tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568342056330504573.post9131280251843899775..comments2023-09-17T04:49:08.190-06:00Comments on DAVID J. WEST: Robert E. Howard's Birthdaynephite blood spartan hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568342056330504573.post-10758833568480340802010-01-27T13:35:47.711-07:002010-01-27T13:35:47.711-07:00Hey Bruce
I'm all about firing the imagination...Hey Bruce<br />I'm all about firing the imagination and it doesn't happen without some spark of description.nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568342056330504573.post-31467443157048857272010-01-27T12:39:18.120-07:002010-01-27T12:39:18.120-07:00That's a great passage you selected, Dave. It ...That's a great passage you selected, Dave. It captures Howard's style to a 'T'. This anti-purple-prose movement amazes me in the sense that a well-turned adjective fires the imagination, whereas a non descriptive sentence is just plain boring. But I guess that's the trend these days. I'll stick to 'firing the imagination'. And when it comes to that, no one beats REH.Brucehttp://www.brucedurham.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568342056330504573.post-50320001492783562702010-01-26T16:53:20.559-07:002010-01-26T16:53:20.559-07:00My density sometimes is beyond understanding. :)
...My density sometimes is beyond understanding. :)<br /><br />Thanks though for putting some specifics out there for me.Voidwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06688751100806767843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568342056330504573.post-85423716987636872222010-01-26T15:15:25.675-07:002010-01-26T15:15:25.675-07:00Voidwalker
LOL-just cuz I thought it might have be...Voidwalker<br />LOL-just cuz I thought it might have been obvious.<br /><br />His CONAN stuff.(he's the creator-most recent stuff is crap) <br /><br />But look for any of the Del Rey editions. Theers also collectiosn for his Kull stories, Bran Mak Morn stories, Solomon Kane tales, 2 general collections (little bit of everything) and a Horror Stories collection-mostly supernatural ghostly monster stuff-but I like them all.nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568342056330504573.post-40456858046599205562010-01-26T10:51:50.127-07:002010-01-26T10:51:50.127-07:00Any particular title that turned you toward his wo...Any particular title that turned you toward his works?Voidwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06688751100806767843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568342056330504573.post-15078409518197028282010-01-25T13:17:03.492-07:002010-01-25T13:17:03.492-07:00Thanks Kasie, your pics were great.
Elizabeth, I ...Thanks Kasie, your pics were great.<br /><br />Elizabeth, I bet Howard would want to read your Viking story too-anymore progress on that?<br /><br />Yeah-I'm grateful that people have thought I was worth the awards several times over now-but I just can't bring myself to post them-BUT I DO SINCERELY APPRECIATE THE THOUGHT.nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568342056330504573.post-43955686393769267102010-01-25T12:33:38.515-07:002010-01-25T12:33:38.515-07:00Hey, I love purple prose with all of my heart! Tha...Hey, I love purple prose with all of my heart! That's all my works was composed of but it's been beaten out of me by all those rules. Grrr. But I think old habits die hard and I still utilize that favorite writing of mine!<br /><br />Happy Birthday Mr. Howard!<br />:)<br /><br />(Karlene girlied you, David? LOL, I'm checking it out!)Elizabeth Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06028099814857743134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568342056330504573.post-82235316950759729312010-01-25T12:02:47.458-07:002010-01-25T12:02:47.458-07:00Very fun. Happy birthday Mr. Howard. Thanks for ...Very fun. Happy birthday Mr. Howard. Thanks for the entertaining short. :)Kasie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14169629001145903361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568342056330504573.post-47626011399593409382010-01-25T11:40:07.135-07:002010-01-25T11:40:07.135-07:00Thanks for dropping by Morgan. Its a line I'm ...Thanks for dropping by Morgan. Its a line I'm working on myself.nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568342056330504573.post-25556562745652362892010-01-25T11:13:15.216-07:002010-01-25T11:13:15.216-07:00Fabulous imagery in this story. Someday I'll f...Fabulous imagery in this story. Someday I'll figure out how to walk that fine line between imagery and purple prose. Until then, I'll just be jealous when I read stories like this.Angela Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12283365861048428440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568342056330504573.post-87100440022074304382010-01-25T10:55:24.297-07:002010-01-25T10:55:24.297-07:00I get pretty hung up on whoever or whatever I like...I get pretty hung up on whoever or whatever I like-music, books, movies, etc. So whomever the creator is I remember and seek out more of their stuff. For action-oriented fantasy short stories there's no topping Robert E. Howard in my book.nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568342056330504573.post-23720501935035898272010-01-25T10:44:33.004-07:002010-01-25T10:44:33.004-07:00I'm the kind of guy that can barely remember n...I'm the kind of guy that can barely remember names of songs, or the groups/singers who write them. I'm the same way with books. If I browse my bookshelf, I can say "That was a good one," by looking at the cover or side, but sometimes, I can't even remember the title lol.Voidwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06688751100806767843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568342056330504573.post-22194390660606710392010-01-24T15:41:31.954-07:002010-01-24T15:41:31.954-07:00Hey Mary
Some people say REH is a bit of purple pr...Hey Mary<br />Some people say REH is a bit of purple prose writer but I have to say, I love what I read of his, so the theoretical No-No's just don't matter to me.nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568342056330504573.post-63097846531884302112010-01-24T14:07:58.650-07:002010-01-24T14:07:58.650-07:00I've never heard of this author, but his writi...I've never heard of this author, but his writing is full of rich imagery. Maybe I'll have to check him out.<br />I like his use of adjectives. I've been told I use too many adjectives.Mary E Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119298615414367828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568342056330504573.post-16948466691877590822010-01-24T11:11:20.541-07:002010-01-24T11:11:20.541-07:00Sweet, Karlene, you're my best iron deficient ...Sweet, Karlene, you're my best iron deficient friend.nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568342056330504573.post-18751563594052836472010-01-24T10:44:48.480-07:002010-01-24T10:44:48.480-07:00Hi there. Gave you a totally girlie looking award ...Hi there. Gave you a totally girlie looking award over on <a href="http://inksplasher.blogspot.com/2010/01/somebody-likes-me.html" rel="nofollow">my blog</a>. Also talked about your new book.Karlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771306878095218330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568342056330504573.post-26266321052797475012010-01-24T00:52:01.616-07:002010-01-24T00:52:01.616-07:00I had to go looking because I did not know, but I ...I had to go looking because I did not know, but I found it.<br /><br />Pulp magazine called THE JUNTO, September 1929. He apparently sold them about 23 poems and short stories between Sept 1928 and Feb 1930.<br /><br />Of course his most famous stuff typically went to Weird Tales.nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568342056330504573.post-6564300954930378732010-01-24T00:34:01.249-07:002010-01-24T00:34:01.249-07:00.
Is that a whole piece? Where in the world did o....<br /><br />Is that a whole piece? Where in the world did one publish flash fiction in his day?Th.http://thmazing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568342056330504573.post-78952531096109772202010-01-23T16:03:14.744-07:002010-01-23T16:03:14.744-07:00L.A. I think this was his respectable picture that...L.A. I think this was his respectable picture that girlfriend Novalyne Price probably had taken of him. Most of the others are a little more casual.<br />Snippets like the one above are why he is such a favorite of mine.<br /><br />Krista, thanks-the powerful imagery in his writing is a prime appeal, I believe. <br /><br />Stephen King said "Howard's writing seems so highly charged with energy it nearly gives off sparks."nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568342056330504573.post-1086237283983354682010-01-23T11:43:46.066-07:002010-01-23T11:43:46.066-07:00Fantastic imagery. Thanks for sharing.Fantastic imagery. Thanks for sharing.Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03734014895825429358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568342056330504573.post-75209972742459363692010-01-23T10:46:13.268-07:002010-01-23T10:46:13.268-07:00This is good. And I have never heard of him. Judgi...This is good. And I have never heard of him. Judging from his picture I would assume he was a mobster, not a writer. Thanks for the introduction.L.A. DeVaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892065812324133993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568342056330504573.post-11695360523239773572010-01-22T18:15:46.271-07:002010-01-22T18:15:46.271-07:00Thanks Terry, this isnt even one of his famous cre...Thanks Terry, this isnt even one of his famous creations but I still like it a lot.nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568342056330504573.post-17120576419952151232010-01-22T16:49:52.647-07:002010-01-22T16:49:52.647-07:00"carving a wake of silver foam"
NICE!"carving a wake of silver foam"<br />NICE!TerryLynnJohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380207155608982319noreply@blogger.com