Tag Archives: tough times

Why I Write What I Write

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Carol Buchanan

I’ve been thinking for more than a year about why I’m driven to write about people in nineteenth-century Montana. Unlike some people who can drive straight to a conclusion, I have to mull, then tuck ideas away in my subconscious … Continue reading →

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Dr. Jerome Glick: Surgeon to Murderers

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Carol Buchanan

“Courageous people making tough choices to survive in the West.” That’s the theme of this blog, and there aren’t many more courageous people than Dr. Jerome Glick, surgeon to murderers. Maybe no one, unless it was his Vigilante friends, had … Continue reading →

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Fighting Discouragement — Part 1

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Carol Buchanan

Authors have always had it tough, but it’s easy to get into the mode of thinking that we have it tougher than ever. For one thing, the economy sucks, compared to the boom days just a few years ago. For … Continue reading →

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