How much thought have you given to a corset? It’s challenging to write an historical novel if you’re not sure…
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Traveler’s Tales: Civil War Days
I’m finishing up a novella that takes place in 1867 Texas (An Inconvenient Gamble) and then I’m returning to my novel…
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The Moment Life Spun Away
Can you pinpoint a moment in your life when everything changed? You wouldn’t have recognized it at the time. But…
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Research or Voyeurism?
When is it research, and when is it voyeurism?
Traveler’s Tales: Was I a Slave?
Back in the closing years of the last century, my children and I drove across the entire state of Tennessee…
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Joyfully Researching History
The joy of researching history on line, circa 2012!