Category Archive: Research

Dec
23

Domestic Chastisement

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There’s a lot I love about history, but there’s quite a bit that makes me cringe (and I’m not talking about the lack of flushing toilets or tampons). My hero’s sister was abused by her husband, and so I’ve been doing research into domestic violence and social wisdom of the early 19th century. Many history …

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Nov
11

NJRW Conference Recap

The lacing in

NJRW just hosted our yearly “Put Your Heart in a Book” conference. One of my favorite workshops was “Corsets, Codpieces, and Kilts” with Kim Killion and Eliza Knight. No way was I missing this one. These ladies are known for a hands on approach in their workshops (live models!) and this one didn’t disappoint.

To …

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Aug
13

Writing Tweets – w/e 8/12/12

Are you going to miss the men’s olympic swimming as much as I will?

Here are some of my favorite writing-related tweets from the past week. Enjoy!

  • Author Chuck Wendig [@ChuckWendig] does it again with this genius advice: 25 Ways to Survive as a Creative Person. If you’re not laughing when you’re reading …

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May
27

Writing Tweets – w/e 5/27/12

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Happy Memorial Day!

Hard to believe, but summer is almost upon us. Kinda wishing I lived somewhere that my kids would be in school year round. Sigh.

Lots of good links this week, most of them having to do with self-publishing and self-marketing. Here are some of my favorite writing -related tweets over the …

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May
06

Writing Tweets – w/e 5/6/12

the_avengers

This is going up a little late for two reasons. First, youngest daughter’s birthday party was yesterday, complete with fifty guests all crammed in my house. Which leads to the second reason, that the only way to relax afterward was to do this:

So much flippin’ eye candy in this movie, I don’t even …

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Mar
31

March Writing Tweets

Here are some of my favorite writing-related tweets I read in March. In the future, I’m going to try to do this weekly. I didn’t realize how overwhelming the whole month could be. Hope this is useful!

  • Cheryl Reif (@CherylRWrites) wrote a great list of Ten Questions to Ask When Beginning a Book.

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