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Post by Boyd Percy on Feb 9, 2020 13:08:41 GMT -5
I see Not Wes has been a busy little beaver. It ought to be another good book. Looking forward to it!
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Post by Not Wes on Feb 9, 2020 22:54:11 GMT -5
I don't have the preliminary info ready, but I think it's pretty much all evident in the pages that are up. Let me know if there are any problems with any pages linking, etc.
Thanks
Not Wes
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Post by Jeremy on Feb 10, 2020 5:47:23 GMT -5
From the description it looks like an Independent novel, but according the the Boyd bibliography on the wiki the only unpublished book is in the Bradford Exiles series. Where does this one fit in the bibliography?
Thanks
Jeremy
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Post by Colin on Feb 10, 2020 5:50:03 GMT -5
I see this is posted as "Wes Boyd writing as Ron Webb". Did Wes use that pseudonym or is an artefact of the editing/finishing and publishing after his death?
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Post by Not Wes on Feb 10, 2020 9:18:08 GMT -5
From the description it looks like an Independent novel, but according the the Boyd bibliography on the wiki the only unpublished book is in the Bradford Exiles series. Where does this one fit in the bibliography? Sword of the Amazon is definitely an independent novel. There is another book after this one, the last of the eight books on Wes's list of novels to publish, that is a Bradford Exiles book. I have several other books and shorter stories, most portions of unfinished stories by Wes, that, if we can get permission from Wes's "estate" (his wife Kathy) to post, include some other BE novels or portions of them that belong in the BE world. Others go with Tales from Spearfish Lake or in another series by Wes. Not Wes
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Post by Not Wes on Feb 10, 2020 9:27:32 GMT -5
I see this is posted as "Wes Boyd writing as Ron Webb". Did Wes use that pseudonym or is an artefact of the editing/finishing and publishing after his death? The plan from early on (about 2010) was always to publish this novel using a pseudonym. Maybe some more story on that later. We hadn't yet discussed which name to use before Wes died. I asked his wife Kathy most of a year ago now, when we started working on the book, if she could suggest a name. Her response was the one we used. She said Wes had used it before, she thought for a magazine article or two, though it was long enough ago that she couldn't remember which magazines or any article titles. The "Webb" is Wes's initials with an extra "b" at the end. Not Wes
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Post by Kirby Lambert on Feb 10, 2020 13:36:49 GMT -5
I have added this new book to the bibliography page. When you have a chance please check the addition for accuracy. When it starts posting I will add it to the start page of the wiki based on the bibliography page entry. Kirby
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Post by JP on Feb 10, 2020 13:44:29 GMT -5
Seeing story post that was not initially perceived by me to be Wes Boyd's got me to thinking that when his material runs out that perhaps this could be a platform for aspiring authors with similar styles. This is a good group of folks that might be able to help those authors get a running start.
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Post by Not Wes on Feb 12, 2020 14:35:41 GMT -5
Seeing story post that was not initially perceived by me to be Wes Boyd's got me to thinking that when his material runs out that perhaps this could be a platform for aspiring authors with similar styles. This is a good group of folks that might be able to help those authors get a running start. JP, I don't think I can answer your question with any satisfaction. Most budding authors are already posting stories on other free sites, and those sites have much larger readership than this one. SLT (spearfishlaketales.com) was set up in hopes that Wes could make some money off his fictional stories, which he wasn't getting from posting at those free story sites. He'd been living off writing income for his short stuff for years, meaning nonfictional journalistic efforts for the newspaper he worked for and then owned, so why not try for his longer works, too? It worked, but not as well as he'd hoped, basically because he couldn't get the readership numbers he needed to really make a go of it. It paid for the site and a bit more, but there is no telling if it would work for another author posting stories here, cover hosting fees and provide anything for the author, much less for Kathy, who "owns the place" so to speak. Or even with more than one author. Those free sites out there are real competition for anyone trying to sell. There is a reason you don't see Wes's stories on many of them. Another issue is that I'm only a year younger than Wes, and I don't plan to do this for much longer than getting through the stories we have by him. I'm not certain how much longer than that I'm willing to help out. Or how long Dan is willing to do the stuff he has to in order to keep the site open. He has a real job, even if I don't. My arthritis is making up for it. I'm sure there are other issues with both positive and negative answers, but I'm not hopeful of it happening. I wouldn't mind a bit for anyone to prove me wrong. Not Wes
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Post by Colin on Feb 13, 2020 4:26:53 GMT -5
Most budding authors are already posting stories on other free sites, I think that is the way it should be to get the best exposure. As you said, this site costs money to run and I doubt future sales of Wes's books would cover it.Personally I'm only hear to talk about Wes's work and once new material of his stops being posted I'll wave goodbye.
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Post by guempelein on Feb 13, 2020 8:51:49 GMT -5
I agree with Colin, when Wes's books are all done, I am will move on to other sites. It is a shame Wes was not recognized for the quality of writing he did in his lifetime and the humanity he put forward in his books. I will miss checking "Spearfish" out weekly and will miss reading stories that have the reality of these stories. A big Thank You to Not Wes and Wes's family for competing Wes's stories.
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Post by Not Wes on Feb 13, 2020 11:19:29 GMT -5
Colin, guempelein, and others, All sites cost money to run, even if they're self-hosted. Some just cost less than others. I have on my hard drive at least a year's worth of Wes's stories to post yet if we can get permission from Kathy to do so. There could be a year and a half's worth or more. I haven't tried to compile a "chapter count" of what I have. Some are just story starts with no end, often only a first chapter, and others are uncompleted novels. There are some complete novels and novellas, most old, at least one relatively new. I'll see what I can get permission to post. Not Wes
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Post by Anthony Hilton on Feb 14, 2020 12:59:18 GMT -5
I see this is posted as "Wes Boyd writing as Ron Webb". I have just spoted on the Spearfish Lake Tales wiki that Ron Webb is the name of the Warsaw fire chief in Snowplow Extra chapter 11.
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Post by Anthony Hilton on Feb 14, 2020 13:30:58 GMT -5
Correction Ron Webb was Lynchburg Fire Chief, Fred Linder was the Warsaw Fire Chief.
I have corrected the wiki reference.
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Post by Not Wes on Feb 14, 2020 14:24:47 GMT -5
Correction Ron Webb was Lynchburg Fire Chief, Fred Linder was the Warsaw Fire Chief. I have corrected the wiki reference. It sounds like Wes was writing "himself" into his books? He may have chosen the name after Snowplow Extra was written. The decision (with Wes) was made long ago to publish under a pen name, but then he died before we could ask what he wanted to use. I asked his widow, Kathy, who immediately suggested the name as she'd told me he'd used it before, though didn't know what on, though thought a magazine article or two. They could have been online magazines, don't know. Thanks, Not Wes
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