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?
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
ReplyDeleteThank 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!
ReplyDeleteI'm excited to hear that Gravediggers is taking off. I look forward to reading more of it! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, 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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