Since my blog post was due around Halloween, I pondered what I could write that was Halloween related. Then I remembered—I wrote a book of ghost stories! How could I …
A Very Victorian Holiday
Happy Holidays! I don’t know about you, but this is one of the busiest times of the year for me, so I’m giving myself a break and reposting a blog …
The Enduring Royal Family
I’ve never been a royals watcher, but I do have a lot of respect for Queen Elizabeth II and the fact that she devoted 70 years of her life to …
Victorian Photography
Research is always one of my favorite parts of writing historical fiction. When I read an advertisement in a 1900 London newspaper for a photographer who will come to your …
A Debut in the Middle of a Feud
I’m preparing for back surgery this week and time constraints have me reblogging a post from 2019. Oddly enough, a year after I posted this, I began plotting book 5, …
A Dedication
My grandmother, Frances, came to the US with her husband around 1918. They settled in the Chicago area and had a family. Genevieve, Ted, Eddie, and Vicki. Fast forward a …
News!
I’ve been stuck in a research rabbit hole this week, which is only one of the reasons this post is late. But I have had a few other distractions that …
The Right Words
Writers are always trying to find just the right word or phrase to convey a specific mood or emotion. As a writer of historical fiction, I also have to make …
Using Historical Figures in Fiction
Had a wonderful time doing bookstore events this week with C.M. Gleason and L.A. Chandlar, both in Ann Arbor and Detroit. One reason I was excited to chat with them …
Book News & Heiress Anna Gould
Just when I was doing so well with my blogging, I missed a post. My only excuse is I was working on the first draft of book 4, and when …