Author Visit: Kristen Cora

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From the time she could toddle around, Kristen was tying knots that were next to impossible to untie. Those knots would later connect all sorts of things together into a looooong western train that wound all over the house. At the ripe old age of 2 years old, she fell into a deep love for horses to which her parents couldn’t understand as there were no horses around. Surely, this was a phase that would go away? Nope. Over the years the horse passion grew stronger and took with it a love for all things old fashioned, western days of old, and cowboys, which then culminated into writing novels.

Outlaw Trail

Who is this man? Can Buck Trust Him?

Buck Carpenter owns a small ranch in the northern Rocky Mountains, and all goes well until a badly wounded man shows up at his gate. He helps the man, and in return gets a wagonload of danger that he didn’t bargain for. When all goes wrong, can he trust this man with his life?

Kristen is giving away a copy of her new book to one lucky winner. Read the interview and then enter the giveaway! (Then watch for a 15% off coupon after the giveaway ends!)

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Interview with Kristen Cora

It’s all about horses with Kristen Cora. Enjoy this photo collage and then read the interview. I sure enjoyed reading it, and I learned some stuff I didn’t know.

  1. First of all, tell us a little bit about yourself.
    • I’m 18 years old, I grew up in the home state of Jesse James (some easy trivia for those interested in outlaws), was homeschooled the whole way through, and graduated a year early. I’m currently courting Jack, a young Christian man. I love my family, friends, horses, coffee, and most of all, God.
  2. What job and/or hobbies are you currently doing?
    • I’m a leatherworker, horse trainer, and a published author. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, researching for my next novel, restoring old leather, and spending time with the people I care about.
  3. What are your plans for the future?
    • To marry a good, Godly young man and raise a whole passel of kids in the way God intended a mother to raise them. I want to be a stay at home mom and homeschool them. That is something I’ve always wanted to do. I also plan to continue writing and get my books edited and published as I finish them.
  4. Who is/are your favorite author(s), whether living or dead and have they inspired you in your writing?
    • When I was growing up, I really liked Louis Gladys Leppard and as I got older, I was introduced to Susan K. Marlow. I still love Mrs. Marlow’s young adult books, but since then, I’ve discovered Zane Grey and Louis L’amour. Zane Grey is really nice when I want a slower paced, more poetic read, but generally, I reach for Louis L’amour. I’ve read other Western authors, but in my opinion, none of them are as good as the previous 3. Sadly, most western authors haven’t researched well and the books lack realisticness and authority of the subject and deters me from reading more. Zane Grey is better. The way he writes, at times you wonder if he knows what he’s talking about, but then you look at the details and find he does. Mrs. Marlow obviously has researched a ton and knows her subject well. Louis L’amour on the other hand, literally walked the land his characters walked and lived as they did just so he could write it accurately. That really shines through in his work. My favorite living author, Mrs. Marlow, is also now my editor and mentor. My other favorite author, though he is no longer living, is Louis L’amour. Mrs. Marlow has inspired me to become better and has helped me find my voice, while Louis L’amour’s stories inspired me to even start writing and also to be as accurate as possible in every detail.
  5. What are your top three favorite books you’ve ever read?
    • Ooh, that’s a hard one! Mm, probably Kilkenny, by Louis L’amour, The Mountain Valley War (another Kilkenny book), by Louis L’amour, and Courageous Love by Susan K. Marlow. Interestingly, they’re all westerns.
  6. My (Mrs. M’s) favorite L’amour book by far is Ride the River. I will have to check out those others (in my spare time). I’m unfamiliar with those titles. Okay, next question, Kristen. What is your favorite kind and/or genre of story to read and/or write?
    • By far Westerns, but I do love the occasional military/war theme, conspiracy, or medieval and Viking eras, both for reading and writing, and mystery for reading. Sadly, I haven’t in any aspect mastered the writing part of that one.
  7. So have you always wanted to be an author? You published your first book (Outlaw Trail) at 18 but started it at 16. Is that the first time you ever put pencil to paper (or words on a computer), or did you begin your writing journey a little earlier in life?
    • This may be surprising, but no. In fact, I hated writing. I still can’t write an essay to save my life. When we were 10 or 11, my best friend Hannah and I were reading the Mandie series by Louis Gladys Leppard. This was before we heard about Susan K. Marlow or Louis L’amour. We really liked the series and just KNEW that Mandie and Joe would get married in the end, even with all the other boys liking Mandie and her liking them and other girls liking Joe. Even with everything, and everyone that stood in their way, Mandie and Joe just HAD to get married, right? We knew this from book 1. Well, as we read on, we got to the last book of the series and finished it only to realize that wasn’t the end, but there were no more books. We were sad and confused. (Note from Mrs. M. My daughter read them and she didn’t like the fact that Mandie NEVER grew up enough to marry Joe!)
    • After some research, we found that Mrs. Leppard had died before writing the last book. Hannah and I were crushed, so we decided to write the last book. After all, we had to know how the story ended and if Mandie and Joe ever got married or if one of the other boys got her, so we decided to find out for ourselves. When we were 13, we undertook the task and finished the series. We never published it or anything, just kept it for ourselves. We were very proud of it, but looking back now, after learning so much from Mrs. Marlow, I can see that it definitely still needs some work, but we still enjoy going back and re-reading it every couple years. That was fun. I think it’s a pretty decent closure to the series though. So I guess that would be my first work.
    • When I was 13, I had a dream and told Hannah about it. We decided it would make a cool book, so we wrote a book. Well, it’s a series now, but we’re not gonna publish it until it’s finished, which will be years down the road. Anyway, it got me to realize that writing stories was a whole lot more fun than essays, so I piddled around with it here and there. A couple years ago, I was watching some old westerns and a new one came on. I had never seen it before, but it seemed like some random episode in the middle of a western show from the 50s or 60s. Well it was really good and gave me an idea. This idea had nothing to do with this episode, but somehow it got me sparked. I wrote chapter one of Outlaw Trail during that hour-long episode of Laramie. By the end of the hour, I knew I was gonna write and publish that book.
    • Here I am, a couple of years later, and I’ve finally got that book published. I’m not stopping now. I’ve got plans for at least books 2 and 3. There may only be 3, or there may be more. I won’t know until I get done. That’s how it’s always worked for me. I don’t follow a plan or plot it out. I just sit down and write. Often I don’t even know what I’ve written until I sit down and read it for myself. I surprise myself a lot because I thought the story would go one way and it turns out it has a twist I didn’t see coming. It’s kinda funny, like I get to read my book as a reader would because I have no idea what’s happening until I read it myself.
  8. That is an awesome story, Kristen. A little like my own jumpstart for the Andi books. (watched a western too). So, my friend, what gave you the idea to publish (put in print) your book?
    • Well, I never had that idea. Never even crossed my mind, but I wrote chapter 1 of Outlaw Trail and just knew in my heart that I would publish it. I don’t know why, but I just knew.
  9. Do you have a favorite part of the writing/publishing process?
    • Definitely writing, then editing is pretty fun. Publishing is a pain in the butt, but Mrs. Marlow gave me some great pointers.
  10. What is your favorite part of being an author?
    • Getting to give the characters life and get them out of the danger of my daydreams and into the safer place of the pages of a book.
  11. What about a fun fact about writing Outlaw Trail and what inspired you?
    • I never intended to write it, it just happened. I don’t know if this makes any sense or not, but when I create a character, even just a random side character, they’re not just a character. Instantly they have a description, a family, friends, enemies, a history, a purpose or goal in life. They may not have a name, but I know more about them than I do most people. I feel like I have to write to find out what happens to them. It’s almost like I’m betraying them by not writing as it seems it puts their “life” on hold and even puts them in more dangerous situations, or, in other words, the expanse of my imagination, which is the most dangerous place for them to be because the longer between writing times, the more intense the plot.
  12. I hear you, Kristen! They are “real” people to us authors. Okay, can Can you share a time in your writing, perhaps something that seemed small and random to you at the time but later ended up making a huge impact on your characters or the plot?
    • One thing that affects the second book happened in this first book. I wanted one of my main characters to have a black hat. I had the perfect picture for the cover of that character, but the only problem was that his hat was white instead of black. I couldn’t fix it, so I asked Mrs. Marlow. She was able to make it a tannish color, but she said that anything darker would blend into the cliff. So . . . I had to change his hat to tan in the book! That irritated me (not Mrs. Marlow, just the fact that the color wouldn’t work) because I wanted him to have a black hat. So, by golly, getting a black hat, even if it takes 2 books to get it! I know that’s not huge or anything, but then, maybe it is. You never know.
  13. That is actually hilarious, Kristen. Thanks for sharing. So did you use life experience, research, or your imagination as a basis for this book?
    • Honestly, all three. Research sets the backdrop and fills in the details of the story while my imagination creates the story and characters and my life experience gave me ideas and helped me bring life to it. I grew up in the country, and I used to go out in the woods a lot when I was a kid. I love to go hunting with my dad. I’ve learned a lot about different trees and plants from my mom, both how to identify them, care for them, and use them for food and medicine. In addition to owning some pieces of vintage tack, I also own a Hope saddle built in the 1830s, which makes it about the style that the main characters would have ridden since they would have had their saddles since they were teens. There would have only been slight differences, which I have also researched thoroughly including contacting historians and saddlemaker and historian, Will Ghormerly, who builds saddles exactly as they were built during that time period and rides them heavily to test and prove them.
    • What I don’t own from that time period, I have done extensive research on. I’ve loved horses ever since I was a toddler and since I couldn’t own one, I’ve researched them for years. When I was 13, I got the opportunity to train some miniature horses, a donkey, and a gaited pony. Since then, I’ve worked with a Tennessee Walker, a couple of other miniatures, and I’ve been retraining a rescue pony. I’ve been into leatherworking since I was a kid, and I’ve repaired several headstalls; made rein connectors, headstalls, curb straps, a belt, and other small things as time allows; and last month I finished repairing my fifth saddle in the past year. I’ve checked the fit of many saddles and found a new, better-fitting, saddle for one of the horses I’m training.
    • All that has given me a good knowledge and firsthand experience of the horse side of things in my books. Beyond that, I’ve thoroughly studied the weaponry and the outlaws and lawmen of the time. I also enjoy drinking a—well, okay, you got me—several strong cups of black Arbuckles coffee brewed strong and thick. Fun fact, men had to roast and grind their own coffee beans until John Arbuckle decided to roast and sell coffee to people to save them time and give them a better cup of coffee, since most of the time coffee beans roasted unevenly and burned. In fact, most cowboys didn’t even know there was another brand of coffee other than Arbuckles.
    • I can’t tell you how many dozens upon dozens of hours I’ve spent researching the geography of the land and scrutinizing maps of that era to make sure that I’m writing about how the land was then instead of how it is now. I have compared and contrasted so many maps and documents to make sure I have pinpointed the exact historical locations of each town. It is all too often that towns have moved, sometimes across a river, sometimes miles, from their original location, so it was difficult, but I nailed them down. I don’t like math, but I for sure did a lot of math to make sure the characters and their horses traveled at accurate speeds for trail horses of those days, considering the lay of the land, the weather, and anything they happened to run into along the way.
  14. That’s for sure! The research, from which you use in about 15% of the book takes hours and hours and hours. I salute you for your details. Now, on to more details, LOL. Are you working on more books in the Trail Dusters series? Are you working on a novel right now? If so, tell us about it.
    • I am, the next two books coming after Outlaw Trail in the Trail Dusters series are a continuation of the story. At the moment, I don’t know if there will be any more books in the series after the third one or not. I haven’t finished either of the next ones yet, so even I don’t know if the story ends with book 3 or continues on. I won’t know until I write it.
  15. When will book 2 come out?
    • I’m not sure about the timeframe yet. I’m hoping to be finished writing the next book by the end of the summer. After that, I have to send it through the editing and publishing process, which took about a year on Outlaw Trail. If things go well, then I hope that book 2 will be out by next summer. I guess we’ll see!
  16. How fun! So, besides Outlaw Trail and the next two+ in the Trail Dusters series, have you written/are you writing any other books?
    • Yes, I have and am. I already talked about the finale to the Mandie series I co-wrote with Hannah, and we are also co-authoring a series set in modern day centering on a pair of brothers and their not-so-normal struggles of everyday life and the difficulty of their survival. Honestly it’s hard to say much without giving away the plot, but we’re on book 5 of the series, and I think there will be somewhere around 11 total. I don’t know yet though. We won’t publish this series at least until she’s out of college and we finish it. We are also writing a, well, I think it will be a trilogy, set during the age of the Vikings.
  17. What was the process like from the first word you wrote to holding your finished book?
    • Writing was easy. It was as easy as words roll off the tongue. I just did it. I thought the editing would be difficult, but Mrs. Marlow, my editor, made it so easy. In fact, it was enjoyable. Publishing was a lot more time consuming and mind-numbing, but my Mom was such a huge help. I know it would not have been possible without her. Mrs. Marlow gave us some good pointers, which helped a lot. There were times when I was so tired of the publishing process that I wanted to just be done, but my mom had put so much time in, and Outlaw Trail was already professionally edited, that I knew I had to keep going. About the point that it was the hardest, God put Jack in my life, and he was my final push to get it done. He asked me every day how it was going and told me how excited he was to read it. That was just enough to keep me going. Publishing was actually the longest and craziest part of the whole idea to finish the book process. I’m so glad it’s done now, but here in another couple years, I’ll be doing it all over again. At least I’ve already done it once. Hopefully next time will be easier.
  18. I think it will be easier. The first time I put something up on KDP it was confusing! Say, where can readers buy your book?
    • A couple of places. You can find my book on my website at kristencora.com >> If you want a signed copy, just let me know in the notes section when you place your order, or if you want it addressed to a specific person, I can do that too. You can also find it on Amazon.
  19. This has been fun, Kristen. What What words of wisdom do you have for any young (or old, or any age), aspiring authors?
    • Just write. Even if you don’t know what to write, just write. If you don’t like what you wrote, don’t throw it away, keep it for later. I have an entire 3 inch binder chock FULL of ideas I don’t like, but they actually come in handy. First, they show you where you can improve, second, maybe it’s only part of the idea that’s not good or maybe you’re just looking at it wrong. I’ve actually taken several scenes I’d written for one book, but hated, and used them in another book where it worked great. Never throw them out. Keep them and just keep writing. If you don’t have enough inspiration, open your eyes. Anyone can look, but not all can see. Develop your author’s eye.

This Contest has Ended! Winner announced Friday, July 28!

Win Outlaw Trail!

Comment with your first name and and why you would like to win the book. You can earn an extra entry if you ask Kristen a question. I’m sure she would love to answer your questions. (Don’t forget to include your email in the pre-posting box so Kristen can notify you of your win and get your mailing address. Entering this giveaway gives permission for Kristen to collect your emails.) Giveaway runs Friday, July 21 – Thursday, July 27 @ 5pm PT. Winner announced Friday, July 28. And a special surprise to all of you who do not win. Make sure you check back next Friday to see what it is.  

Thanks for taking the time to answer all of my questions, Kristen. It’s been a lot of fun talking with you. I hope readers have enjoyed our time together too. You can contact Kristen Cora through her website, KristenCora.com then click “about” and then “contact.” I’m sure she would be delighted to hear from you!

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I'm the author of the Circle C and Goldtown Adventures series. I blog as "Andi Carter," the main character in the Circle C series. She lives on a huge cattle ranch in 1880s California. These are her adventures.

101 thoughts on “Author Visit: Kristen Cora”

  1. This is super neat!! I love reading ‘author visits’!!
    How did you decide on a cover? Did you have a lot of options? I am working on another book and I have a whole bunch of cover ideas but am having a hard time choosing one! LOL

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    1. Oh, & yeah. haha.
      Why I’d like to get the book is because I love reading!! Books written by teens are always awesome to read. 😀

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    2. I didn’t have any options. I made it all myself. I think when you make the right one, you just know. It’ll feel right.

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    1. Um, Laramie and just life experience were my inspiration. There wasn’t really any person I knew at the time who inspired me. Now I may have someone though…

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    1. I started writing when I was 13. I started with my friend on a fan-fiction about Mandie, but we soon started writing am action series set in modern day.

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  5. Kyra, I’m always looking for more books to read, especially western or old time books.
    Do you have any siblings? If so how many?

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  7. My name is Makenna, I’m really into western novels and I would really enjoy reading your book. I think it’s so cool that at 18 you already have a book published. My dad has almost the entire collection of Louis L’Amour books and I think I’ve read all of them. I like the Kilkenny Triology, too, along with Ride The River. One of my personal favorites is The Cherokee Trail.
    Are you going to have a western-themed wedding?

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    1. Aww, thank you. I don’t know what theme it will be. I’m not engaged yet. I’m hoping for a small simple wedding though.

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  8. Emma here! I love western books! And i am sure that yours will be no exception! When did you start writing? Also when did you get your first horse?

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    1. Thank you. I started writing at age 13. I actually have never owned a horse, at least not in my name, but one of the ponies I’ve trained has chosen me and several others favor me.

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  9. I want to win your book because I collect good books and yours sounds AMAZING! Besides, if I don’t win it I’ll have to buy it since my library doesn’t have it, and it has piqued my interest, so now I must read it🤪
    I’ve heard of and wanted to read some Louis L’amour, and someone let me borrow a copy of one of his books at camp a while back (I don’t remember which book), but when I look up his books I get overwhelmed by how many there are. Where would you suggest I start reading?

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    1. Aww, thank you! Mmmm, I don’t know. He wrote a lot of books. I think Hondo, Son of a Wanted Man, the Sackett series, and the Kilkenny series are all really good. I’d probably start with the Sackett series.

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  10. I would love to win this book because I enjoy reading western any type of horse related books!

    Have you ever fallen off a horse? If so, how many times?

    What has the hardest horse or ponie to train so far been? What’s your favorite horse breed?

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    1. Yes, I’ve fallen off the rescue I’m retraining. It hurt quite a bit and really messed up my hip. When the weather changes it still bothers it. I think I’ve actually only hit the ground once so far, but that’s subject to change. I don’t quite know. They’ve all had their challenges. One I work with, is so stubborn that unless you ask exactly right, she won’t listen. She was probably the hardest, but she’s also my favorite.

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    2. I thought I answered this in theast comment. Sorry. I don’t know that I have a favorite horse breed. So far the majority of my favorite horses to work with are mutts. One is an Icelandic British Shetland (and maybe something else. She’s very short) cross, 2 others, I have no clue. They’ve got some QH and something else in them and they stand at 12 and 12.3 hh. Well, one of them I’m currently working with and the other I will in the next few months, but I do love him. My other favorite horse is a Tennessee Walker. I’ve ridden a couple other mixed breeds and a lot of good Paints and QHs, but those first 4, 3 of which are mutts, are my favorites.

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  11. I want to win it because the Outlaw Trail seems interesting and triggers my attention. I also love any book with horses in it.

    How many horses have you trained so far(estimated)?

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    1. Around half a dozen that I’ve actually had the title of trainer for, but I’ve helped a few other people here and there, tuned up a horse for another trainer, and I just started work as a consultant for a family training their colt.

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  12. That is super interesting! I love horses too!

    I would love to have the book because I love good westerns but it is so hard to find ones that do not have bad language. My brother likes them too! I am sure he would like to read it.

    I do know of a good Christian western author. His name is Stephen Bly. He wrote the Stuart Bannon series. And a lot of others too!

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  13. Also, how many horses do you own and what has been your favorite horse to train?

    Oh, and what is your favorite thing to make with leather?

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    1. Actually, I’ve sadly never owned a horse. So far I haven’t had enough land, but once I get married I hope to get some horses.

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    2. I make anything I need for the horses I train, such as a headstall for a smaller or larger than average horse, but my favorite thing to do is repair old saddles (the older the better) and restore them to use. It makes me feel really good. I’ve got a hundred years old saddle I restored for a friend and have in use on her horse that I’m training.

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  14. Hey, I’m Dee. I’d like to win this book because I enjoy reading books written by teens. Have you ever traveled outside Missouri?

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    1. I didn’t leave Missouri until I was 15, but since then, I’ve been to the Smokey Mountain, Rocky Mountains, and last month I went to the ocean. I’ve been down to Arkansas a few times and I’ve moved around Missouri a lot.

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    1. Cool! I wanted to traditional publish, but for a young author who hasn’t published before, it’s very hard to get a publisher to give you a second glance. If the book you’re presenting is a western, then they won’t even open it. My only option, at least until I have a few books under my belt, is to publish myself.

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      1. I beg to differ. Young authors are becoming more and more popular in the publishing industry. I know for a fact that the Steve Laube literary agency has taken in several young authors over the years and they have done Westerns! They even did an article on the value of young authors in the industry: https://stevelaube.com/voices-of-hope-why-young-writers-are-important/
        Just curious… is that information from personal experience, or what you’ve heard?

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      2. Also, Bethany House (a major Christian fiction publisher) publishes Christian historical fiction. And getting an agent is not as hard as one might think…

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  16. Boy, is that ever true! I’ve tried to get several things published over the last few years, but the first time I’ve seen my name in a book was when I won HM in this previous annual writing contest. It’s definitely difficult. Although I always enjoy writing whether I get published or not; right now I mostly do it just for my own pleasure 🙂
    That was a neat interview!

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    1. Thank you! I hope you get published someday too! Don’t lose heart. I know from personal experience how hard it is. I hope someday to traditional publish, but if I get the chance, who knows. I really like having full control of everything going into my book. I know a lot of people (definitely NOT every self published author for sure. There are a lot of good ones) but there are a lot who self publish just so not a single word is changed how they don’t want. I still had my book professionally edited and I really learned a lot from it. But I sure do enjoy having control over everything like the cover, the description, all those little details!

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  17. Umm… that’s not true. It’s not about chance– it’s about having the right skills.
    The truth of it is, 99% of authors who pitch lack the necessary skills to become published, just because they simply don’t know. Publishers don’t have as much money as they used to, so you need to be able to market your own book a bit. You need to have business skills, a platform, excellent social skills, and a strong concept (which, BTW, you need for indy authors too, the difference with trad. is that you aren’t paying to get published, and you’re MUCH more likely to get put in bookstores and libraries). That’s what agents and publishers look for.
    There are a lot of excellent resources that are designed to help people understand these things. And you guys are all young, which means that by learning these things early, you’ll have a better chance of getting published someday.
    There is a HISTORICAL fiction author, Anna Rose Johnson, who I did a street team for last year. She is 21. Her book, the Star that Always Stays, was published by Holiday House, has been on the Mock Newbury roll, won several awards (including Library Guild Gold Standard selection), and is ranked 9th in Amazon’s stepfamilies category. And she was 19 when she got the contract! Kara Swanson was around 18 when she was chosen as the Most Promising Teen Writer of the Year.
    So if you guys learn the skills you need when you’re young, then you guys can be like these authors too! There is nothing outstanding or ultimately special about them. They’re not superheroes. They just learned the skills that they needed to do well.
    Some websites I LOVE about this are theyoungwriter.com, authormedia.com, and stevelaube.com . (BTW these are all Christian!!!). There is even a CHRISTIAN college for authors, the Author Conservatory, which is specifically designed so that by the end of the year you have all the skills you need to be a successful author! There are more authors than dentists in the US, and according to the IRS, authors make about 70k per year! These are real stats.
    I’m sorry if I sound like I’m ranting, Mrs. Marlow… but I’ve heard too many times that publishing is “by chance”. It’s NOT. It’s about having the right skills, putting the work in.

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    2. I like the resources you listed. Yes, I’ve heard of those and I’ve heard Steve Laube and Thomas U. live at workshops at writing conferences. They’re tops! However, I suspect a lot of these conservatories, etc. cost a lot of money (so do writers conferences, I’m afraid). Of course a writer of any age MUST learn their craft. That goes without saying. However, even if you have every skill, present well, and your writing is stellar, I believe it’s naive to think that this is all you need. I doubt every graduate of author college is guarantied a publishing contract (like any other college graduate).

      This common sense comes from 24 years of publishing and editing (and working for a custom publishing company for many years). I’m very glad you know a young author who made it. But she is probably the exception rather than the rule. It’s a very tough world out there in the publishing world, and only a small number of writers make the grade in this highly competitive world of writing. It includes a number of factors–for instance, I would never try to submit any of my science fiction manuscripts. I know that the sci-fi genre is a non-starter in almost every publishing company, especially Christian. Yes, I know. Jeff Gerke successfully launched his speculative fiction publishing and did quite well, but his authors write for a niche audience. Historical fiction, on the other hand, is a pretty safe bet and has a better chance of being picked up. Fantasy–again, the Christian publishing market has seen Bryan Davis and those like him launch good careers. But not many publishers will take it. My personal friend, Miralee Ferrell, launched her royalty publishing company, Mountain Brook Ink, and now she publishes Bryan’s latest book. But she is a very small publisher.

      Young authors have a much better chance of breaking into Christian publishing by seeking out small houses rather than trying to go for the gold (like not trying for Bethany House, Thomas Nelson, Zondervan, Kregel, etc. at the get-go). I waited for a YEAR for Bethany House to finally say, “No, our list is filled.” (Which means they chose other mss and not my Circle C fill their lists, and this was after a follow up letter four months into it, where they said my ms had “progressed to the next level.” Yeah, right). A year is a very long time to wait for a “no” answer. I have recommended two authors to my publisher. One was fantasy and really great! My editor said he’d read it (and he loved the first chapters!) but alas, he told me Kregel’s last fantasy had flopped, so they were not taking any more fantasy. Too bad. (mountain brook ink finally took it, “The Tethered World.” The other writer I recommended to my editor was a teen writer. They kept her manuscript for MONTHS before finally saying no. It was non-fiction, which Kregel does a lot of, a devotional, which Kregel does a lot of, and it was geared for a very good audience–teen girls written by a teen girl. And her writing was superb.

      Again, this young writer had all the skills and then some. She is a writing tutor for her university and has applied to be a proofreader at my publishing company. Plus, she is one of the best young writers I have ever read. And yet . . . gee . . . no contract, and that is after I recommended her. So, I’m just saying that there is way more to this publishing business than getting all the skills and “checking off” all the boxes. But that certainly doesn’t mean you should be discouraged. It just means you need to be real.

      What would be awesome is if your young author friend would be willing to share her publishing journey with you (and us!). I think her story would give young writers a vision to keep on keeping on!

      (This reply has been edited the minute I got home and away from my phone. As you can see, I have lots to say! I’m excited about the different voices and views expressed because I have a heart for young writers—or I would not bother to host writing workshops and writing contests!) 💗

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  18. Howdy, Kristen! I’m McKenzie. I would love to win your book ’cause…I read or write every spare minute I get, and it’s hard to find good christian books. AND it looks super interesting, so I’ll most likely buy it anyway. =)

    How long have you known the guy you’re courting, and how did you guys meet?

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    1. Aww, thank you! I met him in October last year and we’ve been courting since November. We were introduced by a pastor and his wife that we both know.

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  19. Hi! I’m Elly, and I would really love to win your book, first because I love reading any christian book I can find, and secondly because it looks and sounds really interesting!

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  20. It would be fun to win since I Love books, and Love reading. It’s always so great to find a new good Christian story. I will put this on my wish list! Glad you pushed through the publishing process.
    What was your favorite part of being homeschooled, and favorite subject?

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    1. Aww, thank you! I think what I enjoyed the most was being home with my family instead of out in the crazy world. I’m addition to all the school work, I learned lots of skills that are being lost in today’s culture. These helped me to write accurately. Beyond that, it gave me the time to write, work with horses, repair and make things with leather, and graduate a year early by combining my school work and doing both senior and junior work during my junior year. That gave me my senior year to publish Outlaw Trail. History was my favorite subject, but I also enjoyed my last 3 years of science and language arts (when it didnt include essays!) Haha!

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    1. I really don’t know. My family says probably 12 year olds and up, but I know a 7 year old (he’s extremely advanced) who is reading it and enjoying it. It’s not only for young people though, I’ve gotten comments from people in their 80s and 90s who have enjoyed it. I guess just wherever you’re comfortable reading.

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  22. I would like to win your book because I love to read westerns! Do you base any of your characters off of friends or family?

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    1. In this book, no. In some of my future books, yes, definitely, but in this one, the characters are all completely from my imagination, though I did have to ask for some guy’s perspective to make sure I was getting the right feel, since I’m a girl I don’t always know what thoughts would be running through their heads or what they’d be doing. By the end though I had a pretty good idea.

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  23. I really don’t know. My family says probably 12 year olds and up, but I know a 7 year old (he’s extremely advanced) who is reading it and enjoying it. It’s not only for young people though, I’ve gotten comments from people in their 80s and 90s who have enjoyed it. I guess just wherever you’re comfortable reading.

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  25. I would like to win the book because I enjoy a good western book and I think my siblings would like it too.

    Would you ever share the Mandie book you and your friend wrote? I also like the Mandie series but I did not like how the series ends.

    Thanks for doing this interview, Kristen and Mrs. Marlow. It was a lot of fun to read!

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  26. Aww, thank you! Maybe someday I will. After writing Outlaw Trail, getting it edited, and everything, I look back at the Mandie story and realize how much work it needs! I’ve sure learned a lot since I was 13! If we ever get it cleaned up and spit-polished I’ll see if Hannah wants to put it out. Maybe!

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  27. Congratulations on publishing your first book! That is quite the accomplishment! I would love to win to be able to gift it to a horse lover who loves reading good Christian books. (Knowing her, I would get to read the book, too.)
    You mentioned that Laramie inspired you to write Outlaw Trail. Have you watched other western shows?
    Not having owned a horse, how did you get into training them?

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    1. Thank you! Yes, I grew up on westerns. With my family I would watch Andy Griffith and other shows like that, but with my dad and Grandpa Darrel I’d watch The Rifleman. With my grandma Marilyn and Grandpa Pete I’d watch Gunsmoke and Bonanza and it was at their house I first saw Cheyenne. The last several years Dad and I have been watching more westerns such as Bat Masterson, Have Gun-Will Travel, Trackdown, Wagon Train, Wanted Dead Or Alive, Tales Of Wells Fargo, Big Valley Days, Laramie, and many more. Those are only the series right off the top of my head. That doesn’t even start the Western movies I’ve seen. I just really love Laramie. Jess Harper and Slim Sherman are the perfect partners, but it’s Jess’s personality that I really like. I have always loved horses and been around them all I could. When I couldn’t be around them, I’d study and watch hours upon hours of horse trainers as they worked. Most of them got results, but not always the results they should have got. I started researching and watching horses out in the pasture and learned how they interact with each other and how they naturally move. I started realizing that a lot of trainers may get the results they wanted, but not as smoothly as they could. I’ve watched and researched every discipline and I really like ranch work. Not the competitive stuff, but the real deal ranch work, so that’s what I’ve started towards is riding ranch horses on the trail and learning how they move and think. The horses I’ve trained are all good solid trail horses. Some are kids ponies, but trained for the trail. I want to train some ranch horses, but I don’t have any for that yet, though the ones I’ve trained for trails I’ve made sure can track whatever I point them at and one of the ponies (my favorite) can cut a horse out of a herd and keep it out and drive it off through several other fields and into the barn. The rescue I’m working with can track a little, bit when I point her at Jack, she locks on like a predator. It’s really cool to feel the change as she goes. She gets very business-like and goes to work. I don’t know, I just really love how by training a horse right, you can take an unrideable, untrained, traumatized horse, and turn it into a loving, hard trying, willing to please, little trail horse.

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  29. (Also. I noticed you mentioned the struggle to make the hat black. If you would like to make his hat black in another book, I might be able to do that through Pixlr.com)

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  30. Hi, my name is Allie, and I would like to have Outlaw Trail because I love equine fiction, westerns, and supporting other young authors. I want to read it so I can recommend it to other people. (I would also like to talk to you about doing an interview with you for my website, equineonthemind.com)

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  31. I would like to win the book because it sounds like a great story, and I’m especially interested in books by young writers. My question is, do you read books about writing or have you pretty much figured it out by yourself? If you do like books about writing, which ones would you recommend?

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    1. Thank you! Honestly, I researched a lot about writing, but none of it made any sense at all. I wrote just to write. I didn’t have any idea of publishing or anything. I just wrote about what I knew and wrote true to myself. My writing wasn’t influenced by anyone or anything, but I did use books to learn about punctuation and Mrs Marlow’s Writer’s Roundup to figure out how to format and how to go about publishing. It was very helpful. I can’t remember right now all the books I used for the punctuation and such, I’ll try to find some tomorrow, but honestly, things like that are pretty easy to find online. I’m sorry I couldn’t be much help, but I think the best advice I could give would be to just write. Like Louis L’amour said, and I’m just paraphrasing here and tossing in my own $0.2 worth, but this is the gist of it. Write. Always write. How will you get water of you don’t turn on the faucet? You may not know what to write or where to begin or where you’re going with it, but just turn on that faucet. Just start writing. The more you write, the more you learn, the more you learn, the more you know. The more you know, the more you write. I hope this helps!

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  32. My name is Julie
    I would love to get your book cause I love reading good westerns and sounds like we like alot of the same things!
    Do you have a set plot before you begin writing… Or does it change as you go along?

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    1. Well, haha, that’s a question now. I try to plot the book out, and I think I know how it’s going to turn out, but in the first scene I stray away. After that, I make all kinds of changes to the plot. Then I get very tired and keep writing. When I’m tired and zoned I to my work, I don’t even know what I’m writing, so I sure don’t follow a plot. In fact, there are times, like the last few chapters in the book, that I’m pretty sure I was almost asleep when I wrote. It was Christmas time and I wanted to give the finished first draft to Hannah for Christmas. I finished it that night, gave it to her, and instantly fell asleep. She read it that night and the next morning she told me how much she loved it. She said she really liked some things in the last few chapters. I asked what happened because for the life of me I couldn’t remember. Needles to say, she wouldn’t tell me and made me go read it. I was kinda surprised. It wasn’t anything like I’d plotted. Actually, thinking back, none of the book is what I planned. I liked it though, so I kept it. I think I like my writing best when I’m super tired because I don’t hold back on anything. I just write. I think that is when it’s best for me.

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  33. My name is Kinsey, and I enjoy historical fiction. That’s great that you’ve been able to publish a book already!
    How did you come to know the Lord?

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    1. Thank you! I was raised in a Christian household and brought up in church. My grandpa is a pastor, and I knew from an early age about God and the devil and heaven and hell. I didn’t want to go to hell. I knew I wanted to spend the rest of eternity with God and I wanted to see my loved ones again after we were all dead, so when I was 6, just a little after both of my great grandparents died, I accepted Christ into my heart. It’s been a long road, and sometimes it’s hard to do what’s right in this fallen world, but I’m thankful for my decision and the fact that God guides me each and every day. I know I still mess up all the time, but He’s there with open arms and forgives me without hesitation. Even when everything else fades away and life is at its worst. Even when everyone else turns away, God is still there. When everything else is changing, He’ll never change. He’s constant. It doesn’t matter how hard things get in life and all the turmoil and stress, the anger and heartbreak, there is still an undeniable peace in my soul that comes from God alone. Without Him, there is an unfillable hole, an emptiness, a void that nothing can ever fill or satisfy, but with Him, you never have to feel that again. I thank God every day for sending His son to die for me. It is the greatest gift ever given.

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      1. Thank you for sharing! I love to hear others’ testimonies. It is so beautiful and encouraging to hear the unique ways the Lord uses to draw different people to Himself.

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  34. My name is Ruth, and there are several reasons why I would love to win the book:
    First I’m very interested in writing and I love reading younger authors’ books. I would really love to read this one because the author is near my own age.
    Second, I love Westerns and mysteries, and the snip-it of the book aroused my curiosity and interest.
    Third, as a Christian, it is really hard finding good reading material and this author seems to really have a passion to share Christ, which always makes me excited to see how that will play out in the book.

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  35. I read you only have one sibling, a sister. Since you’re a girl yourself, I’m really curious as to why you wrote a book about a guy versus a girl?

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    1. Haha! That’s a question I ask myself every day. Finally I’ve decided there’s not much of an answer except I find it’s easier, even though I sometimes need help to know how the guy would feel or act. I’ve tried writing about female leads. Several times in fact, but the book doesn’t get past a couple pages, or the girls brother becomes the main character or the girls suddenly has an accident and I’m sad cuz I wanted to write about her, but it just didn’t work. I don’t know why. I also have tried journaling, but I can’t seem to find anything to write about. Every one of my day dreams and anything in my imagination has to do with a male main character, so that’s what I go with. Maybe also it’s the storyline. Back in the day, girls didn’t generally break colts, do ranch work, or fight in wars and that’s what I like to write about. I guess that’s the best answer I’ve got.

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  36. Hey Kristen!
    I am always on the lookout for another good book to read, and Mrs. Marlow’s books are some of my favorites. I would love the chance to read your book as well, and it would be amazing if I were to win it. I also think that it is neat that you are also a young author like myself. I enjoy writing historical fiction also, but in more of the rural eastern country romance vein (don’t worry though, I enjoy reading other books even if they don’t have romance!) Thanks for doing this interview, it was amazing to read and learn what you have learned in your writing journey.
    Blessings,
    Anna Elizabeth

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    1. Aww, thank you! Those stories sound intriguing! Maybe someday I’ll get to read them. I’ve tried writing romance before, but let me tell you, the 2 genres Of actually like to write that I can’t are Romance (of course as a subgenre and in a good modest way, not the worldly view) and mystery. I can’t seem to write either of those yet. Wish I could. Maybe someday!

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  37. Your book sounds really good, Kristen! I love reading, and I love horses.

    When and how did you start training horses?

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    1. Thank you, Anne!
      I have always loved horses and been around them all I could. When I couldn’t be around them, I’d study and watch hours upon hours of horse trainers as they worked. Most of them got results, but not always the results they should have got. I started researching and watching horses out in the pasture and learned how they interact with each other and how they naturally move. I started realizing that a lot of trainers may get the results they wanted, but not as smoothly as they could. I’ve watched and researched every discipline, and I really like ranch work. Not the competitive stuff, but the real deal ranch work, so that’s what I’ve started towards is riding ranch horses on the trail and learning how they move and think.
      When I was 13, my neighbors asked me if I wanted to train their horses. I jumped at the chance. They had 3 miniature horses, a pony, and a donkey. The poor donkey passed away this past spring, but he was such a sweetheart. One of the minis was too old to do much, so we decided that I’d only teach her to give her hooves better for the farrier and stand tied and lead. She was easy. Then I started the young mini gelding. He wouldn’t stand tied at all, wouldn’t lead or pick up his hooves, basically he wouldn’t do anything. The owners are very nice people, but hadn’t really worked with him, so he was kinda wild and had no trust for humans. I worked with him for a few months and got him good at standing tied, leading, picking up his hooves, being groomed and fly sprayed, even in sensitive areas, and anything they wanted him to do. He was too small for a whole lot more than just something to play with, but he was night and day. We all decided that the other mini needed left alone, so I started working on the pony. She is smart as a whip, but more stubborn than a mule. If I could change the definition of stubborn, she would be it. I have worked with a lot of horses, but I can promise with the utmost certainty, that I learned more from her in 2 weeks (and I worked with her for 2 years and still work her on occasion now) than I’ve learned from all the other horses I’ve ever worked with combined. There are others, such as the rescue, where I learned about safety, but it was with this little mare where I learned to think like a horse does, read their body language, and how to ask the right way. It was also by training this mare than I learned timing/feel, how to sit properly, and use seat aids. I know that without that mare, it would have taken me many years to learn what I know now. I’m very grateful for that pony.
      The horses I’ve trained are all good solid trail horses. Some are kids’ ponies, but trained for the trail. I want to train some ranch horses, but I don’t have any for that yet, and I need to work on my roping skills too, though the horses I’ve trained for trails can track whatever I point them at and one of the ponies (my favorite. I hope to buy her when I have kids) can cut a horse out of a herd and keep it out and drive it off through several other fields and into the barn. The rescue I’m working with can track a little, but when I point her at Jack, she locks on like a predator. It’s really cool to feel the change as she goes. She gets very business-like and goes to work. I don’t know, I just really love how by training a horse right, you can take an unrideable, untrained, traumatized horse, and turn it into a loving, hard trying, willing to please, little trail horse.
      I just started another pony. He’s a 12hh 6-year-old gelding of unknown breeding. He’s very similar to the rescue mare in size, build, and temperament, just a tad shorter and stockier. He’s very high-strung and sharp as a whip. Jack’s family bought him as a kids’ horse, but he’s far too high-strung for kids and too small for most of the adults to feel comfortable on him, so he’s been out in the pasture for a few years. He hasn’t been ridden much and is very green. We were told he was trained, but so far he doesn’t understand much of what we ask him, except how to lay down. I’ve only worked with him a couple times, but he’s already figuring stuff out. I think he’ll make a great little trail horse. I’m not gonna ride him until I’ve done more groundwork, but he’s a very nice and comfortable size for me, so I’ve been getting him used to being saddled. The last time I worked with him, we were just doing ground work and I realized it was time to feed the horses. They were all out in the far pasture except the old gelding and the mare I was gonna ride, but they didn’t want caught. I led the little gelding out there to catch the mare and old gelding. At first he was confused, but very quickly he figured out what we were doing. He helped me herd the mare to the old gelding, catch and halter the old gelding, and lead them back. When the old gelding would slow down, the little one would drift behind him and if he stopped, he’d bite him on the rump. It only took a couple of times and the mare and old gelding were coming right along. The little gelding helped me get the mare up to the hitching post and I saddled her and rode off to jingle in the other horses. The little gelding came right along with us to help round them up. It was quite cute. He reminds me a lot of that little pony mare I love, just a little bigger and with more energy. He’s gonna turn out really nice.

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  38. Oh yay!! Awesome job Kristen! I would love to read this book! Why? Because I love to read books written by teens. They are really fun and inspiring. Keep writing!! ❤️

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  40. hey Kristen!
    I’m Emma 😊
    The interview was awesome! I loved reading it! Your books sounds AWESOME!!
    I would love to have your book because I have been looking for more western books to read lately (and yours looks amazing) and I also I would like to be able to share it with people here in Belize where my family and I are missionaries. In Belize they do not have good Christian literature so I would want to share the book with others to read. ❤️

    What was one thing that helped you when you had writers block?

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    1. Aww, thank you, Emma! That would be neat.
      Well, I actually haven’t really had a problem with writer’s block, at least not yet, but I do know many people do. I may not have had it, at least not yet, because I live a lot of what I write, (NOTE: obviously we didn’t badly hurt each other or use real bullets or knives, we always used Nerf guns, water guns, sticks, rocks, and homemade bows and arrows) but growing up, my friends and I would play out these battles, knife fights, sword fights, knock-down drag-out fights, cowboys and Indians, gunfights, and we’d hide out and ambush the others and vice versa. Sometimes one of us would hide and shoot at the others like a sniper. We’d also “kidnap” each other and literally tie each other up and such. I have always loved history, so I research deeply into whatever subject I’m writing. Since I’ve gotten older and we don’t play anymore, I still remember that and use that a lot for fight scenes. For other things, I train horses, ride, I’ve driven ponies some and made a makeshift sled and had one drag me around. When I was younger, I trained one of my dogs to haul my little red wagon and a sled and sometimes I’d ride in it. I hunt and fish and swim. Just for the fun of it and to see how possible it was in case I ever wanted to write about it, I’ve swam upstream to see how far I could go before I physically couldn’t take it anymore. My uncle (he’s extremely fit and has been an excellent swimmer from a very young age) has swam across one of the most intense current parts of the river. I DO NOT recommend doing that at all. Don’t do any of the crazier stuff that my friends and I have, like the fights and swimming upstream (or my uncle’s swimming across the river) and stuff. It’s a good way to get badly hurt of killed, but I learned a lot and because of it I haven’t yet failed to have an idea. For people who probably didn’t do such crazy and dangerous, maybe at times stupid stuff as I did, I’d recommend, if possible, to go to the location you’re writing about, and if safe and possible, maybe live/act out the scene you’re having trouble with. Otherwise, watch movie and show clips of similar scenes and read scenes from books similar to what you want to write and look at pictures and watch videos of the area your scene is set in and research the time period as well as possible. Be careful though to never take someone else’s idea, even if on accident. That is why I try not to watch or read anything in the same genre I’m writing before I write. I would never intentionally take something, but there is always a possibility of your subconscious taking something. If I do watch or read something similar to what I’m writing, I try to make sure it’s from a different genre that way in case my subconscious did try to take it, I would still have lots to change to even have it fit my book and by the time it worked for my book everything would be different and no longer anyone else’s but my own imagination’s. So far this hasn’t happened, but it’s just a precaution I take. All the westerns I watch and read always have different plots, so I don’t have to worry about it.

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  41. Hello, Kristen!🌻
    My name is Naomi and I love horses, reading and writing. I love Christian, westerns, and exciting books, and your book looks full of adventures. Thank you for putting one up for free!

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  43. Howdy Kristen!
    My name is Arabella Waugh, I would like to win the book because I love reading, I LOVE horses and also because I’d love to read a book by a horsey girl from a non-horsey family, like me!
    (Although my parents are very supportive and I was lucky enough to get my own horse 3 years ago, when I was 12).
    Have you ever worked with an Arabian horse?

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    1. Wow, I wish I owned a horse. I’m glad you persevered and got one. No, I’ve worked with a lot of stock breeds and some I think had Thoroughbred in them and some gaited horses, but never an Arabian. What breed do you have?

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    2. Yay! I’m glad you persevered and got a horse. That’s great that your family is supportive of your passion. What breed of horse do you have? No, I’ve not worked with an Arabian, at least not yet. I mostly work with stock and gaited breeds, some miniature horses, and a lot of mutts. I think some have some Thoroughbred in them, but so far no Arabians.

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      1. Computers…it didn’t post, so I rewrote and posted it. Then the first one showed up. Oh well.

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      3. My first horse was a miniature ‘mutt’ called Lizzie, but I was incredibly lucky enough to get a straight Egyptian Arabian for my 14th birthday. She was pure white and her name was Marmalade, but earlier this year she died in a freak accident which broke my heart. Now I have 2 minis and a rescue thoroughbred, but sadly she is basically unrideable due to being abused in the past.
        So now I am hoping to someday (when I can afford it!) buy Marmalades baby. Well, he’s not really a baby anymore, being 6 years old!
        Anyway I hope you get the chance to work with an Arab someday, they are spirited but they love their humans so much!

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  44. Wow, that’s neat. She sounds like a wonderful horse. I’m sorry she passed away. I’m sure you loved her very much.
    If your Thoroughbred isn’t rideable, could she be trained to be driven? There are some horses that need a job, but due to past abuse, traumas, or some injury they’re unable to be ridden but can still learn to be driven. There is a pony I know who was abused by the people who drove her (not her owners, but people in the past) but she’d never been ridden, so I tried her out a couple times bareback, and she loves it and will make a wonderful child’s pony. I also know a mare who used to be ridden but had a freak accident with a jump and is now traumatized of being ridden. If I get the chance, I may work with her and see if she could be driven, but I have too many riding horses that need work right now to have the time. I hope it doesn’t happen, but if I get hurt again I may work with her while I’m down and see how she does. She’s a very sweet horse and is good with groundwork, but anything on her back and she turns into a full out rodeo bronc.
    I hope you can get your mare’s baby! That would be nice.
    Maybe someday I’ll work with an Arabian, but they’re pretty rare in my area. Mustangs are more common though and they’re very loyal to their humans. Once they choose one, it is very rare they will ever bond with anyone else. Someday I’d like a Spanish mustang, not only are they loyal, well-built, have the right conformation, self carriage, and mind to be a bridle horse (my dream to train), and intelligent, but many are also gaited, which is good for people with bad knees like I have, but I have enough horses to keep me busy for a while.

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  45. Wow that’s cool, I’ve never actually met a mustang, I’m not even sure that they exist where I live lol ( I live in New Zealand).
    Sadly my thoroughbred’s problems are nothing to do with soundness. She is just so damaged emotionally that even seeing a saddle terrifies her.
    So a cart would probably scare her too. She’s very happy when she is just a paddock mate, so since she doesn’t want to have a job I’m not forcing her. Maybe she’ll improve someday though!!

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