As a historical novelist, I’ve been able to time-travel to many different times and places. One of my favorite eras to visit has been Biblical Jerusalem, and I discovered one research rabbit hole after another when I was studying this fascinating era in history. The idea for Woman of Stones came after I read The … Continue reading The Research Rabbit Holes I’ll Never Forget: What Biblical Jerusalem Taught Me About Writing Historical Fiction
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What Was Life Like on the Oregon Trail?
Photo by James Lee on Unsplash Daily Life on the Oregon Trail One of the benefits of researching the Oregon Trail is that there are numerous primary sources written by the travelers themselves. Many of the pioneers undertaking the dangerous trail west, primarily women, kept diaries or wrote long letters to family back east. A … Continue reading What Was Life Like on the Oregon Trail?