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Carol Buchanan

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Shelby, Montana, The United States

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Historical Fiction, History, Thriller

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A. B. Guthrie, Jr., Mary Doria Russell, Lucia St. Clair Robson, and my ...more

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Life involves risks, and no risk is greater than risking your very soul to save other people. In my novels people take that risk even when it leads into troubled moral waters and they must do things that need forgiveness.

When gold, greed, and a vacuum of law led to ruffians’ rule and a tolerance for murder, citizens took up arms against evil. They became known to history as the Vigilantes of Montana.
God’s Thunderbolt, The Devil in the Bottle, Gold Under Ice, and The Ghost at Beaverhead Rock (forthcoming Winter 2015) tell the story of Daniel Stark whose decisions test him in ways he never imagined. Joining the Vigilance Committee, lawyer Dan commits acts he cannot forgive himself for. When Martha McDowell’s brutal husband deserts her, she ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Carol Buchanan I wait. Usually, what most people might call writer's block is Sally the Subconscious trying to get through to tell me something important about the c…moreI wait. Usually, what most people might call writer's block is Sally the Subconscious trying to get through to tell me something important about the current novel. Communicating with Sally is like looking at light; I have to look aside to really see her.(less)

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Carol Buchanan My most recent book could be the current WIP (the Ghost at Beaverhead Rock) or the one I published before that, The Devil in the Bottle. whichever one…moreMy most recent book could be the current WIP (the Ghost at Beaverhead Rock) or the one I published before that, The Devil in the Bottle. whichever one is intended, all my ideas for long or short stories come in various ways. A reader suggested one of the new ideas, but I haven't found the story. My own family history has suggested another idea that is growing on me. My father was a great storyteller, who lived in a part of the West known for the outlaw gang that also lived there. I've been wondering how my widowed grandmother coped with raising two young boys where the Wild Bunch roamed.

The Devil in the Bottle began as a prologue to an earlier novel, but outgrew the size I intended it to be.

The Ghost at Beaverhead Rock began when I realized that the protagonist of the three earlier books in the Vigilante Quartet at some point had to confront the effects of his participation in Montana's vigilance Committee during the Civil War. And no, they did not lynch African Americans. They just hanged outlaws.(less)

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Average rating: 3.87 · 139 ratings · 33 reviews · 15 distinct works

	God's Thunderbolt: The Vigilantes of Montana (The Montana Vigilantes Series Book 1) 3.82 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gold Under Ice (Vigilantes of Montana, #2) 3.61 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brother Crow, Sister Corn: Traditional American Indian Gardening 4.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1997	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stranger Riding By really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Devil in the Bottle (Vigilantes of Montana, #3) 3.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ghost at Beaverhead Rock (The Montana Vigilantes Series Book 4) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Time of Trial (The Montana Vigilantes Series Book 5) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wildlife Sanctuary Garden liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1998	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fear of Horses it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gold Under Ice & The Gold Room: (Two Short Novels) (The Montana Vigilantes Series) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Why I’m Ending This Blog

De facto, I ended this blog about a year ago, but in the back of my mind, I thought I’d start it up again. I’ve decided to discontinue it instead. For the last few years I’ve been re-tooling as an author, pivoting more toward the early history of Montana. Spring semester 2021, I started teaching […]

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Sep 17, 2009 05:22PM

Hello Carol,

How are you? Thank you for accepting my friend-request and for joining Goodreads Tea Party. I wish you all the best.

Please visit these groups when you have a chance: Happy & Brainy Group, To the Glory of Man, and Reason Reigns & Royal Serf. Have a marvelous Friday and weekend. Warmest regards.

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