74 thoughts on “Circle C Characters”

    1. you can read all about Andi’s mom and dad here, which should tell you their birthday year and then you can do the math. I could tell you how old she is but I don’t know for which setting (when Andi is six, sixteen??) So having the date of birth is better.

      Father and Mother

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  9. Mrs. M, I looked for Ceaser in Circle C Horses but can only find him in “Taffy’s family tree” could you tell me if he really is Andi’s dads horse

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  10. I have another question, in “ Andi lassos trouble” there are two other ranches that are listed “Triple L brand” and “ Bent pine ranch” does triple L have a more specific ranch name or is it just “Triple L ranch”

    P.S. Thankyou

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    1. It’s the Triple L ranch, named for the ranch owner’s three daughters: Liberty (Libby), Laura, and Lana Flanders. They are mentioned in “Adios, Jeffrey Sullivan,” from Andrea Carter’s Tales from the Circle C Ranch, a short-story collection I wrote years ago that my publisher published.

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    1. What you need to understand is that 1800s country children did not have “friends.” They had their family out on a ranch. But in Andi’s case, her playmates were the Mexican hired hands’ children pretty much, at least until Riley came along when she was six. The hired hands worked and lived on the ranch.

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  23. hi Mrs. M,
    I had a question. Where do you find pictures for your characters (besides the ones of your family and friends)? like on what website?

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      2. It’s through AppSumo and every year or so they have a deal for like… 100 photos, any size, for $39 or something. I stock up! No expiration.
        But I have not seen it for a year now.

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  25. I love the Goldtown characters!!! I just saw them for the first time!! Previously the link wouldn’t work for me. All the characters look just how I imagined them, (that is all of them except for “Aunt Rose”, the photo is from the movie “War Horse”). The lady from the movie acts as “Rose,” a sturdy, farm wife who works hard to keep her family’s farm afloat – not exactly how I pictured Jem’s city aunt 😋. 

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  26. Where did you get the idea to have Mitch and Andi very close in Heartbreak trail?Are they in general very close like Justin and Andi? I never saw it in any other books….

    Why isn’t there much interaction between Chad and Andi, or Justin and Andi.

    Don’t get confused, tho, I like their special bond, but I just want to know how you had the idea…

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    1. I’m not quite sure how to answer. Too many questions! LOL Justin doesn’t even go along in Heartbreak Trail so there would be zero interaction between him and Andi. Where did I get the idea? Well, mostly I don’t want to focus on the same characters in every book, so I guess it was Mitch’s turn, LOL It’s that simple. You could see a taste of this in Price of Truth though, between Andi and Mitch. And in the short story “Specter from the Past,” after all is said and done.

      Chad gets injured halfway through Heartbreak Trail, so he’s out of the picture too.
      Hope that helps.

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    1. A bit much of what?
      It’s the favorite place for an older family member from all eras to show a younger family member a sign of affection. That and tousling the child’s hair, which is also a sign of affection.
      It’s kind of a weird question, I have to say.

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      2. Oh, dear. I can’t remember how I described him in Family Secret. I THINK he has brown eyes like Troy, but honestly, I don’t know. The model boy, Evan, has bluish eyes. But then, Andi has blue eyes and the model character has brownish, so whatever . . .

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  31. Mrs. M, out of curiosity why did you change the original book trouble at the line shack to the book trouble with treasure, its not that i dont like andi cory and jennys relationship. I just thought Andi and Mitch’s older brother-younger sister special bond was so sweet. Especially since their relationship is not always written in the other Adventure/ Milestone books. You could really tell how close they were and how protective and gentle Mitch is. And not to mention, more exciting the story (at least I think!Lol)

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    1. I totally agree and if I were self publishing, I would have kept it that way. However, I am somewhat restrained by creating books that I know my publisher will take. Including more characters was one way to make sure the book had enough dialogue and interaction. Most of all, there is no way I could have Andi shoot and kill another person, even a bad guy. That would have been something I probably would have been asked to change.

      So I took the high road ahead of time and changed some major plot points. Also, back in the day when I was just getting started, changing points of view in middle grade books was not encouraged (and even in the Last Ride recently I was asked to revise a point of view switch, which I did).

      So you see…. Even as an author I do not have full control of my books. But without them, you would never even have heard of me. They spread the word about the books and now … Here I am and can pretty much write what I want … But I can’t change the past.

      Hope that answers your question.

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  32. also… i noticed in the Last Ride, before Andi almost died, her relationship with her 3 older brothers was pretty visible. She didn’t seem to clash as much even with Chad, lol! Was this to show how stubborn she was when not talking to them after Mitch put Taffy down and how much she (and the boys!) missed their special bond?’

    If so, I really liked how you played that out😍

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      1. what i meant was, was it intentional in that book to show Andis special bond with her older brothers for before the accident and after?

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      2. You give me a lot more credit than I deserve. I write how it comes to me as a natural story. I don’t think…. Hmmm, how can I show this theme or this relationship?…

        I just write what seems natural and believe able, kinda like a movie playing out in my head.

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