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November 01, 2007 04:09 AM EDT -- So my first day and NaNoWriMo showed me just how "fixed" my computer is. I got somewhere over 100 words. They were crappy words admittedly, but the start of a novel often is strained (That's . . . more
August 02, 2008 02:38 PM EDT -- “Today’s the big day, Izzie! Are you ready?“     “Yes, Momma. I have my special dress on, just like you wanted!”     "Your father has missed you a lot, you know. . . . more
August 09, 2008 01:40 PM EDT -- This year I think I'm doing a fantasy. (I have two novels - one a fantasy, one a suspense that are hounding me to be written.) This would be my first fantasy with my comfort zone being the mystery . . . more
October 06, 2007 01:35 AM EDT -- Most if not all writers who have spent any number of months on a novel or story can attest to the importance of knowing your characters. The more you know a character the more real they become to you. . . . more
October 23, 2007 06:14 AM EDT -- As we are all aware, we, as writers all have our own methods or paths that we take on the way to a completed novel. No one method is any more right than the other - just what's right for the author. . . . more
September 18, 2007 09:44 PM EDT -- There are several free e-books and some software trials available at Fiction Factor's website. Fiction Factor - Free E-Books  more
June 11, 2007 02:44 AM EDT -- First, some backstory which will be needed to answer the poll.  As many of you know, I participated in NaNoWriMo for the first time last year. This year I'm thinking out my NaNo plot and researching . . . more
September 20, 2007 03:03 AM EDT -- Here's a few more historical fiction writing resources I stumbled upon today. Hopefully some of them will be of use to you all. Writing Historical Novels Researching the Historical Novel  Historical . . . more
October 04, 2007 05:55 AM EDT -- Getting into the minds of your characters is key for a writer. If you can't feel and understand your own character how is a reader to? In order to have your characters real, living, breathing beings . . . more
October 04, 2007 06:09 AM EDT -- Life for the Victorians was much different to that which we are accustomed. Etiquette was enforced, women occupied a position just above that of a servant and for the greater majority of the era schools . . . more
October 26, 2007 03:32 AM EDT -- For those who have done NaNoWriMo at least once before, have you considered adopting a newbie? Adoption can enhance your NaNo experience, motivate you and more importantly offer guidance to someone . . . more
November 01, 2007 09:37 PM EDT -- Well, as if losing my fist 100+ words wasn't bad enough I find that my modem is all but dead. I lost it earlier and called the cable company. We did all sorts of things and fixes and there was no . . . more
October 24, 2007 04:32 AM EDT -- As some of you might have noticed, I've been absent on Gather as of late. That would be my novel's fault. I've got exactly seven days to get these cranky characters to cooperate with me, . . . more
September 19, 2007 03:35 AM EDT -- The Horror Factor (part of the Fiction Factor site) has a series of helpful articles with some great tips for the seasoned and beginner horror writer. Browse their archives for some great material.  . . . more
August 19, 2008 01:47 PM EDT -- This is an absolute first for me. I can't decide on my plot still ! Here we are less than three months before the big event and I haven't completely pinned down a plot to go with. Typically I . . . more
September 22, 2007 04:44 AM EDT -- Life for Victorian children could be easy or heard depending on their social class. Numerous diseases threatened their wellbeing and lives. Below you'll see some sites that I dug up during my recent . . . more
October 25, 2007 07:47 AM EDT -- One of the more popular things to do for us NaNo participants is to write a letter to unruly characters, non existant plots and fickle muses. Typically I don't feel the need for such fun, but tonight . . . more
September 23, 2007 05:10 AM EDT -- Victorian health and medicine was in its infant stages. As such many died from lack of medical care, and in some cases, from the poor care they did recieve. Below you'll find a few links depicting . . . more
September 27, 2007 03:41 AM EDT -- Life for the Victorian woman both as a mother and as part of a family unit differed greatly from what we know and practice today. Here's a few links about their life.  Spinsterhood  Women's . . . more
Victoriana: The Governess
by Jennifer N.
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October 01, 2007 08:38 PM EDT -- The governess' job by all accounts was one to be pitied. She lived in a sort of limbo between life as a servant and that as a family member. She was neither servant nor family member, therefore her . . . more
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