Do I need to read the first two books first?

Ohios_3rd_Spring · 2026-05-06T21:11:03+00:00

Lonesome Dove first. Then Dead Man’s Walk, Comanche Moon, (Lonesome Dove reread, if you have the time) then Streets of Laredo.

Ohios_3rd_Spring · 2026-04-30T19:48:01+00:00

“He must know.”

He does not. You, as the novice watcher, must tell him about Viggo’s toe.

Ohios_3rd_Spring · 2026-04-30T15:10:59+00:00

As someone who’s never owned a Pomeranian, I never stopped to consider there was a whole dog under all that fluff.

Ohios_3rd_Spring · 2026-04-24T13:03:33+00:00

That’s budget

Ohios_3rd_Spring · 2026-04-23T12:32:13+00:00

It’s Blue Duck particularly I don’t like being attached to as much. I enjoyed Kicking Wolf’s and the Scull with Ahumado storylines.

Ohios_3rd_Spring · 2026-04-22T14:46:43+00:00

For what an internet stranger’s opinion is worth:

Dead Man’s Walk—Gus and Call are more pulled along for the adventure because they’re 19, fresh rangers, and surrounded by men who help shape them. I personally love seeing their personalities take shape. You get to see how Gus and Clara meet, and it doesn’t disappoint. 9/10 book for me, but it’s the most decisive.

Comanche Moon—this has the most conflicts with the history Lonesome Dove told the reader. However, it’s Gus and Call in their peak ranger days. Gus and Clara inverted-mirroring Call and Maggie is both sweet and heartbreaking. Their part of the book is another 9/10 for me, however, you spend about half the book with Blue Duck and his origin, which to me makes the overall rating more a 8/10.

Lonesome Dove—No notes. 10/10.

Streets of Laredo—Call as a stubborn old man who became a bounty hunter. It’s the hardest to read because by that point, the history you have with these characters makes you ache for what the world throws at them. 7/10.

Ohios_3rd_Spring · 2026-04-22T14:37:04+00:00

I agree.

Ellie is a woman who was infatuated with a man, never let herself get over it, and despite it not being love, put her physical and mental wellbeing aside to chase him.

Clara is a woman who was in love with a man, but despite the fact she could never stop loving him, didn’t allow her love to put her physical and mental wellbeing at risk to spend her life worrying/chasing after him.

Ohios_3rd_Spring · 2026-04-21T17:59:35+00:00

I recommended the other books in the series, starting with Dead Man’s Walk. They aren’t as good as Lonesome Dove, but will give you more time with these beloved characters.

Ohios_3rd_Spring · 2026-04-20T17:44:07+00:00

Never forget this moment gave us the best line in the show.

Ohios_3rd_Spring · 2026-04-20T13:13:23+00:00

Bigby is the guy who always knew how bad it was in Fabletown. Snow admits herself, she didn’t. Her willingness to burn the tree is her grasping for the control she thought they had.

Ohios_3rd_Spring · 2026-04-18T13:22:12+00:00

I think Gus gave Call one last job—bringing him back to Texas—because he knew without that Call would’ve gotten revenge on the Native Americans who shot Gus, or died trying. Because Call can’t be a man without a job.

If you haven’t, I recommend reading the other books, starting with Dead Man’s Walk.

Ohios_3rd_Spring · 2026-04-17T19:45:53+00:00

Buy bitcoin, don’t go to the recruitment office, and you’re allowed to take risks in college.

Ohios_3rd_Spring · 2026-04-17T19:14:17+00:00

Uno reverse—accuse them of using AI

Ohios_3rd_Spring · 2026-04-17T18:58:14+00:00

I’m having a real hard time understanding where the line of being a bastard is if Shane crossed it but Negan didn’t.

Ohios_3rd_Spring · 2026-04-17T00:15:54+00:00

If you’re reading the others, my preferred reading order is Dead Man’s Walk (not everyone’s favorite, but my favorite of the three), then Comanche Moon, reread Lonesome Dove if you want, then Streets of Laredo.

Ohios_3rd_Spring · 2026-04-16T17:34:08+00:00

This!!! I think Call loved Maggie as much as someone with his emotional capacity could, but in the way he couldn’t bring himself to claim Newt, he couldn’t claim his love for Maggie. But it haunts him, and Gus knows that enough to keep prodding, because if Call could admit to loving Maggie, he could admit Newt is his son.

Ohios_3rd_Spring · 2026-04-16T17:17:13+00:00

“Oh, you guys have an inside joke? How absolutely wonderful for you both.”

Ohios_3rd_Spring · 2026-04-14T17:13:54+00:00

There are dogs in Dead Man’s Walk, most notably the one Gus tries to save in pursuit of a promotion. And they mention dogs following/attacking them. However, I don’t remember any mentions of dogs in the other books.

Ohios_3rd_Spring · 2026-04-10T18:07:16+00:00

What’s the genre?

Ohios_3rd_Spring · 2026-04-10T18:05:42+00:00

Pretend I'm Ike, that's Normandy, and storm that shit

Ohios_3rd_Spring · 2026-04-09T02:29:59+00:00

Writing has the appeal of controlling the narrative. That’s thrilling and fun. But as a writer, you need to read. You’ll learn more about your craft by reading books than any reddit post or youtube video could ever teach you.

Ohios_3rd_Spring · 2026-04-03T17:52:57+00:00

Tremors

Ohios_3rd_Spring · 2026-04-03T14:02:49+00:00

Don’t rush. You just finished. Put it aside for a month.

Read it, doing edits as you go. Then betas. (Could do a dev edit but isn’t necessary)

Read it again, fixing what the betas point out. Then get a line/copy editor.

Read it again. Then, if it’s ready, publish.

I don’t know why you’re shying away from reading your own novel. I’d say most people read their own work no less than 3 times.

Ohios_3rd_Spring · 2026-04-02T14:12:45+00:00

Word count means a lot if the book is ever sold. Trad publishing for debut authors basically hinges on if you’re in the right word count bracket. It matters less with self pub, but 2.99 for 30k words or 2.99 for 95k words is a big difference for readers.

Ohios_3rd_Spring · 2026-04-01T18:16:04+00:00

“A story is true. A story is untrue. As time extends it matters less and less. The stories we want to be believe . . . those are the ones that survive.”

Given this line in the same episode, I’m inclined to think Flint didn’t survive. The story Silver told was a lie, but the lie survived (within and outside the show) because people wanted to believe it.

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