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Article: All about gun writing, Part I.(Guncrank diaries: excuses, alibis, pithy observations & general ephus)
- Article from:
- American Handgunner
- Article date:
- March 1, 2004
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Okay, we got all that philosophy and flavor and essence crap outta the way in the last issue, so I can get down to your piercing, semi-intelligent questions. First, you ask, "How do you get to be a gunwriter?"
The same way you get a busted leg,. You strut out doing something else that's interesting and a lot of fun, and then you screw up. If you're not dead, sometimes you then become a gunwriter. Try this: First, become a weapons operator. Then, go operate "em in jungles, deserts, mountains, streets and alleys. Do silly stuff like jump out of airplanes, dangle from ropes, an' kick in doors. Get shot at a lot and hit a little. Then get bent, folded, spindled an' ...