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 19th Century DIME NOVELS through
the early 20th 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
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