When writing historical fiction should we needle drop on times of historical interest, or avoid big events in favor of the more intimate stories?
writing research
The Evolution of a Novel
I found the story idea journal I kept way back when I was starting out with the novel that would, over years of evolution, become “142 Ostriches.”
Google Maps Street View: An Awesome Writing Tool
I pulled up the town on Google Maps, chose a corner that made sense for this scene to take place on and hit Street View. So awesome.
OstrichLand USA
Often, when I tell people in Los Angeles that I’m working on a novel set on a ostrich farm, they ask me if I have been to the place up in Santa Barbara. Well, up until today, I hadn’t.
Dirty Jobs, OK Corral Style
It occurred to me recently that I haven’t really shared much of my research for this novel that I’m working so hard on, and that is a crazy shame, because ostriches are awesome.