Glad to see this board!

PastMidnight · Aug 30, 2006

I haven't been to the Water Cooler in some time (in the middle of a move, broadband provider taking ages to switch over our service to the new place), but I am so happy to see that there is a board for historical writing! I felt that some of my questions weren't getting addressed properly on the general novel writing board.

JenNipps · Aug 30, 2006

Welcome to the board.

Hopefully the move is going well. We'll be here when you have a chance to pop back in.

rtilryarms · Aug 30, 2006

And we are glad to see you back!

dclary · Sep 1, 2006

So how can we help?

Hmm?

HMM!?!?

Jack_Roberts · Sep 14, 2006

I'm very grateful too.

I'm covering three-hundred years in thirteen books, so I know I'll have questions!

rtilryarms · Sep 14, 2006

Jack_Roberts said:
I'm very greatful too.

I'm covering three-hundred years in thirteen books, so I know I'll have questions!

Autobiography?

Just kidding. Glad to see yiou show up.

pdr · Sep 14, 2006

Oh Good.

Now you're here, start talking.

I have so little time that I must devote it to my writing but an interesting idea or comment will get me, as it gets others, to drop by and chat.

Jack_Roberts · Sep 14, 2006

At the moment my time is not my own, either. But as I continue with the series, I'll need to drop by and ask all sorts of questions. Some I'll already answer elsewhere, but if I get stumped, I'll come here.

See, my two protagonists are vampire children. I finished their first novel. It covers their first 7 years as vampires. Roughly the same time as the Salem Witch trials. I sent the first three chapters to an agent upon request, so I'm hoping it will be received well.

The other books will cover the various historical periods of time from the 1700's, 1800's, 1900s until today. I'll need to research everything from the Revolutionary War to the Moon Landing.

As for the moment, I'm just doing my pirate research.

Anyway, I'm grateful there is a place like this where I can get pointed the right direction.

Puma · Sep 15, 2006

Hey Jack - you might want to check the spelling of the word you're using to show appreciation - that's twice now. Mistakes like that can shoot down what you're trying to do. Puma

rtilryarms · Sep 15, 2006

No, in my case I am greatful so I understand perfectly.

Jack_Roberts · Sep 15, 2006

Ooops! Thanks for the tip!

newmod · Sep 15, 2006

Nothing wrong with grateful. Or am I missing something?

Jack_Roberts · Sep 15, 2006

I edited it. It was misspelled. Nothing to see here.

newmod · Sep 15, 2006

Thanks for letting me know Jack, that´ll teach me not to look at the small print!!!

JenNipps · Sep 16, 2006

But the small print is so ... small. It's easy to miss. *s*

Ol' Fashioned Girl · Oct 1, 2006

Apparently I don't get out of OP, TIO, Pagan and Bewares enough! I didn't even know there WAS a Historical forum. Last time I looked (admittedly some months ago!) there wasn't one... and being a certified historical writer, I'm sure glad to find we've got our own place now! (Thanks to Silver King for pointing me in this direction!)

Thanks to our mods, too, for taking this under their wings.

BardSkye · Oct 1, 2006

Cozy on up to the fire, Ol' Fashioned Girl and welcome. What's your primary time of interest?

This particular forum hasn't been here all that long but it's already proving to be an irresistable attraction to a lot of us.

I poked my nose into TIO once and it scared me. I'm not good at arguments. (I'm Canajan, eh? We've made polite an art form.)

Ol' Fashioned Girl · Oct 2, 2006

I'm all over the sundial when it comes to time periods. My best (in my own opinion) work so far was in the Tudor period. First foray into historical was with an 1880s trip into the English countryside that no one knew what to do with at the time. With Mac's generous help, I'm reworking it at present and hoping 'they'll' know what to do with it today. It had elements of both an adult nature and a horror nature that didn't fit in the 'historical romance' genre when I originally wrote it.

I'd love to do something in ancient Egypt and I'm currently gestating one set in both post Civil War Oklahoma and current day Oklahoma.

Thanks for the welcome! What era(s) do y'all favor?

Evaine · Oct 2, 2006

My background is medieval archaeology, with a special interest in Wales (but Sharon Penman beat me to it, and did it so much better than I ever could!)

Glad to see this board!

PastMidnight

Oponionated

JenNipps

Have you JHS today?

rtilryarms

Crossbows and Handgonnes

dclary

Unabashed Mercenary

Jack_Roberts

Scribe of my muse, Annabelle

rtilryarms

Crossbows and Handgonnes

pdr

Jack_Roberts

Scribe of my muse, Annabelle

Puma

Retired and loving it!

rtilryarms

Crossbows and Handgonnes

Jack_Roberts

Scribe of my muse, Annabelle

newmod

Jack_Roberts

Scribe of my muse, Annabelle

newmod

JenNipps

Have you JHS today?

Ol' Fashioned Girl

Hand? What hand?

BardSkye

Barbershoppin' Harmony Whore

Ol' Fashioned Girl

Hand? What hand?

Evaine