I've had to calm down before commenting because this post scratches some main itches and learning of a new author who writes just for me was pretty exciting. I had not read Joe R. I am such a fan of these quotes and this kind of writing. As soon as I start reading again (what's with THAT?) I am set. Thank you a ton.
Why did this put me in mind just a tad of Carl Hiaasen?
You're welcome. It's always a pleasure to find a new author that's been prolific. I think Hiaasen, Lansdale and Elmore Leonard have an ear for funny dialogue and try to write the way people speak and think. Lesser authors write the way they think people should speak and think and it doesn't ring true.
I loved this article, Lee! Made me laugh out loud, and I could hear YOUR voice in my head, with a Texas accent. I'm going to take your advice and give ol' Joe a try. I've been cooking lots of Depression-era meals lately (has nothing to do with depression or lack of food), so makes sense to fit in some DE reading!
Thank you and you're welcome. If you want a great Depression-era novel try "All the Earth, Thrown to the Sky" and while you're cooking those DE meals you might want to do it barefoot and in a dress made from a gunny sack. It'll set the mood.
If you like that, you’ll also like Robert Parker’s Spencer series and his Westerns. He’s from Eastern east Texas: Boston, I think it’s called.
I've read every word that Robert Parker wrote and if I keep writing about writers, he's one worth writing about.
I've had to calm down before commenting because this post scratches some main itches and learning of a new author who writes just for me was pretty exciting. I had not read Joe R. I am such a fan of these quotes and this kind of writing. As soon as I start reading again (what's with THAT?) I am set. Thank you a ton.
Why did this put me in mind just a tad of Carl Hiaasen?
You're welcome. It's always a pleasure to find a new author that's been prolific. I think Hiaasen, Lansdale and Elmore Leonard have an ear for funny dialogue and try to write the way people speak and think. Lesser authors write the way they think people should speak and think and it doesn't ring true.
I loved this article, Lee! Made me laugh out loud, and I could hear YOUR voice in my head, with a Texas accent. I'm going to take your advice and give ol' Joe a try. I've been cooking lots of Depression-era meals lately (has nothing to do with depression or lack of food), so makes sense to fit in some DE reading!
Thanks for the laughs today!
Thank you and you're welcome. If you want a great Depression-era novel try "All the Earth, Thrown to the Sky" and while you're cooking those DE meals you might want to do it barefoot and in a dress made from a gunny sack. It'll set the mood.