Why I Write
Historical Romantic Westerns
MK McClintock
It began with me romping around the pastures on all fours with the
horses and playing cowboys and Indians with my siblings. I was eight years old
and my family had a small ranch in Colorado, but for years before we moved to
the Rockies, we had vacationed each summer to the mountains. I grew up with a
deep appreciation for the majestic landscape of rolling hills and open meadows
surrounded by the mighty Rocky Mountains.
At a young age, I didn’t think that one day I would write novels. I
wrote stories as children often do, but they were for school or pleasure, and
because I had a vivid imagination that found a variety of ways to manifest
itself. Writing longer works of fiction came about as a slow and natural
progression, and when the early ideas forms, they were a combination of
Victorian romance and western.
The idea for the first Gallagher book wouldn’t come about until many
years after I moved to Montana. It was a surprise that the land I came to love
figured so prominently in my books. Writing historical romantic westerns gives
me the opportunity to combine three of my favorite things: history, romance,
and the American West.
I want readers to see the land as I do, to smell the pine trees and
watch eagles fly overhead, and to feel the crisp and clean autumn air as the
weather turns and snow covers the peaks. The Gallagher family needed a home
within Montana, and thus the Hawk’s Peak ranch was born. The more time I spent
with the Gallaghers, their family, the ranch hands, and the delightful people
in the fictional town of Briarwood, I knew something special had happened. I
knew letting go wouldn’t be easy . . . so I didn’t.
Journey to Hawk’s Peak, book
five in the Montana Gallagher series, is the latest adventure I’ve had the joy
of taking with the Gallaghers and their friends. Their journey has been filled
with surprises: heartache, new beginnings, second chances, and a deep love for
both the land the people who have touched their lives.
I hope you’ll join me on a journey filled with the remarkable men and
women of Hawk’s Peak and Briarwood.
MK will give one person who comments a paperback book if in the U.S. and ebook if you live outside the U.S. Be sure to leave your email so we can contact you.
10 comments:
Thank you so much for hosting me at your blog, Paty!
This is my favorite type of reading, thanks so much for the giveaway, I would love to win! lclee59(at)centurylink(dot)com
I'd like to have a chance of winning an ebook of MK McClintock.
Where can I leave my email?
I loved watching the trailer! a_stonecipher(at)yahoo(dot)com
Hi Annette: Thank you for visiting! I'm not sure about the blog settings, but if you're set up to receive notifications for this post, I'll announce the winner here tomorrow and they can contact me.
Your writing style is so great. I love to read your books. I would love to have one in paperback that I could add to my collection of favorite authors. Thanks
What a lovely thing to hear. Thank you, Margie.
Thank you for visiting, Angie. It's one of my favorite trailers!
I haven't read the series, but it's on my TBR list… My very favorite sort of stories! Trdivincenzo(at)gmail (dot) com
The randomly drawn winner is Angie! I'll be sending you an email. Thank you all for visiting Paty's blog and letting me share with you.
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