Today is Victoria Day in Canada–a public holiday. Where I grew up, we didn’t celebrate Victoria Day — Australia has a Queen’s Birthday weekend instead, so Victoria Day was new to me when I moved to Canada. Recently I had to do a ton of research on Victorian England for a new series (Scandalous Scions […]
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This article is over 3,000 words long. I first considered chopping it up into a series, but given the subject matter, I reconsidered. Instead, I am offering it as a booklet that can be downloaded and read on your ereader. Click here to download. (You will be asked to subscribe to my blog.) Tracy. PS:
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When I was still “just” a reader, (I’m still a reader, it’s just not all I do anymore), I used to marvel at what I thought were the complexities of the publishing world. I mean, how did they figure out what stories to publish? How did they set up the type in books so it was
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Just because I was one for so many years, I’m acknowledging every “secretary”, “assistant” and “dogsbody” out there (self-description or otherwise!). I’ve been where you are. I hope your boss gives you flowers, or better yet, a day off. Have a great day! Cheers, . Get the news that no one else does. Sign up
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It must be because I grew up hearing the stories about what Australian and New Zealand troops achieved (and died achieving) during the First and Second World Wars, that Anzac Day tends to register in my consciousness more than Rememberance Day ever does, even living here in North America. In Australia, Anzac Day is a
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Can you name the most expensive bauble in the world? If you said a Fabergé Easter Egg, you’re only half-way there. Which particular egg is the most expensive, ever? Did you know, nearly every egg ornament made by Peter Carl Fabergé has a name, and has a recorded history? Experts believe there may be as many as 69
Last week I was interviewed by Ryan Pelton for his The Prolific Writer podcast. You can tell by the name alone that this is a podcast for writers, but even if you’re not a writer, you might still be interested in listening to it. The interview is nearly an hour long, and there is a lot
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The Met has opened up a digital archive of images of artwork and museum-quality pieces of history, giving them Creative Commons licenses, which means they can be copied and used freely. Just browsing through the collection is fascinating, because it’s not just pictures of pictures. The high quality images are snapshots of different places
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I was fortunate to interview Ron Collins recently, as part of the science fiction month here on the blog, to celebrate the launch of New Star Rising (yesterday!). I met Ron and his wife in Oregon last October, although I had been aware of his work before then. Ron is a well established, award-winning
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