Writerly Stuff: The Great Storm of 1703

I'm guest-blogging today on the Unusual Historicals blog. My selected topic is the Great Storm of 1703, which forms a backdrop to a climactic scene in my debut novel, "Fire at Midnight."

This is truly an interesting bit of history, I promise! If you'd like to read about the storm, please visit the blog at:

http://unusualhistoricals.blogspot.com/2009/02/humans-in-nature-great-storm-of-1703.html

Please leave a comment so I'll know you dropped by!


Lisa Marie

Writerly Stuff: Blogging Today on Unusual Historicals Blog

Today's Unusual Historicals Blog contains a piece I wrote about Smuggling as a profession. It also contains a scene from my upcoming historical romance novel, "Fire at Midnight."

If you have time, and are so inclined, I'd appreciate it very much if you would read the short article and leave a comment on the blog.

Here is the link: http://unusualhistoricals.blogspot.com/2009/01/professions-smuggling.html

Also...big exciting news...my novel just been given a 4-star rating by RT Book Reviews in the March edition. I've been doing the "please, please a 3! Not a 2, but a 3!" mantra for a few months now because the RT magazine is an influential publication and a 3 is a highly respectable rating for a debut novel. When I learned yesterday that my book had received a 4 (their ratings range from 0 to 4 1/2), I was absolutely thrilled, humbled, grateful...you get the idea!


Lisa Marie

Writerly Stuff: Regency Etiquette Rules

I was invited to write a piece for the Unusual Historicals blog this month on the topic of Social Taboos, so I thought I might have a little fun with it (and hopefully those who read my post will, too).

On Monday, November 17th, please spend a few minutes of your day to

take the "Regency Etiquette Rules Quiz." It's all in fun. I don't think I could have survived the Regency era. Just too darn many rules!

http://unusualhistoricals.blogspot.com/2008/11/social-taboos-regency-etiquette-rules.html

Writerly Stuff: Do People Sometimes Predict Their Own Deaths?

Because I write historical novels, and they tend to be, ah, unusual, I've had the honor of being invited to become a regular contributor to the Unusual Historicals blog. My first article as a contributor falls under the category "Famous People," and I've chosen to create a fictional interview with inventor Henry Winstanley, whose wish to test the lighthouse he designed and built during "the greatest storm there ever was" proved to be prophetic. I also managed to work in an excerpt from my upcoming Medallion Press release, "Fire at Midnight," into the article as well. The famous lighthouse figures prominently in my novel. The following link will take you to the article:



http://unusualhistoricals.blogspot.com/2008/07/famous-people-henry-winstanley.html