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…
Janet Simcic
Hello, and thanks for joining me for Sunday Speed Dates. This week I am pleased to have Janet Simcic joining me! Janet Simcic is a novelist and an established freelance magazine writer residing in Orange, California. Before writing her first novel and current travel book, she specialized in self-help and spiritual guidance with articles on overcoming breast cancer, dealing with dying…
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…
Angela D'Onofrio
Hello and welcome to another Sunday Speed Date! Today I am pleased to welcome Angela D'Onofrio. Angela D'Onofrio (aka Ang, but never Angie) lives in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire with her lovely wife, Laurel, two particularly eccentric cats, and one opinionated conure named Jupiter. She roots the places she creates in the places that she loves, and…
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…