Oakley Hall
Birth date: July 01, 1920
Died: May 12, 2008
Oakley Hall's Books
An editor once told me that if you're going to take advice on writing, take it either from name-bestselling writers or gatekeepers such as acquiring editors or agents--not necessarily anyone who writes for Writer's Digest or has taught a writing class. Well, Hall is a published writer, but unlike ot...
Westerns aren't usually my thing but this was an excellent read, following the citizens of Warlock (Hall's fictional version of Tombstone) as they engage in the futile pursuit of hero-worship. They could easily be the Americans of the late 1950's when the book was published or more particularly--us....
compared to Cormac McCarthy; no thanks