Archives for August, 2007
Natalie’s name was picked from my random drawing to receive a book from my backlist and Harlequin Coupons! Congratulations and thanks for posting everyone! It was fun! Please email me with your address and title you’d like at charlenesands@hotmail.com Available titles…. Silhouette Desires about Cowboys – Bunking Down with the Boss Fortune’s Vengeful Groom Like [...]
Yes, I’m talking about country music! Who’d have thunk that this New York born, Motown-loving, transplanted Californian would be moved by the rockabilly twang, the slow easy ballads, the humor, the honesty that is now the country music phenomenon. The truth is my venture into writing began about the same time I found country music on the radio. [...]
The winner of my drawing for a copy of THE STRANGER is PATY. Congratulations, paty. Please send me your snail mail before Saturday morning. If I don’t hear from you, I’ll draw a second name. My email is elizlane123@msn.com. Thanks all of you for your comments. It’s been a fun day.
Coming on Friday from Charlene Sands! Need I say more? See you tomorrow!
Some people ask me if we authors get to design our book covers. The answer is no. We don’t see them until they’re print ready—not at Harlequin, at least, or any other publisher that I’m aware of. I’m sure there’s a good reason behind this. If we were given input into our covers along [...]
Today, to celebrate the release of Just Wicked Enough, which hit the stores yesterday, I’m going to hold a drawing among all those who post comments today by midnight Texas time. The prize is a Just Wicked Enough mug and an autographed copy of Just Wicked Enough. Hence the title of today’s post—it’s a quick [...]
Before we leave for the evening, I wanted to thank you all for joining me here today in our discussion of pow-wows. A special thanks goes to Buffie, AndreaW., Mary Connelly, Debbie, Tanya Hanson, and Lew Gordon for joining me, and of course a special thanks goes out to my fellow Western authors, Linda Broday, [...]
Good Morning! In July, my huband and I spent three weeks on the Blackfeet reservation. We were there with church volunteers and my friend, Patricia, where we were sponsoring some literacy and drug education programs. Plus, last week we were on the Crow reservation where we were again working with volunteers. Therefore, I thought you [...]
A very good afternoon to all you bloggers! I will be your hostess tomorrow on Petticoats & Pistols and, since my husband and I have only returned from the Crow reservation, I thought that you might like to hear a little bit about Pow-wow’s in general — how they started, what they are, what happens [...]
With the release of three western movies, dare we hope that there’s a revival of the western on the horizon? A lot of fans, one of the biggest might be me, would dearly love to see the return of blockbuster movies about the old west. It makes more sense to me than stories of gangs, mobs, and modern day [...]
Huge thanks to everyone for stopping by today! I really enjoyed reading everyone’s posts. The winners have been drawn! I printed the replies to all three of my posts and put them in a hat. My hubby and each of my boys drew a name–couldn’t leave anyone out ;-) And the winners are…. Crystal [...]
Oh my gosh, I have to quote Mary Connealy’s post: “I realized that if I’d been a pioneer and someone said, ‘Turn at the highest mountain peak, Pike’s Peak, and go west, there’s a pass that’ll get your through the Rockies to California’ …I’d have died. I wouldn’t have made a good pioneer. Those mountains all looked about [...]
Growing up, I always imagined myself becoming a geologist or a forest ranger. We camped a lot in the Sierra Mountains and I loved to go exploring through the woods, rivers and meadows, imagining I was on a treacherous journey through the wilderness–a pastime I never quite outgrew. I was certain no other place on [...]
Howdy, all! Stacey Kayne here, your Friday Filly :) I’m thrilled to be a part of Petticoats & Pistols. Tomorrow I’ll be bringing up the tail-end of our first two weeks on the web, and will share some insights on my fascination with the wild and rugged terrain of the American West. New to the publishing world, [...]
I was a child bride. At least by today’s standards, I was, but back in my younger days, living in a small town in western Nebraska, it was common practice to marry soon, very soon, out of high school. And that’s what we did–when I was 19 and Doug was 20. Fifteen months later, our [...]
What could be better than a June night with a group of friends under the Texas stars, laughing more than the law allows, and eating until we couldn’t hold another bite? Not much any better than that. I don’t get to do near enough laughing so when Phyliss Miranda and Jodi Thomas twisted my arm [...]
I’m delighted to join the Petticoats and Pistols team and have the opportunity to say howdy to fellow western lovers. I started writing westerns at the beginning of my career and plan to return there. They’ve always been the love of my writing life, but I kinda got sidetracked with Scotland, early America and suspense. [...]
It’s been our first week here on Petticoats & Pistols, and we’re pleased as punch you love our site as much as we do. Now, let us know what you think of our blogs! Are you enjoying their western flavor? Or are you looking for something different from us? Something about our books? Our personal [...]
Hi all, Thanks so much to everyone who posted and stopped by Petticoats and Pistols today. I’ve entered you all in a drawing and the winner will receive an autographed book from my available titles and 5 Harlequin Coupons! Congratulations to: Kathleen I’ll be contacting you via email soon! COMING UP ON MONDAY: PAT POTTER YOU WON’T [...]
The 1957 tagline: The Lonesome Whistle of a Train… bringing the gallows closer to a desperado–the showdown nearer to his captor! On September 7th, a remake of the classic western by Elmore Leonard will hit theaters. I hope I’m not disappointed because the orginal with Glen Ford and Van Heflin will be difficult to [...]
When I heard the song by Big and Rich–Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy, I had to chuckle. It did bring about some very, uh, provocative images in my head. Cowboys are fantasized, romanticized and idolized by women around the world. Let’s face it, romance writers and readers have a glorified image of the [...]
For many of us, the American cowboy is the ultimate fantasy hero—a strong, handsome hunk in a big hat and tight jeans—a hero who makes our hearts gallop. But the mythic hero is based on real men who played a major role in taming the west. And most of them were even tougher than [...]
Cowboys! You’ve gotta love ‘em! But who were the real cowboys of the Old West? What were their lives really like? Check out my Thursday blog to learn about Real Cowboys and add your own comments. See you then! Elizabeth
When Cheryl St. John approached me about getting together with a group of authors who were interested in hosting a website dedicated to the western romance, I was intrigued. I haven’t written a western romance novel since 2000. But I love western romances and wanted to do what I could to help give them a [...]
