Comments on: Mountain Man, Jedediah Smith

By: Evelyn Murray

Evelyn Murray — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:25:57 +0000

I love stories of mountain men.
I’d love to win.

By: Stacey Kayne

Stacey Kayne — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:27:58 +0000

Hi Taryn! Ya know, V.C.Andrews was the fist time I’d ever been really drawn into a series–it was my first real taste of obessive reading *LOL* I never thought about why, but you are right–she has an amazing depth of character. That was still a time when I believed all books had tragic endings *LOL* But she certainly had an impact on me as reader.

Thanks so much for sharing!!

By: Stacey Kayne

Stacey Kayne — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:23:54 +0000

Hi Lori! Glad Jedediah’s gotten some attention Thanks for sharing your book!!

By: Stacey Kayne

Stacey Kayne — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:22:16 +0000

What an incredible experience, Anita Mae, and how neat that you learned such a tactic from reading this character. Thanks for sharing

ACK about the scalp taking!! I read an account about a couragous woman (can’t recall if it was in P&P or my own reading) on the pioneer trails who made the trip many times and lived in the most wild country. One of her daughters was scalped at 12-years-old but survived, though she had some brain damage — horrifying.

By: Taryn Raye

Taryn Raye — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:58:20 +0000

I hadn’t heard of Jedediah Smith until now. Thanks for the interesting and informative blog, Stacey. How sad to think he was so young when he died. I love nature, but surely couldn’t live like a mountain man.

Reading materials that had a profound effect on my life’s journey? I’d be hardpressed to name just one because there’s been a few that had great influence. I think the first romance I read was one my mom let me read when I was about 10 or so. It was called The Guarded Heart by Robyn Donald. That was around the same time I realized I wanted to write romance. I wanted to write stories as good as the ones I read.

V.C. Andrews also had a powerful effect on my writing life as well. She had a flair for words and description that pulled you right into the story. She made you see, hear and smell and feel everything the characters did in a way I’d never known a writer could and I wanted to be able to write like that.