A Warm Welcome to Wylder from Laura Strickland!

I'm so pleased that Laura Strickland, my fellow Wylder West author, stopped by today to share a bit about the new series, authors, and the small western town that we've come to love! Thank you, Laura! 

Welcome to Wylder

When I first heard about The Wild Rose Press’s new series, Wylder West, I felt excited. There’s nothing like a submission call to get an author all worked up. And the idea of having a part in creating a fictional town set in the late 1880s Wyoming Territory really sparked my imagination. I had no idea, then, what Wylder, Wyoming might become.

What happens when you gather a group of authors who love to write and let them lose in a fictional town? I’ll tell you what: storylines begin to burgeon. Characters of every description take shape. Heroes face off against villains, heroines pull at your heartstrings. Trials and tribulations clamor for attention.

But that’s not all. Businesses come into being. A saloon here, a rooming house there, a gunsmith’s, a mercantile, a whorehouse… Streets take on names, ranches spread out on every side through the country all around. And pretty soon you know who lives and works where. It’s as if you’re walking those dusty streets and meeting those folks who inhabit the buildings. You can hear the laughter of cowboys after a hard day’s work, and smell the tang of horseflesh.

What happens when a group of authors pour their hearts into a fictional western town? It no longer remains completely fictional. For me, Wylder’s become a place that just might have existed a century and a half ago. Come walk the streets with us. Wylder’s a fine place to be!—Laura Strickland

 

Order links for the books:

A Wylder Christmas by Sarita Leone

The Wylder County Social Club by Nicole McCaffrey

A Walk on the Wylder Side by Laura Strickland

Wylder Hearts by Kim Turner