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Ainsley Park: March 2006

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Celebrating the historical romance. Tuesday, March 14, 2006. The market for historicals is tight." "Historicals are dying." "You can't sell a historical in today's market place.". We historical writers have all heard these lines. So how do you keep going? How do you find the faith to continue with your historical story? Yeah, they are out there, but you got to look. When was the last time you read a book that didn't take place in the British Isles? Has broken from the mold. Her last book. Now, had this g...

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Ainsley Park: Blast to the Past

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Celebrating the historical romance. Thursday, July 16, 2009. Blast to the Past. I've been in a little bit of a writing funk. Not a bad one. I'm just tired of what I've been writing. I imagine it happens to everyone. I crave a world different from the one I've been writing in. For those of you who are interested either as readers or writers in historical fiction and romance, what issue do you feel are important? Is there something missing you'd like to see? Too much of something? I like the ones that just...

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Ainsley Park: October 2006

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Celebrating the historical romance. Saturday, October 21, 2006. Is anyone planning to see this movie? I'm the same way with books I suppose, although with books, an author has time to present the facts correctly. Maybe because I am a writer I am a tougher critic. We seem to be tougher judges on our own, I think that is pretty much true with any profession. Have you ever been out to dinner with a waitress? Anyway, what do you think? I can't wait to see the costumes. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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Ainsley Park: July 2006

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Celebrating the historical romance. Sunday, July 30, 2006. I try to be as accurate as I can when I’m working on a historical. I research the facts, make sure my details are true and hope to convey the feeling of the time period. But what if these conflicts with what a reader expects? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Two Nerdy History Girls. Friday Video: Listen to a Guitar Made by Antonio Stradivari in 1679. Book Review: WONDERLAND A Coloring Book Inspired by Alice’s Adventures by Amily Shen. On My Bookshelf:...

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Ainsley Park: History v. Perceived History

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Celebrating the historical romance. Thursday, July 30, 2009. History v. Perceived History. It's no surprise I have a degree in history. I spent my college career researching details until I could go no further. A proper historian grinds and grinds because we certainly don't want someone saying we are wrong or we didn't find that one glaring detail which would change everything we presented. In academia, that's pretty important. In historical romance? So is this important? Does it impact a story? I have n...

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Ainsley Park: January 2007

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Celebrating the historical romance. Saturday, January 13, 2007. The Return of the Historical? Pointed out this post from agent Kristin Nelson's blog Pub Rants. What do you think? I've seen the emergence of historical paranormal romance, so it seems as though their is a sense of adventure needed. More danger, more darkness? Is this style of romance going to outpace the light historicals? Monday, January 01, 2007. Creating the Strong and Beliveable Historical Heroine. Oh, there are the Napoleonic spies or ...

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Ainsley Park: Review: The Tory Widow

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Celebrating the historical romance. Wednesday, July 29, 2009. Review: The Tory Widow. I've always loved reading novels set during the Revolutionary War. The struggle of a young nation against one of the most powerful armies on Earth makes for a thrilling read. That's why I was quite excited to pick up Christine Blevins' new novel,. From the first shots fired at Lexington and Concord to the occupation of New York by the British,. What truly struck me about. Was the amazing amount of historical detail Blev...

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Bastille Day | The Love of History

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The Love of History. Another site/blog for loving history. Although the Bastille only held seven prisoners at the time of its capture, the storming of the prison was a symbol of liberty and the fight against oppression for all French citizens; like the Tricolore flag, it symbolized the Republic’s three ideals:. Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. The French Revolution had numerous causes which are greatly simplified and summarized here:. Priests and other low-level religious figures wanted more money.

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Plague Doctor | The Love of History

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The Love of History. Another site/blog for loving history. A plague doctor (Italian:. The beak they had was a filter for what they believed to be bad, infected air.In France and the Netherlands plague doctors many times didn’t have any medical training and were referred to as “empirics” – and even in one case he was just a fruit-seller beforehand. Historian O’Donnell says that a medieval plague doctor was also referred to as the. Middle English “cirurgien”, from Old French, from Latin. Wore a long black ...

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COFFEE & ORANGES: March 2009

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And other good things. Saturday, March 21, 2009. Painting of the month. Cat Lying in Front of a Bouquet of Flowers. Suzanne Valadon, 1919. To read more about Suzanne, who apparently had such concern for her own cats that she gave them caviar on Fridays instead of meat, so that they could still be good and "Catholic.". Labels: art and artists. Thursday, March 12, 2009. Luncheon on the Grass. Which really is quite a fascinating composition, along with the scandalous. Head of a Dog, 'Bob'. The Man with The ...