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The Good & The Bad of Today’s Historical Romances
One of my favorite Kathleen Woodiwiss novels ~ Everlasting I began reading historical romance at the tender age of 13, when they were called “bodice-rippers”–for a very good reason. I probably...
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Resources for Historical Romance Writers
Nothing can take a reader out of a story quicker than an item used before its invention. I can’t begin to tell you the number of times a match was struck in a time when it didn’t exist. It’s not the...
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Write What You Know
I love writing historical romance; it’s what I know! I love researching almost as much as writing. My problem is knowing when to stop researching and get busy putting word to page. Everything of a...
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Garrow’s Law
UPDATE: I just found out there will be no Season 4. :-( I’m off to go find a corner in which to cry. :-( :-( :-( L-R: Mr. Silvester (Aidan McArdle); Mr. Southouse (Alun Armstrong); William Garrow...
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Are You a Dumpdigger?
Have you ever heard of a “dumpdigger?” I hadn’t until I came across this picture on Wikimedia Commons. Dumpdiggers use antique maps and other historical records to locate very old properties and then...
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For the Love of History (and other interesting tidbits)
Best of History Websites Whenever I’m in research mode I use a variety of sources. If I can’t find exactly what I need in the history books on my shelves, I turn to the Internet. Sometimes specific...
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Sadly, Utterly Abandoned Railways
My Uncle Bobby was a locomotive engineer on the former Baltimore & Ohio, now known as the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, aka CSX. He retired several years ago, but his great love for all things...
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Sadly, Utterly Abandoned Amusement Parks
For some reason, abandoned amusement parks have more of an apocalyptic feel than other places or things. Giggles and grins are silenced and wiped away; screams of delight hauntingly echo in the...
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