While writing my first six books, I avoided research and wrote only what I knew with the facts I could easily look up. Now I find diving into history is exciting and gives me a better sense of the people and places about which I write. Now I'm a believer. Researching for historical fiction is … Continue reading Researching Historical Fiction
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Historical Fiction in Review
The Home for Unwanted Girls My search for historical fiction set in Quebec led me to this book by Joanna Goodman. The novel I’m writing is set in a convent in France two hundred years earlier, but I thought this book would give me a feel for what life might be like for an orphan … Continue reading Historical Fiction in Review
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Is Comedy a Modern Thing?
We attended a performance of The Play that Goes Wrong at the Florida Rep in downtown Fort Myers last night. I love the old intimate theater, and the goofy play gave us plenty of laughs. Slapstick comedy has kept audiences laughing for a thousand years, and it got me to wondering…did French peasants in the … Continue reading Is Comedy a Modern Thing?
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Would Trombone Shorty Play a Flute?
We went with friends to see Trombone Shorty in concert in Naples. He plays New Orleans-style jazz and blues and put on a foot-tappin’ good show. It was an unexpectedly fun evening. I especially liked his trombone and the two guitarists’ solos. That got me to thinking about music in the 17th century…How would French … Continue reading Would Trombone Shorty Play a Flute?
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Room for Romance?
Valentine’s Day has become Valentine’s week and has me thinking. Should I include a romantic interest in the historical novel I’m currently writing? My little French peasant, Marie, is only twelve, but she could find puppy love with the young goat herder who came to her rescue. Romance creeps in on all my books. The … Continue reading Room for Romance?
Jeanne Meeks ~ Fiction Author 