Tag: historical
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November 19, 2009 07:34 PM EST --
GREEK/ATHENAN EMPIRE (ca. 776 BC – 323 BC)
“Let’s begin with the muse”, said Hesiod
How they speak of Chaos, Eros, Gaia . . .
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January 09, 2008 11:33 PM EST --
"Our house had a heart,
and a soul, and eyes to see us
with; and approvals, and
solicitudes, and deep
sympathies; it was of us, and
we were in its confidence, . . .
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October 24, 2007 01:51 AM EDT --
Earlier today I had gone and done something I'd been putting off: Researching Regency Era names for the adults in my novel, as they would have been born in this era and certainly would not have been . . .
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November 01, 2008 03:59 PM EDT --
My medieval romance, The Commander's Desire , has just been released from the Wild Rose Press! Here's a little about it:
Travel on a journey of romance into medieval Scotland... . . .
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July 29, 2007 06:47 PM EDT --
While on vacation in South Carolina my husband and I decided to visit Atalya, a castle built by Archer Huntington and his wife Anna Hyatt Huntington as a winter home and a place for Mrs. Huntington's . . .
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March 19, 2008 09:37 AM EDT --
This historical mystery novel is an absolute must read. Author Caro Peacock mixes suspense, intrigue, adventure and deceit, brings her plot to a boil and serves up an extraordinary story that will . . .
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April 06, 2008 01:59 AM EDT --
The hypnotist reviewed my chart--necessarily devoid of eights.
"Eights make my neck constrict," I said. "Sometimes I faint."
"Tell me about Alex," she said.
"We're . . .
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January 21, 2009 09:02 PM EST --
There are so many historical figures that interest me. I have read about our past presidents including George Washington and Abe Lincoln. I have read about Benedict Arnold, and Napoleon. I have read about . . .
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March 27, 2009 07:41 AM EDT --
Do you have a favorite book that really pulled you back in time, or perhaps gave you a special interest in that period?
Here's the thing: I love historical fiction, but I do not . . .
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April 07, 2009 06:32 AM EDT --
A s a long-time fan of historical fiction, I consider myself as a person who knows quite a few things of what makes a good historical novel and what doesn't. In recent years, readers have been given . . .
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November 23, 2009 07:10 PM EST --
As Galadriel said to Frodo in The Lord of the Rings, “You are a Ring-bearer, Frodo. To bear a Ring of Power is to be alone.To be passionate about history so that you feel it in your . . .
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August 21, 2007 06:24 PM EDT --
Chapter . . .
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May 15, 2009 02:21 PM EDT --
I do enjoy historical fiction because the genre makes the past fun and easier to relate to. We know what the famous people were doing, but what about the shlubs like the rest of us? How different is . . .
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August 05, 2008 08:41 PM EDT --
Hello, gather friends. Maybe you can help me with this one. It's set near Richmond, Virgina in the Antebellum time period (prior to the civil war). I'm having a heck of a time . . .
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January 04, 2009 06:02 PM EST --
The snow brought many delays here at Christmas and surprises for New Year-white roads and ice, layers of black and gray, and speckled flakes that flattened and broadened the scene beyond my window-pane. . . .
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April 01, 2009 06:48 AM EDT --
I have to come right out and say that I did not use to consider myself a die-hard fan of romance novels. I did devour them when I was a teenager but then the real life happened and a happily-ever-after . . .
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March 16, 2007 06:19 AM EDT --
This is the family who fostered my maternal grandfather, Andrew Lee Chafin, Sr., when he was a child. In fact, he might be one of the small boys present in the picture. Anyone want to venture . . .
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July 16, 2007 03:19 PM EDT --
Today is my birthday. Without going into specifics, let's just say that it is a milestone. That got me to thinking about those little books and cards that you can give to people that list . . .
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September 07, 2007 10:53 AM EDT --
So, I've never gone this long without getting that burst of inspiration to do something! Whether it's a brilliant scene for developing the plot of my current WIP or a great new marketing idea for . . .
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February 12, 2009 11:32 AM EST --
author: Lou Jane Temple
This was NOT what I'd expected!
It was a fun light read (as light as a murder mystery could be).
Old New York - Civil War era. The beginning of department stores, . . .
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