Wordslingers: An Epitaph For The Western

Wordslingers: An Epitaph For The Westerns

By Will Murray

ISBN #978-1618270856

Altus Press www.altuspress.com/

470 Pages

Price $25.84

Rating 5-Stars

“Where Have The Westerns Gone?”

In this in-depth study of the pulp western magazines, Will Murray uncovers what the writers, editors, agents, and publishers of those grand old stories felt about what they were writing, publishing, and selling. A genre that has come close to dying many times, but somehow returns to thrill a new generation, whether it was the printed word, radio, or the visual screen of movies and television. Yet threatened, it has always been. The author has put together a huge amount of correspondence and articles written for such markets as WRITER’S DIGEST, THE AUTHOR & JOURNALIST, WRITER’S REVIEW, WRITER’S JOURNAL, the writer’s MONTHLY, THE WRITER, WRITER’S MARKET and METHODS, and REPORT to WRITERS, all journals catering to writers, editors, and agents.

From as early as the 19^th Century DIME NOVELS through the early 20^th Century Pulp Magazines, the market flourished, but was often on shaky ground. How did those involved in the genre keep it afloat? You will read about that here, from the very people who lived it. For anyone remotely interested the western magazines, or pulp in general, this book is a history you will have to read. Highly recommended.

Tom Johnson

Echoes Magazine