It’s been almost a year since I have had the urge to write. It feels like a million months have passed since my imagination created something worth putting to paper (or on the screen of my laptop as the case may be). Last spring and summer I was on a roll, having written almost half… Continue reading Ugghh… another hiatus
Category: Writing
Plot Holes & Serendipitous Research
As I was about eight or so chapters into Asher and Ophelia’s story this weekend, I suddenly discovered that I had gotten so carried away that I’d written myself into a huge plot hole. Oops! As a brief background to my dilemma, it’s important to know that Asher & Ophelia’s story takes place at three… Continue reading Plot Holes & Serendipitous Research
A New Year, A New Decade
The funny thing about time is that it's constant; it continues on and before you know it another day, week, month, or even a year has gone by. And then you're left wondering what the heck just happened? Tonight we celebrate as a New Year and a new decade begin. For me, it's a time… Continue reading A New Year, A New Decade
A Legacy of Love
On my way into the office the other morning, I was reflecting on my family's past and how it compares to my lifelong crazy love affair with the Gilded Age. I have always been fascinated with the era and as a young girl, I longed to be a part of those grand families, to live… Continue reading A Legacy of Love
Rising from Winter’s Sleep
I think I was a bear or another similar animal in a past life, because Winter has always caused me to slow down and go into deep introspection. I hibernate every year as much as I can: I don't really socialize and most of my evenings are spent going to bed early. My days during… Continue reading Rising from Winter’s Sleep
Percolating Ideas
Reading and writing are my passions and my escapes. Catch me at home on any weekend afternoon when the housework is done, or on a weeknight when my boys are abed, and I will either be curled up on my couch with a book (kitties on my lap of course!) or tap tap tapping away on my… Continue reading Percolating Ideas
The Beginning
When I decided to pursue my dream of melding Hudson River history and fictional romance, I never realized how overwhelming it was to put myself "out there" to my future fans. Writing for me has always been second nature, but when I started to think about creating a full length novel, I have to admit that it… Continue reading The Beginning
Evelina Wood 