Um, hello. I’m a new reader of yours. Well, not yet because I just ordered The Only Good Indians and I’m waiting for it to arrive. Anyway, the reason I’m reaching out is because I’m a fellow author who was born in the Permian Basin: Odessa in 1970. My family moved around a lot but I also lived in Midland from 82-84 during that period where the city was flush with oil cash before the big crunch. The thing is, I heard great stuff about your new novel (oh yeah my new novel just came out as well), so I read a bit of it online and the first page was titled “Williston, North Dakota” where I also lived for a couple of years! WTF. So I thought, I should find this guy online, and that’s when I saw the subtitle of your Web site was the opening count-in from Rock of Ages. I became a fan of Def Leppard while living in Midland, obviously because of Pyromania like every other kid my age. And even though my musical tastes have changed I am still obsessed with Leppard and also Mutt Lange. Even though Mutt was all about selling millions, he is a genius in the studio. Anyway, just wanted to say hello and how much I’m looking forward to reading your new novel. As it happens, my wife and I are headed to Colorado next week and I’m going to drop ARCs of mine by Tattered Cover and Boulder Bookstore to see if they might be willing to recommend it. Because promoting your work while wearing a mask is very much 2020. Hope all is well. -Richard Cox
Um, hello. I’m a new reader of yours. Well, not yet because I just ordered The Only Good Indians and I’m waiting for it to arrive. Anyway, the reason I’m reaching out is because I’m a fellow author who was born in the Permian Basin: Odessa in 1970. My family moved around a lot but I also lived in Midland from 82-84 during that period where the city was flush with oil cash before the big crunch. The thing is, I heard great stuff about your new novel (oh yeah my new novel just came out as well), so I read a bit of it online and the first page was titled “Williston, North Dakota” where I also lived for a couple of years! WTF. So I thought, I should find this guy online, and that’s when I saw the subtitle of your Web site was the opening count-in from Rock of Ages. I became a fan of Def Leppard while living in Midland, obviously because of Pyromania like every other kid my age. And even though my musical tastes have changed I am still obsessed with Leppard and also Mutt Lange. Even though Mutt was all about selling millions, he is a genius in the studio. Anyway, just wanted to say hello and how much I’m looking forward to reading your new novel. As it happens, my wife and I are headed to Colorado next week and I’m going to drop ARCs of mine by Tattered Cover and Boulder Bookstore to see if they might be willing to recommend it. Because promoting your work while wearing a mask is very much 2020. Hope all is well. -Richard Cox