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Tag Archives: historical fiction
Pressed Leaves Between the Pages of My Heart
Folio 1 – We take it all so personal – the leaf that delicately dances from the tallest tree and lands on your lap. Perfectly an oak leaf with the russet brown shiny skin. You happened to crane your neck … Continue reading
My Transcendent Journey with Queen Catharine Montour
My upcoming historical fiction novel, Catharine, Queen of the Tumbling Waters, is being published by Bedazzled Ink Publishers in April 2023. Bedazzled Ink is dedicated to general and literary fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books that celebrate the unique and under-represented … Continue reading
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Tagged American Revolution, books, George Washington, historical fiction, history, Major General John Sullivan, Native American history, New York History, paranormal writing experiences, Pennsylvania history; colonial history, publishing, The French and Indian War, transformation, writing
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Historical Fiction Writing is Communing with the Dead
I never intended to write a novel about Catharine Montour, aka Queen Catharine, a Native American and French woman who was born in Pennsylvania around 1729 and lived through the French and Indian War and American Revolution. Her name (and … Continue reading
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Tagged American Revolution, historical fiction, Native American history, paranormal, spiritual, writing
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I Have to be About My Art!
It’s a new year and I have a new publisher for Norah: The Making of an Irish-American Woman in 19th-Century New York. My previous publisher, Lucky Press, went out of business and for months after, I couldn’t query publishers. I … Continue reading
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Tagged historical fiction, hope, Irish history, Norah, persevering with art, publishing, rejection letters, writing
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Hat Dreams
“When you wear a hat, you become the dream that started when the hat was conceived. The original energy that was put into the hat doesn’t die; it only changes forms and owners. The dream doesn’t die; it is passed … Continue reading
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Tagged china tea cups, dreams, historical fiction, hope, teas, vintage hats, writing
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Glorious Duties of Light
I never intended to write four novels about Norah McCabe (see my web site: http://www.cynthianeale.com for more information). Three historical novels about her life has taken a good deal out of my life. As a writer, I don’t study the … Continue reading
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Tagged dreams, historical fiction, hope, horror/fantasy, Irish history, light, St. John of the Cross, suffering, triumph, writing
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Shameless Promotion
New Hampshire Union Leader 05/03/2012, Page L02 Between the Pages NH author chronicles life of 19th-century Irish immigrant By PAT DeCOLA New Hampshire Union Leader Cynthia Neale is just a soft spoken, well-read mother of one who grew up in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1850s, An Gorta Mor, books, famine, Gangs of New York, historical fiction, Ireland, movies, New York City, novel, rejection, writing
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Blogging, Voting, and Getting to NYC!
There are numerous blogs that warrant attention, praise, and awards. I don’t know if mine deserve all three, but I am asking my readers to decide. If you think they do, please vote for me at this link starting tomorrow. … Continue reading
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Tagged blogs, Book Expo, contest, Goodreads, historical fiction, hope, NYC, reading, writing
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