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September 18, 2007 09:15 PM EDT -- Historical fiction can be both a joy to read and to write. Here's seven rules for writing this genre that you may or may not be aware of. Seven Rules For Writing Historical Fiction. more
September 20, 2007 03:03 AM EDT -- Here's a few more historical fiction writing resources I stumbled upon today. Hopefully some of them will be of use to you all. Writing Historical Novels Researching the Historical Novel  Historical . . . more
January 09, 2008 08:43 AM EST --   Inside Flap Bridie and Margaret stepped forward through the crowd, inching closer to the orphans and the girl named Catherine. "My dear Bridie, she is precious. She has the . . . more
October 04, 2007 05:55 AM EDT -- Getting into the minds of your characters is key for a writer. If you can't feel and understand your own character how is a reader to? In order to have your characters real, living, breathing beings . . . more
October 04, 2007 06:09 AM EDT -- Life for the Victorians was much different to that which we are accustomed. Etiquette was enforced, women occupied a position just above that of a servant and for the greater majority of the era schools . . . more
September 22, 2007 04:44 AM EDT -- Life for Victorian children could be easy or heard depending on their social class. Numerous diseases threatened their wellbeing and lives. Below you'll see some sites that I dug up during my recent . . . more
September 23, 2007 05:10 AM EDT -- Victorian health and medicine was in its infant stages. As such many died from lack of medical care, and in some cases, from the poor care they did recieve. Below you'll find a few links depicting . . . more
Orphan Train Trilogy
by Robert N.
views: 41 | rating: 10 | comments: 5
March 29, 2008 06:04 PM EDT -- The story of the Orphan Trains is not complex. What is complex, are the stories of all the children, each having their own experience ranging from the sublime to horrible. While writing . . . more
September 20, 2007 03:37 AM EDT -- Here's a collection of sites that I had on bookmark also part of my novel research. Perhaps some of them will be of use or interest to some of you. Child Labour In Victorian England  Industrial . . . more
January 10, 2008 09:50 AM EST -- The third and final story from Robert Noonan's Orphan Train Trilogy, Secrets, explores the fate of orphan children who arrived on an orphan train during the late 1800s to find a new life in the Midwest. . . . more
September 27, 2007 03:41 AM EDT -- Life for the Victorian woman both as a mother and as part of a family unit differed greatly from what we know and practice today. Here's a few links about their life.  Spinsterhood  Women's . . . more
Victoriana: The Governess
by Jennifer N.
views: 15 | rating: 10 | comments: 4
October 01, 2007 08:38 PM EDT -- The governess' job by all accounts was one to be pitied. She lived in a sort of limbo between life as a servant and that as a family member. She was neither servant nor family member, therefore her . . . more
January 10, 2008 09:38 AM EST -- Inside Flap Adam looked at Hillary. "Why do you call your parents, John and Kate, instead of mother and father?" Hillary smiled, "Because they aren't my parents. They . . . more
September 20, 2007 07:18 PM EDT -- Letterwriting was much  different in the 19th century than it is today. For one thing, they felt that the use of the typewriter was a most vulgar action. I'd imagine in today's e-mail craze . . . more
October 24, 2007 04:32 AM EDT -- As some of you might have noticed, I've been absent on Gather as of late. That would be my novel's fault. I've got exactly seven days to get these cranky characters to cooperate with me, . . . more
October 25, 2007 07:47 AM EDT -- One of the more popular things to do for us NaNo participants is to write a letter to unruly characters, non existant plots and fickle muses. Typically I don't feel the need for such fun, but tonight . . . more
January 10, 2008 09:15 AM EST -- From 1854 to 1929, more than 200,000 homeless children left New York City on orphan trains to find new lives across the country. Some found loving homes; others experienced physical and mental abuse. . . . more
When Will I Learn?
by Jennifer N.
views: 34 | rating: 10 | comments: 14
September 26, 2007 04:17 AM EDT -- When I decided to make a banner for the forums to match my novel I figured I'd throw one together and not fuss. When will I learn that I'm going to fuss wether I planned to or not? Below you'll . . . more
March 11, 2008 10:08 AM EDT -- 1. Where are you from? I lived most of my life on the far north side of Chicago, Illinois. My early life wasn't especially eventful, but I had good friends and good times. We played sports . . . more
September 24, 2007 05:27 AM EDT -- The other day I got a mailing from Chris Baty at the NaNoWriMo offices. I thought hmm odd time to get a NaNo notice, but afterall he does send them out periodically. I opened it up and red the first paragraph. . . . more
 
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