As a reader i am only moderately interested in the background of writers, and more interested in the writing. There are writers whose work I avoid because I do not enjoy their writing, though some are certainly well respected and quite successful. I have little interest in 'me and Joe' stories and much greater interest in how-to articles. I have read a lot of Mule Deer's work over the years and have noticed that I have an interesting (to me at least) reaction to his work. He writes in a straight forward manner, with some of his own experiences melded in to illustrate. After some years of reading his work, I began to realize I could remember hunting trips with John. Yeah, I am old, a little older than he, but not usually delusional. Somehow the writing is so comfortable, I just kinda remember being there.
