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Category Archives: Writing History
To Drum or Not To Drum
As a writer, I strive to engage all the senses in my scenes. In the book I’m working on at the moment, I have Redcoat drums on Lexington Green. VERY LOUD DRUMS! Where did I come up with this idea? … Continue reading
History is Fragile
Recently, I have been working on the puzzle of the Acton Minutemen. As I’m working to put flesh and blood on people who lived over two hundred years ago, I scour the Internet and as many old books as I … Continue reading
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Of stumbling blocks, excuses and writer’s conferences. . .
…and pinky promises… Dear Friends, A little different blog post this time as I look forward to getting back on track. I just survived a 4-day writer’s conference here in Colorado Springs. I say "survived" because I was the moderator … Continue reading
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Sons of Liberty – Lexington Green – Part 2
In a nutshell (because this is a blog post, not a book) here’s what really happened. As the Redcoats marched down the road (review the map again), unless steered differently, they would have simply kept on marching right past the … Continue reading
Sons of Liberty – Lexington Green – Part 1
In my last blog post, I reviewed the segment of the HISTORY Channel’s Sons of Liberty which encompassed the “Midnight Ride” of Paul Revere and William Dawes. In this post, we’ll look at the segment on Lexington Green. When we … Continue reading
History Channel: Sons of Liberty – My Take
For several weeks, I’ve been posting reviews for the History Channel’s Sons of Liberty series on my Facebook page. It quickly became obvious that the history was going to be sacrificed on the altar of entertainment. In his article, Tom … Continue reading
Of Myths and Certain History
Some of my readers might know that I live near the #1 city park in the USA. You might also know that I volunteer there. The Garden of the Gods park is one of my very favorite places and I … Continue reading
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Digging up the past
I continue to work on the Hannah Davis story. My goal is to finish it this month as my NANOWRIMO goal. For those of you who just went "tilt" – NANO is held every November. National Novel Writing Month. Writers … Continue reading
… to unborn ages.
You’ve heard the phrase “too many irons in the fire.” Yes, that’s me. Once again, I need to prioritize my busy-ness. One of the things that fell through the cracks a bit is this blog. I missed a post or … Continue reading
Why write history?
Many of you know that I am not originally a “writer of history.” I am a published romance writer. As a kid I didn’t much like reading. I think I made it through high school without finishing more than two … Continue reading