed watching Westerns. Might be interesting to pick one up again. Christine Dillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00138954979163077058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-58357964247462018162019-05-06T18:36:30.396+10:002019-05-06T18:36:30.396+10:00Hi Roger. How prolific you've been in your wri...Hi Roger. How prolific you've been in your writing! Good on you. I confess to a certain affection for Westerns when it comes to movies (from the star-studded cast of The Magnificent Seven through every John Wayne heroic reinvention to the comedy-laden Jacki Chan variations) and TV (also grew up on Bonanza, The Cisco Kid, Wagon Train and, ahem, F-Troop). Sing me a song from Calamity Jane, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers or Oklahoma and I can almost smell the dusty plains and sawdust of the wild west. As for novels, although I can't say I've sought them out, a few Westerns found their way on to my reading list by being included in Readers Digest condensed books. As you mentioned, they are easily favoured for their well-intentioned and reluctant heroes as much as for their good-wins-out-in-the-end style and their larger-than-life characters and setting. Hmm, perhaps it's time I hauled out my Bonanza DVD collection again ... (I mean, come on ... Michael 'Little Jo' Landon's mischievous smile almost outguns Gene 'The Waco Kid' Wilder's blue eyes, doesn't it, gals?) Mazzy Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03945841786696357456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-85345006501154544422019-05-06T10:23:57.683+10:002019-05-06T10:23:57.683+10:00Thanks Roger for an interesting post. I haven'...Thanks Roger for an interesting post. I haven't delved into Westerns much of late - but I devoured them as a child - I loved the Lone Ranger, the Cisco Kid and we grew up on TV series like Bonaza, Zoro and so many movies. My husband still loves them. Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-30005147004912629512019-05-06T09:34:35.860+10:002019-05-06T09:34:35.860+10:00Hi Roger - Thanks for posting on a topic we don...Hi Roger - Thanks for posting on a topic we don't usually hear much about. I must admit I don't read much in that genre, but it does provide a good opportunity to look at the forces of good against evil. And well done on writing so many books. I've just submitted my first novel to my publisher, so I can't imagine writing 140. You must love it and be very disciplined. I hope your latest books go really well for you.Nola Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484579374187759802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-16532539180241136862019-05-06T09:29:41.498+10:002019-05-06T09:29:41.498+10:00Hi Roger, what a good post. I'll have to pass ...Hi Roger, what a good post. I'll have to pass it on to my father-in-law, husband and son, who all enjoy a good Western, and have I think even read some of yours, being fellow South Australians.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.com