Today we learned a lot of interesting facts about Horses in the Old West, World-Building & World-Keeping, and had a great panel discussion from Legends Bob Vardeman and James Reasoner. Then we had a fun visit to the Cowboy Museum.

Here are some shots from the convention. We all had a great time, and it was a real pleasure to meet all of my online writing buddies!

Here are some of the gems of wisdom from the convention.

 

From the Living Legends panel:

 

“Write every single day. It doesn’t matter how you feel or what’s happening. You’ve got to do it all the time.

~Bob Randisi

“I get up in the morning and take the dog out for a necessary poop. Around lunchtime, I take him for a recreational poop. In the evening, I take him for a courtesy poop. In between poops, I’m writing.”

~Dick Vaughan

“I don’t have a dog…”

~Dusty Richards

“It’s a great and wonderful gift. I do a lot of my work with my eyes closed, before I get out of bed.”

~Frank Roderus

“I know I’ve been writing when I get to a break and can’t remember what music I was listening to.”

~Dusty Richards

“I don’t think there’s a lot of what we do that can be learned … it just comes naturally. I’ve listened to dialogue all my life so it’s easy for me.”

~Bob Randisi

“I was supposed to be a professional football player…”

~Dick Vaughan

“I get brain dead on one book after a chapter or two … switch to a new book with new characters and it’s fresh again.”

~Frank Roderus

“I’m a real estate agent for books.”

Agent Cherry Weiner