Still watching the recordings from the conference and still learning a lot. I’ve especially enjoyed Sara Wigal’s session on creating your brand. “Building Your Brand Before You Query” was an […]
Historical Novel Society Conference Part 2
I’m still watching the recorded conference for the Historical Novel Society, and am learning a lot! In Jane Freidman’s Self-Publishing class, we learned that self publishing is a good fit […]
Historical Novel Society Conference
I didn’t actually get to “attend” this virtual event in person, as the sessions were mostly while I was at work, but I’m rewatching the highlights on the website and […]
Women Writing the West Conference Coming Up
Our WWW Conference is coming up soon. I’m going to enjoy the (virtual) conference and am looking forward to chatting with my fellow Women Writing the West! This year I’m […]
New Historical Anthology
I’m working on a new historical story that’s sort of a collaboration between JES Hays and EJ Murray. It’s a “weird history” detective story, with one of the velyr who […]
Wish Me Luck
I am submitting the opening of Outlaw Security to the Jericho Writers “Friday Night Live” contest. You send in the first 500 words without your name on the page and […]
Inspiration: Laurie R. King
Another of my favorite authors is Laurie R. King. Her Sherlock Holmes and Mary Russel stories are set just after the Great War and I love all the historical and […]
Rejuvenation
We’re planning another of our yearly vacations (even though my new job does not offer paid vacations). Going to be at Surfside Beach in September, so naturally I’m wishing it […]
Women’s Fashion in the 1870s
During the 1870s, Harper Franklin says, women’s clothing “became more complex, colorful, and restrictive”. During the late 1860s, the volume of the skirt had started swinging backwards instead of being […]
Men’s Fashion in the 1870s
Let’s take a look at men’s fashion during Kye’s and Chance’s era. The 1870s in men’s fashion was marked by “sobriety and understated style.” Nobody was making fashion waves during […]