Tag: writing
group name: historicalfic
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June 17, 2008 02:22 PM EDT --
My first contact with Nyota, the "owner" of the OOOS group was when she contacted me to add tags to my reviews. I have to admit that her request kinda irritated me, because race of . . .
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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 15, 2007 03:45 PM EST --
This week I sent off to my agent my latest historical novel, Woodland Daughter.
This novel is my 9th.
I find it hard to believe that I have written nine novels. When I first started writing I never . . .
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September 16, 2007 01:00 AM EDT --
This month celebrates the one year anniversary of Kitty McKenzie! Woohoo!
My Victorian historical mainstream, Kitty McKenzieis set in the beautiful city York, Yorkshire England, 1864.
This story and its . . .
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January 02, 2008 06:18 AM EST --
Due to my break over Christmas, I have only just found out that over at http://www.aussieauthors.com/
they have a poll for people to vote for their favourite Aussie author and I'm listed!
I . . .
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September 01, 2008 01:47 PM EDT --
Dear Gather Friends:
I'm thrilled to announce that Double Enchantment will start appearing in bookstores and select Walmarts, Kmarts & Targets as of today! If you'd like to order it on-line, . . .
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September 18, 2007 09:15 PM EDT --
Historical fiction can be both a joy to read and to write. Here's seven rules for writing this genre that you may or may not be aware of.
Seven Rules For Writing Historical Fiction.
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September 18, 2007 09:44 PM EDT --
There are several free e-books and some software trials available at Fiction Factor's website.
Fiction Factor - Free E-Books
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August 08, 2007 12:14 PM EDT --
The Portuguese bought Patient Anthony for three hundred milreis, the equivalent at the time of one hundred and fifty dollars, a good price for a slave boy in the backlands.
The slaver was Saturnino Rabelo, . . .
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May 18, 2008 05:33 PM EDT --
I have just posted the first two chapters of DOUBLE ENCHANTMENT-THE RELICS OF MERLIN on my website: http://www.kathrynekennedy.com/
Come take a peek at the second book in the RELICS OF MERLIN . . .
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September 20, 2007 03:03 AM EDT --
Here's a few more historical fiction writing resources I stumbled upon today. Hopefully some of them will be of use to you all.
Writing Historical Novels
Researching the Historical Novel
Historical . . .
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June 13, 2007 02:06 PM EDT --
Every writer has a favorite review of his or her book, not filled with words of vacuous hype or empty praises but a critical appreciation of the contents that got it right. Plus the fact . . .
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October 04, 2007 05:55 AM EDT --
Getting into the minds of your characters is key for a writer. If you can't feel and understand your own character how is a reader to?
In order to have your characters real, living, breathing beings . . .
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October 04, 2007 06:09 AM EDT --
Life for the Victorians was much different to that which we are accustomed. Etiquette was enforced, women occupied a position just above that of a servant and for the greater majority of the era schools . . .
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November 01, 2007 09:37 PM EDT --
Well, as if losing my fist 100+ words wasn't bad enough I find that my modem is all but dead. I lost it earlier and called the cable company. We did all sorts of things and fixes and there was no . . .
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October 25, 2007 07:47 AM EDT --
One of the more popular things to do for us NaNo participants is to write a letter to unruly characters, non existant plots and fickle muses. Typically I don't feel the need for such fun, but tonight . . .
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January 03, 2008 09:22 PM EST --
Celebrate romance fiction at the inaugural Australian Romance Readers Convention. Meet your favourite authors, discuss your preferred sub-genres, buy books and party!
Planning has just started for . . .
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November 04, 2007 02:56 AM EST --
How has day three of NaNo treated you all? Still going strong? Restarting? Characters running amok and not cooperating?
Day three brought me few complications aside from a loud neighbor, sleep deprivation . . .
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November 06, 2007 08:49 PM EST --
Well, as you can see I'm several hours behind posting the day five report for NaNoWriMo. That's due to my latest big obstacle.. PC Failure, or rather, Ethernet Port failure. After three weeks . . .
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November 08, 2007 04:35 AM EST --
I'm sharing the link to the Readers' Station Newsletter for November. Lots of interesting news this month from a collection of authors.
http://www.readersstation.com/nov_2007.htm . . .
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