Dispatch from Wyoming: Why I dodge billionaires, smartphones and artificial intelligence

The author has been writing about Sheriff Walt Longmire for nearly 20 years, initially as a standalone novel and gradually developing a series.
The uniqueness of Longmire’s county in Wyoming helps the author create a distinct setting isolated from national trends like the influx of billionaires.
The protagonist, Walt Longmire, sticks to old-fashioned, non-technological practices, which is part of the author’s creative rules.
The weather in Wyoming provides four distinctly different settings for the books, allowing continuity and a natural chronology.
Unlike the author, Longmire ages slowly which creates an interesting dynamic; Longmire’s world largely avoids modern technology and artificial intelligence.
The Native Cheyenne philosophy of living in the moment influences Longmire’s character and approach, contributing to a unique narrative style.
The limitations of technology in rural Wyoming form an underlying theme, showing its ineffectiveness when challenged by nature.
The author ponders the future as he ages more rapidly than his fictional character, Longmire.

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