When — and why — did you first fall in love with Westerns? I was in eighth grade when I went alone to the local movie theater to see “True Grit” with John Wayne. I’d always watched “Bonanza” and the Duke’s Western films on TV with my dad, but I didn’t want to miss seeing

When — and why — did you first fall in love with Westerns? My grandfather had a complete collection of Zane Gray, and I read every one. Westerns have a flavor you don’t find in mysteries or traditional romance. A sense of right and wrong. I think “Shane” is a good example of that. Who

When — and why — did you first fall in love with Westerns? I would say that my love for Westerns stems back to when I was a boy. I grew up on a small crop farm in the American Midwest. Besides corn and beans, my dad raised ponies and sold them on the side.

When — and why — did you first fall in love with Westerns? I liked watching Westerns as a kid, but it wasn’t until a friend gave me a heap of paperbacks in a paper bag that I really became hooked. I think I was 12 at the time. After that I used to scout

When — and why — did you first fall in love with Westerns? I have always loved Westerns. My brothers and I grew up watching them on the black and white television — “Roy Rogers,” “Gene Autry,” “The Lone Ranger,” “Sky King” and “Zorro” to name a few off the top of my head. But

When — and why — did you first fall in love with Westerns? I first fell in love with romance novels, but especially those with cowboys and the history of the Old West. I love mail-order brides, female gunslingers and all that goes with the history found there. Who are your three favorite Western writers?

When — and why — did you first fall in love with Westerns? I first fell in love with Westerns watching them with my father. He was an avid John Wayne fan and loved the West himself, and his love for it flowed down river to me. When we took vacations out west, they took

When — and why — did you first fall in love with Westerns? I was raised around Westerns. Both my mom and dad watched them. This was in the 1950s when they were so popular. Saturday mornings were spent watching all the Westerns on the first TV we got. Even after I left home, Mom

When — and why — did you first fall in love with Westerns? I have to admit I didn’t really start reading Westerns until recently, but I have been a Western movie fan for as long as I can remember. I used to stay up late with my mom watching movies on the “Late Late

When — and why — did you first fall in love with Westerns? We didn’t have many books when I was growing up, and I only got to visit the library once in a while. Fortunately, my brother-in-law, Roger, was a big reader. Roger lived only a mile away; the library was 6 miles away.