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Friday, March 26, 2021

Writing Tip #1: Finish a Novel Using Daily Word Counts

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To write my very first rough draft ever, I used a 30-day novel-writing kit by the founder of NaNoWriMo (originally National November Writing...
Thursday, March 25, 2021

Silk: Caroline's Story, My Debut Novel

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'Caroline Corbett is ready for the 20 th century, excited to find work and meet new people, but she gets more than expected when a roug...

Writing Jane Austen by Elizabeth Aston

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Writing Jane Austen was a jaunt to modern-day London and Bath, where an Austen-hating writer who specializes in the Victorian era is saddle...
Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

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  Delia Owens’ debut novel draws you into the marsh and the swamplands with its lyrical, exquisite prose. The main character, Kya, is suppos...
Saturday, March 6, 2021

Three Sisters, Three Queens by Philippa Gregory

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Three Sisters, Three Queens starts off in the sour tongue of a petty, jealous Margaret Tudor, eldest sister of the notorious King Henry VIII...
Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Records Research on Our Old House

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My husband and I spent the afternoon a couple of weeks ago at the Kingstree courthouse, looking up the history of our South Carolina propert...

The Lost Prince, the Life & Death of Henry Stuart by Catharine MacLeod

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I have been thrilled with this National Portrait Gallery catalogue of its 'The Lost Prince' exhibit. Catharine MacLeod (curator) did...