tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post7894379204371618639..comments2023-08-10T04:15:22.199-04:00Comments on Victoria Janssen: Basics of the WesternVictoria Janssenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-54276859005718311832010-02-25T13:04:37.279-05:002010-02-25T13:04:37.279-05:00I love it when a plan comes together. Wendy's...I love it when a plan comes together. Wendy's comment about characters looking for a fresh start ties in wonderfully to one of Kate's contemporary Westerns! It's about a rodeo star who has to give up his career because of injury.Victoria Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-39071680101507458102010-02-25T12:43:37.413-05:002010-02-25T12:43:37.413-05:00Ahhh, westerns. A subject near and dear to me.
F...Ahhh, westerns. A subject near and dear to me.<br /><br />For me the western setting/time period feeds very well into redemption themes. So many characters in historical westerns are looking for a second chance, a fresh start, and redemption. It's a treasure trove for readers who are suckers for flawed characters (uh yeah, that would be me).Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-16521463729214888962010-02-25T12:30:35.517-05:002010-02-25T12:30:35.517-05:00I love Westerns-have even written a few contempora...I love Westerns-have even written a few contemporary ones. I also love some of Linda Howard's early Western historical romances and my favorite early Kathleen Eagle books, which concern Native AmericansKate Pearcehttp://www.katepearce.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-67634810553120756452010-02-25T09:06:40.875-05:002010-02-25T09:06:40.875-05:00Western Steampunk, to me, will always be related t...Western Steampunk, to me, will always be related to the <i>Wild, Wild, West</i> tv show.Victoria Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-54932504432072951042010-02-25T09:04:59.964-05:002010-02-25T09:04:59.964-05:00I love watching Westerns -- Rio Bravo and El Dorad...I love watching Westerns -- Rio Bravo and El Dorado are two favorites -- but I don't read all that many Western Romances. That said, I enjoyed Jodi Thomas's "The Texan's Wager," which is a sweet, gentle sort of romance in her Wife Lottery series.<br /><br />In any case, it's odd now that my Steampunk is set in the Old West, so I'm learning this sub-genre first hand.Sela Carsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410188636252030577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-61386443379448973262010-02-25T08:51:27.288-05:002010-02-25T08:51:27.288-05:00Ooh, thanks for the rec!
If anything her exotic a...Ooh, thanks for the rec!<br /><br /><i>If anything her exotic and erotic beauty was a definite destabilizing influence on all around her.</i><br /><br />This suddenly gave me the idea for a character. Hmmmm.Victoria Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-74905324446908870532010-02-25T08:30:13.438-05:002010-02-25T08:30:13.438-05:00It's interesting that your topic is Westerns. ...It's interesting that your topic is Westerns. Yesterday I watched "Duel in the Sun." It's a big, bold western directed by King Vidor and produced by David O. Selznick of "Gone with the Wind" fame. It features a very torrid romance between a very young Gregory Peck and Jennifer Jones. The stranger arriving was Jones herself. But she wasn't a lady from the East. If Jenna Reynoldshttp://jennareynolds.com/journal/noreply@blogger.com