Title: Notes from Texas : on writing in the Lone Star State /
Authors: Jameson, W. C., 1942-
Publisher: TCU Press,
Year: 2008
Subjects: American literature Texas History and criticism Theory, etc.; Authors, American Homes and haunts Texas; Authorship.; Texas In literature
Abstract: "W. C. Jameson has compiled an assorted collection of essays by fourteen of the most prominent Texas writers through which he hopes to explore the following questions: "How did they accomplish their goals? Why did they choose the writing life? What influence did the history, lore, and culture of Texas play in their creative process?" While readily citing the "decidedly Texas flavor" in his own fiction, Jameson seeks to uncover the inspirations in other writers from both the expansive and rugged Texas terrain as well as the varied people therein."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: Notes from an outsider / Judy Alter -- Something to say / Robert Flynn -- Nine ball, corner pocket / Don Graham -- Why I write / Rolando Hinojosa-Smith -- The country of the mind / Paulette Jiles -- I love a good western / Elmer Kelton -- Famous Arthur / Larry L. King -- Two states of mind / James Ward Lee -- Barbarians, cowboys, and private eyes : how I became a Texas writer / James Reasoner -- From wit to wisdom : the irony of the artistic journey / Clay Reynolds -- Saved to the uttermost : the life and times of a naïve Texas writer / Joyce Gibson Roach -- Drawing inspiration / Red Steagall -- Universal truths in your own back yard / Carlton Stowers -- Confessions of a Texas publisher/writer / Frances Brannen Vick.