Louis Rock Rochon, my great-grandfather, was a rolling stone.(Pun intended.) He was born in 1848 in Quebec. When he was 17, his father died; then Louis immigrated to Illinois in 1867. He was still single and living in as a boarder in Chicago in 1880, but moved back to Canada the next year to live … Continue reading Friday Finds – The Cook County Poor Farm
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Writing Wednesday – My Ideal Reader
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Writing Wednesday – Self-Publishing
I was too impatient to wait for a “real publisher”… and I ended up as an indie author with six books on Amazon and elsewhere. Authors know that publishing isn’t one-size-fits-all. Every path—self-publishing, working with an indie press, or chasing a traditional deal—comes with its own mix of freedom, work, frustration, and reward. Self-publishing is … Continue reading Writing Wednesday – Self-Publishing
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Thursday Throwback
French peasants in 1650 played a game similar to modern bowling. Skittles or nine-pin (quilles in French) was played outside a tavern or in a barn on hard-packed earth. The nine skittles were set up in a diamond or square pattern. The wooden ball and skittles were carved from hardwood – oak or beech. My … Continue reading Thursday Throwback
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Friday Finds
Meet Sara Russell. She's a great find for research into my historical fiction novel. Sara knows a ton about the French voyageurs and life in New France. I met Sara at a voyageurs re-enactment at Isle a la Cache in Romeoville, IL. She is both an re-enactor and the interpretive naturalist for the Will County … Continue reading Friday Finds
Jeanne Meeks ~ Fiction Author 