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Tuesday, September 20, 2022

The Old Fashioned Way By Kathleen Lawless @kathleenlawless

 



Authors, in general, spend a lot of time doing research. Sometimes we get so lost in the fascinating things we discover that we neglect the poor characters we left hanging in a precarious situation. Historical writers in particular love to dig away in the past to unearth little-known tidbits that are always fun to include in our stories. Readers really appreciate it too when, as well as enjoying our made-up world, they learn something they didn’t already know.

 The internet can be both a curse and a blessing when it comes to research.  On the one hand, it’s “How did we ever manage before Google?” While on the other hand, the internet is full of mis-information, half-truths, and rabbit holes we would never normally go near. 

 Being an old-fashioned type of gal, I have to admit I still love research books. Real ones, with pages where I can highlight sections or stick a bookmark. I have many happy memories of  the research floor of my local library, going back to my teens. I loved the smell of the old books, the peaceful aura that was condusive to reading and writing. the euphoria when I found what I was looking for.  I also haunted the library discard book sales and credit some of my best research materials to them. Sadly, when I moved, I was forced to downsize my library. But here are a few of my favorite research books that I wouldn’t be without.





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Oh, and Happy Fall Equinox!  

Kathleen   

USA Today Bestselling Author Kathleen Lawless blames a misspent youth watching Rawhide, Maverick and Bonanza for her fascination with cowboys, which doesn’t stop her from creating a wide variety of interests and occupations for her many alpha male heroes.   

With nearly 50 published novels to her credit, she enjoys pushing the boundaries of traditional romance into historical romance, contemporary romance, romantic suspense and women’s fiction.     

She makes her home in the Pacific Northwest and loves to hear from her readers.  www.kathleenlawless.com

 

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1 comment:

  1. Julie LenceSeptember 20, 2022 at 9:50 AM

    It really is fun when something we began researching steers us in a whole different direction, or one thread sends us to something we never thought to research. When I was researching medical colleges for one of my heroes to attend in Boston, I came across ether and went off on a tangent with that so I could also include it in the story. So much history and so little time... Thanks for sharing, Kathleen.

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