This is the final post in a three-part series about writing and researching my upcoming young adult historical fiction novel, Ella Wood. (Part 1: Charleston, Here We Come!; Part 2: Grimke Sisters.) A central bit of research necessary for historical fiction is finding out just how long it takes to travel back in the day. […]
Ella Wood: the Grimke Sisters
This is the second in a three-part series about writing and researching my upcoming young adult historical fiction novel, Ella Wood. (Part 1: Charleston, Here We Come!) I had created the character of Emily Preston as a slavery-questioning Charlestonian long before I heard of the Grimke sisters. I knew there had to be dissension in […]
Ella Wood: Charleston, Here We Come!
This is the first in a three-part series about writing and researching my upcoming young adult historical fiction novel, Ella Wood. Part of the fun of writing historical fiction is research, and this time I was able to combine it with pleasure. My husband agreed to celebrate our 18th anniversary in Charleston, South Carolina, the […]