Saturday, May 14, 2011

It's Been Awhile

Whoa, it's been a little while!  The writing and research of The Gravediggers have been going so well that, with the job to pay The Man and the possibility of my moving into a bigger and better house also taking up my time, something had to give, and blogging was it.  I'm at the part in the ms. now where I had to know a little bit about one of my main characters, and as this is historical fiction--my first foray into this genre--I had to research a bit, and get it right.  I needed something about the real guy--but not too much!--that I could grab on to, and I got it.  Several pictures (with my new phone, thank you very much), several internet articles, and a couple of actual book chapters later, I've got my man.  I've got his two main residences, his movin' up in the world, his education background, and a bit of his mindset and reputation.  Not too bad, huh?  Things going well at the job and on the house search as well.

How about you, guys?

4 comments:

  1. The Gravediggers sounds like it's right up my alley - I'll await its publication with interest. Permit me to recommend Bell's "Food for the Dead" about a TB-related vampire scare in New England - http://www.amazon.com/Food-Dead-Trail-Englands-Vampires/dp/0819571709/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1305720908&sr=1-1

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  2. Thank you, Graeme. Yes, indeed, I have read Bell's book and have borrowed from it heavily. I've used it to research Mercy Brown, Nellie Vaughn--and I've even seen the gravesite of Dr. Harold Metcalf himself, who was asked to look at Mercy Lena Brown's body. I had a heckuva time finding a copy of this book to own until recently; I'd had to keep renewing a local library's copy. Thanks for commenting!

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  3. I'm excited to hear that Gravediggers is taking off. I look forward to reading more of it! :)

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  4. Thanks, Colleen! I look forward to writing more of it!!! Just wrote another page while watching the Sox game last night--not too bad. I'll definitely show you more of it when I'm done with more. I always appreciate your comments!

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