***I love to lose myself in a good story, whether I'm reading or writing, and stories with Western settings are my favorite. Louis L'Amour and Elmore Leonard have entertained me for many years, and I hope they influence my writing. My first novel, Upon a Crazy Horse, released by Solstice Publishing, is a comtemporary western romance action - adventure. My novel in progress is a semi-paranormal western romance set on the Oregon Trail in 1847. --------*** "I've always been crazy; it's kept me from going insane." That motto for my life comes from a Waylon Jennings song, and is often reflected in the characters I create because I want them to be real and full of life. I want readers to remember the characters long after the story ends. ------------------------------- - - - ***My goal is not to succeed as a "great writer" but as a good storyteller. ***(Sorry about the weird spaces here. This program does not allow paragraphing.)