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Secondary Characters
In a romance novel, it's the hero and heroine - and their love story - that are the main focus. And that's how it should be. We all love to close that book with a contented sigh at that "happily ever after."But along the way to the ending are many stumbling blocks for...
Researching your characters
I prefer researching and writing about the U.S. in the 1800's. Specifically the western U.S. However, I find myself time and again having to research farther back and overseas to fully develop my characters.A character's roots tells a lot about that character and I...
Setting as Inspiration
Setting as InspirationI love the Southwest and its history. When my delightful hubby wanted to visit New Mexico in August, I was pumped. Then he mentioned Roswell, graveyards, and alien space museums, not exactly my style. However, I saw my opportunity to visit a...
If You Ever Go Across the Sea to Ireland…
Those words from the song "Galway Bay" evoke a yearning to be by that lovely, salt-sprayed seaside. Having visited Galway this past summer, I can fully understand why.The west of Ireland is filled with charm, and nowhere more than Galway, where each year, on a Sunday...
Head Coverings of Medieval English Noblewomen
When we watch movies set in “medieval times,” the fashions we see can be authentic or a muddle of the medieval period, which spanned more than 400 years. Many costume research sources delineate periods of fashion development by decades or centuries. I prefer to use...