Charley Lucky, Romance Writer — Phoebe Matthews

My name is Charley and I write westerns for the short story market, always about action, violence, and a tough guy hero. I was happily rolling along in my version of the west until one of my editors suggested I expand. She's a smart cookie. Knows the market. When she emails to tell me westerns are the next best sellers with women, but require the addition of romance and sex, I figure, sure, why not? And then I found out why not.