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As many of you may know, tomorrow – the Saturday after Thanksgiving – has been deemed Small Business Saturday, a day to patronize the local businesses that make our communities so special. While there...
View ArticleOn the Calendar
It’s time to do the holidays, medieval and early-modern style! Calendar customs are rituals or activities historically practiced on a given day, typically associated with a saint but sometimes a key...
View ArticleWhat Is Historical?
The year I started writing for young people, I attended my first international SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) conference in Los Angeles. Four days of writing craft, page...
View ArticleThe Christmas Truce
German soldiers in trench, WWI. Nearly one hundred years ago today, in the midst of the first months of a brutal world war that would claim the lives of millions across the globe, enemies from powerful...
View ArticleA parting post
Sadly, it’s time for Corsets, Cutlasses, and Candlesticks to shut its doors and blow out the candlelight. We’ve thoroughly enjoyed discussing the ins and outs of writing historical fiction over the...
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