While writing my historical novel,, I have become enamored by all things historical, even when it's from different centuries. I love listening to re-enactors of all sorts and will drive a long way to see their portrayals of famous people and hear the stories….almost first-hand. Megan Wells has been bringing historical figures to life for … Continue reading Hooked on History
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Researching Historical Fiction
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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Gossip and News: How 17th Century French Peasants Shared Information
We can’t live without our phones, email, TV, and podcasts. How did the people of yore manage? In a 17th-century French village, news traveled at the pace of footsteps and farm carts, stitched together by habit, ritual, and the human love of a good story. Most peasants lived within a few kilometers of one another … Continue reading Gossip and News: How 17th Century French Peasants Shared Information
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Why do they lie?
Historical articles always catch my eye, but it irks me when they use false information. I'm getting better at sensing the fakes. The canoe on the left looks fabulous and too good to be true, so I dug into it. The canoe (just the bottom of it) on the right is the actual find. That's … Continue reading Why do they lie?
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Death Was Different Then…or Was It?
funeral then and now, casket, flowers, candles. French peasants at wake, modern funeral
Jeanne Meeks ~ Fiction Author 