tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post7326180127123707205..comments2024-03-26T16:52:31.007-05:00Comments on Smart Girls Read Romance: Discovering Where You Live by Paty Jager #history Joan Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-58414242072582631102015-07-15T12:59:46.288-05:002015-07-15T12:59:46.288-05:00"How often do you see a place or hear about i..."How often do you see a place or hear about it and your mind automatically begins formulating a story to go with it?"<br /><br />All the time! My latest HEAT LIGHTNING is set in an area I personally know. In the book, I call it Outlaw Ridge. In reality, that geographic area doesn't really have a name. The day I saw it years ago, that spark of imagination hit.Joan Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-5349631683894198732015-07-12T13:11:46.210-05:002015-07-12T13:11:46.210-05:00Rain, Yes! That's one of the things I love abo...Rain, Yes! That's one of the things I love about eastern Oregon is the fact you can find a ghost town on nearly every road. It gives me settings for stories. ;)Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-5219198890933367222015-07-12T12:37:45.549-05:002015-07-12T12:37:45.549-05:00Interesting as I've driven that road many time...Interesting as I've driven that road many times but never knew of the town there. Eastern Oregon is full of such though. Actually so is where I live in the Coast Range. Even where our home is used to be a small community. Not far from us was a dance hall that some of the old timers remembered going to before it was burned. A lot of history gets burned. Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-28885282986336219382015-07-12T12:17:03.785-05:002015-07-12T12:17:03.785-05:00Hi Caroline,
Yes! The dilapidated building doesn&...Hi Caroline,<br />Yes! The dilapidated building doesn't look like much, but I could see how the area had to have been so much more. Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-9601961348787495062015-07-12T12:15:15.363-05:002015-07-12T12:15:15.363-05:00Hi Karen, I meant to add photos to this and forgot...Hi Karen, I meant to add photos to this and forgot. While the town/building isn't much to look at now, after ready the history I can see so many possibilities for the story and the town. Thank you for commenting!Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-17425400089548758042015-07-12T09:09:55.661-05:002015-07-12T09:09:55.661-05:00The same thing happened to me on a historical tour...The same thing happened to me on a historical tour of Palo Pinto County, Texas. One of the place was a ranch founded in 1859 and passed down in that family and still a lovely ranch today. That ranch inspired my Stone Mountain Texas series and is near the site of my upcoming series. Sometimes we see things that speak to us, don't we?Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-89376662117486239852015-07-12T08:04:02.524-05:002015-07-12T08:04:02.524-05:00Loved your post! Looking forward to reading the s...Loved your post! Looking forward to reading the story about Lawen, OR. I often make up stories about old towns, even though I am not a writer. It's just a fun thing to do!Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726636166997562182noreply@blogger.com