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Richard Lear

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Los Angeles, The United States

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https://www.richardlearauthor.com/

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Richard Lear (Author)

Genre

Western, Romance, Historical Fiction

Influences

Louis L'Amour, Elmore Leonard (westerns), Alan LeMay, Elmer Kelton, La ...more

Member Since

October 2020

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Richard Lear has always had a love of the Old West. He had also always wanted to write a book but inspiration for what to write was lacking. It finally hit, and it’s no wonder that his first novel is a Western. Taking three years to complete, he found the experience of writing THREE RODE THE TRAIL so joyful and rewarding that he is now working on the sequel, GARRISON, which will be published later this year..
Richard is married and lives with his wife and family in Washington state.

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Richard Lear Apparently my father was all set to marry another woman a few years before he met and married my mother. My folks never discussed this and in fact tol…moreApparently my father was all set to marry another woman a few years before he met and married my mother. My folks never discussed this and in fact told lies about how they met. I only found out about this through a self-published memoir written by my favorite aunt. I think the exploration of what the real story was with my dad would make a great novel. (less)

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

Richard Lear I always wanted to ride in the cattle drive that forms the basis for the plot in LONESOME DOVE, or to ride through the green grasslands alone. In my f…moreI always wanted to ride in the cattle drive that forms the basis for the plot in LONESOME DOVE, or to ride through the green grasslands alone. In my fictional world I would feel the isolation yet wonder at riding alone through the miles and miles of the Northern Plains. In other fantasies I'm riding and camping in the high country of the Rockies or the Tetons. (less)

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In the final rewrites of GARRISON, the sequel to THREE RODE THE TRAIL. The writing is better than with the first book and with a more streamlined but just as gripping plot. It even has the first lovemaking/sex scenes I've ever written. Gotta admit they're very good. They should sell a few books for me!

Like the TRTT, this novel has comedy sprinkled in with the drama and action. A bit more gun play Read more of this blog post »

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