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I know that you have writing aspirations. I hope that you can meet C.J. Box at a signing. He may give you some insider info on publishers.
His daughter was named for Sheridan, as was, to a degree, a character in his books about Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett.
If you haven't read those books, do. It'll give you a flavor for the area. Mr. Box told me that he consults with an actual warden for background material.
I convert words on paper to images in my mind, so I needed someone who looked like Joe to picture as I read. I chose Audie Murphy. I think he fits the image. I think his later books are better than the first few, where Joe seemed too naïve for any real LEO.
I have some problems with Joe being a bumbler with his handgun and needing his M-870 pump shotgun to hit anything. And I don't like a sort of rustic fugitive being a positively presented character who courts Joe's daughter, falconry or not. But the books are overall well worth reading.
Mr. Box seems a very nice man. I think he often autographs previous titles even when a book store owner prefers that he only sign books bought that day, in that store. David Lindsey also accorded me that favor, and I remain grateful for autographs of his titles. Ditto for Suzanne Arruda.
Most authors seem happy to sign their books, although I have some reservations about Robt. B. Parker, based on what someone else posted about his seeming reluctance to acknowledge a fan who saw him. If anyone here did meet the late Mr. Parker, I'd be interested in your own impression of him. I must say, he did work Boston well as a location.
I know that you have writing aspirations. I hope that you can meet C.J. Box at a signing. He may give you some insider info on publishers.
His daughter was named for Sheridan, as was, to a degree, a character in his books about Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett.
If you haven't read those books, do. It'll give you a flavor for the area. Mr. Box told me that he consults with an actual warden for background material.
I convert words on paper to images in my mind, so I needed someone who looked like Joe to picture as I read. I chose Audie Murphy. I think he fits the image. I think his later books are better than the first few, where Joe seemed too naïve for any real LEO.
I have some problems with Joe being a bumbler with his handgun and needing his M-870 pump shotgun to hit anything. And I don't like a sort of rustic fugitive being a positively presented character who courts Joe's daughter, falconry or not. But the books are overall well worth reading.
Mr. Box seems a very nice man. I think he often autographs previous titles even when a book store owner prefers that he only sign books bought that day, in that store. David Lindsey also accorded me that favor, and I remain grateful for autographs of his titles. Ditto for Suzanne Arruda.
Most authors seem happy to sign their books, although I have some reservations about Robt. B. Parker, based on what someone else posted about his seeming reluctance to acknowledge a fan who saw him. If anyone here did meet the late Mr. Parker, I'd be interested in your own impression of him. I must say, he did work Boston well as a location.
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