Reading is Fundamental
One of the best things about being a writer is reading. I actually have "read" on my to-do…
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Picturing Your Characters
The portrait to the right is Aphra Behn, the late 17th century English playwright that my main character,…
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2010: The Year of Bedlam
Happy New Year! I hope whatever celebrations you engaged in last night are not preventing you from enjoying…
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2009 Recap #4: Jewelry Sketches
Note: This post was originally published on February 16, 2009 I don’t normally do much in the way…
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2009 Recap #2: Who are your characters based on?
Note: This post was originally published on September 10, 2009 I recently got this question from a friend:…
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Inspiration | Japan | Jewelry | Writing
2009 Recap #1: Secrets of the Samarai Sword
Note: This post was originally published on July 25, 2009 My husband and I just watched a program…
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Progress Report
I never know whether to say I'm in the process of editing, revising, or re-writing my novel. Just…
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Curing What Ailed You in the 17th Century
Hannah Wolley was kind of the Martha Stewart of late the 17th century in England. She authored books…
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A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
I've collected a lot of great reference books in my research of Diary of Bedlam, but by far…
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Historical Tidbits
A couple of days ago, my mom called me and said "Hi, what're you doing?" "I was just…