Podcast Appearances
Well, when we finished it, it was about 140,000 words. Okay. Is that average for a Fitcher novel? Okay. But that's a little long for a first novel. Okay. And I had some people... advise me in this genre to shorten it, which you don't want to do because everything you've written is great.
Well, when we finished it, it was about 140,000 words. Okay. Is that average for a Fitcher novel? Okay. But that's a little long for a first novel. Okay. And I had some people... advise me in this genre to shorten it, which you don't want to do because everything you've written is great.
Well, when we finished it, it was about 140,000 words. Okay. Is that average for a Fitcher novel? Okay. But that's a little long for a first novel. Okay. And I had some people... advise me in this genre to shorten it, which you don't want to do because everything you've written is great.
But I got it down to about 108,000 words. Okay. And that's where it was published. And it's a better book at 108,000 words right now. And the stuff that... Uh, one of the chapters I cut out is going to be the first chapter in book two.
But I got it down to about 108,000 words. Okay. And that's where it was published. And it's a better book at 108,000 words right now. And the stuff that... Uh, one of the chapters I cut out is going to be the first chapter in book two.
But I got it down to about 108,000 words. Okay. And that's where it was published. And it's a better book at 108,000 words right now. And the stuff that... Uh, one of the chapters I cut out is going to be the first chapter in book two.
Not counting this.
Not counting this.
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My favorite is a novel I wrote called Ghost Bandit. Yeah. And that's a great book. I'm surprised that hasn't found a screenplay deal yet. Yeah, it's a great book. What's the fastest a novel has ever come out of you? Well, this one is... It's always taken me longer, but I've had other things going on too as I was, you know, my wife and I had four kids. Yeah.
My favorite is a novel I wrote called Ghost Bandit. Yeah. And that's a great book. I'm surprised that hasn't found a screenplay deal yet. Yeah, it's a great book. What's the fastest a novel has ever come out of you? Well, this one is... It's always taken me longer, but I've had other things going on too as I was, you know, my wife and I had four kids. Yeah.
My favorite is a novel I wrote called Ghost Bandit. Yeah. And that's a great book. I'm surprised that hasn't found a screenplay deal yet. Yeah, it's a great book. What's the fastest a novel has ever come out of you? Well, this one is... It's always taken me longer, but I've had other things going on too as I was, you know, my wife and I had four kids. Yeah.
I had nightclubs and I was in the bar business. You're a busy man. You know, and writing was what I loved. People go, oh, the bar business is in your blood. No, it's not. It never was. And I've been out of it for six years, and I don't miss it a bit.
I had nightclubs and I was in the bar business. You're a busy man. You know, and writing was what I loved. People go, oh, the bar business is in your blood. No, it's not. It never was. And I've been out of it for six years, and I don't miss it a bit.
I had nightclubs and I was in the bar business. You're a busy man. You know, and writing was what I loved. People go, oh, the bar business is in your blood. No, it's not. It never was. And I've been out of it for six years, and I don't miss it a bit.
But, you know, I've written six novels, two biographies, and two satirical books about one on men and golf, and the other is about the restaurant business. I did a biography of a world champion steer wrestler from Bastrop, Texas, that was a blast to write. And didn't you research that too? Oh, yeah.
But, you know, I've written six novels, two biographies, and two satirical books about one on men and golf, and the other is about the restaurant business. I did a biography of a world champion steer wrestler from Bastrop, Texas, that was a blast to write. And didn't you research that too? Oh, yeah.
But, you know, I've written six novels, two biographies, and two satirical books about one on men and golf, and the other is about the restaurant business. I did a biography of a world champion steer wrestler from Bastrop, Texas, that was a blast to write. And didn't you research that too? Oh, yeah.
Well, my second novel was a book that took place within the PRCA, and that was about a professional bull rider. And to research that, I went to a bull riding school of Gary LeFou, who was a former world champion bull rider, and he runs a camp, a bull riding school in Santa Maria, California.
Well, my second novel was a book that took place within the PRCA, and that was about a professional bull rider. And to research that, I went to a bull riding school of Gary LeFou, who was a former world champion bull rider, and he runs a camp, a bull riding school in Santa Maria, California.