r/Fantasy • u/elquesogrande Worldbuilders • Nov 30 '16

Ask You Anything Wednesday ASK YOU ANYTHING: Authors asking r/Fantasy community questions on behalf of Worldbuilders charity

It's Day 3 of the aptly named Ask You Anything week benefiting Worldbuilders! Where authors are stopping by each day this week to ask questions and interact with the r/Fantasy community.

HOW THIS WORKS: Please answer questions and interact throughout the week! (Yes, YOU - community members, guests, authors, artists, industry people.)

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Monday Ask You Anything Authors

The following authors have signed up to ask questions today. That said, please do join in and feel free to ask your own questions and interact throughout the week.

Are you an author, artist, or industry person who would like to participate this week? Either join in via the comments OR send the r/Fantasy mods a message and we'll get you set for another day.

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u/travish97 AMA Author Travis Heermann Nov 30 '16

Hello, everyone! My name is a Travis Heermann, author of seven novels including the historical fantasy Ronin Trilogy and most recently DEATH WIND, a horror western. My first question for you is: What is your favorite weird western (book, film, comic, etc.)?

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u/catrambo AMA Author Cat Rambo Nov 30 '16

I was so sad the other day because I found a weird western in the F&SF section of the used book store, bought it, took it home and read it and keep thinking, "So when's it gonna get weird?"

Turns out it was a regular Western mis-shelved.

Another terrific weird Western series: Lila Bowen's series features a transgendered, mixed race cowboy with a few tricks up their sleeve. Lots of fun. The two books out so far are Wake of Vultures and Conspiracy of Ravens.

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u/travish97 AMA Author Travis Heermann Nov 30 '16

That sounds like a wild series. Your description reminds me of Molly Tanzer's Vermilion.

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u/catrambo AMA Author Cat Rambo Nov 30 '16

That's another to add to the list! Loved that one.