This is not horribly difficult to research. Talk to people in their 80s. They LIVED this. Particularly those who are involved in genealogy...
Ok, because I'm a history geek, I had to go searching. This is what I found: An article adapted from a guest lecture on European Civilizations...
Fish shop = Fishmonger Not so much help on the renaissance Spain question though.
Ok, thats about 612 miles. Using Oregon Trail diaries of people crossing what would become the United States, they averaged 20 or so miles a day...
As I read these replies I think I know my biggest problem. I don't even KNOW the people at this dinner. Neither does the MC. She knows ABOUT...
I find that when I create a scenario and a couple of characters in a conflict, the story starts to write itself. I just create a skeleton cast of...
And a few jagged rocks. Eddies that suck in small animals who foolishly drink nearby..... Muddy banks thick as chocolate pudding that bulge...
How about a leaky boat?
That does help a little. Something else that may be important in replying... The main character's mother is gentry, married beneath her class....
I am new here, so any help would be appreciated! I am writing a historic novel set in Trinidad just prior to the War of 1812. In the scene I am...
Hello, I have been a writer since I could talk, and I've loved history since I could read. Lately I've felt the urge to combine these two loves....
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