I sent off a proposal last week for a series I really want to write. It’s World War II. Europe. Art. Need I say more? I had to revamp the proposal quite a bit before sending it off because the heroine needed to be an American. Quite a change from Italian, but I have completely fallen in love with the …
Great Research Tool:History Detectives
At our house, we don’t watch much TV, but when we do watch, it’s often PBS. The kids watch it in the morning with breakfast. And occasionally we catch something in the evening. This week I came home from a meeting to find my family watching History Detectives. I think I might be hooked…or have found a fourth career. Each show …
What I learned while researching Stars… Part Two
Continuing the fun historical details from Monday… 4) The Winecoff Hotel, where I have my stars stay while they’re in Atlanta, was the site of the worst hotel fire in American history and has recently been restored and renovated. 5) I initially considered having the tour appear at Ford’s Theater, but it was essentially abandoned during the World War Two …
What I learned while researching Stars…
Since I’m still celebrating the release of Stars in the Night, I’m going to take this week to share with you some of the cool historical details I learned while writing Stars in the Night. One of the things I love about writing novels set during World War II is that I always learn something new. As a World War …
I walked into the library the other day
I love libraries. Have since the day I tried to read the entire biography section of the Seward, Nebraska library. I guess my love of history was fueled in those stacks picking through biographies of presidents, strong women — especially Queen Victoria, Abigail Adams, Clara Barton, Florence Nightengale, etc. The Seward library fueled my ability to read more than a …
Researching Your Way to a Book Readers Can’t Put Down
Are you a writer and want a little help on research? Then join American Christian Fiction Writers. This month I am teaching an on-line class for ACFW members on Researching Your Way to a Book Readers Can’t Put Down. Being me I’ve enlisted many of my friends to help. The class will be split between historical and suspense research. For …
Research How Tos: Post Two
So I’ve discussed the basic areas of legal research… there are just a few! Now what? How do you start finding the information that you need for your novel? One great place to start is national organizations. Here are a few to get you started: American Bar Association is a great resource for research on a host of legal issues. …
Legal Research How Tos: Part One
This is the first in a series I’ll run over the next few Mondays on legal research. I often get questions on how to do legal research and hope this will give writers an idea of where to start. Usually, the best advice is to contact an attorney directly…but this should help you start. The law is a complicated area. …
Researching Days: Day Two
Have you ever tried to find the transcript for a radio broadcast that happened sixty years ago? I had to as I wrote Canteen Dreams. The pivot point in the story is Pearl Harbor. It launches everything else that happens in the story, so I wanted to figure out what the folks around North Platte would have heard on December …
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