… not as pretty as “autumn leaves”, but still interesting, I hope. Seems like a lot of buzz around ‘the death of books as we know them.’ Somehow, I think they’ll still be around for a while… And once again, my apologies if you comment and I don’t reply. I am, again, traveling during this … [Read more…]
Someone writing historical fiction recently told me she was planning a work set during the Civil War, but she was a bit overwhelmed. Where to begin? I could relate. My novel is set during the 1940s. It’s certainly not as remote as the Civil War in our collective memories. Some people don’t consider anything after … [Read more…]
1.) If you write historical fiction, or even if you write contemporary, but perhaps have a character find a diary or old note, the Online Etymology Dictionary will soon become one of your most used online writing tools. Etymology is the study of the origin of words and the way those words, or how they … [Read more…]