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First 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!
January 3rd, 2009 at 11:07 am · Link
This is beautiful. I’m so excited for you. Have a GREAT new year!
January 3rd, 2009 at 11:09 am · Link
Congratulations on the new digs, Jen!
It’s lovely.
January 3rd, 2009 at 11:41 am · Link
It’s a gorgeous site!
January 3rd, 2009 at 12:34 pm · Link
The site loks great Jen!
January 3rd, 2009 at 12:37 pm · Link
Yay! You finally have your own blog!
January 3rd, 2009 at 12:55 pm · Link
Your new site looks great. Happy new year!
January 3rd, 2009 at 1:11 pm · Link
Love the site and the teaser. Can’t wait to find out the fasinating stuff you found during research.
January 3rd, 2009 at 3:32 pm · Link
LOVE your new site, Jen! And your upcoming cover!!
January 3rd, 2009 at 10:09 pm · Link
Very nice site, Jennifer. Love the colors. 🙂
January 3rd, 2009 at 10:22 pm · Link
Jennifer – such a beautiful site! And you’re beautiful, too. Love the idea for your blog – can’t wait to read!
January 3rd, 2009 at 11:45 pm · Link
Congrats on the new site, Jennifer! It’s lovely! How thrilled you must be!!
January 4th, 2009 at 7:22 pm · Link
Hi, 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!
January 5th, 2009 at 1:25 am · Link
Aw, 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). 😆