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The Gun Primer: A Writer's Guide To Firearm Facts For Fiction
So… you’re a writer. And maybe you write exciting stories about detectives, or bank robbers, or heroes, or maybe even sick and deranged killers to thrill and keep us all awake at night. Maybe it’s swashbuckling pirates or stately, antebellum mansions. No matter what you write, chances are very good that one of your plots, one of your characters, sometime, somewhere, is going to involve a firearm… a GUN.
Whether you are pro-gun, anti-gun, or don’t really care, a surprising number of people these days have a very limited knowledge of firearms. For a writer, that can be more deadly than any weapon! To make your stories real, believable, and to have your writing taken seriously, you need a little education on the subject.
This project began as a letter to a friend for just that purpose but I quickly realized many more could benefit from the information. So here it is; your reference to the history and practical use of firearms from a writer’s point of view. You’ll find factual, helpful information here on all kinds of plot-worthy firearms from the earliest days of the gun, through the Antebellum and Steam Punk eras, on into the Roaring Twenties and both World Wars. You’ll even find a section dedicated to separating fact from myth in today’s complicated and heated firearms debate. I hope you find it helpful and may your heroes always shoot straight!
Whether you are pro-gun, anti-gun, or don’t really care, a surprising number of people these days have a very limited knowledge of firearms. For a writer, that can be more deadly than any weapon! To make your stories real, believable, and to have your writing taken seriously, you need a little education on the subject.
This project began as a letter to a friend for just that purpose but I quickly realized many more could benefit from the information. So here it is; your reference to the history and practical use of firearms from a writer’s point of view. You’ll find factual, helpful information here on all kinds of plot-worthy firearms from the earliest days of the gun, through the Antebellum and Steam Punk eras, on into the Roaring Twenties and both World Wars. You’ll even find a section dedicated to separating fact from myth in today’s complicated and heated firearms debate. I hope you find it helpful and may your heroes always shoot straight!
35 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 17, 2013
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About the author
Bruce Jenvey
16 books10 followersBruce Jenvey is the author of My Father's Ashes,
The Cabbottown Witch Novels:
Angela's Coven (2011, an Epic Award and Global E-Book Award finalist -- Now available in paperback)
The Great Northern Coven (released 10/19/12)
The Ragtime Coven (now released)
As well as Novellas "Benny" and "Kevin" and other tales of the paranormal.
Bruce turned to fiction after ten years as the Publishing Editor of Great Lakes Cruiser magazine, a travel and history publication for the Great Lakes Region. Prior to that, he spent twenty years in the advertising industry writing national advertising materials for such clients as Pontiac, Cadillac and more.
The Cabbottown Witch Novels:
Angela's Coven (2011, an Epic Award and Global E-Book Award finalist -- Now available in paperback)
The Great Northern Coven (released 10/19/12)
The Ragtime Coven (now released)
As well as Novellas "Benny" and "Kevin" and other tales of the paranormal.
Bruce turned to fiction after ten years as the Publishing Editor of Great Lakes Cruiser magazine, a travel and history publication for the Great Lakes Region. Prior to that, he spent twenty years in the advertising industry writing national advertising materials for such clients as Pontiac, Cadillac and more.
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February 19, 2013
One of the more comprehensive books about weapons I have ever seen.
Gave it 5 stars even tho the Goodreads five star rating is: "It's amazing."
Yeah, well.
It is a well researched (without being pedantic) well illustrated (word pictures) of how every author should deal with the firearms subject BEFORE inserting 'gun-fu' into their fiction.
at 2.99 it's much cheaper than spending 50 dollars and going down to your nearest indoor firing range and have an insructor or range officer Teach the weapon system and then issue you ammo, magazines, ear and eye protection and let you bang away at simulated bad guys.
[BUT THAT is the Fun part]!!!
Bought it for the Nook at 0845, finished it at 0945.
172 pages and it is a Great firearms primer.
On my professional bookshelf (along with a copy of 1985's Small Arms of the World)... That hefty tome is on the bottom shelf! lol.
Thanks, Bruce,
Great Job.
V/R,
Rich Johns
Former Army SF 'weapons guy'.
Gave it 5 stars even tho the Goodreads five star rating is: "It's amazing."
Yeah, well.
It is a well researched (without being pedantic) well illustrated (word pictures) of how every author should deal with the firearms subject BEFORE inserting 'gun-fu' into their fiction.
at 2.99 it's much cheaper than spending 50 dollars and going down to your nearest indoor firing range and have an insructor or range officer Teach the weapon system and then issue you ammo, magazines, ear and eye protection and let you bang away at simulated bad guys.
[BUT THAT is the Fun part]!!!
Bought it for the Nook at 0845, finished it at 0945.
172 pages and it is a Great firearms primer.
On my professional bookshelf (along with a copy of 1985's Small Arms of the World)... That hefty tome is on the bottom shelf! lol.
Thanks, Bruce,
Great Job.
V/R,
Rich Johns
Former Army SF 'weapons guy'.
March 24, 2014
Aid for writers or maybe you just want to know more about the history and use of guns. This short read is chock-full of useful information – a great resource to have on hand. Jenvey tells us how a bullet is made, the why of rifling the barrel, what caliber/gauge means, and tons more.
I come from a family of gun owners and never knew half of what I learned reading this primer.
I come from a family of gun owners and never knew half of what I learned reading this primer.
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