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Tuesday, January 19, 2010Sad News - Robert B.Parker Dies...
The writing world lost a great talent recently. Robert B. Parker, the author of those great 'Spenser' novels (the books which launched the Robert Urich TV series) died just a few days ago. He was 77. Read more about that here.
I've loved Parker's work since I was in junior high - probably long before I should have been reading about Spenser, Hawk and the crimes they fought. Those books took me to exotic places - like Boston! - and at the end, the hero always won. It wasn't always pretty, but Spenser and Hawk won. I think that is the beginning of my love of romance novels.
Although Parker wrote crime novels, there was a thread of romance between Spenser and the DA..or Spenser and whatever femme fatale he was saving that book.
In my own books, I try to write strong, feisty women and strong, clever men...although many times the hero does come to the rescue, usually my hero's and heroine's rescue one another. I have Parker to thank for that because he wrote strong women in a time when many writers were writing wimpy, running-from-trouble-in-stillettos women.
I'm sad today that I won't get lost in a new Parker world now...but revisiting those old worlds will lighten the sadnes...just a bit.
