Looking back on 2019 From ringing in the year with a completed first draft of my manuscript to ending the year with the final manuscript at the publishers, 2019 has […]
Monthly Archives: December 2019
19th Century Toys Under the Christmas Tree
What kinds of toys were under your tree Christmas morning? Did you spend hours dreaming about that perfect pair of roller skates or a Barbie Dreamhouse? All of the research […]
EVERY HOUSE TELLS A STORY
Selma was my inspiration for writing Masque of Honor. When we undertook the restoration of Selma, stories began to unfold and ideas filled my mind and heart. Every house is […]
Christmas in the Early 19th Century
As I wrote Masque of Honor, I wanted to include a scene to recreate Christmas in the early in 19th century. Christmas as we know it today dates to the […]
It’s Never too Late to Read the Classics … Make it a New Year’s Resolution
Is your TBR list getting longer by the day and somehow you still haven’t managed to get through the Classics? It isn’t too late to re-discover the books you might […]
The History Before the Era of Good Feelings
Except for an opening scene, Masque of Honor is set in Virginia between 1816 and 1819. This period in American history is known as the Era of Good Feelings (~1817-1825) […]
