Category Archives: research

Women Nurses in War

A reader, Sarah, brought this site to my attention. It has quite a lot of information on women nurses in wartime, from the American Revolution through Vietnam. It includes links to a number of other online resources.

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Some Recent Research Reading – Late Victorian & Edwardian

Over the last few months, I’ve focused my research reading a little more onto the late Victorian and Edwardian periods in English history. First, I highly recommend King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa … Continue reading

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Imaginary Alleys

London 1900: The Imperial Metropolis got me to thinking. How accurate does a historical writer have to be about the tiny details of place? Does it only matter about the major landmarks, or do the side streets count as well? … Continue reading

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A Moment of Geek

We interrupt this blog for an important moment of Geek. ‘We Brought Succour to Belgium’, novelist May Sinclair’s brief memoir of 23 September – 25 October 13, 1914, when she was a nurse at Ostend and Antwerp. The coolest part? … Continue reading

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World War One Linkgasm

New links! African-Americans in the Great War at Edwardian Promenade. Last U.S. WWI veteran dies at 110. Old Links! This rest of this linkgasm is primarily for my own convenience, to replace a bookmarking site that’s closing down, but I … Continue reading

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Five Thoughts on Historical Worldbuilding

1. I definitely prefer when I can spend a lot of time with the historical background of a story, maybe not overtly by making notes but organically, letting my thoughts come together slowly as I read about different aspects of … Continue reading

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Linkgasm: Cool Writing Stuff

It’s been a while since I’ve posted links, and they’re starting to pile up! I have interesting friends. Some of these links came to me through them. WriteWords Phrase Frequency Counter. Enter a number of words in the phrase (2 … Continue reading

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Thousands of Stories Are Waiting For You…

…in The Agony Column of the Times, 1800-1870, collected by Alice Clay, at the Internet Archive. If you were lacking in story ideas, you lack no more! Tuesday, November 10, 1850: E.R.C.—CONSENTS. Saturday, January 4, 1851: P.P.P. is implored, for … Continue reading

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Life in the Freezer

I really love David Attenborough. He’s so interested in everything, and he communicates his interest through a television screen. Which is a writing lesson–putting yourself and your interests into what you’re saying or writing gives those words more energy. I … Continue reading

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Best 3 Books I Read in 2010

Ask me tomorrow and I might change my mind, but at the moment, these are my three favorite books that I read in 2010. I chose each one for a different reason. 1. A Madness of Angels: Or The Resurrection … Continue reading

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