Karen is a life long fan of the western and Lancer is her all time favorite. She was pleased to find the various Lancer groups and even more delighted when she discovered the vast array of fanfic there.

She finds the concept or “bones” of the Lancer series to be a fascinating scenario and considers it a wonderful gift to any writer, with its endless avenues begging to be explored and its wonderfully intriguing, complex, and enigmatic characters to play with and develop. Karen especially loves delving into their lives and “interfering” with their growing relationships!

When Karen isn’t riding the ranges of LancerLand, she is a wife, mother, and RGN (Johnny doesn’t know whether to be thankful for or fearful of her medical knowledge!). She lives in the wilds of Wales UK

 Nancy is a diehard western fanatic, having read “thousands” of western novels and counting the 1960s and 1970s western television series as her friends. Lancer is her favorite of the lot and that dark-haired, blue-eyed, soft-drawlin’, fast drawin’ cowboy astride his flashy palomino horse embodies her image of the tragic western hero. She is especially interested in gunfighters, firearms, the folklore of the southwest, and the vaquero method of horse-training, enjoying an extensive library of research materials on these subjects.

Nancy was thrilled to discover LancerLand and its outstanding fan fiction. Contributions from the talented writers Buttercup, P.J. McClure, Sprite, Diana, Cat, Lisa, and Vicki encouraged her to try her hand at Lancer fanfic and she was hooked! Her favorite stories examine the motivations of the Lancer men, explore and mold the relationships between the various characters, and investigate possible answers to the many questions the screen writers obligingly left open to Lancer fans’ interpretation.

When not slapping leather or gentling horses in LancerLand, Nancy is partners with her Aunt in breeding and showing Quarter Horses. She owns a palomino filly that constantly reminds her of Johnny and Barranca. She lives in a historical ranching area in west Texas where she is a marketing consultant and an Escrow officer.

Karen and Nancy met soon after Karen joined the groups and the two were gratified to discover that they were true kindred spirits. Their visions of the world of Lancer and its fascinating characters are startlingly parallel and they enjoy the same episodes and dialog exchanges, also sharing similar tastes in fan fiction. The two jumped straight into a writing partnership and both refer to their joint endeavors as an amazing and highly rewarding experience, not to mention just plain fun. A favorite pastime for both is to create a physically and/or emotionally painful situation, toss in a certain dark-haired gunfighter, holler “Let ‘er buck,” and stand back to see what happens next…Hot Dang!

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About Cows : Homecoming 2005 Lancer Convention Souvenir Fanzine

Harper's Weekly Article : The Great Room Bookshelf, Vol. 1