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RLB Hartmann
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May 25, 2011 at 7:13 am
The Tierra del Oro saga begins…Forty Grains of Black Powder, Book 1 is here: https://www.createspace.com/3602228
Sonora, Mexico, in the 19th century was a beautiful yet dangerous land. Only the strong survived. When aristocratic Marieta discovers her husband’s grim secret, no one is safe. Growing up in a household filled with mystery and hate, young Ramón sets out on a quest for revenge and freedom.
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I began writing when I was in grade school because my neighbor, who was 2 years ahead of me, showed me a story she had written. I wanted to do that. I am currently a member of the WESTERN WRITERS OF AMERICA.
Check out my streamlined storefront at www.Lulu.com where you can read about the two books available for sale. My civil war novel, I Rode with Cullen Baker, has some recent reviews at Amazon. Soon my 2 Lulu books will be available as ebooks, so watch for those on Amazon.
I've created a website to showcase FLOYD, of the snakeskin boots and corn maze fame (short stories that first appeared here at Textnovel). He's best known as the hero of my collection of 16 Southern humor stories, Floyd and the Traveling Yard Sale, loosely based on an ex-moonshiner my aunt once knew. You can visit www.floydsemporium.com and find out what all the stir is about. Monthly updates usually offer a new recipe; Mae's interviews w/ Floyd; photos; and a story, joke, or anecdote. Lately there have been postcards from Floyd's collection (for sale, cheap), and some of Floyd's drawings.
My main website is www.rlbhartmann.com. Other news is there, as well as some interesting links and lots of pictures. I've also written these stories as feature film scripts, but have started reworking the scripts into episodic tv format. The first 14 are available for consideration by any interested producer who has funding.
Favorite Author(s)
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J.R.R. Tolkien, Louis L'Amour, Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Margaret Mitchell, Elswyth Thane, Bruno Bettelheim, Edward Abbey, Kate DiCamillo, Tamar Meyers, Margaret Atwood, King-Smith, Anne Tyler
Favorite Book(s):
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The Lord of the Rings, The Shadow of the Wind, The Williamsburg 7-book series, Gone with the Wind, The Uses of Enchantment, Desert Solitaire (and others), The Tale of Despereaux, any of Tamar Meyers' cozies, Cat's Eye, Martin's Mice, any historical accounts related to Argentina
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Stories on Textnovel by this Author
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A script about cats. And people. A mother's crusade. Forgive the formatting. I'll clean up the rest of it when my internet connection is better. The story's complete...just not the editing.
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This story will have a cover, as soon as I can upload Inky's photo. It's only 250 words, just the way I first wrote it, but I'm thinking of expanding. Any suggestions?
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A student gave the class a photo of a grandmother holding a sleeping baby--presumably her grandson. This poem is what I made of it. I've written a few other poems that will find their way here in the
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Memories can be distorted by time; read an old journal of your own and be surprised. However, Pastime captures a time and place I remember well.
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My first published poem appeared in the Appalachian State University literary magazine SINGING LIGHT. Don't ask how long ago that was.
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The interaction between a lioness and her keeper of course is simply the surface of this poem, one of the first I ever wrote. It remains my favorite.
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"William Wish" was my answer to a final essay question in a college English course I took at ASU. I don't remember what the question was, nor do I know from what corner of my mind came this poem; but
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Since Vampires are on the brain and popular, here's something in that vein. Scripts must be read differently from narrative, but I think you can catch on quickly. I labeled it "other" to avoid
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Over the course of fifty years, who knows who did it, or why? The neatly-excised square, cut with razor blade or scissors, labeled with a man's name, showing a young woman's face. A woman on the next
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The Foreword/Preface is a partial letter to an editor who was looking for garden stories. The story follows. Names have been changed to protect the guilty, and to shield the innocent from major
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