by Cindy Ervin Huff | Jun 1, 2021 | Author promotion, Promo post, research, Uncategorized
How do you research a story set in a town that has no written history? That was my conundrum for On Sugar Hill. The town of Sugar Hill, where I have lived for 25+ years, wasn’t incorporated as a city until 1939. My story takes place a decade before that. My first stop...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Feb 25, 2021 | research, Uncategorized
One of my husband’s ancestors. Great resource for period clothes. If you’ve been following my blog for any amount of time, you know I write Historical Romance. And one of the key things any historical writer or fiction writer in general needs to do is research....
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Apr 21, 2020 | research, Uncategorized, writing tips
If you write any sort of historical fiction, delving into journals of the time period is essential. I love reading diaries. Not the ‘I have a secret crush’ teen diary but historical ones. As a writer, the insights I gain while reading personal diaries is a gold mine....
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Feb 27, 2018 | Historical tidbits, research, Uncategorized
The Most Necessary Invention. That was the title on the email a friend sent me. He’d found an article that listed the most important inventions in each state. New York is credited with the invention of toilet paper. As a historical fiction writer, I was intrigued by...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Feb 1, 2018 | Author Interview, research, Uncategorized
Welcome mystery writer extraordinaire, Carole Brown. I’m so excited to have her as my guest because the second book in her WW II mystery series The Spies of World War II, A Flute In A Willow is now available. She’s agreed to share a bit about how she does her...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Aug 11, 2016 | research, Uncategorized
Today, I want to continue to share some of the fun tidbits I’ve gotten through my research for Secret & Charades, my upcoming novel. Evangeline Olson is a doctor. And in 1872 that was a difficult profession for a woman to pursue. There were many stigmas...
