Comments on: Guest Author Day: Maureen McKade Q&A http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/ Reading, Ranting and Reviewing by Readers Thu, 23 May 2013 20:37:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Maureen McKade http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22522 Maureen McKade Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:33:44 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22522 Hey Charlene, you mentioned one of my faves, Butch Cassidy, plus I’ve enjoyed the Sackett movies–Tom Selleck and Sam Elliott just fit their roles like well-worn boots. Did you see Broken Trail on A&E a few months back?

]]> By: Charlene Sands http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22502 Charlene Sands Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:35:21 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22502 Hi Maureen,
I LOVE your cover and the titles of your stories! I’m so glad there’s rising interest in Westerns! I know there’s more westerns coming out in the movie theatres soon. Do you have a favorite western movie?

I’ll probably be blogging about it soon on petticoatsandpistols.com and I’d love to hear your thoughts on favorite movies. I loved High Noon. Butch Cassidy and some of John Wayne’s classics.

Charlene

]]> By: Pam Crooks http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22501 Pam Crooks Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:20:08 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22501 Hey, Maureen! You’re stirring up a lot of excitement around here. I’m loving reading what your fans are saying about you–and western romance.

Petticoats and Pistols (www.petticoatsandpistols.com) will be launching Monday. You’ll be hearing from me . . . .

Pam

]]> By: Maureen McKade http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22497 Maureen McKade Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:20:24 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22497 Thanks for stopping by, Cheryl, and for getting out the word on Petticoats and Pistols! I know I’m sauntering on over there to check it out. :)

]]> By: Maureen McKade http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22496 Maureen McKade Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:18:53 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22496 In answering your question LindaB, I have to tell you that at the time I started writing my first romantic suspense, westerns were just not selling and I was without a publisher. Romantic suspense were (and still are) hot and it was something I thought I might enjoy writing. However, at the same time, I was also working on a western proposal, “To Find You Again.” Fortunately, both my romantic suspense and my western were picked up for Berkley Sensation. So, the answer to your question is yes, I thought a change of pace might be good *and* westerns were not selling very well.

]]> By: Maureen McKade http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22495 Maureen McKade Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:11:07 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22495 Good question, Zara. Hmmm, if I had to choose one, I think I’d go with “To Find You Again.” Followed closely by “Winter Hearts”, “A Reason to Live”, A Reason to Believe”, “A Dime Novel Hero”, etc. :-)

]]> By: Maureen McKade http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22494 Maureen McKade Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:05:02 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22494 As far as my favorite setting goes, Christy H., I don’t have any one favorite. My first book was set in Montana and I’ve had Wyoming, Kansas, and Texas settings also. I’d like to do a Dakota setting someday since it’s where I live. It pretty much depends on the book and if I want four seasons or not…

]]> By: LindaB http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22491 LindaB Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:23:00 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22491 Maureen, I’m wondering why you broke from Westerns to write the two suspense novels. Was it that you wanted a change of pace, that westerns weren’t selling that good, or some other reason?

I love reading and writing western romance. Nothing else satisfies my hunger like a good, gritty cowboy story. Like KristiJ commented, these stories are more real to readers who live in the U.S. than the historicals about earls and dukes. It’s our history. Our ancestors lived it. I’ve got to head to the bookstore for my copy of A Reason to Believe! Didn’t know it was out yet. What a hunky cover.

Good luck and much success!!
LindaB

]]> By: CherylStJ http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22487 CherylStJ Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:59:58 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22487 Hi, Maureen! I’m a big fan! Well forget the “big” label, I’m medium-sized but I love your books. *g*

It’s always interesting to see into the development of the stories I enjoy.

It’s great to see so many western readers! Ten western romance authors are ready to launch a new site:
http://www.petticoatsandpistols.com

Maybe I can bribe Sybil into a plug when we launch NEXT WEEK!
Smooches,
Cheryl St.John :-)

]]> By: Zara http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22483 Zara Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:20:46 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22483 Maureen,

I am one of those readers that is a recent convert to western romance books. I started with reading a couple Linda Lael Miller books, and now I’m addicted to this subgenre of romance. I hope that you and other western romance authors will continue to write these compelling books.

I do have a question. If you were to recommend a book of yours to a new reader, which one would you suggest they read first?

Hugs, Zara

]]> By: Christy H. http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22481 Christy H. Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:50:46 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22481 I love historical western romances and was wondering if you have a favorite setting or location for your books?

]]> By: Karen W. http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22471 Karen W. Thu, 09 Aug 2007 03:01:24 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22471 Hi, Maureen. I love westerns and always will because it was a western by Rosanne Bittner that brought me to the romance genre. You’re one of my favorites, and I hope you’ll continue to write the excellent, emotional westerns we love.

]]> By: Kristie(J) http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22467 Kristie(J) Thu, 09 Aug 2007 02:17:40 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22467 Maureen: I see that you have Ride the Fire in your TBR pile. That one is a FABULOUS book. It’s another genre that is published even less and one that I love too. Again, I don’t know why since it really deals with the beginnings of the United States.

]]> By: Tracy http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22466 Tracy Thu, 09 Aug 2007 02:17:31 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22466 Well, the sales for your Westerns will be going up as I will be buying them now! :D

]]> By: Maureen McKade http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22463 Maureen McKade Thu, 09 Aug 2007 01:36:19 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22463 Danielle, I do believe they’re on a slight upswing right now, but how high they’ll swing is something I don’t know. Publishers look at the bottom line–sales. If western sales overall aren’t doing very well, they won’t buy new ones. If western sales are moving upward, they’re more likely to take a chance on a new western author or allow a pub’ed author to write another western. Using myself as an example, my book “To Find You Again” did very well in sales so I was asked to do more westerns. However, sales for “A Reason to Live” were much lower but thankfully I was locked in for two more westerns at that time. I wish I could explain the decrease, but I can’t. Clear as mud, huh? ;-)

]]> By: Maureen McKade http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22462 Maureen McKade Thu, 09 Aug 2007 01:25:29 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22462 Kim W., the things I struggle most with are writing the middle of my books, my weight, and balancing my time between my husband, writing, and our four-footed children.

]]> By: Maureen McKade http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22460 Maureen McKade Thu, 09 Aug 2007 01:17:55 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22460 Willa, I would say they’re standalones. The characters from the previous book(s) only come into the next ones at the end of each.

]]> By: Maureen McKade http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22458 Maureen McKade Thu, 09 Aug 2007 01:15:47 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22458 Thanks so much, Paula! As long as my editor will let me, I’ll write westerns. :)

]]> By: Maureen McKade http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22457 Maureen McKade Thu, 09 Aug 2007 01:13:51 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22457 OMG, wasn’t THE PROMISE OF JENNY JONES a great book? I adore all of Maggie Osborne’s books, and she’s such a wonderful person, too. I mourned when I heard she was retiring. There are still a handful of western writers out there, including Jodi Thomas, Bobbi Smith, Linda Lael Miller, Leigh Greenwood, and if you haven’t read any of Lorraine Heath’s older westerns, do so and keep a hanky handy.

]]> By: Maureen McKade http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22456 Maureen McKade Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:57:40 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22456 Welcome Crystal B! All of my older Avon titles are out of print now, but I’m pretty sure you can find used copies floating around in cyberspace. Hope you enjoy my books!

]]> By: Maureen McKade http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22455 Maureen McKade Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:54:05 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22455 In answer to your question, Jane, I’ve written 9 western romances, 1 western romance novella, 1 time travel (under Maura McKenzie), and 2 romantic suspense. And you can find my backlist at my website at http://www.maureenmckade.com Thanks for asking!

]]> By: Maureen McKade http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22454 Maureen McKade Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:51:02 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22454 Hey Beth! Great to see you here! Yep, let’s keep them cowboys from ridin’ off into the sunset.

]]> By: Maureen McKade http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22453 Maureen McKade Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:49:03 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22453 My research time varies from book to book, MaureenC. I have a fairly extensive research library in my office that covers many of the general aspects of the old West. The more specific questions I address on Google or Ask.com. With “A Reason to Believe” I had to find out how vegetables were preserved in the 1860s. The canning lids and jars used today weren’t around yet so I found myself chasing URLs looking for info for that specific question. More recently, with “A Reason to Sin,” the heroine is a singer and I had to find out what songs were popular in that timeframe. Using both my research books and the internet, I came up with some songs, mostly Stephen Foster tunes, along with the verses to give some authenticity to the scenes where she’s singing. Also, since I didn’t know much about faro, I had to do some research on how that was played since Slater is a house dealer in the saloon. So, all in all, it depends on who my characters are as far as how much research I have to do.

]]> By: Beth Williamson http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22452 Beth Williamson Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:45:47 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22452 Hey Maureen! It was really great to meet you in Dallas. I have been waiting for this book to come out – I’m off to Borders tomorrow! I’m sorry I missed your author day (I’ve been in “real” work conferene since Sunday).
Hooyah! Let’s continue to repopulate the westerns – there can NEVER be enough cowboys.
Yeehaw!! :)

]]> By: Maureen McKade http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22451 Maureen McKade Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:34:17 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22451 Great shows, Tracy! I remember them well, along with The Magnificent Seven with Michael Biehn and Eric Close. :::sigh:::

]]> By: Jane A. http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22450 Jane A. Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:33:51 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22450 Are all the books you’ve written historical westerns? Like many others here that is what I’m interested in, so I’d like to know if that’s what I’ll find if I pick up one of your backlist. Not that I’m averse to reading something else, but you’ve got me jonesing for westerns. :)

]]> By: Maureen McKade http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22449 Maureen McKade Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:32:27 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22449 I’m with you, Kristie(J). I, too, don’t understand why the western seems to be the red-headed stepchild in the romance genre. The American West and everything–good and bad–that it entails is part of our history. Lawmen, cowboys, cavalry soldiers, etc are all part of that past and I absolutely love creating characters in those molds and bringing them to life, complete with some not-so-sterling backgrounds. The same with heroines of that time period. And I’d like to personally thank all who continue to bring attention to the western romances and keep them coming into the bookstores!

]]> By: Danielle http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22448 Danielle Wed, 08 Aug 2007 23:43:24 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22448 I love Westerns…and your books. My question is, do you think that Westerns are making a comeback?

]]> By: KimW http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22447 KimW Wed, 08 Aug 2007 23:42:14 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22447 I’m a big fan of western romance books. I’ve been reading them for a long time and so far, I’m not tired of them and the stories keep me turning pages. I think it’s because it seems like they had to struggle so much during those times and I like to see how it all turns out. My question is..what is something that you struggle with in life and you wish was a whole lot easier?

]]> By: Willa http://goodbadandunread.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-22444 Willa Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:36:27 +0000 http://redwyne.com/2007/08/08/draft-post-guest-author-day-maureen-mckade-qa/#comment-22444 Do your books stand alone or is it best to read them in order?

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