The East Coast Writes Literature and the West Coast Writes Westerns?
Oh boy. I do write westerns and I live in Colorado. I was at the Women Writing the West Conference in San Antonio - and in one of the speeches a writer brought up the the East Coast writes Literature, The North Writes Literature, the South writes literature and the West...writes westerns. I know a lot of "western" people who are not writing about the west BUT, does that stereotype hold true?
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Natalie
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Oct 25, 2019 12:18PM
I wish close-minded people would stop putting labels on creatives for whatever reason. I know best-selling authors who write about Texas, but live in the east and have never been here. One author noted that her best-selling series set in Montana is based solely on her online research. James Michener is a Texas author who writes award winning lengthy sagas set in a multitude of places, Hawaii, Poland, Caribbean. Alaska. I wouldn't describe his stories as "westerns". A good story is a good story, and hats off to the writer who can type THE END and entertain readers in the process.
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You bring up a good point - I do think in this age of fairly cheap travel, that authors should at least try visit the setting of their books if at all possible. There's a feel to a place that is not transmitted by online research - but I agree a good story is a good story!
