From the Notebook: Victorian Courting Customs
Writing » Historical, Peerage, Research, VictorianFebruary 16th, 2007
I thought I’d treat you all with a little bit of something something from my notes about courtships. I missed Valentine’s Day, but February is the month of love and hey, I am a romance writer, so here’s an excerpt from my research journal:
Research: Text and Games
Writing » Links, ResearchDecember 5th, 2006
Getting stuck on finding the texts you need for your research? Believe me, I’ve been there. After reading one book, liking some of the information but wishing I could read the book that a certain chapter referenced, I then start the hunt. I look at my local library, I look in my university library. Given that my university is huge, when the book isn’t here, I begin to despair. I look at the bookstores, but all the chain stores around here have no imaginative texts at all. I look online, only to find the book is completely out of print, or, I could use my soul and some change as payment to get a mint condition version of the book from Amazon or eBay. If I’m lucky.
From the Notebook: British Peerage
Writing » Peerage, Research, VictorianNovember 18th, 2006
I took these notes for my High Victorian era novel on December 19, 2004. Thought I’d post a few of my notes every once in a while, either as a way to help my fellow fiction/historical fiction writers, and also as a fun way to remind me of all the information I’ve gathered.
Exciting New Links!
General, Marketing » Links, Publishing, Research, Small PressOctober 17th, 2006
Bloomsbury, an independent publisher whose home is the UK, has a wonderful Writer’s Area with articles about how to submit materials, approach a publisher, what you can expect an agent to do for you, and even lists agents from the US and UK/Ireland. I spent quite a bit of time here. They also have a Research Center, which I haven’t played around with yet, but they claim to have over 17,000 cross-referenced, free entries that you can utilize for your writing. I’m just itching to try it out! (And yes, this is the publisher that found J.K.Rowling.)
Fairy Tales
Writing » Fun, Links, NaNoWriMo, Research, ThemeOctober 2nd, 2006
Stuck in a rut? Want to begin a new novel (since NaNoWriMo is coming up)? I find that I love fairy tales, and that they have the best themes to make the backbone of any good draft. Tired of the Disney versions? Don’t worry, they are by no means the only and official version of these stories.
From the Notebook: Bringing Fiction to Life
Writing » Character Development, Research, SuspenseSeptember 23rd, 2006
I’ve been cleaning my place, trying to get things in order since I’ve moved back to campus, and I found some old notes about how to bring fiction to life. I only got as far as character surface life in terms of my detailed handwritten notes, with a character that I gave up, sadly enough. There are a couple things I wanted to post from my notes, however, since they seem useful.
Why Historical Fiction?
Writing » Character Development, Fiction, Historical, Plot, ResearchJuly 26th, 2006
In this session, Whitbread award-winning novelist Rose Tremain looks at the issues around writing and publishing historical fiction.
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