Category: Research
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Upcoming Events and More
Tomorrow is the big day here in Mobile, Alabama. The 2023 Mobile Literary Festival begins at 9am and runs through 4:30pm at the Ben May Main Library. The theme is “Write Now!” and all the panels focus on getting yourself going from wherever you are right now. Check out this line-up. There is something for…
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Gratitude Check In
We’re halfway through November. Though life as we know it might not be what we expected a year ago, there are plenty of things to be thankful for. Yes, I write a lot of Gothic stories but I’m a Pollyanna at heart. I may not play “The Glad Game”, but I do have a window…
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We All Need Fortitude
Today–Saturday, June 6, 2020–marks the 122 anniversary of the Tampa area race riots that happened during the mobilization of the troops to Cuba for the Spanish-American War. For my novel, Fortitude, I researched the event from multiple sources and did my best to portray the situation accurately, though it was heartbreaking to dive into such…
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Pinterest Boards
As a highly visual person, I enjoy utilizing Pinterest for research and story ideas. I have boards for each of my novels and even some of the main characters, as well as for favorite things like books, movies, and colors. While I search things on Pinterest, I also do a ton of research for my…
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Mardi Gras History
Mardi Gras. I’ve always had a love or hate relationship with it. As a child growing up in California one of the highlights of the year was a box of beads, throws, and Moon Pies my mother’s cousin would send us. The magic of the sparkling beads, fun toys, and the wonders of sugar coated…