Western Stories

*waves madly to Scip*

Welcome!

I'd suggest a sample -- Zane Grey, Louis L'Amour, Larry McMurtry are the ones that leap to my mind, but I'm sure the other folks here will have suggestions as well.

There's a lot of markets for cross-horror, so go for it!

Hi Scip, there's a Bristish publisher printing westerns with a horror theme - the outlaws are vampires, that sort of thing. But I'm not into that, so don't remember what the name of the publisher is. There's a non -paying market, Wild Cat Books, that has started a series called Weird Western Tales, but you're not going to make any money there. I'm not sure if that British company pays much, either. Good luck with your western idea.

The Scip said:

Thanks for the help. I'll check all of those out. What about western short stories, any specific place to find those that I might not know about?

Jeanne, I didn't know you spent you time in here. How ya been?

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A woman spends time in may forums...

Been great! Busy as all get-out.

As for Western shorts, I *think* Duotrope has that as a selection, but am not sure. (Been having trouble with my internet connections all weekend, so can't confirm.)

For gritty Westerns, try Elmore Leonard. That style may lend itself to someone who's going for a darker feel.

www.blazingadventuresmagazine.com has a few westerns and a serial western on part 2 right now.