Short-Shorts – Page 4

October 15, 2014 JES HaysShort-Shorts

Short-Short: Railroad Maps

HERE’S a link to a good map resource: Railroad maps from 1828 to 1900

October 14, 2014 JES HaysShort-Shorts

Short-Short: Found SF

HERE’S a neat link to a site full of old photos of San Francisco, for those of you with characters who live where Chance and Kye live.

October 5, 2014 JES HaysShort-Shorts

Short-Short: Victorian Photographs

HERE’S a link to a page of men’s fashion photographs from different decades of the 19th Century. A must-bookmark for those who write historical fiction!

September 30, 2014 JES HaysShort-Shorts

Short-Short: Horse Cabs

HERE’S a link to a good article on horse-drawn cabs, which your character might have needed to rent upon occasion

September 28, 2014 JES HaysShort-Shorts

Short-Short: 19th Century Men’s Attire

HERE’S a nifty little guide to some of the clothing your male characters would have worn in the 19th Century.

September 26, 2014 JES HaysShort-Shorts

Short-Short: Eyewitness to the Old West

HERE’S a link to an Old West historical website – lots of good information

September 25, 2014 JES HaysShort-Shorts

Short-Short: Cigarettes in the 19th Century

My lads are smokers, so I found THIS interesting article while researching cigarette brands.

September 23, 2014 JES HaysShort-Shorts

Short-Short: Old SF Railroads

HERE’S an interesting article on Old San Francisco’s railroads.

September 22, 2014 JES HaysShort-Shorts

Short-Short: Adding Conflict

HERE’S a link to a good Writer’s Digest article: 5 Tools for Building Conflict in Your Novel

September 21, 2014 JES HaysShort-Shorts

Short-Short: Daguerrotypes

HERE’S a link to a page full of old (1848) daguerrotypes from Middle America … fascinating!