Maker of Angels

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Sometimes a book trailer can be an effective way to relate the contents of a novel to a reader. Sometimes not.

Currently I'm reading Maker of Angels by Dean Sault--in between grading and editing and council and everything else. But reading is important to a writer. It's sort of like an engineer who designs cars saying he doesn't have time to take an automobile out on the road to just enjoy.

Anyway, here's an example of what I would say is a well-done book trailer. And for the record, what I've read of Maker of Angels thus far? Well worth my reading time.

Old West Shootouts

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Granted, I've never been in an Old West Shootout, but I've always imagined them to be full of noise and smoke and chaos, resulting in some bullet-ridden bodies. And from what I've read, shotguns were of grave concern to the person facing the wrong end.

The best, or what might be the most accurate, I've come across on the screen has been the final gunfight in Open Range.

Below are video clips. What do you think?




Why have I been thinking about this? Well, one author friend wrote what I'd term a modern western with a bit of romance (Outlaws). Another author friend is soon to release his first western romance--with a touch of paranormal, set in the Old West titled Ghost of Lost Eagle.

The first is a really good read, and I anticipate the second will be as well.
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Interview Discussing Characterization

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Author DS Sault invited me over to his blog to discuss Characterization, focusing on Direct vs. Indirect Characterization.

Click on over if it might be of interest.

Link: More Show vs. Tell: Characterization over at Inside a Writer's Mind -- enter at your own risk

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