research
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Guest Post: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, a History
I’m thrilled to share that I have a guest post up on the period-drama website Willow and Thatch. “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: A History” looks at the early history of stand up comedy, right as it was shifting from one-liners… Continue reading
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How I Balance Planning and Research
In July I wrote about how I research for historical fiction projects, using my latest WIP, a historical fantasy, as an example. One of the biggest things on my mind is efficiency, especially with a new baby. I want my research… Continue reading
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How I Research
We are still waiting on that baby over here. Meanwhile, I’m scrambling to fit in as much work on my new WIP as I can before she arrives (while taking breaks to catch up on the latest season of Sad Detectives,… Continue reading
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Afternoon Adventure: Newport, RI
I love Newport. It’s one of my favorite things about living in Rhode Island: drive 45 minutes and you’re in the middle of a gorgeous port city, filled with historic houses and fun restaurants and bracing sea air. When my sister… 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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Research comes from the unlikeliest of places
As evidenced by my various afternoon adventures, I love visiting historic sites. I will drag Josh to living history museums just to pretend I’m living in colonial New England (more on that soon). When my parents called to say they… Continue reading
Abby Murphy 