historical fiction
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(Some of) My Favorite Books: YA Historical
A little over a week ago I spent a lovely afternoon drinking milkshakes and browsing my local indie bookstore with a good friend. (AKA one of the best ways to pass the time.) While we were aggressively perusing the YA section,… Continue reading
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Mentor Texts: Steampunk and Alternate History
About a month ago I posted about some of the mentor texts I’ve been reading in preparation for a YA historical fantasy I want to write. I’ve tried to read a wide range of books, as I figure out exactly how much fantasy… Continue reading
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Mentor Texts: Historical Fantasy
This fall I’ve been mulling over an idea for a YA historical fantasy and doing some research (my favorite) in between working on my current WIP. I’ve also been reading a bucketload of mentor texts to help me hone my vision… Continue reading
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Reading World War I
We’ve just returned from our honeymoon and family vacations (nothing wrong with a month away!), and I’m excited to share some of our adventures with you. But today I’m thinking about World War I (known as the Great War by… Continue reading
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Spring blog hop!
Last summer I participated in a fun blog hop for writers and illustrators and generally interesting folk. The inimitable Shelley Sackier tagged me to participate in this year’s hop, and I was excited to join. Shelley Sackier is a bone-tired… Continue reading
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Teaching history
It’s hard to come back after a long hiatus. February started busy and things just kept on getting busier, and here we are in the middle of March. Maybe I should have guessed that planning a wedding, revising a book, and… Continue reading
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The Next Big Thing Blog Tour!
Most of the time this blog is all about history and homesteading. But today you’ll get to hear about another interest that takes up a big chunk of my days: creative writing. (And of course, there’s a lot of history… Continue reading
Abby Murphy 