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Tag Archives: history
Because of 80,000 words: A new novel excerpt
Today I hit 80,000 words on the first draft of my novel manuscript. This is a big deal, y’all. My kids are 9 and 6. The last time I hit 80,000 words on a novel manuscript was over a decade … Continue reading
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Tagged 80000 words, adventure, amwriting, author, Charleston, first draft, ghost story, historical adventure, historical fiction, historical novel, history, Katherine Scott Crawford, new work, novel, novelist, rough draft, SC, Southern literature, word count, writer, writing
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New scene–with coffee!–from my historical novel-in-progress
Hi, folks. Here’s a sneak peak at a scene from the VERY rough, very first draft of my historical novel-in-progress. Just to whet your history whistle on a Wednesday morning. The scene came about because of the very unusual hot … Continue reading
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Tagged 1804, 2004, amwriting, art restoration, Charleston, Charleston Museum, first draft, Heyward-Washington House, historical adventure, historical fiction, historical novel, history, Katherine Scott Crawford, miniature portrait, novel in progress, novelist, parallel time, regency Charleston, Regency period, rough draft, SC, time jump, time traveler, timeslip, WIP, work in progress
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A sneak peak at my novel-in-progress
Hi, folks. It is a wild, woolly, rainy Wednesday here in the mountains of Western North Carolina. 30-something degree rain is just downright depressing. It should be snowing. That being said, in the spirit of livening things up, I thought … Continue reading
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Tagged 1804, 2004, adventure, amwriting, art restoration, Charleston, first draft, first person, Gibbes Museum, historian, historical fiction, history, Instagram, Katherine Scott Crawford, miniature portrait, museum, novel, parallel time, point of view, POV, Regency, rough draft, South Carolina, time jump, time traveler, work in progress
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Writing–and researching–an 18th century Christmas (Keowee Valley still on sale at Amazon: 99 cents!)
Hi, folks. Well, there was a bit of a snafu at the newspaper, and my regular column wasn’t published today. They’re hoping to have it in Sunday’s paper, and when they do, I’ll share it here. In the meantime, here’s … Continue reading
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New column: “Make the holidays your own celebration”
Happy December, everyone! My newest column is about December celebrations, big and small–and a trip I was lucky enough to take with dear friends to Charleston, South Carolina, to celebrate a milestone birthday. We must mark the moments, y’all! ‘Tis … Continue reading
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Tagged Asheville Citizen-Times, birthdays, celebrate, celebrations, Charleston, Christmas, CNF, columnist, creative nonfiction, December, essay, essayist, friendship, Gannett, Greenville News, Hanukkah, history, holidays, Katherine Scott Crawford, life, mark the moments, milestone, newspaper column, opinion, road trip, South Carolina, traditions, travel, trips, USA Today, weekend away, WNC, women friends, writer
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New column: “Come together for the holidays, no matter your family’s traditions”
This is a season of celebration: of peace, hope, and good will, in faith traditions all over the world. In honor of Decemver 3rd marking the first day of Hanukkah, my newspaper column this week is about the history and … Continue reading
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Tagged Asheville Citizen-Times, celebrations, Chanukah, Christmas, CNF, column, columnist, creative nonfiction, dreidel game, essay, faith, family, Greenville News, Hanukkah, history, hope, Jewish, Jewish traditions, Katherine Scott Crawford, menorah, newspaper column, op ed, opinion, parenting, peace, religion, traditions, world religions
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New column: “We give thanks in spite of ourselves”
Happy Thanksgiving, dear reader friends! I hope you are all celebrating today, and this week, with the people you love. Since childhood, Thanksgiving has been special to me. But I’ve struggled with the roots of the Thanksgiving story–mostly, with what … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American history, Asheville Citizen-Times, author, blessings, cakes, CNF, column, columnist, creative nonfiction, details, editorial, essay, Gannett, giving thanks, grace, grateful, Greenville News, history, Katherine Scott Crawford, middle age, Native Americans, newspaper, op ed, opinion, pies, pilgrims, Plimoth Plantation, settlement period, thankful, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving meal, turkey, United States of America, USA, USA Today, Wampanoag, writing
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New column: “Ellis Island safeguards key component of U.S. history”
Recently I was lucky enough to travel to New York City with my sister and mother, to celebrate our mom’s 70th birthday. To put it mildly, we had a ball! One of the coolest, most important stops on our trip … Continue reading
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Tagged 70th birthday, Asheville Citizen-Times, birthday, Castle Clinton, Castle Garden, CNF, column, columnist, creative nonfiction, Czechslovakian, daughters, Ellis Island, essay, Greenville News, history, immigrants, immigration, Katherine Scott Crawford, life, mother daughter trip, mothers, national monuments, National Park Service, National parks, New York City, New York Harbor, newspaper column, NYC, Statue of Liberty, Statue of Liberty National Monument, travel, U.S., U.S. Park Service, vacation, writer
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New column: “The not-so trivial pursuit of ‘useless knowledge’”
My newspaper column this week is about the interesting people born in, and events that occurred, over the years in October. What can I say? I am a pursuer of trivia. A keeper of “useless” knowledge. It’s fun to know … Continue reading
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