tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post2718963876168386201..comments2024-03-28T05:15:00.483-07:00Comments on Buddies in the Saddle: John Reese, The Wild One (1972)Ron Scheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-5619648109677949022013-10-04T11:34:04.919-07:002013-10-04T11:34:04.919-07:00I agree with Mr. Wheeler, not that I don't enj...I agree with Mr. Wheeler, not that I don't enjoy reading the departures from that.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-40950032651131543052013-09-26T16:35:36.604-07:002013-09-26T16:35:36.604-07:00He sounds like a writer I would enjoy. Stock chara...He sounds like a writer I would enjoy. Stock characters, in stock circumstances, with few surprises, is the very definition of the traditional western for some writers and editors. In fact they celebrate it. I've run into that wall several times, having stories rejected because they weren't "stock" enough. It's a brittle, calcified field.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-26909022981793200462013-09-26T13:57:44.988-07:002013-09-26T13:57:44.988-07:00You said it, boss.You said it, boss.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-1059748445578649072013-09-26T07:51:41.713-07:002013-09-26T07:51:41.713-07:00That's what separates the greats from the run ...That's what separates the greats from the run of the mill. Taking clichés and turning them on their ears.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-6827566603570614542013-09-26T07:27:28.270-07:002013-09-26T07:27:28.270-07:00to my shame, I have not read it.to my shame, I have not read it.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com