A New Kind of Sheriff in Town

Posted by Oct 22 2011, 4:20 pm in , , , , , ,

Hello there, Renee here today. I’ve been wanting to write this post for a while but really wanted to do it justice as it speaks of a legacy of strong women during a time when it would have been too easy for the so-called weaker sex to lie back and allow men to control their surroundings.

Have you ever dug into your family ancestry? I have. I do it all the time. I find it’s a wonderful way to escape from the modern world and delve into the past. And every now and again I come across a real gem.

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Historical Inaccuracies

Posted by Sep 22 2011, 6:51 am in , , ,

One of the things I love most about writing historicals is the research, but it can also be the most irritating task. I have spent that last few months researching words, Kansas orphan laws, screen doors, cellars, stone houses, barb wire, Pinkerton Detectives, coal mines, railways and trains. Of course, I’m sure there are plenty more that I can’t think of right now, like clothing, roofing and horses. Oh, I even researched dates for hymnals. And wouldn’t you know it that I didn’t even consider whether or not peaches were in season during the manuscript I just submitted. Of course, this little

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Two Sides of A Story

Posted by Jul 22 2011, 5:12 am in , , , , ,

If I wanted to research for a contemporary, let’s say a female private eye. I could interview a private eye. I could go to the local community center and take self-defense classes. I could practice shooting at a firing range. I could hop over to the race track and for a large sum, go for one heck of a ride.  As an historical writer, it’s not that easy. Much of our researh information comes from primary and secondary sources. Primary sources, for me being the prime;). Secondary sources often provide a wealth of ideas, but not everything may be accurate. And, it never fails,

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Starry Night

Posted by Jun 22 2011, 5:51 am in , , ,

When a babe was to be born anywhere for miles around, she was there. Sometimes she was the lone attendant, and again she helped Dr. Taylor, who had been in the valley from the beginning; and more than once she worked with some young doctor who was so panicky because the baby didn’t hurry that she would have to tell him to keep his feet on the ground, and that millions of babies had been born before a doctor or a medical college had ever been discovered. One night at midnight she waked up one of the boys, and told

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Finding A Platform In Kansas

Posted by May 22 2011, 6:55 am in , , , ,

As a new blogger (new to Seduced by History) to such a wealth of historical knowledge one, such as myself, can feel a little intimidated. I’m one of those people who knows a little bit about a lot of stuff and not a whole lot about any one particular thing. It’s taken me a few weeks to figure out what kind of platform I could bring to the table. And it wasn’t until a wise woman told me, and I quote, “. . .everyone has something to offer! Your platform is a natural byproduct of you and your writing.” It was one of

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Newbie to Seduced By History

Posted by Apr 22 2011, 4:01 am in , , ,

Hello! Since I’m new to Seduced By History I thought I’d introduce myself. I’m Christina, one of the unpubbed writers here, and I am addicted to history. I’m also a wife, a mother of four (one YA and three teenagers), and on occasion I help hubs out at the upholstery shop where I get to fawn over all kinds of antiques. I have three furbies (one Great Dane, a Lab-Mastiff mix, and a terrier. Actually the terrier belongs to my oldest, he just never moved out when she did). I write romance anywhere from Ancient Israel to Westerns set in

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