Tag Archives: Western heroes

WHERE DO THEY COME FROM?

Posted on August 25, 2014 by veldabrotherton

Many times I’m asked where I get ideas for my western historical romances.  It’s simple, really. In fact I have enough stuff scribbled down to write these books for another twenty years or so. I prefer to write about the … Continue reading →

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AMERICAN INDIANS, DREAM CATCHERS: In fiction and fact

Posted on February 25, 2013 by veldabrotherton

If we aren’t careful when we write historical fiction, the characters come off stiff and boring. What’s the solution? Set them squarely down in the center of something that really happened. Study the way people acted and reacted in that … Continue reading →

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WHERE HISTORY LEADS US

Posted on February 5, 2013 by veldabrotherton

Since the late 1980s my path has led into the past. Not so much that I’d want to live there. I’d hate running to the outhouse, freezing my buns off at night when the fire went out, reading by lamplight … Continue reading →

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