Protected: Of Noble Family: 9
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Look– Jane Austen included characters of color. Stop citing “historical accuracy” with an all white cast.
So, there’s this Jane Austen game that people keep pointing me to with great excitement. There’s been some conversation in the community because all of the characters in the prototype are white. Their FAQ says: Will you provide choices in race and ethnicity? We will provide historically accurate racial diversity. This only becomes an issue
Chapter 8 is up
We had an internet outage today, so I had a lot of distraction free time. 4000 words today, which means finishing a chapter. For those of you reading along, Chapter 8 is up.
White gauze Regency dress with steel grey trim
This is the Regency dress that I’m currently working on. It’s a mix of a machine embroidered border eyelet fabric and me doing some applique and hand-embroidery to match. I’ll post a picture when it’s finished, but you can see where I’m headed.
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I need to hire an assistant in Antigua for my novel. Do you know anyone?
Hello internet, I’ve tried going about this the old fashioned way and contacting museums, historians, even the tourism board, with no luck. So, I’m turning to you. I need a research assistant in Antigua. I’m willing to pay for help. While I’d love to have just one assistant, if I need to break the tasks
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Chapter 6 is up, for those of you reading along with Of Noble Family
I spent most of the weekend teaching a writing class so my forward progress on the novel slowed a little bit, but… Chapter 6 is up.
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The Out of Excuses Writing Retreat II: The Retreatening
We are thrilled to announce Out of Excuses II: the second annual Writing Excuses Workshop and Retreat! Our event last year was a resounding success, so we’ve polished our microphones and carved out our schedules and we’re raring to go. And we want you to join us! Read the full details at the Writing Excuses
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Chapter 5 is up for those reading along with OF NOBLE FAMILY
If you are reading along, Chapter 5 is up. La!
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An analogy that I cannot use in my 1818 novel.
He stopped and for a moment appeared to hold his breath. It was imperfectly held, though, and a small thin stream of air leaked out in a tiny whine such as an Asgardian god might make after being thrashed by Hulk.
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Without a Summer scenic location map: A new use for Pinterest
I’ve used Pinterest for the last couple of books to collect my visual reference material. It’s been very, very handy. They just added a feature today where you can pin the locations to a map. I’d been trying to do that with Google Maps, but having the pictures and my notes all in one place
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Here! Play MadLibs with my fiction
So, as I write, I often use [square brackets] as place holders for things I need to look up later. This offers you the opportunity to play MadLibs with my work in progress. A cheer went up from a crowd of sailors bunched around the [part of ship] An enclosed [type of carriage] with a
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These are a few of my favorite things: Single malt, leather bound books, wind-up toys, and lab glass
And because I know people will ask… The set of lab glass is something Rob and I picked up early in our marriage. We use the large ones for water at our dinner parties. The books are the complete works of Hawthorne from 1879 The wind-up toys are something that my family has been collecting
New scene in Chapter 2 of OF NOBLE FAMILY
If you’ve been reading along, I just added a new scene to chapter 2. Look for the line, “She is a Countess,” and continue from there.
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Chapter 4 is up for those reading along with OF NOBLE FAMILY.
Had a lovely productive day at Letizia’s Natural Bakery, my writing spot of choice in Chicago. As a result, there is a new chapter for those reading along as I write Of Noble Family. Do you want to read along as well? Hop over to the post with the ground rules.
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