Pam Crooks's Blog, page 192
August 25, 2021
Natalie Bright Will Visit Friday!
Author and rancher Natalie Bright will visit us on Friday, August 27, 2021! We’re so excited to have her back and sharing her views of cowboys. How similar are todays cowboys compared to those early day ones? You might be surprised. Miss Natalie is toting a copy of her new cookbook to give away. Yee-Haw! ... Read more
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August 24, 2021
Windbreaks and a Give Away
Windbreaks are very important in our part of the country. We live on a bench where the wind can be relentless. Small buildings need to be anchored to the ground, or they blow away. Sometimes our house sounds like a wooden ship in high seas. Personally, I love it. Must be the Viking in me. ... Read more
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Kit Morgan has a Winner!
Maureen Verone! YOU’RE MY WINNER! You’ve won a free e-copy of Trail to Clear Creek! Contact me at authorkitmorgan@gmail.com so I can gift you your prize!
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August 23, 2021
Cowboys, Tea, and a Give Away!
American tea culture is part of our country’s history, and though back in the day most cowboys were immersed in the country’s coffee culture (cowboys were staunch coffee drinkers) you still had the occasional individual that enjoyed a cup of tea. Of course, many of these were British men and women who came to America ... Read more
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Laura Drake has Winners!
DebraGuyette and Colleen, watch for an email… Thanks for playing!
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It’s Game Day – with Laura Drake!
John Wayne is featured in my living room at least once a day, because my husband is a HUGE fan! I don’t watch (I have to write!) but I know many of these from sheer repetition (I have to eat sometime, right?) All you have to do is guess the movie the quote came from ... Read more
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August 22, 2021
Mary Connealy’s Winner!
The Winner of a signed copy of A Man with a Past is Karen Humphries And I’m in a generous mood so I picked a second winner jcp That’s all the name I’ve got I will email you ladies to get your mailing information.
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Lacy Williams Has a Winner!
Thank you for visiting, Miss Lacy. We all have our bucket lists sorted out. The drawing this week is for a $10 Amazon gift card and the names are all in the Stetson. And the winner is……………. VALRI WESTERN WooHoo! Congratulations, Valri. Watch for Miss Lacy’s email soon. Everyone come back tomorrow. It’s GAME DAY!! ... Read more
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August 19, 2021
Lacy Williams Talks About Bucket Lists
The Fillies are happy to welcome Lacy Williams and her latest historical western romance. She’s giving away a gift card to someone who leaves a comment about their bucket list. Do you have a bucket list? Google says a bucket list is “a number of experiences or achievements that a person hopes to accomplish during ... Read more
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August 18, 2021
Getting the voice right
When you write historical cowboys, the voice, once you’ve got it, is really the same. By voice, in this case, I mean the voice of the characters. Their word choices, their accent, even their attitude comes down to voice. I reckon. Now hold on there a minute, little missy. Howdy. It ain’t’a gonna do a ... Read more
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