leave a responseFirst off, Happy New Year! I’m excited to be here, excited to have a new website, excited about my upcoming book…I’m just excited! I’m so glad it’s 2009, too. 2008 was a wild ride, and I need to rest for a while, I think.
I hope to jam pack this blog with all sorts of…um…interesting things. You see, in the course of my research for A Hint of Wicked, I visited Google Books quite a lot. Google Books is this massive archive of all kinds of books, from way back when to the here and now. I usually looked for books in the 1800-1825 range to search for information for A Hint of Wicked. The kinds of things I looked up were along the lines of “bigamy divorce annulment 1800-1825″ or “arm arteries stopping bleeding” or “opium overdose cure” (thus in A Hint of Wicked, you’ll find the solution of drenching an opium addict in ice water!).
As I slogged through countless works written in that time period, I came across some extraordinary opinions, writings, and facts. Things that were a very strong reminder that times have changed and that people aren’t the same now as they were in the early 19th century. Things that if I suggested I write about to my editor, she’d probably dismiss me as the biggest lunatic of a writer she’d ever worked with.
I’d like to share some of those things here, because I think they are not only interesting, but funny, enlightening, and sometimes frightening. I hope you agree, and I hope you’ll come back to visit me again!
This is beautiful. I’m so excited for you. Have a GREAT new year!
by Bethanne January 3rd, 2009 at 11:07 amCongratulations on the new digs, Jen!
by dayna January 3rd, 2009 at 11:09 amIt’s lovely.
It’s a gorgeous site!
by Rylee January 3rd, 2009 at 11:41 amThe site loks great Jen!
by Sabrina January 3rd, 2009 at 12:34 pmYay! You finally have your own blog!
by Kate January 3rd, 2009 at 12:37 pmYour new site looks great. Happy new year!
by AJ Chase January 3rd, 2009 at 12:55 pmLove the site and the teaser. Can’t wait to find out the fasinating stuff you found during research.
by Amanda January 3rd, 2009 at 1:11 pmLOVE your new site, Jen! And your upcoming cover!!
by Emily Ryan-Davis January 3rd, 2009 at 3:32 pmVery nice site, Jennifer. Love the colors.
by Dara England January 3rd, 2009 at 10:09 pmJennifer – such a beautiful site! And you’re beautiful, too. Love the idea for your blog – can’t wait to read!
by Elle Amery January 3rd, 2009 at 10:22 pmCongrats on the new site, Jennifer! It’s lovely! How thrilled you must be!!
by Shelli Stevens January 3rd, 2009 at 11:45 pmHi, Jen! Your new site is beautiful and I’m so happy you’ll be blogging! I’ll be sure to visit you often! Happy New Year!
by Robin January 4th, 2009 at 7:22 pmAw, y’all are the best! Thanks so much for your positive feedback. I’m excited to get started! Please send me your blog links and I’ll add you to my blogroll (once I figure it out. LOL).
by Jennifer January 5th, 2009 at 1:25 am