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Reflections of 2024

As the end of the year approaches many of us take the oppportunity to reflect on what has been acheived

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Digital or In-Person

In an age where we can access so many historical documents with a few keystrokes, is there still value in traveling great distances to visit a dusty archive or a research location?

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Newspaper Archives

Diving into old newspapers can be a goldmine for historical fiction writers.

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Stepping Back

Retirement: a time for relaxation and travel, right? Not quite for me.

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From Ashes to Bread

Would damper cooked in the ashes have tasted as good as that cooked in a camp oven? This comparison intrigues me.

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Behind the Scenes of Historical Fiction

Imagine handling a document that is over 100 years old; a rusted straight pin still holding the fragile papers together. That is where one research project led me.

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Epic Fail

I have failed in my goal to reach 80,000 words by the end of March, or at least I will.

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How did they meet?

But how would this couple have met? Mary Ann was only 10 years of age when Richard was sent to Van Diemen’s Land.

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Hard Times

I have just finished reading Hard Times and found it challenging

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