Travel in the Time of Covid
Happy Tuesday and welcome to another edition of Romance Writers Weekly! This week we're going on a virtual journey... Since the pandemic has cancelled all of our travel plans, we now have to journey through old photos. Pick one photo from past travels and tell us about that day's adventures. I love to travel. I love hopping on a plance…
But it's a tree...
Having researched Georgian and Regency England for going on three years now, I sometimes forget that what are commonplace language references for me are not familiar words and phrases for those not as entrenched in the period as I. During one of my Sunday Snippets, I had my Hero get out of bed on a cold winter's morning, don his banyan…
It's Research, I Swear - Part 3
Welcome to Part 3 of It's Research, I Swear. Last week I touched on some of the adventures I had on my trip to London earlier this year. You can read about them here. This week I'm sticking a little closer to home... As much fun as it was to travel to London, unfortunately, it is not a trip I…
It's Research, I Swear - Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of It's Research, I Swear. Last week I touched on some not-so-usual adventures I've had researching and influencing my books. You can read about them here. But sometimes research can take us places far from home... One drawback of writing historical fiction of any kind is that you don't get to experience what life was like…
It's Research, I Swear - Part 1
If you've followed me for any length of time, you will know I am a huge fan of research. Honestly, I think it's one of the reasons I chose to focus on historical romance. I love to learn, and being an author of historical fiction has given me so many opportunities to pick up interesting tidbits -- such as the…