Author Diane Whiteside » The stories http://dianewhiteside.com Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:45:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The Romance of the Rails http://dianewhiteside.com/blog/2012/03/23/the-romance-of-the-rails/ http://dianewhiteside.com/blog/2012/03/23/the-romance-of-the-rails/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:38:11 +0000 Diane http://dianewhiteside.com/?p=1864 Hello again!

I’m blogging today at History Hoydens about how my family memories made their way into The Northern Devil.

Have books ever reminded you of a loved one? Please stop by and chat, if you get a chance!

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I’m blogging today at History Hoydens about whether to use print books or ebooks for research. One lets me see the illustrations but the books are so big and heavy. The other lets me carry the books everywhere – but it doesn’t let me see the illustrations very well.

Decisions, decisions, decisions…

What do you think? How do you handle your research? Please stop by and chat, if you get a chance.

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Hi there!

Linda Williams and I are chatting together about ethics in our SF/F worlds. It’s a three part interview and we’re especially focused on how morals are different for these characters, than they would be in the every day world. I’m talking about my Texas vampires. (Go, Don Rafael!)

We’re chatting today – February 22nd – and again on February 29th and March 6th.

Please stop by and join the dialogue. We already had fun, scratching our heads to answer the questions.

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Please stop by and share some with me!Colonial Village with Pedestrian

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I’m blogging today at History Hoydens about maps, glorious maps. Yes, they can help authors in more ways than driving down the road or finding a new place to eat dinner. For historical authors, the right map can be a godsend and new maps are becoming available all the time.

Globe

Globe

They can help find a hometown for a hero, a bolthole for a villain, or a dangerous setting for a book’s climax.

Please stop by if you’d like to chat about any maps or settings that have helped you enjoy – or write! – a book.

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