I wrote the first two writing girl books while I was in graduate school, studying early 19th century British literature. One class in particular was absolutely invaluable to my research: The Economy of Print Media. Basically, we studied the cheap, “trashy”, real stuff that people were actually reading: periodicals, railway novels, and, of course, [...]
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Comments (0) Yeah! Research! Super fun! Maybe not, but here are my favorite sources for looking stuff up and checking stuff out.
Google books: It’s very useful for finding old, out of print books (that are free!). Also, you can search for keywords, etc, in the text to see if it’s worth reading or even worth buying.
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And now, dear readers, a special announcement from my darling dog, Penelope. Actually, it’s a special performance of her “poor starving orphan” routine. I feel compelled to mention that she’s a very well fed little dog, but nevertheless…lovely lil’ Penelope would really like you to buy a copy of A Groom Of One’s Own.
Why you [...]
For going on tour to promote A Groom Of One’s Own! Check out my interview at The Season blog today. We’re chatting about The Call, great heroes, and how Groom is like Sex And The City, Regency-style. For a list of my other events, click here. The good news–no one has to get up off [...]
Did you know that 46 percent of couples are thinking about incorporating ecofriendly components into their wedding festivities? Count me in. As y’all know, I’m deep in the throes of wedding planning. Mine will be as green as can be–and that’s green as in environmentally friendly, not the color scheme. I contributed some tips to this [...]
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